Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-06

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fmmediats1y After the opening Jury
Was drawn TO w the csss Of Mary Nc
Comb. the colored woman charged with
kseping . house OF iil-iame, TO which
girls Of tender years were dscoysd and
The prosecution was conducted By
Deputy Attoruey General Davis and the
prisoner was without counsel. The In
dictmeut charged The prisoner with
s'harboring female child under ID years
Of age for immoral purposes," and the
case 10 brought under an act passed By
tho last Legislature making the ofense .
misdemeanor punishable with fiuc and
impriaonment. After stating tho case
to the Jury Mr.. Davis COMMENCED the
examiuatio Of witnesses.
Mrs. Lydia Prettyman testified that
Lucy p. Prettyman 10 her daughter and
will DO II yesrs old In May.
Lucy p. Preityman testified that abe
has known Mary McComb about three
months, having became acquainted with
her on the street. At her Invitation the
witness went with some other girls to
her house on November IL. They played
on tho organ for . while, aud then they
all went up stairs. Tue witness was at
the pi isoner's house again on November
Esd, with . man; Mary McComb met
them at the door and let them In; they
went up stairs and remained all night
Lucy Cole testified that she was II
years old last month. She went TO Mary
| McComb's house, at her Invitation, aud
wis also there on November 10th and
23d, at the same time Lucy 7. Prettyman
was there.
Margeret Shilling testified that she
was at Mary McCoinb's house on Novem.
Der 10th, with the previous witnesses,
and went up stairs with some men. She
went back again on the evening OF tho
2lst, but could not get in. but on the
23d Of November, remained 10 her house
all night.
Harry Sherwood testified that he was
ct Mary McComb's with the girls on the
night OF November 2S. He paid her one
dollar for the room, aud - far - he
knew Mary did net make any objection
TO their being 10 the house.
This was the last witness examined by
the State, and the prisoner had Margaret
Emory, colored, called 10 her defense.
She testified that she lives about
three squares from the accused, aud
never heard anything wrong about her
or her house.
Harriet Gray and several other Wit.
nesses, all colored. testified that they
visited the house of the prisoner ire
quently, and mover saw anything wrong.
The prisoner admitted to the Jury that
she was guilty Of harboring the glrls
but denied that It was for an immoral
purpose. The Jury were then charged
by Judge Houston. aud rendered n YER
diet Of guilty without leaving tho box
Judge Houston, after dwelling on thu
enormity Of tho offense, sentenced her !,
pay the costs OF prosecution, ane o
, $500 and be imprisoned Ave years.
A Jury WAS then drawn to try tho cas-
! Of John Clark, indicted for the larcen
! Of = dog collar, tho property OF 0eore
Lem aistre. The State was represente
! by Deputy Attorney General Davis, VII
!, in making his opening to the jury sal
!. that there was also very valuable do
u taken with the collar, but a. II was NJ
. registered, with the Clerk of the Pesc,
II it was not subject OF larceny, under Il
statute.
. George 9. Whiteman testified that |
keeps u livery stable At Nos. 7l5, III 90
10 10 Sbipley street. Tho dog, while
was . greyhound for which CAPITA
. LeMAistre had refused $3.50. was brougl
~ to his stables for treatment Itwas lam
In one Of the hind legs. Between IL an
= IL % tiuCh vi NONttuUtI IL LLc uUk WI
y taken from the stable, and as soon ~ Il
= missed him he started on the kearcl
~ He traced the prisoner and the dog
=, e Fourth street wharf, where he learne
y, that he had taken the boat for Pbilade
Vi phia. The witness visited that city sn
found that he had been to several plac
y. trying to sell the animal. About mon,
~, ago he found the man who bought hin
~. ! but be said that as the animal was Ian
- he had turned him out
.. Faux A. Gardner, "A boy, testified th
20 on November 18th he saw the PRISON.
y. between IL aud IL O'clock IN the inoruit
W. leading greyhound down Fourth sire
~ going toward the wharf.
-" George 4. Baird testifel that he 90
>, Clark Cd tho wharf with dog, aud IL
~ -. he took him % the boat He told {
u,s witness that he had raised the amin
on and owned It's father aud mother.
N. said that he was taking him to Philad
~ phia ior race the next day.
w Officer William II. Sherer testified Il
he arrested the prisoner and that ho 81
"a he must have been drunk when he Co
ou' mlt,ed the crime.
~, AT this 3 age Of the proceed ngs
ou S prisoner called Mr.. Davis to him, 0
'"1 stated that lie wished to withdraw
plea Of not guilty, and enter one
guilty. The court directed h Juror
tne withdraw, and then admitted the plea
'n,s The prisoner In explanation, sad Il
'ep- he had no recollection OF having tai
us the dog, but after hearing the evide
: be felt convinced that he mus. DO gul
aud would therefore throw him self
the mercy Of the court.
oc- Several witnesses were called to Or
er's that he had an excellent character,
u at MIR. DAVIS called witnessed In rebu,
ay) who testified that he INDUCED IN dl
rises and had also been charged with o
Itch oiienses previous to this.
y o1 The Court sentenced him to pay
THE costs OF prosecution, So restitution me
by and be imprisoned six months. On
and count OF his age aud the Tact that
hout was the first time he had over been
aries lore the Court, the corporal punishu
DING was omitted.
ends William Wright, colored, plea
guilty to an Indictment charging
with the larceny of a set OF ha,u
valued al Sl5, The property OF Isaac
d at Elliott, on December eth. He was
rant fenced to pay the costs of prosec ui
'ards Els restitution MONEY, ie imprisoned
ested months, ind Oh Saturday be Will
large With 8 iashes.
10Th John sorden, co,ored, was sente
ward to ten days imprisonment for carrvi
1881 concealed deadly weapon.