The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-17

vened promptly ut 10 o'clock, with
Chief Justlcs Comegys md Associate
Judges Houston and Cullen on the
bench.
James Carr, indicted for the murder
!. OF Antonio Bas5u. an Italian. at sa-
loon on Tutnall street, about one year
ago, was brought in court between
two tipstaves, and placed In the dock.
The Indictment for murder of tho first
degree was found against Carr at the
February term, but he was not ar
rested until May.
He was arraigned at tho September
. term and pleaded not guilty, whom
Walter II. Hayes ESQ, was appointed
to defend him, On his application the
case was continued until this term, and
this morning he asked for further
continuance until Monday, on account
OF tho absence of material wtgess.
This witness, William lioulden. was
-lcharged with Carr, but tho grand jury
llignored the bill. He la now In Phila
lldelphiu. and ON Mr.. Hayes assurance
'Ithat he could not safely go to tria
without him, and that he would have
him present on Monday, tho tria
was postponed until that time.
: The jury for the Court of Oyer and
: rerminer were discharged until to
.
Dlcase will be called.
The case of Edmund Mitchell, Jr.,
'und others charged with creating
trouble ut tho polls on last election
Iday, was, on the application OF theil
! attorney Georoe \. Elliott, EST. con
elLinued until tomorrow morning.
George Gordon, colored. of st
Georges hundred. plead guilty to al
indictment charging him with the lar
'Iceny OF coat pair OF pants. "A vcsi
+, and satchall, the property of lienja
min IL. Thompson,
lie was sentenced to pay the cost!
OF prosecution, S17.50 restitution mo
@ lnoy, be imprlsoned.two months, and Ul
+. Saturday DO whipped with five lashes
: Howard Maharty who was will
George Siyerd when he broke inLt
tiardner's restaurant Seventh an(
Shipley streete,on the night oil Septem
Der II, was placed in the dock. At thu
> Ihearing before Judge Ball, Octobe
Z, Mainrty was discharged, and silver,
shield.
/ When the matter was considered 10y
:, the grand jury yesterday, II true bill
was also found against iiahul ty, anC
hawas arrested last nightly Detectives
WitSil ami MrNcy.
4 When he was arraignad this morning
n he pleaded not guilty, and Was takn1
/, to the cells in the basement, lie viii
n be represented by ii. IL. Ward, Esq,
a. james Maslon pleaded guilty to I
> charge OF carrying Il concealed deadly
!. weapon, and was sentenced to pay
:. the costs AMI be imprisoned ton days
II lsAttorney General Biggs said that Ia
il vas ready to try tho cases Of Pacsha
II Peterson. Amos Hahn and Abram L
=, Strtsen charged With interfering witt
y. i'm inspector ut tho last election, wheI
dlAustin harrington, Esq, one of thu
i. icounsel for the defense, said that H.
:, Twas not ready, md on his application
q the trial was postponed.
A Jury was drawn to try tho case o
James t'arr ind Joseph Townsend. in
dicled for highway robbery. The StGt'
s. WIS represented by Peter Il, Cooper
Il EST, aid the defense by Austin llar
D. rlnEton ESP, who was appointed b,
tho Court to conduct the defense. ..
The cusc WAS opened by MIR. Cooper
who after reading the Indictment, an,
SC Stating to the jury what he eXpecte
,Ilto prove, commenced the eNumlnaLio
=, Iof witnesses.
Z Richard Lewis was sworn, and test
:, He'd that he came to this city Octobe
LII, from Philadelphia, but belongs /
:, Baltimore. He went to house nj Nc
KIN Market street and saw the Hccuse
" there.
y lie remained in the house about fly
NJ minutes and went out, but rcturne
~, In the evening. lie remained ahou
Il live minutes. and then Welt to From
1, and Market streets, where he wa
=, stopped by the accused. who tried 1
:, get him to go back to the house, uudt
:, the pretGnse thai he left some mono
- there, He refused to go, and Wal
out Front street TO Shipiey, thence I
u, Water whom one of the men came u
Orland putting his arm around the wi
Yc.ness' throat, Chuked him, while I'll
l5' either put his hand in his pocket an
n took his watch ana money.
One of the men then ran away an
the witness followed the other and ia
him arrested.
!, lie was rross-eXaminad nj length b
ll-Alr, harrington, who endeavorGd I
M show that he was so much under Ill
iSinilacnca Ol LIQUOR that he was unaLI
Ia-Itu know OF tell whit had happened
n Clara Whitcrait testified that sh
retliyed al No. II Market street On Oct
lyihcr -, but now lives on Water stree
~ she saw tile prosecuting witness an
ld The prisoners in the house that night
ryEShe was lying on Il table asleep, whe
woke her, AMI said, "Hel
cells man with plenty OF money
Hhwhen tho Witness said TO hi wit
it,, nnl went to sleep ngHtn.
Carrie Roberts testified that she VT
an inmate of No. II Market street
oF'OctOhHr Is, mud saw Lewis and the n
u cused there. She saw that Lew
4 seemed to nave plenty OF money.
Lnwts started to go cut when 81
asked him to come back again Ait,
NO left the prisoners started nfter hin
and one Of them remarked that whC
~ they got through with him meanin
he Lewis they would bring INN back
To- Amos q. Hahn testified that he Is
II police olileer, and arrested Townscr
he on tho night OF October -. Lew
ne claimed that he had assaulted al
nj. robbed him.
M Officer William j. Massey testlil,
that la WIS standing at Front an
Market streets on tho night OF Get
b-rlj, aud heard some one cali for n
M police. lie hurried to Front and Sh
ley sire, Is, and was present vii.
Townsend was arrested. Lewis pos
lively identified Townsend as tho ma
,ai that assaulted aud robbed him.
pr. Spceial DillGer WhInn testified tn
III he searched Townsend when he WI
re. brought to police station, and foul
-u= l. i.Sl in silver in his pocket,
ST. George I. lAltOn testified that
ne is city detective, ana arrested On
th' i'm Chester. lie was living there u
hcr the name OF Junos Smith. /
admitted 10 the witness that hu gra
bed Lewis around the neck, and he
ties him while Townsend robbed linn. III
OF witness told him TINT Townsend 81
III that lie had the watch, when he replii
THAT he was Il Il ID liar, and that