The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-22
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
What was Done Yesterday Afternoon
One Case Tried and other Prisoners
Arraigned.

What was Done Yesterday Afternoon
One Case Tried and other Prisoners
Arraigned.
Court resumed proceedings at 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon with the
Chief Justice and Associate Judges
Cullen and Grubb on the bench,
A jury was drawn and the case of
Michael Kelley, charged with the lar
ceny OF n coat from Daniel Johnston,
OF Christipua Hundred. was taken up
Tor trial. Peter A. Cooper, Esq, 8p.
peared for the State and the defendant
conducted his own case. The evidence
showed that the prisoner was found
| drunk, with tic stolen coat on hts
| back.
Tie prosecutor, johnson, was the
proprietor OF the hotel at Gentreville,
and missed a coat on September LIST,
which he had left hanging in the dim
ing-rOom. Upon seeing the prisoner
pass the hotel with the coat on his
Lack, he tore II of. There were some
papers In the pocke's when the coat
was tuken, which lluu been lost or do
| stroyed.
/ Walter c, cheavenis who has bought
the hotel at GcutreYille from the prose-
cutur eurr9burated this testimony
alter which the accused made ralnb,
ling statement to the jury, ia which
lie said .hut lie got very drunk at the
hotel and did not reeolleet anything
about taking the coat.
lie eoHtrnded that asthere was no in
tent on his part, he was innocent OF
any theft, and that II they would ac
quit him, lie would not take another
drink Of liquor for Thousand years
Tile jury retired, and after being out
about five minutes, returned with
verdict of not guilty, and he was dis
charged. Before leaving the dock ht
returned his thanks to the jury.
. James Carr, WHO with Lawrence
alias Schooner Long, was indicted 10
the murder OF Antonio Basso, an IJal
ian, on November II, 1880, ut bee
saloon la this city was placed III thu
dock and Waiter Hayes, Esq, was as
S.Sned by tho court to defend him.
He was charged in two counts, one
I OF which charges all the participant
with murder, and the second charge
Long with being the slayer, and Car
as an accessory. William Bulleu
: another of the gang was charged wit
being implicated in the killing.
Mr. Hayes said the State woul,
have to select which count it woult
, proceed under, when Attorney Genera
i Biggs claimed thut the indictmen
u l
, the Court, and upon this being sus
tanned by the Chief Justice the prison
3 er WIS arraigned and pleaded nc
: guilty. The cuse will be taken up 10
T.. trinl next week
:, The grand jury came in at Al
, O'clock, when they and the geneIi
d jurors were discharged until lOo'cloc
l. this morning.
- Harry Field pleaded not guilty to
. charge of stealing pair OF spectacle.
u Jamas Boyer. colored, pleaded gui
>. ty to all indictment charging him wit
In the larceny Of a coat. As he elaine
a that he could produce witnesses to b
u previous good character, his sentenC
y was postponed until to day.
ID William l.. Hilles, ESQ, stated to Il
- Court that by agreement with Benz
- min Nield5, Lisp, the counsel on Il
le Other side, the Bennett will case ha
It been continued until the Noyembl
"a term.
y William Salisbury, Jr., Esq, move
10 that the plnintii1 in the McGreHei
lc dover case he required to give seoul
n ty for thCcOsts.
At 80 o'clock court adjourned an
: 10 clock this morning.