Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-02-06
THE COUNTY COURT.
SEVERAL CASES DISPOSED OF
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
A Colored Woman Sentenced A High
way Robber on Trial A Tomato
Thief Tried Other Candi
dates for the Lash.

Yesterday afternoons session Of Court
nvened at o'clock with all the Judges
present. Sarah Cannon, colored, was
placed In the dock and plead guilty to an
Indictment charging her with the larceny
of q watch, valued at $25, and finger
ring valued at go. Attorney General
Biggs stated to the Court that he had
learned that the prisoner bSd always
borne good character previous to the
commis sion of this theft. The Court
sentenced her to pay the costs of prosecu-
ton, s45 restitution money and be I'm
prisoned two months. She left the Court
room crying.
A Jury was then drawn, and the case of
William McGinnis, charged with assault
ing and robbing Michael Ash on the puo-
lie highway, was taken up for trial, with
Attorney General Biggs for the State aud
William 8. Hilies, Esq, for the defense.
Michael Ash was sworn, and testified
that be came to this city from Edgemoor
on January 7th. While he was on Water
street, between Market and Orange, two
men came up behind him and one took
hold of him, and whi he held him the
other took the money out of bis pockets.
He could not identify the prisoner as one
of the men, and did not know that he
had ever seen him before.
William H. Trusty, colored, was
sworn aud testified that he lives on the
corner of Water and Shipley streets,
where he has barber shop. BE saw the
assault committed on Michael Ash; he
was standing opposite the barber shop Of
the witness aud was very drunk. There
was gang around him and the witness
saw them take some money out OF his
pocket. The prisoner was one of the
men and pushed Ash back against the
house. Ash asked the wi ness to 90
after the men and make them give up
his money. He told them they should
no. have taken the mans money, es-
pecially 10 front of his place.
On cross-sxaminstion he denied hav-
ing visited the prisoner in jail, and told
him that now he had a chance to get even
with him, but II he would give him five
dollars he would 60 away and not testify
against him.
| Henry Saunders colored, testified that
he knows William McGinnls and saw
him one day last month on Water street,
but could not recollect the date. He
saw the prisoner and two others when
they robbed Ash; the prisoner put his
hand In Ash's pocket and pulled out
some money, one piece of which fell on
the bricks.
This was the last witness called by the
State, and Mr.. Hilles made brief open
ing to the jury, after which he com.
menced the examination of witnesses fol
the defense.
Michael Ash was recalled, aud testified
that he was not drunk, and had only
drank two or three glasses of beer during
the day. He knew everything that hap
pened, aud was certain that he was I. b
l haN i,x1a tt,a ,aIlad tNnaIAu -
Frank johnson, the man who plead
guilty at this term OF court to the larceny
OF a bed quilt, was sworn, and testified
that he was confined In cell with Nc
Ginnis, In New Castle Jail, and heard
Trusty say to him that now he had &
chance to get even with him, but that Il
he would give him five dollars, he would
go out of town, until court was over.
The defense rested with this witness
and the Attorney General said that un'
der the circumstances of the case, he
would ask the Court 10 instruct the Jury
to render verdict Of not guilty, which
was done, and the prisoner discharged.
Timothy Madden plead guilty to an ih-
dictment charging him with larceny OF q
can of tomatoes valued at 10 cents, from
the B. & o. Railroad Company. He was
sentenced to pay the costs OF prosecution,
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one month and whipped with five lsshes.
William Pyle pleaded guilty to the lar
ceny of hat, valued at "a, the property
of Charles B. Clark, ON January IL. He
was sentenced to pay the costs of prose
culion, 81 restitution money, be imprls-
| oned one month, and on Saturday be
whipped with five lashes.
| Attorney General Biggs called the at
tention Of the Court to the case Of Samuel
Beech, an aged man, indicted for carrying
a C ncealed deadly weapon. Mr.. Biggs
said that the accused had been In jail
since September 26, and therefore he was
willing to enter nolle pros. This was
accepted by the Court, and the prisoner
was discharged.
Benjamin Lohand was arraigned on an
indictment charging him with the larceny
of an overcoat. BE made statement to
the effect that when he took the coat he
was under the influence of liquor, and
thought it belonged to a friend of his
who worked In the Office. He denied any
intention of stealing it and asserted that
being wet and cold he put 1t on and was
on the way TO his friends house when he
was arrested. The Court directed that a
plea of not guilty should be entered to
afford him the opportunity of telling his
story to jury.
A few minutes before o O'Clock court
adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning.