Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-15
mar COUNT.
The Court Attends 10 she Work ms
Fast MS Presented by the Grand
Jury.

caeding began about the usual hour. j.
Pdrlte PostleB OF Wilmington, WINS made
foreman OF the grand jury aud Frank Eros
bailifi. The afiidavita OF the i46 applicants
for liquor Licenses were taken by the elegk
OF the peace, the work occupying over an
hour.
There were no pending cases from the1
last term, so tue court had to walt Idly
until the grand jury same 10 with some In
dictments, when John II. Cooper, colored.
was arraigned on charge OF assault and
batteS3 upon John Culbert, with intent to
commit murder. He pleaded not guilty,
and Walter Bacon, Esq., was assigned to
defend him.
Another prisoner was to have been
brought up to plead. but the lock OF his
cell door had become dlsarrAused and he
could not be gotten out in time.
Court TOOK a recess until 9 O'clock In the |
afternoon.
The following prisoners were arraigned
at ths afternoons session of court:
John DuSan, for committing an assault |
aud battery with felonious intent. upon |
Phyllis Thompson, ooloEed. Pleaded not
guilty.
William Benson, colored, for assault and
battery upon Edward Perkins. colofed, with
intent to kill. Pleaded not guilty. Willard
Hall Porter, Esd, was assigned 70 defend
him. MIR. Porter, after consultation with
the attorney general Withdrew the plea oil
not guilty and entered u plea OF guilty OF
sss lult only, which the State accepted.
Phrkins was called and testified that he and
the prisoner had an altefcation ndar Tenth
and King streets, on April 9th, during
which Benson siashed at him with razor,
QUITTING HIN slightly on the left arm.
Perkins saved himself by knocking Benson
down twice. Andrew u. Grow and Robert
| Mills saw the occurrence and said that the
prisoner was ths agHressor. Frank ID.
Carpenter, ESQ.,, who saw only the close OF
the fight, was called by Mr.. Porter and said
that Bdnson was very badly used NJ and
| bleeding freely. sentence Of $50 1ns und
six months Imprisonment WIS imposed,
| Joseph Hickey was atralRned on
charge OF the larceny Of door. mat from
MARY l.. Parry, 10 thls city, and pleaded
guilty. Sentence wGs dofarred IL order to
give the prisoner CHANCE to produce testi-
| mony of previous good character and thus
/ avoid the whipping post penalty.
The chief justice announced that II the
criminal business shall be hniehed by TO-
morrow evening the hearing OF the license
applications will be commenced Thursday
morning.
The charge against Dr.. Roberts, known
AS "the Clayton House DENTIST" for practis-
ing dentistry without diploma, was not
pressed before the grand jury.
Court adjourned until ~ o'clock Tuesday
morning.
Inageneral sessions court Tuesday MORN
ing Joseph Hickey, who pleaded guilty to
the larceny OF q door mat, was sentenced
to pay "a restitution mouey aud costs and
be- imprisoned one month.
Jsmes Cavapsgh pleaded guilty to q
chsrRs OF carrying concealed a deadly
weapon and was fi0ed s25, with costs.
John, better known rs "Ackey" Du3an,
withdrew his plea OF not guilty to An IN
dictment charging him with an assault With
felonions intent upon Phyllis Thompson,
colored, and entered plea or guilty OF
| ,..,I., ala ful and n
sentence OF S5 fine and costs and one
months Imprisonment imposed.
John KGrlin pleaded guilty Of the larceny
of S5 from Henry Cox. Ha was sentenced
to pay 80 restitution money and costs, be
whipped with Ave lashss on Saturday next
and bs Imprisoned for two months.
George ii. Price, colored, pleaded not
guilty to an Indictment charging the
larceny OF FIVE chickens from Isaac Lowe
of Appoqulnlmink hundred.
Court adjourned until ESQ O'Clock In the
afternoon.
At the afternoons session of gem
eral sessions court, John s. Cooper, colored,
indicted for assault upon John Culbert,
,, colored, with intent to commit murder,
Withdrew his plea OF not guilty and entered
q plea Of guilty OF assault only, which was
accepted The assault occurred on the
! night OF February 99d when, 81 Culbert was
crossing Market street br dge oyor thC
Christiana, he met Cooper, who assaulted
him without provocation and out him saw.
IRely In the neck with knife. Fcom the
/ effect OF the wound he was confined to tina
almshouse hospital for five weeks. Mr..
I Bacon, he prisoners counsel. attemptedtc
set up a good character for his client, bu
. . Chief swlggett and his officers testified thai
Cooper was d man of b I'D reputation, who
= had frequently been arrested for drunken
ness and assault and battery. The sentence
: was $50 fine and imprisonment for on,
/ year.
J. Stanley Palmer OF Merrill, Conn.,, wht
7 was indicted for obtaining money nnde
? falss prstepces, through his counsel, Waite
! H.Hayas ED. pleaded guilty. Palmer Is tn
! man VINO recently bought soma cattle iron
John W. Peters, OF near Wilmington, to thu
. amount OF 1866, and rendered In payment
y cheek for &741, which Mr.. Peters accepted
= ami gave Palmer the difference, S475, II
? money. The chock afterwards proved L
!, be worthless, Nc. Hayes made II plea TO
= the prisoner, giving in extenuation his PIE
: vlous good character and good family con
Z neetlons. The sentence was fac OF S75
!, and Imprisonment for one year.
James Wylte, eoored WAS 6rraigned TO
the larceny OF u pair OF ehOes and plsade,
;. guilty. 1t was his first otence and tn
. court spared him from tho penalty Of tn
! post He was sentenced to "a restitution
= money and two months Imprisonment.
= Powell Hoefy, German Lad, was al
:, rai1ned on Charge of the larceny OF tw
4 guns, watch and chain from Charle
= Iistinger and pleaded guilty. FsaG
= Gengebach gave the prisoner goo
character previous to his crime and til
1 court omitted the corporal part oil the pun
+ ishment. He was sentenced to pay Si2
?, restitution money aud costs and he impri:
a oned two months.
d Court adjourned till 10 o'clock yesterda
70 morning.
y Upon the request OF the attorney-genert
y yesterday, the court ordered tho dti
y charge from jail of George Brattou, job
- Barnes, Alfred Barnes, James Doughertl
- Thomas Harsins and Jacob u. Vandegrit
4, whose terms OF imprisonment hai expltet
~ These men were convicted and sentence
"a for participation Ia the famous bulgaria.
n riots ia Nov Oastle, In September last.
VI The first jury tiial Of the term was this
:. Of stats vs. Claude L. Hilaman, indicte
- y for embtzztement. Deputy Acknowledgement
. Davis for the State. The defendant Was
e collector for tho Metropolitan LILO II
- surancs COMPANY, and according to q
y testimony of Superintendent John Booth
X he collected S27 and failed TO turn Ii
~ amount In to the compAny's Golfers. III
~ defendant claimed that he was eutltled |
y tue money he retained MS premiums On tn
. business ne by him, but BupellatendeI
=, Bqothe denied this claim.
" Tie jnry retired at IL, 25 O'Clock and Wi
~ still deiiberatng upon the case when cour
4, at o'clock, took the noon recess.
10 Srute VS., Andrew Dever, charged With II
u decent conduct towards Il little Girl name
n Pauline Ward. on the train between WI
~ niugton and New CASTLE on the htternoe
n, OF May ION. Attorney. general Bie2S |,
W. the State and John Il, Rodney, ESD lori
~, defendant. The girl, who ID but nine Sop
n old, had been placed IN tbs care OF Dsye
% by her grandfather, TO escort her 10 Ne
Castle. eha told plain story oil the on