Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-06
NETT NC OUT JUSTICE.
MORE CANDIDATES FoR THE
WHIPPING POST.


A. scoh ~ court reconveued yesterday
afternoon several prisoners were brought
In, and Ambrose Wilson, colored, who
rlead guilty at the morIing session to
the larceny OF push cart, valued at "a,
was sentenced to pay the costs Of prose-
cution, ~ restitution money, be imprie-
0nsd slx months and ON Saturday next
be whipped with five lashes.
William II. Bradshaw, colored, rsceiv-
Cd similar sentence for tho larceny Of
~ overd0at, pants and vest.
Charles McLaman,s Charles Reynolds
and George W. Masters, the latter col.
ored boy, were each sentenced TO pay the
costs Of prosecution, and nne of e25, or
be impsEsonsd ten days for carrying con-
cealed deadly weapons.
A jury WAS drawn to try the case OF
the 6tate W. Julia Guy, colored, indicted
for the larceny Of . white skirt. valued
ut 76 coats. The Stats was represented
by n. v. Davis Esq., but the accused
had NO counsel.
RachSl Anderaon. colored, testified that
tho skirt belonged 70 her. and WAS taken
on the line iu the yard whore she had
hung ik to dry. II was taken on a
ThursdAy, and tho did not know where
It was until Sunday, when she saw the
prieonsf have It on.
Ida brown, colored. testified that she
knows the accused and aaw her have the
R.chsi Potter also saw the prisoner
wearing the skirt, and heard Rachel
Anderson cay that II belonged TO her.
This Wa tbs Iast wtuess for the State,
and tho prisoner called ems witness to
show that she had bought The skirt, but
unfortunately for her the witness testified
that the bought skirt vas plain, while
the ono that was taken and identified on
her wap embroidered and tucked.
The Jury, after being briefly charged
BY Judge Houston, retired, but returned
In about fifteen MINUTES with verdict oil
guilty. She. was sentenced 70 pay tho
costs Of prosecution, $3.50 restitution
money and be Imprisoned sig months.
Johl Clark was arraigned ON an iudict.
ment charging him with the larceny Of q
dog collar, valued 1t u, the property Of
George A. Lshaistre. He pleaded moi
guilty
A jury WAS theu drawn to try tho csss
OF the State ". Ella Doueherty, colored,
Indicted for the larceny OF ten yards Of
velvet valued at $40. The State was
represented by n. w. Davis. Esq, bul
the prisoner had no counsel.
Mr.. Davis said that Mrs. McGibbou,
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Philadelphia about three weeks since
and that consequently he was unable tc
have Ter present.
OfiGer Upiyke tsstiAed that some time
ago Mrs NcGibbon came to his house
A and said that the prisoner, who had iivet
With Aes - q sdonfstiev had atolens . vsA
vet dress pattern from her, aud that sh,
thought she was In Greeley street. tn,
witness had found her ct the place indi.
Gated, and she mot only admitted tAkinf
the velvet, but also gave 1t TO the Wit
ness, and be took her aud tho goods te
the hall.
This was the only witness called by ths
State, and the accused had Mrs. Mlles
Sweeten called. She testified that Ella
had lived with her some time ago, and
that sbe never knew anything against
her character at that time.
Il The case wac submitted to tho JurJ
and they rendered . verdict OF guilty
without leaving tho box.
She was sentenced by Judge Houston
to pay the costs of prosecution, $40 res.
t'tution money and be imprisoned siz
months.
At O'Clock court adjourned until II
o'clock this morning.