Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

in the box, but on being asked for a verdict
Foreman Frank Pordham responded, " We
all believe that he took the shoes, but that
| there IL no evidence to prove It," Then
the jury retired for consultation AMI In a
few minutes returned verdict OF guilty.
| He was sentenced to pay $3.50 costs and
restitution money, be whipped with ten
lashes on Saturday next and be Imprisoned
| for three months.
State Va. John Curley, for the larceny OF
q pair OF opera glasses from Peter A. Pagan.
George Lodge, ESD, for the State. The
glasses were taken from desk in Mr..
Faggn's Office and afterwards found In
Ourley's possession. Tho prisoner claimed
that he only took the glasses for use at the
Opera House, and proved that after the
show he gave them to Charles McOlurg, of
the Opera House orchestra, for safe keep
Ing, telling him at the time that they be-
longed to another person. The jury. with
out leaving the box, returned verdict OF
not guilty.
Court at lilo O'Clock took recess for
half an hour, leaving the Peo Jury still out.
At 5.45 O'Clock, Saturday evening, the
jury in the case Of Samuel PEG, Italian,
indicted for the murder Of Samuel
Edwards, colored, came into court with
verdict of not guilty.
The jury had been in elaboration for
6k hours, and it has been we'll understood
almost from the first that the members
stood two for conviction of granddaughter
and ten for acquittal. They sent word
to the court twice during the afternoon
that they could not agree, but the court
refused to discharge them. At $50
O'Clock they came into court and re.
ported their inability TO agree, but again
the court refused to let them go. In
sending them back the chief justice
stated that if they did not soon reach
verdict they would have to remain out
until this morning. In Is minutes they
returned with verdict of not guilty.
There were but few spectators in the
courtroom at the time, and they were
mostly friends of the prisoner. At the
deception OF the verdict they broke into
joyous applause, and Orler Smith had
much difficulty in restoring order. Peo
wept freely, and his wife, who arrived
Just in time TO hear the verdict, threw
her arms around his neck and hugged
him rRpturously before he could get out
OF the prisoners dock.
Mayor Harrington, the prisoners
counsel, after he had been formally dis
charged by the court, introduced him TO
the members Of the jury, with whom ne
heartily shook hands rs he volubly
thanked them for their kindness. Ac-
companied by his wife he left the court.
PEG did not open his fruit stand OF
Front and Market streets Saturday night.
A large crowd of curious negroes as
sembled around the corner, when PEG
went out and distributed box of cigars
among them, to their intense satisfaction.
He then went into the house and did not
come out again during the night.
During Che session Of court Saturday
loff ha no
: posed OF:
George Batson, oolored, pleaded guilty
to keeping gambling house. Sentence
, 800 fine or in default one month in jall.
, James Murray, colored, pleaded guilty
} to the larceny OF $40 from Thomas Green.
Sentence, restitution money, costs, 10
lashes and six months.
, Charles Mccoy, for assault and battery
on Arthur Emerson with intent to kill
t was adjudged guilty of assault only.
They were tramps and during drunken
+. fight Mccoy out Emerson with o razor.
Sentence, $40 fine and three months.
: John Lannen, alias Charles Reynolds,
for the larceny of IL pounds of horse
and cattle food from Thomas Duffy, was
I found guilty. Sentence, restitution
: money, costs, ten lashes and three months.
a Edward Clsrkson, colored, was tried
: on charge of carrying concealed deadly
y y weapon, it being alleged that he hour
!. ishsd revolver during disturbance al
ID meeting in the Hoeksssin colored
s church. Defendants witnesses proved
It that the revolver was harmless, as 1t had
0 no chambers. Verdict, not guilty.
y An interesting case was that OF Thomas
= Darrah, who, having been caught selling
- rings around the streets was arrested fol
Il peddling without a license. He had the
o rings wrapped up in paper. lie woult
IS offer ring for SO cents, with the plel
n that he wanted Just this sum to maxi
J, enough to buy ticket for Baltimore
a where his wife vas sick. Clerk Cochran
n said that Darrah did not have peddler'
r license. This case was brought unde
& the peddlers' license law, passed at thu
a last session of the Legislature, imposing
g severe penalty for peddling from
wagon or with pack, without license
! The court was very doubtful whether
y small bundle Of rings wrapped in piec
v Of paper could be considered peddler'
pack. Deputy Attorney general Davi
y Thought it clearly constituted pack
i within the meaning and intent OF the law
The law provides that the peidier mus
Y have the number of his license inscribed
0 | lIlCu has phOh, III hAuEGo blA lubhlba
y and the court, otter reading this, helt
+ that Dsrrah's bundle of rings was not
l. peddlef's pack, and instructed the iur.
to return verdict of not guilty, Whiol
u was done.
after receiving the verdict Of the jur.
"a in the PEG murder trial court adjourned
!, until 10 O'Clock yesterday morning.
-
There was no session OF superior court .
/. court of general sessions yesterday. Th
"a special jury for the trial OF the damage cas-
~ OF HRS Henrietta v. Parvls vs, tho p, W.
= Is. II. Il. Co., was on hand and the counst
, on both sides were ready. Hon. Charlie
"a d. Lore and Albert Constable, Esq, ar
4 counsel for the plaintiff and senator Ora
!, and George V. Massey. Esq, for the de
PENDANT. This case was tried at the Ma
-, term OF court, but resulted In d Disagree
z ment of the Jury. There were three o
~ four criminal cases also awaiting disposal
Z But Cdlei Justice ComeRYs was the onl
"a member of the bench present, and n
- neither Associate Houston nor Associat
Paynter could reach court until after thu
3 arrival OF 1925 train from the Delaware
IN railroad, the chief justice adjourned tn
IL session until 2 O'Clock In the afternoon.
- ---se-S
;, Orphans Court.
- In the orphans court on Monday befor
IN Judge Grub, returns Of the following sale
n were made and confirmed: By Thoma