Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-02-05
WHEELS OF JUSTICE.
COURT PROCEEDINGS YES
TERpAY AFTERNOON.


Court resumed proceedings at 3 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon with the Chief jus
tice and Associate Judges Houston and
Paynter on the bench. The names OF the
grand jurors were called, after which
they retired to Cheir chamber.
The Attorney General stated to the
Court that he was ready to proceed with
the trial OF George Develin and Henry
Miller, indicted at the morning session
for burglary and larceny, but Willard
Hall Porter, ESQ.,, who was assigned by
the Court to defend them, asked that the
trial be continued until this morning, as
he expected, by that time, to be able to
present important evldeRce for the de-
fense. The request was granted.
Harry Sharper, colored, who plead
guilty TO an indictment charging him
with breaking the window of Jennie Il.
Sooy, aud stealing 10 finger rings, was
sentenced to pay the costs of prosecution,
Sl8.7 restitution money, be Imprisoned
one year, and on Saturday next stand one
hour IN the pillory, and be whipped with
20 lashes.
Charles Saunders, colored, plead guilty
to An Indictment charging him with
gambling, and was sentenced to pay the
costs OF prosecution and a fine OF $500,
or in default thereof, be imprisoned three
months.
Charles Rogers plead guilty to charge
of carrying concealed deadly weapon,
and was sentenced TO pay fine of t25,
and the costs of prosecution.
A jury was drawn and the case OF
James Cammomile, colored, indicted for
gambling, was taken up tor trial with
William 8. Hilles, Esq, for the State.
John Duckery, colored, was sworn, and
testified that he resides in this city and
knows the accused. He had been In a
house over Market street bridge and
PLAYED game known as "stud poker"
The witness had seen the accused play,
aud also take up money for the games,
but did not know what he done with 1t.
There was another man connected with
the game, but he is dead.
Howard Rice, colored, testified that h g
had played cards In the house once for
money. The accused was attending to
the drawboard and taking certain
amount out Of each pot for himself.
This was the last witness examined fol-
the State, and the accused had several
witnesses called who testified that they
had been In his house several times but
had never seen cards played ior money,
the drawboard.
Cammomile made o brief address tC
the jury, in which he protested his limo
cenee and said that he worked every day
to support his mother.
The jury was briefly charged by the
Chief Justice that If they believed the
accused had in any way been connected
with the game they must render a verdict
of guilty, but if they had any doubts theJ
must give the defendant the benefit ant
render verdict Of not guil3y.
The jury retired at 4.l5 O'Clock and re
turned at 4.S0 O'Clock with a verdict Of
:, ''guilty as in manner and form as h'
stands Indicted"
Cammomile was sentenced to pay tht
costs OF prosecution, fine Of $500 ant
be imprisoned one year.
John Barry, colored, plead guilty to 8
charge of carrying q concealed deadly
weapon, and was sentenced to an imprls
onment of 10 days.
William McGinnis was srralgned ant
plead not guilty to an indictment charg
ing him with assaulting and robbinl
Michael Ash of 81. 80 on January 7th.
James Conaway was indicted for high
way robbery committed on Frederick
Wahl on December 31et 1t is claimed
that he succeeded in getting IS. Tn,
Court assigned William s. Hilles, Esq.
to defend both of the above prisoners.
Charles E. Anderson, colored, plead
not guilty to an Indictment charging hin
with committing an assault with in,ent
to kill Perry Horsey on December 29th.
George Gordon, colored, was arraigned
on an Indictment charging him with
committing an assault with intent to kill
Charles II. Cook on December 2ith. HI
pleaded not guilty, and the Court as
signed William 7. Smitbers, Esq, TO de
fend him and Anderson.
Frank johnson pleaded guilty to an In
dictment charging him with the larceny
of bed quilt valued at 81, the property
of Elizabeth ]. McIntire, on January 8
He was Immediately sentenced to pay
the costs OF prosecution, 81 restitution
money, be imprisoned three months, ant
on Saturday next be whipped with five
lashes
George Price, colored, pleaded guilty
to charge of assault on Price Dilwortt
OF Mill Creek Hundred, and was sen
fenced to pay the costs of prosecution, I
fine of S., and be imprisoned one month
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