Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-09-24
LAST EDITION
COOLING IN THE DOCK.
mot GUILTY" He PLEADS. AND
HIS CASE is CONTINUED.

Jail for Three Years-A Woman Sem
fenced for Carrying Pistols Other
Cases.
At yesterday afternoons session Of the
Court of General Sessions Harry
Emmons, who is counsel for Lewis O.
Young, charged with lewdly toying with
year-old Jane Haggerty, made applica
ton to have the case continued until to-
morrow afternoon. The attorney. general
opposed the application and asked the
court TO fix an early day for tbs hearing
The chief justice said that Mr. Emmons
had had ample time to have the case pre-
pared. This afternoon was set for trial
The court was appealed to for ruling
on the payment of witness fees to detee-
tives and policemen The attorney gem
ersl said that 1t had been the custom to
pay fees to police officers and ia the case
OF detectives a ruling was desired. The
court decided that as the detecti yes were
paid during the time they were in court
they should receive no fees, the same
was true of the police officers on day
duty, but those on night duty should re-
ceive witness fees as the time spent in
court was their own
Royal Morris, colored, charged with
breaking into the real estate office of j.
r. @. Gorreli, pleaded guilty, and on the
application of his counsel, Mr.. Hilles,
the boy was ordered to be sent to the
Ferris Industrial School
Francis N Walker was appointed com.
missioner to take testimony iR she divorce
ease Of William j. VS. Emma Springbett.
Andrew Price pleaded not guilty to the
charge Of receiving stolen chickens.
John Ludley pleaded not guilty to the
rhQFNp nf at ~
Frank Ford pleaded guilty to the
charge of keeping ga ming table and
was sentenced to one months imprison-
ment and 800 fue.
Cooling Arraigned for Murder.
The court of Oyer and Terminer re.
opened this morning with Associate
Judge Houston presiding and with Judge
Grubb upon the bench Chief Justice
Comegys was absent. At 1870 o'clock
two deputy sheriffs carrying the long
poles. which are seen ouly when the
prisoner is being tried for his life, came
into court with Howard Cooling, charged
with the murder Of Zsla e. Cooling his
wife. Cooling looked very pale. but
otherwise did not lose his com posure
long indictment was read BY the
clerk Of the peace, charging Cooling with
murder in the first degree, to which the
prisoner pleaded not guilty and elected
to be tried by jury of his country
men. Levi @. Bird, counsel for Cooling.
then asked that the case be continued
until the November term on the ground
that he had not time to prepare defence.
The deputy attorney general interposed no
objection and the continuance was
granted
Judge Grub left the bench when
later Judge Houston announced that,
owing to indisposition, he was unable to
remain any longer in court. The bench
-Tss then left with Judge Cullen only,
who was unable to try any cases alone.
The case of Emery Wright, charged
with assault with intent to kill was on
the application Of Mr. Bird continued
until Monday morning
At IL. Is o'clock the chief justice re
turned and the court was able TO resume
business. William Boulder was arraigned
on the charge Of stealing a watch from
William b Virgins. he pleaded mot
guilty"
HOuse-Breaker's Heavy Sentence.
William f Smalley, who appeared for
John Cummins, charged with breaking
into the house of Mary E. Sparks, No
1912 Jefferson street. on July "a, asked
leave to withdraw the plea of not guilty
put In by his client yesterday. The plea
was accepted by the attorney general
Mr. SmalleY told the prisoners story,
which was to the effect that he had got
drunk aud went into the house, while in
that condition. The chief justice, in
passing sentence. said that from informa-
tion received the court was of the opinion
that no leniency should be shown to the
prisoner, for although he bad not
before been convicted in this state, it was
probably because he had skill enough to
avoid detection. he sentenced him to
three years Imprisonment, one hour in
the pillory next Saturday and twenty
lsshes on the same day Cummins came
hare from Baltimore, where, it is said. he
had been professional burglar. His
picture was in the rogues' gallery. The
attorney general had letter from the
Baltimore authorities giving a portion Of
Cummins's biography. hence the severity
Of the sentence.
Many More Indictments.
The grand jury returned into court {
IL o'clock and handed up large batch Of
indictments
Annie Tilghman. colored, in the alb
sence of her counsel, W. s. Hilles
pleaded guilty to the charge Of assault
Win intent 70 murder Lucy a Richard
son. When Mr. HilIes came In he
withdrew the plea and had
the case continued until the
November term Of court. James
Widows, John Allen, Robert Downing,
colored,s and WilheminR Chrisden, col
ored, were each sentenced to ten days
imprisonment for carrying con
eesled deadly weapons. The
chief justice was much surprised
to see woman before him on the charge.
you ought to be ashamed Of yourself,
he said. Wilhemins, who is a 300 pounds
specimen of womanhood, shook her he sd
and said: II don't know. 1t is sometimes
necessary
William G. Redding Robert Burns
and Robert Reason, charged with carry
ing concealed deadly weapons. did not
appear and their bail bonds were for.
feited.
Cooling Interviewed
An interview WAS had with Howard
Cooling after his arraignment in court
this morning The self will which
enabled him to bear up against the
scrutiny Of the public while in court de.
serted him as soon as he was
taken to the cell, and the
look of stole indifference and grim de-
termination which he wore when in the
dock gave way TO violent grief and abso
lutte despair. He sobbed violently and
repeated that he had no intention of