Evening journal., 1890-04-30
Justice IN DOVER.


Turkeys-Did Not Steal the Coat
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, April 30.-Chief Justice
Comegys and Judges Houston and Grubb
were en- the bench in Kent's court this
morning, Judge Paynter being still con-
fined to his home by illness. Ephrian
Wilton, indicted for selling liquor
without a license, whose trial was not
completed when court adjourned last
evening, was acquitted this morning.
General Kenney defended him.
John Mitchell, one of the negroes who
burglarized Esquire Cooper's office last
winter, and tried to steal the safe, plead
guilty and gave as his accomplice John
Harmon, coored Harmon has skipped
Mitchell was sentenced to one hour in
the pillOry, twenty lAshes and one years
imprisonment
John Malon, colored, was convicted of
the larceny Of $50 from John Peters of
| Camden, and was sentenced to six months
and ten lashes. Abe Turner, colored,
who has turned Np in some shape at
every term of court for the last four
years was convicted Of assaulting Officer
Milton and was sentenced 10 pay $50 fine
and undergo six months Imprisonment.
Phillip Banks, q German peddler, had
an experience this evening that was a
surprise party TO him. Some time ago
Andrew Slaughter, farmer down the
neck, lost q number Of turkeys, and he
found them in Banks possession. The
latter explained that he had purchased
the turkeys from Dan Holiday, negro
and ths latter was promptly arrested and
has been in jail ever since.
Yesterday in answer to a
subpoena, Banks was in court to appear
as witness against Holiday, and was
generally enjoying things when the
bailiif approached him and invited him
into the prisoners dock Banks then
found that he had been jointly indicted
with Holiday for the theft
. OF the turkeys, and despite
his expostulations he was committed
to jail until to day, when he will be tried
Wolcott and Cooper will defend him
Simeon Schrack plead not guilty to Til,
} larceny Of a coat, and was remandeC
until to day, as was Caleb Stepney
who pleaded not guilty to a chargl
of burglary. Most Of the Afternoon
! was taken up with examining wit
nesses in the case Of Charles Davis, VIII,
was indicted year ago for aggravate,
y assault on colored man and Just before
adjournment the attorReY-general, atte
n sitting the evidence, entered 3 noll
pross and Charles goes free.
n Several members Of the grand jury OBJ
tanned leave Of absence for this after
a noon and outsiders say it was becaus
! they wanted to get rid Of hearing eyi
denee in the famous cross cnt libel suits
Il These cases have not yet reached ope
court.
Y Among those in attendance at Coll
n were ex Governor Hall, ex.Secretary {
lie State Causey. David Marvel and j. h
"a Hoffecler, Esss., Comptroller Of til
Treasury Fisher, Congressman Penning
ton and DR.. Pratt.
y l.. Irving Handy Kent's School Super
te intendent and heretofore one Of the bel
ne fellows in the county has at last goI
H. wrong and decided to study law. +
was regularly entered yesterday as
student under John A. Nicholson, Es
30 Well, Handy has the brain to get ther
he comes Of old Breckenridge stock.
70 Mrs James @. Satterfeld of near Fe
e. ton. met with an accident yesterday tn
all may prove fata'. She was out riding wht
ey her horse ran away and she was throw
from her carriage
And now bran new candidate I
~ postmastershiph has loomed up in thepers,
1d of William 7. Smithers, ESQ, q youl
cs lawyer. and stepson Of N B. Smithers, Es
ST Mr.. Smithers, is one Of the most brillial
of young ment in Kent. and though /
boom is young yet, there are many WI
rs believe it is all the stronger for /
K youth. The grand jury last evening r
to turned true bill against Yicery for Il
nd murder of James Smith.