The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-05


This mornings session OF court con-
vened promptly at 10 o'clock, with all
the Judges present The names 81
the grand and general jurors We're
called, after which the first named re-
tired to their chamber.
= City Solicitor Lyman asked for q
special jury in the case OF John Nc.
Donald vs.. the Mayor and Council OF
Wilmington, and the request was.
granted.
Frank D. Carpenter, Esq., OF counsel
for the defense, In the case of the State
VS.. Harry Spoerl, indicted for lewd and
lascivious conduct with q female child
under IL years OF age, called the at
tentlon OF the Court to the fact that
the case was ordered for trial to-day.
He said he had his witnesses present
and was ready to proceed.
account OF the absence of Attorney
General Biggs, and when 1t was found
that he could not be present, the case
was continued until tomorrow, and
the witnesses discharged until that
time.
The following prisoners, who plead
ed guilty yesterday to the offenses
| with which they were charged, were
brought In and sentenced.
Patrick Stanton, young Irlshman,
who has only been In this country
three months, was sentenced to two
months Imprisonment and five lashes
for the larceny OF a carpenters square.
James Piner, colored, for the larceny
! of pair of pants was sentenced to
| two months Imprisonment and five
lashes.
Dennis Vaughn, for the larceny of a
washtub, from Mary Mclaughlin. was
sentenced to pay costs, 65 cents resti.
tuition money, be imprisoned two
months and whipped with five laShes.
William Kennedy, for the larceny OF
an overcoat, was sentenced to pay
costs, So restitution money, be imprls-
oned two months and whipped with
five lashes.
Henry Hall. colored, who stole o
drum, was sentenced to pay costs, Slt
restitution money. be whipped with
five lashes and imprisoned two
months.
Elmer Johns, colored, for tho larceny
of a pair of shoes, was sentenced tc
pay the costs, be imprisoned two
months and whipped with five lashes
A jury was then drawn to try thu
case of William MCPHERSON, indicted
for arson. The State was represented
by Deputy Attorney General Davis
and the defense by Harry Emmons
ESQ. Mr.. Davis opened the case to thu
jury, and stated that the indictmen
charged the prisoner with setting fir,
to buildings on the premises belong
ing to George w. Bush IL Son, at tn,
foot of French street.
Walter G. Bush testified that he Is
member of the firm Of George w. Eu
Il Son. The accused was employed b.
, them as a blacksmith. On Novembe
II an attempt was made to burn on
, of their buildings; on November IL
. three attempts were made; Novembe
I %, three attempts were nude; two ol
{. November %; one on December 10, am
Q tive on December IL.
a All of the fires were started witt
: cotton waste, and these fires final
. became 80 frequent that the wltnes
placed a man on watch, and the &C
cused was seen to run from the plac
Just before fire broke out. Their
I has not been any fires since his arrest
: He was cross-examined at length b
y Mr.. Emmons, but nothing importan
2 was brought out except that in add
. ton to the other fires there were ais
!, two on November IA. He also state
= that after he had put man on watc
, he told Mcpherson of the fact, as h
considered him Il trusted employee.
George NJ. ID. Cam testified that b
is employed by the finn of George v
Bush IL Son and knew OF tho fact {
the fires having been started on IL
u place.
sc He did not think that Mcpherso
D, knew on December II that they had
T. man on watch, as no was under susI
d cion and they had decided not to i
II him know anything further about Il
y, matter. He then described the pla'
r where the fire took place that day, al
le said that about twenty feet of the low,
end of the shed was filed with WOO
On December l2 they had man {
watch in a building where he could s.
y what was going on in the yard.
9 After long cro5s-examination Il
so witness was allowed to leave the stan
in and the jury We're discharged UNI
I'D this afternoon.
ert Robert NJ. MeClintock pleaded gull
il, 70 i charge OF forgery, and was sc
fenced to pay fine OF $500 stand o
hour in the pillory and I've Impri7Qg
- three months. Court then adjourn
~ until $50 O'Clock.