Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-09-29
LAST EDITION
CAN REACH NO VERDICT.

at yesterday afternoons session of the
Court OF General Sessions, Mr.. EmmoDs
continued his argument for the prisoner,
In the case of Lewis c. Young, charged
with indecent conduct After Mr. EN-
mons had finished the jury was charged
by Associate Judge Cullen and retired at
3 80 o'clock.
At 9 O'clock a rumor was started that
they stood eight for acquittal and four
for conviction. but this report was found
to be wishout foundation. At IL o'clock
the beds in the attic were pat ia order
to be used, and the jury .nen retired.
John Jackson pleaded guilty to the
theft of IS. IS from Mrs. Mary 5. Graham
and was sentenced 30 two months i'm
prisonment and Eve lashes John Young,
for carrying concealed deadly weapons,
ten days imprisonment. Daniel Sorden
for theft, was sentenced to two months
and Eve lashes. The case OF George Lud-
wig charged with receiving stolen goods
was continued until the next term OF
court. The cases of Andrew Price Of
Townsend and Reginald Walters OF
Middietown were continued until Thurs
day morning Judge Frank Ball.was APP
pointed commissioner to take testimony
in the divorce case of A. Fl. Stout versus
Eliza Stout
True bills were returned against
Edmund Mitchell, Jr David Jefferson,
Thomas Brown, Henry Johnson and
James Supple for obstructing the progress
Of an election. the grand july also found
true bills against Patrolman A. E. Hahn
and ex Officers Psschal a. Peterson, A.
P Stetser and Alexander Burleigh on
the charge Of disobeying the inspectors
at the Fifth ward poles at the last city
election. The counsels, Austin Harrington
and Walter d. Hayes, asked for con
tinuance, but were not granted
When the Superior Court reconvened
at 10 o'clock this morning the court was
Notified that the Young jury was unable
TO come to verdict The Jurors had
jsded look as they fled into the eourt-
room and took their places They were
duly polled and announced that tnev
were unable to agree upon q verdict. 1t
was impossible to get any official infor-
nation as to how they stood, but 1t was
rumored that it was eight for acqpittal
and four for conviction.
Mr.. Emmons, counsel for the accused
man, wanted to go his BAIL but At
torney-General Biggs objected stating
that it WAS against all law and precedent
for lawyer TO go bail for his client His
case was continued to the November
term
The capital case of the State VS.. James
Carr, accused Of numbering the Italian
Antonio Basso, was continued to the
next term of court for public reasons
which Attorney. General Bigg5 said he
could not state in open court November
~ was set as the day for the trial
Frank B. Carpenter made application
for continuance of the case of the State
vs. William Wood and Edward smith
charged with breaking into the house OF
Robert Smith in this city and murder
ously assaultlng him Attorney General
Biggs stated that the state was ready to
proceed with the trial and objected to
any delay
Tas Dunseith case was continued until
tomorrow morning on application Of
Levi c. Bird and the witnesses on both
sides were discharged until that time.
The first jury drawn this morning was
in the case or the State vs., Frank Nero,
for an assault upon Francesca Pistroc-
clone Davis for the state; aayes for de-
PENDANT. The assaulted man was the
frat witness called, and in very broken
knglish told his tale of woe. 1t was a
trying time for the reporters, and a man
who had q command of the Italian
language was the only person who
could clearly understand what he said
The assault was committed at Eighth
and Scott streets on July %, 1883. Sew
ersl Italians we're present at the house
drinking. Nero and the plaintiff be
came involved in dispute. Pietroccione
threw bottle and stone at Nero and
Nero retaliated by carving Pistroecione
with razor.
The broken and excited manner in
which Pietroccione gave in his testimony
and underwent cross examination CON
.un9faaa usrsf4h
tue judges lost their dignity and Join d
in on several occasions. He admitted
that he had agreed to settle the case fol
$40
Raffaele Giammatteo was the next
witness called He could not SPEAK
English and Carmine Di Mare was ca led
upon TO act as interpreter He said b,
did not see the prisoner on the day Of tht
frscas he saw a fight and also saw
some one drop down, cut, and saw mar
run. He had just come from Philadel
phis and was not acqusinted in the city
de could not identify Nero as the man
assailant
Two other Italian witnesses wer,
called and Officer hi Mare acted as in
terprater for them
DR.. w. O. Pierce, who attended
Pietroccione, testified that the wount
was very deep one, and the hemor
image profBse. The arm was made veal
by the muscles being severed.
Walter Hayes, attorney for the de
PENDANT, tried to set up plea of self
defence. He claimed that Nero at
tempted to run away and was prevented
BY Pietroccione. who attacked him witt
stones and bottles.
Judge Cullen charged the jury In favor
of the prisoner, and the jury retired Al
IL % o'clock.
While the new jury was out, Deputy
Attorney General Davis called up thu
case of James Hanley, accused of forging
the name of John Anderson on q checl
for $24. Frank D. CaIpenter asked tina
the charge be dismissed as, while Hanle.
was technically guilty he was not will
fully so.
Mr.. Davis objected and called Amo
Anderson, who testified that the accuse
man had attempted to pass the chez
upon him.
He was fined $500; given three years
with one hour in the pillory
'sBTuoh Obliged, Cent? emea."
At this juncture the Nero jury re
turned and rendered q verdict OF no
guilty When the chief justice dis
charged the prisoner he warned hir
never to appear in court again, or /
would be the worse for him He furthe