Evening journal., 1890-02-08
ENp oE A nccroR,s SEC.
DIR. Mann Convicted of Assault-A Case
Abandoned by the State


DIR. Mann Convicted of Assault-A Case
Abandoned by the State
DR.. G. w. Mann, indicted for assault
vita intent to kill. pleaded guilty TO
plain assault at YESTERDAY afternoons
session Of court, which plea was accepted
by the state.
In order to determine the sentence,
George B. Wingate, bartender for
Griffith, testified to the assault, an
account of which has been published in
the EVENING JOURNAL. John Tucker,
Police Officers Hahn and Walker gave
testimony regarding the assault and ar
rest. For the defence Sheriff Allen said
that Mann was much broken up from his
debauch when delivered to him. Horace
Allen said he thought he had touch of
the Jams" Deputy Attorney General
Davis represented the State and W. s.
Hilles, Esq, the defence. The sentence
was $50 fine and six months imprison-
ment
The jury in the case Of Mary Johnson
tried for stealing cups and saucers, came
into court, having been out five hours,
and stated that they we're unable to
agree. The jury was discharged by the
court, the chief justice saying that the
case was q small one and the prisoner
should have had the benefit Of doubt.
Frank d. Carpenter, ESQ.,, who was
admitted to the bar on Thursday. made
his debut in defending jeremiah Postles,
who was charged with using female
under 10 years for Immoral purposes.
All the young lawyers and law students
in the city were present to see the son of
the energetic head OF the Street and
Sewer Department make his maiden ef-
fort. The case was one which few young
lawyers would care to handle.
There were two counts to the indict-
ment against Postles, the first charged
unlawfully using female under 10 years
for immoral purposes, and the second
charged taking the girl for immoral pur
poses.
Agnes Hunter, very ugly colored
girl, whose age could not be determined
| by her looks, was the prosecuting wit
near and took the stand She testified TO
/ the alleged immoral relations between
the prisoner and herself. In cross-ex-
animation Mr.. Carpenter strove to show
| that the witnesses veracity was ques-
tionable and succeeded fairly well, hav-
/ ing several wordy bouts with the deputy
attorney general, who was conducting
the case for the state.
| The trial of Jeremiah Postles was re
| sumed at this mornings session of court.
| The witnesses on both sides were sent
out Of the court room into rooms by
| themselves, so that neither side could
converse with or hear the evidence OF
the other.
Maria Hawkins, the mother of Agnes,
the prosecuting witness, testified that
her daughter was born in the year before
the centennial, 1881 near Kirkwood
Del. Witnsss said she had had several
husbands or men, but had none at pres
emit. Maria waxed highly indignant
under the searching and somewhat i'm
pertinent questions of the cross examina
ton. She declared that the witness whS
had been summoned for the defence, wer'
men of very questionable character, on,
Of them just out of jail for stealing rail
road iron" She waved the Bible on
which she was sworn, in vindication o.
her truthful answers.
/ William Salisbury and James E. Scott
colored, gave corroborative evidence as t.
the age Of Agnes Hawkins. Mr.. Car
penter worried all the witnesses consid-
erably in his persistant efforts to impeacl
their credibility.
In opening for the defence Mr.. Carpen
ter said that he would prove the girl t
be II years of age and that her mother
kept house of ill-reDute. NathaniC
! Johnson testified to the latter fact an
that she girl had been used for minors
purposes by her mothers consent. Wit
ness would not believe either on thei
OATH Benny Walker, George Draper an
others gave corrobative testimony. VIII.
liam Fl. Terry and George H. CRrlisl
said the prisoner was a man gof goo
character.
This was all the evidence for tn
defence and Deputy Attorney Genera
Davis abandoned the case. The cour
instructed the jury owing to the doubt
full nature of the evidence, to render
, verdict of not guilty, which was done
Postles was discharged, and the youthful
lawyer who had made such hard fight
received the congratulations of the mem
+ bers Of the bar on winning his first case
} Mr.. Carpenter was, however, prevents
from citing to the court numerou
J authorities in asking instructions to Tia
jury and from delivering a carefully pre-
pared speech to the jury.
The case of Sarah Cohen, charged wit
concealing stolen goods was continue
] until the next term, on the applicatio
) tof w. i. Lyman. Esq. Bail was give
. for the defendants appearance in tn
4 amount of $500.
4 At IL. As o'clock court adjourned unit
e 10 o'clock on Monday morning.