Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
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| Thoroughbred and ShocI<ley Indicted.
Motion to Quash tho Jurles because OF
Negro Exclusion--The Neal Case Cited
in Support of the Position.
| Special Correspondence OF Gazette ana journal
DOVER April 28.-Superior court for
Kent county met yesterday morning at 10
O'Clock, with Judges Grubb and Cullen
and Chief Justice Comegys on the bench.
,u,T The grand jury found five true bills.
Three Indictments were found against
William Shockley, the negro desperate,
two for assault with intent to commit
murder and one for assault and battery.
He will be remembered us the man who
attacked Officers Kinnamon and MIL
bourne with an axe while they were
trying to arrest them.
A true bill was found against James
Thoroughgood, ccolored, fol-. brutally as
saulting little girl near Viola Thorough
good was brought before the court for
trial and Beniah Watson, counsel for
Thoroughgood, made motion to the
court to quash the grand and petit juries
ana the indictment on account of race ex-
clusion, as provided by the Fifteenth
Amendment of the Constitution of the
United States. He based his argument on
the celebrated Higgins-Neal case tried in
Washington.
Mr.. Watson was informed that the case
would be postponed until tomorrow and
that he would have to proceed in the usual
manner. The State laws require that the
grand and petit juries shall be selected by
the levy court Of white male citizens over
q years of age.
n d. Smithers, Jr., counsel for Shock
ley, asked that the case of Shocklev be
postponed until after Thoroughgoods
trial. The request was granted II the
State law is unconstitutional il will be i'm
possible to try any negroes with Jury
composed of men, and new law will
have to be enacted providing for mixed
juries.
Dover, April 29.-Court met yesterday
morning with full bench. There was
quite a crowd in attendance.
Jacob 9. Wilson was acquitted on the
charge of embezzlement at Milford. The
greater part Of the day was consumed in
the case of Anthony Kiss vs. his wife,
charged with desertion. The case has been
before the legislative divorce committe but
an absolute divorce was not granted. Mrs.
KISS desired a separate maintenance. She
wanted her husband who resides on a
farm near smyrna to support her in Cam
den, N. j. She lost the case.
The grand jury found true bill against
William Collins, colored, for an assault
upon Mrs. r. y. Cook, respectable white
lady of this place, with intent to commit
rape He was arraigned and pied not
guilty. The case will be heard this morn
ing, Beniah Watson is counsel for de-
PENDANT.
The balance of the day was consumed in
nearing the evidence in the case of Edward
Peter Harnlsh VS.. his wife, for desertion.
Mrs. Harnish also tried to secure a divorce
before the present Legislature, but failed
TO dose. Thecase will be continued to-day.
. true bill was found against Berkeley
Cooper, negro, for an attempt to commit
rape on a little colored girl near Smyrna
some time in March.
The friends of Mrs. Mary Thomas, who
placed her in possession of the disputed
home, now wish they had not mingled in
the AFFAIR. Several more of them were
arraigned before Squire Cooper last night
for the assault on Weeders and Seward,
and were held in bail as follows for their |
appearance at the fall term of court: James |
Vain, 5000 John West, 5000; Charles But
Ter. 5000, and Freddie Thomas, 5000.
The Norma Glee Club of this town went |
% Chester last evening" where they gave "a I
musical entertainment
olive Lodge, No. %, |. o. G. T., has |
elected the following officers to serve the |
,nsuing quarter G. T., Herman G. Taylor;
Y. ~. Miss T.. Foreaker; Secretary, Miss
Y. Hinsley; A, s., Miss NJ. Foraker; Il. S.,
Mrs. y. X. Foraker; Treasurer, NJ. Bower;
Ihaplain, Mrs. III. c. Forkum; Marshal
!. Green; q. r. Smith; Sentinel, ]. Il.
stevenson; Organist, Miss Julia Bostic.
Personal: Mrs. ID. G.. Montgomery, Jr,,
$ visiting in Chester, Pa.-Mrs. J. Frank
Allee and son James are visiting in Phila-
Kate Burton is the guest Of
Yrs, IT, X Jones