The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-15


Whom the United District Court con-
vened at 9 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
ID. Norcross was placed on
rial upon q charge OF having broken
INTO Greenville post Office on the morn
ng OF March rs. Norcross pleaded
not guilty and conducted his own case.
The following was the jury called:
Shaw, DR., Thomas Il. Morri-
son, James kerbin, s. II. Reed. j. Nj.
Samuel P. Grlffien, 4. L. j.
Baldwin, Charles l., Doughten, James
Hossinger. William Hutchinson, Amos
J. Staten, Thomas @. Doud.
William X. Brlnckle, postmaster.
identified four sealed letters and a pair
OF scales as property that had been
taken from the postoffice.
George DeGodt, assistant postmaster,
testified that on March 25, in the early
he was awakened by the
of a burglar alarm, and ar
ousing two neighbors went to the
office. A man ran and they followed.
When chased some distance the man
was caught, but threw away several
letters before he was captured. He
identified the letters stolen and also
identified Norcross.
Norcross, when captured, said he
was the wrong man and also that the
goods had been handed him by the
man who did the breaking.
Nurcross wanted to know how Mr..
DeGodt knew he was In the postofflce
a question that gave him away.
Thoughan old thief he didn't seem
to have dropped on to the secrets Of
a burglar alarm covered up under q
carpet. James Hallisey, who was
with DeGodt, testified that he chased
Noreross and the fugitive said he was
a deputy sheriff and would shoot. He
then fired at Noreross and afterward
captured him. Norcross asked how
they knew he was in the Office and
afterward said he was sorry he came
out there. When Norcross was search
cd at the City Hall and one OF Sheriff
Aliens deputy sheriff's badges was
found upon him.
Norcross desiring, was placed on the
half. He said that on the 25th OF
March he was at Chadd's Ford, and
missing the train he started to walk to
Wilmington. When he reached Green.
vile, he says no met a colored mar
who broke in and robbed the postofiice,
and when he came out he gave him the
property found upon him. He ad-
mitted that he was an accessory to tht
robbery. The colored man, he said
ran away when Detiodt and his com
panions came. He denied hay
ing threatened to shoot any one
though Hallisey, one of his pursuers,
Threatened him with a gun.
On cross examination Norcross said
he was nm artist and had lived at War,
wick, Md, and knew o number of PEG
pie at Middletown, Del, but on being
asked to name some of the people al
Middletown that he knew he could
name nobody but 1.-THE Cochlans.
When asked to name somebody he
knew about Warwick he could name
none.
The case was submitted without
argument, and In ten minutes the jury
returned a verdict of guilty.
Norcruss was sentenced to pay fine
of $1,000 and be imprisoned for two
years at hard labor.
The case OF Peter A Pagan, election
inspector OF the First district of the
First ward, charged with refusing g
legal vote at tho last election, was
taken up. The Jury named was: Amos
J, Staten Charles II, Register, William
Shaw, Jr., David Pleasanton, ThomaG
y. nolL iSoiiI Lnllllp ~ hlhrNei, WIN
NJ. Bracken, Il. L. j. Baldwin, @. l.
z. Griffin, J.. NJ. Rothwell
The jury, as polled by a Demoera'
present, Is said to stand Democrats
Republicans and Neutral. II. @
Turner and Frank d. Carpenter appear
cd for Pagan.
After the statement of the case BY
District Attorney Cooper, David Wool
man was called to the stand and testi
fied that he resided In the First Elec
ton District, First Ward for about 90
years. About O'Clock on the day oil
the last election he went to the polls
and offered to vote. He was a quail
fed voter and produced his tax reeeip
bearing date April IL, 1880, for $39
taxes for the year 1888. The receip
was signed by John 7. Dickey.
Peter A. Pagan was inspector ant
Harry Ahrens and ?. j. Donnelly wer,
judges. John Pyle and Harry Peo
Piles were supervisors.
lie laid his ballot and receipt on toI
OF the ballot box, Pagan said he wal
not entitled to vote. Woolman asked
why2 Pagan said because you are re
turned as adelinquent Woolman said
then you refuse to take that vote
Pagan said, do Pagan would no
even look at the receipt. He had known
Pagan number OF years, had Away,
been on the best of terms with him
and believed he had tine intelligence,
requisite for an inspector.
On cross-examination by Mr.. CRrpen
tor MIR. Wooiman said the 1888 tax HI
paid he believed was on his property
No. 222 West Street which he sold tt
Jesse *. Baylis two or three years ago
He said he also owned a property OF
Tatnall street which he sold to Alfrel
johnson about 1888. He denied tina
window man named Parker hat
challenged his vote and that the crow,
pushed him away from tho window
W. p, Blggs clerk of the Peace beln,
called identified the First Ward assess
ment for 1886 to 1880. Looking owe
the assessment OF 1885 he said Wool
man was assessed for pieces of Pre-
perty besides a poll for 5000. II
found that transfer OF ono propcrt,
No. 2l7 Tatnall street had been mad
to Alfred johnson about 1888.
Mr.. Carpenter then offered the assess
ment OF 1883 to Mr. Biggs to examine
Mr.. Piggs after examination said h
did not sec that any property was as
| sessed to MIR. Woolman in 1889 and
showed that he had been returned a
q delinquent on ILLS poll of $500
Mr., Cooper objected 10 this cours
OF examination, and IL being O'Clock
Court adjourned until 10 o'clock thi
morning.