Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-05-07
WELL UNDER WAY.
A NUMBER OF PRISONERS Ar
RAiGNED.
Court Gets Down TO Solid Hard Work
Yesterday Afternoon -SeS crnI
Cases Got Through
with.

JURY was drawn ana tNe case Oi the
State We. William Freeman, colored, In
dicted for the larceny OF mare, the
Of Francis +. R0binson, Of
Christiana hundred, on Aprl 9th, was
taken up for trial.
Rob rt i. Robinson testified that lie re-
sidesin Christiaua huLdrej, aud that
mar. belonging to his mol4cr was stolen
on Saturday night, april en- The mare
was In the stable On the previous evening
and WIS gone when he we;it to the stable
at . clock the next morning. He afer-
wards found her .in Phlladelphia on the
next Monday and brought her home on
Tuesday. She was worth Sl5U and was
the property o his mother.
Harry II. Whitcomb testified that he is
special officer in Philadelphia, and ar
rested the p;iscntr In that city on April
7th. He offered to sell The auimal 10 a
man named Myers for $40, but after
wards came down to S3j. He said tat
the marc belonged to his mother who was
widow, but as the witness did not be-
lieve bis story he locked him up. He
WAS present when the animal was identi-
tied by Robert z. Robinson.
Adam Ulrick testified that lie Is a
special officer at a station house in Phila
delphia and remembered when the priso-
ner was arrested He confessed to the
witness that he had taken the horse from
the widow Robinson.
Chief OF Police Swiggett testified that
lie was notified of the theft and after
wards received telegram from Chief OF
Police Wood In Philadelphia, stating that
the man had been arrested there. He
obtained requisltion and brought him
ba k.
This closed the testimony for the State,
and as the prisoner had no witnesses the
case was submitted without argument.
The Jury without leaving the box rem
dered a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner
was sentenced to pay the costs of prose
cut on, iine Of 5000, with 8 $50 restllu.
tion m ney, be Imprisoned one year, and
on Saturday next staId one hour in the
pillory and be whipped with 20 lashes.
The case of the State VS.. Edward Cat
chell, charged with obtaining goods
uhder false pretenses from Warren
Harper & Co., was continued until this
morning.
William McGinnie, indicted for bur-
glary and larceny in breaking into and
robbing the shoe store of H. Fayter, was
irIed next, with Attorney General Biggs
for the State. The prisoner was not
represented ty counsel.
Richari Harrington, an employe of
Mr.. Fayter, testified that he came to the
store on the morning OF March 7th and
found that 1t had been broken into and
robbed. He also testified that he received
two pair of the stolen shoes from Ser
geAnt Blackburn at the police station.
Henry II. Brwn testified that he ID a
private watchman and saw McGinnis and
Wingate In the vicinity OF Fayter's store
on the night of the robbery.
G, orge VI. Yates testified that he Is O
police officer In this city, and arrested
Wiugate and McGinnis about 3 O'Clock
in the morning of March Z, at Front and
Market sttee,s. WiDgate had a new
pair Of sho on, and the witness found
another pair OF shoes under bulk win
dow, afterwards.
Sergeant Tucker testified that he saw
Wingate and McGiunis on King street
above Third, on March o, about IL
O'Clock ut night, and saw them an hour
later Oh Market street, In front OF o
jewelry store.
This was the last witness for the State
and the prisoner, who conducted his own
case, called Daniel Kennedy, who testl-
Hed that he saw McGinnis at the p, W.
& B. railroad station at l o'clock on the
morning OF March 4. He was waiting for
a train, and as 1t had not come at 1.50
O'Clock lie went home aud saw 10 more
OF McGinnis.
George Wiugate, who had pleaded
guilty to the. burglary and robbery, te6ti-
fled that the prisoner was with him until
II 80 o'clock In the morning that the
robbery was comm tied. He did not see
him again until after the robbery, when
he met him about 2 O'Clock. He COM
mitt. d the robbery himself, aud effected
an entrance by cutting out n light OF
glass with his peuknlfe. He took several
pairs OF shoes and dropped some Of them
as he was getting away.
He was at McGinnis' house after the
robbery, aud afterwards went out Be-
fore the robbery he met McGlnnis at
Front and French streets, and after hav-
ing couple of drinks at the National
Hotel, LETT him. He then committed the
robbery himself, and afterwards met Nc
Ginnis at Front and Market streets, and
was arrested by Officer Yates.
The case was submitted 10 the jury
without argument and they retired at
5.27 o'clock, They returned at 5.45
O'Clock with verdict OF not guilty and
tne pre- OntT WIS ulhcDafseu.
Andtew Simms, colored, was arraigned
on an indictment cnarging him with the
larceny Of a shit from Doughten Il Co ,
on March IL. lie plead not guilty TO the
charge OF stealing, but guilty OF having
the shit in his possession. He was also
arralgncd on an indictment charging him
with the larceny OF two pairs Of gloves,
and eatertd a similar plea.
Henry Parker, colored, pleaded not
guilty to bn Indictment charging him
with the larceny of par of drawers and
Two uEderfhlrts from Thomas Heap en- |
Fel ruary 23l.
Tnomls Jacks n, calorcd, wa7 charged |
with committing an assault With Intent |
TO Kill Wm, A, Bailey on Mare 9Th. He
,n'ered plea OF guilty of assault, which
was accepted.
James Murray, Grosgc Howard an |
James DoHgherty were jointly indicted |
pr committing an assault and highway |
-0bhtry on jonathan s. Hill on March |
18th. Howard said that he was willing |
% plead guilty to receiving the goods,
)uf the others plead not guilty. VIM. &.
lilies, Esq, was appolnted to defend
ntm. AT O'Clock court adjourned until
10 O'CLOCK this morning.