The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-25
COUNTY COURT,
Cases Disposed of at Yesterday After.
Moons Session. Cooling TO be Tried
Wednesday, November


Wednesday, November IS.
Yesterday afternoons session of
court convened at $50 o'clock with the
Chief Justice and Associate Judge
Cullen on tho bench.
The names OF the grand jurors were
called, and they retired to their room.
William G. Allison, colored, indicted
for assault with intent TO kill David
Spencer, also co.ored, on September S,
was brought In court and withdrew his
plea OF not guilty, He then entered q
plea OF guilty Of assault, which was
accepted by tine Stale,
David Spencer testified that on the
day In question he had quarrel with
the accused, who struck MIN la the
face. When tho witness tried to get
away from the accused he said he
would kill him, and threw knife ut
him.
This was the only witness examined,
and the accused was sentenced to pay
tho costs, a fine OF $50 and DO impris-
oned one year.
Richard Leech was arralgned on a
charge OF desertion, and failure to SUD,
port his wife. Ida Leech, the vile,
testified that she was married to the
defendant August 25th, 1886. When they
We're first married they boarded with
her father at Bellevue, and afterwards
kept house at that place.
In about a year and half they re.
moved to this city. and lived together
until June OF this year, when through
his cruelty and neglect she was oblig.
ed to leave him, and go homo to her
father; He. run with other women,
and when she demonstrated with him
hc told her she could go homo or go
among strangers, or go to hi he
lad health and unable to make liy.
ing for herself. Her husband has
worked at blacksniithing, and also at
carpentering. He had never struck
her, but said on several occasions that
II she was only "a man he would
knock hi out OF her William IS.
Hilles, ESQ, who appeared for the de-
Tense, cross-examined the witness at
length, but failed to change her direct
testimony in any respect. "
Mrs. Emma Holt WIS sworn, and
testified that she knows MIR. and Mrs.
Leech, and knows they did not live
happy. He neglected her and came in
all hours of the night and was some
times intoxicated. She was sick last
summer, and he not only illtreated
her but refused to go or send for n
physician, when 5he was laying in
spasms. When the witness asked him
to go for doctor, he not only refused.
but said that all hi wouldn't do her
any good. The witness husband went
for DR.. Downes, and he relieved her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leech came to live with
the witness in April, and he follow ID
| fish lg, but did not give his wife stuff.
Gent tor a living. There are number
of bills still unpaid.
DR.. Thomas A. Brown testified that
he had attended Mrs. Leeoh twice IL
confinement, the last time being De
cember T. 1890. The witness also gave
other testimony, which however is un
lit for publication.
Thomas ID. Cook, Hubert Cook anC
| Mrs. Murray gave very damaging ties
| timony against the accused, and wheI
they concluded, Attorney Genera
Biggs announced that he had no NOR
| witnesses.
The defense then opened, and testi
mony was given by DIR. Frantz an'
Nelson Craig. whom Mr.. Hilles states
that he would close his case.
The Chief Justice asked MIR. Hihe
how much his client was able to pa,
per week, and remarked that ma
was bound TO support his wife.
In reply MIR. Hilles made an argu
ment iii which he commended that a
the accused has no income, he coult
not he held for support; also, that a
she had left him without being com
PEELED to do SO by actual violence, sh
was not entitled to hold him for he
support.
The concluding argument was mad
by Attorney General Biggs, after whiel
the Chief Justice said he consideres
this one Of the most outrageous case
he had ever heard. and he thought it
proper one for an order. lie then or
dered Leech to pay his wife - n week
and either furnish good and suilicien
securities for the faithful performanc
OF this order, or go to jail.
Cooling was brought in during tn
afternoon, and after argument between
counsel Wednesday, November IL, wa
set for his trial.
Emery Wright and John Foster, bot
colored, pleaded guilty through thei
counsel, Levi @. Bird, Esq. to charg
i OF carrying concealed deadly weapons
and were sentenced to pay q fine o.
$50 and costs each.
| Relecua j. Bealc, a young woman
pleaded guilty TO u charge OF larceny
and was sentenced to pay the costs G
prosecution. $40 restitution none
and be imprisoned one month.
Court then adjourned until 10 o'cloel
this morning.