Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-06
LAST EDITION
THE COUNTY COURT.

The Grand Jury Finish Their Work
Make Their Report and are Discharged.
Guilty Offenders.
Court reconvened at 10 o'clock this
morning
William Connoway, convicted thigh
way robbery yesterday, was sentenced
to six months Imprisonment, one hour IN
the pillory and forty lashes.
Benjamin Lohand, indicted for the lar
ceny of an overcoat, was tried. Merrs
TAYLOR and j. Alfred Collins testifed TO
his pre gious good character. The SEN
tence was two months Imprisonment ana
the costs of prosecution.
Alexander Hagapy and Michael Clancy,
the small boys who were indicted yester.
day. were disposed Of Rev. Father Lyons
had promised to send Clancy, the smaller.
to the Catholic ReformatQry at Delaware
City. and Hagany, who is under 16 years
of age. was committed to the Ferris
Reform School These boys were
members Of the gang who committed so
many petty larcenies in this city re
Gently. When put into the prisoners
box the youngest could hardly see over
the side
Edward Farley was tried for highway
robbery upon William 4. Whitford on
January %, ON East Third street. Attor-
ney-General Biggs for state and Thomas
Holcomb, Esq, for the prisoner. VIII
liam E. Whitford, the prosecuting wit
ness, and Isaac M. Pariee were the wit
nesses for the state Edwin Framer,
Harry Kienle. P. J. Ford, George O'Neil,
Dennis Shields James 0'Neil, Conrad
G. Holton and Edwin Kettle, witnesses
for the prisoner, testified TO the good
character of the prisoner. Chief of
Police William Y. Swiggett and Police
Officer George M. Yates were called by
the state. Pending the continuation Of
this case court took a recess until 3
o'clock.
Previous to the adjournment the fol-
lowing prisoners were brought in and
Rrraigned:
George w. Peterson, larceny Of an
umbrella, valued at 50. He pleaded
guilty.
pleaded guilty.
George Davis, larceny Of a horse
blanket from the Walton and WhaIn
Company, pleaded guilty.
Daniel Miller and Jonathan Harris,
colored, attempted burglary. Pleaded
guilty.
Robert Wilson, Eli Briscoe and Frank
Sanders pleaded guilty to assault and
were dismissed on payment of the costs.
Before adjournment the grand jury
came in and having completed their work
for the term made their report, which
was read, and they were discharged from
any further attendance at court. The
extracts from the report follows:
''The grand inquest of New Castle beg
leave to report that las bills have beer
submitted to it during the year, of which
100 have been returned as true and eigh
teen ignored three of the bills hare been
for capital offences; a large number for
assault with intent to kin. So numerous
have such indictments been that it seems
amazing that more murders have not oc
CURED from such causes.
''In order to discourage as much as pos
sible the recurrence of such crimes, w
think the most severe penalty allowed b.
law, if imposed, would not be excessive.
1--WE reiterate the hope so often ex
pressed in the reports of other gran,
iuries, that more simple and less ex
pensive method may soon be adopted TO
the settlement of so many trivial cases a
have come before us.
In one case the whole machinery of tn
court was employed to settle the gull
and punish the criminal for stealing
can Of tomatoes valued at 10 cents.
The report stated that the Jail, aims
house and insance asylum were visite
in November last, and everything foun
in clean and orderly condition. 1
regard TO the prison the report states:
"The enforced idleness of the prison
ers there, we think, seriously impair
their health and will make them les
useful as citizens when their terms {
sentence shall have expired. We hoT
some employment may be given then
from sanitary if no other standpoint
1t is suggested that light be place
at the rear stairway or private entranC
to the court room. Attention is Gale
to the flthiness Of the cells at Il
Court House and the need of suitab
bedding and conveniences for bodi
cleanliness.