Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-13
sUPERIOR COURT.
fRehHaring or tho Cnae of xtcwart VS.
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bnred, who pleaded guilty to larceny, to
Esontenee1 of five lashes and six months'
imprisonment each.
| Charles Reynolds, who pleaded guilty
No O charge Of carrying concealed deadly
Eweap0n, was sentenced to o fine of $25 or
lao days in Jail In default OF payment.
feinailse Bsntenoes for like offences were
Iisnposed on George Washington Masters,
fcolof0d, and Charles McLeman.
Juiie Guy, eolored, stood trial on the
oAArge OF stealing white peitiooat from
faaIhol Anderson, colored. N. w. Davis,
Eaq.. pros euted for the State. The
PROOF VIVA that the garment was stolen
from g clothes line and subsequently
found fnrJulia Guys possession. Julia
claimed thGt she bought the skirt from
another woman, and produced witness
No support the assertion. The jury de-
liberated for 10 minutes and returned with
q vOrdit Of guilty. She was sentenced
10 pay $l,50 restitution money and costs
and be imprisoned for six months.
John Clark was arraigned for the lar
ceny Of a dog collar from George A. Lie
Assistro Of this city, and pleaded not
lgailty.
State vs.. Ella Doughorty, colored, for
1.-THE larceny OF 10 yards Of velvet, valued
lAp fFivt iEuAt uhELHH UchlDD6A. Ns w.
tBhvig. Esq, for the State. The prose-
touting witness had moved ont of the city
brenoutly and was not present, but Officer
kWhliam II. Updyke, who arrested Ella
ha1ougherty, said ahe made full confes.
g:oa OF tie theft to him, and told him
where to find the velvet, which was re-.
btuFned TO the owner. The jury rendered
Ee verdict Of guilty without leaving the
Ebox. sentence Of $40 restitution
snonay and nix months imprisonment
lwas imposed.
Court adjourned until 10 O'Clock q. m,
lThurAday.
I The first cess at Thursday mornings
CESSATION OF court was that OF the State VS..
Mary MoOomb, oolored, indicted under
,siatute passed by the last Legislature on
,asnhayga of harboring q girl under 10
years oi age for immoral purposes.
Deputy Encouragement Davis for tho
State. The Indictment alleged in two
counts, that the defendant kept house
iof il.fane ana aB'ignation, and that on
November 23d, 1889, she permitted girl
insmed Lucy T. Prettyman, who was then
Hess than 10 years Of age. TO be received
lend barhored in her house for immoral
ypurpoaes.
Lucy PrettyIuan's mother told the
lcourt and jury that her daughter would
lnot be IA years Of age until next May.
iThb girl was then called to the stand.
'ehs is unusually large for age, and looks
60 be II OF l6 years DID, Lucy told hoR
Hha and tRo other girls had met Mary
MCOomb, who invited them to her house
on Decatur street. They went and there
met several men. Fall details Of the
toTgiss ut Mary McOomb'a house we're de-
lbcEabe6 by this witness and also by her
ioompnnions, Katie Cole and Margaret
Shilling. Tho men with them were
Gaorse Payne and larry Sherwood, and
sheisatter was put upon the stand to CON
Arm tho etory of hts own participation in
the shanloful proceedings. The accused
caIlad several coloTed women In futile
attempt to prove o good character for
herself and her disreputable house.
The jury, without leaving the boz, re-
turned verdict of guilty, and Mary
EcComb WAS sentenced by Judge HouH-
tonic $500 tine and five years inprison-
'taent. The extreme penalty of the law
is 81 coo fine and seven years. iu,prison-
tment. Ehere was another indictment
kagainst the accused for keeping house
lor i!l-tame, in which the State, in view Of
lLer conviction and heavy punishment,
entered nolle prosequi.
State vs.. John CLARK, for the larceny of
q deg collar from Georges A, LsMaistra.
Deputy Acknowledgements Davis for the
State. Clark is one of the old gang OF
policy writers broken up by EVERY
EVENINGS femous and successful raid.
There was valuable dog inside the
collar when the theft was committed, but
10 the dog had not been registered at tho
county court house, 1t was not legally a
piece Of personal property and therefore
pot subject of larceny. The dog
however, was different and tangible
value OF 81. 26 was attached 10 II by the
testimony OF Iiveryman George @. White
man, in whose atable the dog had been
kept under treatment for crippled leg
lie missed the animal, fine Italian grey
hound, for which Captain LeMaiBtre had
refused $3.50 on November 18th, and
traced it down to Fourth street wharf
cad thence to PhilRdelphiH. Frank A.
Gardner saw CLARK pick up the dog on
Shipley street above Sixth and subao.
iquantly saw him leading the animal down
Fourth street towards the steamboat
wharf. George f. Bner also saw CLARK at
the steamboat wharf with the dog in his
possOasion.
At this point the prisoner called Mr..
Davis and said no was willing to with.
draw his plea Of not guilty and enter one
OF suilty. The court consented, and the
trial was summasily stopped By ons OF
the iurymen, at the courts direction,
stopping out OF the box. CLARK made 4
statement to the court in which ne said
the witnesses had clearly established bis
guilt to his own satisfaction. William
II. Qainn, j. Hamilton Ayers, William
MoCArtney and Register Charles II.
McWhorter told tho court that Clark's
previous reputation for honesty was good.
Officers Sherer, Mason, Crawford and
updyko said that the prisoners recent
reputation on thispoint was rather shaky.
CLARK was sentenced TO pay 81 restitution
money and costs and be imprisoned for
ak months, the court deciding to remit
ahe whipping on account Of the proof
given of the prisoners previous good
character.
William Wright, coiored, pleaded
guilty to an Indictment charging the
larceny Of set OF carriage harness from
Isaac o. Elliott of Brandywine hundred
He was sentenced to pay $15 restitution
money and costs, be whipped with FIVE
lashes on Saturday next, and be i'm
IpTiSoned six months.
John Sordou, oolorad, who pleaded
guilty to carrying concealed q deadly
weapon, was sentenced to 10 days impris-
Onment.
Court adjourned until $50 O'Clock,
p. m.
At the opening of the afternoon session
OF county conrt Thursday Ohiet Justice
Oomegys took his seat on tho bench.
James jackson, colored, pleaded guilty
70 the larceny of some clothing from