Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21

WatCn, was sentenced TO one months
imprisonment and five lashes.
William II. Faulkner, a noted chicken
thief, was sentenced to receive 10 lashes
and be imprisoned two months.
Court then took recess until $50
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Friday afternoons session of court
convened at go o'clock, with all the
judges ON the bench. Immediately after
the opening u Jury was drawn to try the
case Of Joseph Matthews colored, indicted
for the larceny of a seine, the property of
Thomas B Spicer of st. Georges hundred.
The State was represented by Charles B.
Evans, Esq, but the defendant, who was
without counsel, conducted his own case.
The State called three witnesses, one of
whom testified that the accused told him
that he had taken the seine. A colored
woman testified for the defendant, but her
evidence showed that she knew very little
about the matter.
Judge Cullen charged the Jury at 800
o'clock, and they were out 40 minutes,
when they returned with a verdict Of
guilty. Matthews was sentenced TO pay
the costs of prosecution, 50 restitution
money, be. whipped with five lasnes and
imprisoned one month.
Acknowledgement Biggs said that he was
ready to try the case of George Bell,
charged with Illegal voting but owing to
the absence Of his counsel, Walter Hayes,
the trial was postponed.
Henry Ross, colored, indicted for obtain
ing money under false pretences. was
placed in the dock and Jury drawn to
try his case. The State was represented
by Deputy Encouragement Davis, who
read the law relating to the matter.
Margaret Morris colored, testified that
she is employed at the Central Hotel and
that on March 18th the defendant called
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trouble. He represented that he had struck
a man and nearly broke his neck; that he
had been arrested and that unless So or So
were raised he would have to go to Jail.
She had never known of her husband hav-
ing been in any trouble before and was
greatly worried about it. She gave the
prisoner Sl.90 all the money She had ut the
time and when she went home was sur
prised to learn that her husbad had not
even been out of the house, and that she
had been swindled.
The husband Robert j. Morris, testified
that he had never been arrested or in any
trouble in his life
Ex-oflicer Weldin testified that when he
arrested the accused lie admitted having
raise It somewhere, as a store-keeper had
threatened him with arrest, unless he
paid his bill.
This was the last witness for the State
and as the defendant did not offer any
testimony the case was submitted TO the
jury, who after being out 10 minutes re-
turned with verdict of not guilty.
Court then adjourned until ID o'clock
Wednesday morning.
The May term of the superior court
opened at 1910 a. IN, yesterday, with
The chief, Justice and associated judges on
the bench.
There are 1876 cases entered on the trial
list, and of this number ITO were CON
tinued, 8 discontinued, 40 passed, II re-
ferred and q marked for trial.
Martin Burris Of Afiddletown having
passed satisfactory examination, was, on
motion of Charles i. Lore, ESD, admitted
to practice in the courts of this State.
William Q. Spruance, Esq, moved that
Charles w. Smith also be admitted, and
the motion was granted,
Sarah Miles, indicted on four charges of
criminal malpractice, was then brought in
and placed in the dock.
Attorney-gene Biggs said that he UNI
derstood she wished through her attorney,
Henry q. Turner, ESQ.,, to enter plea Of
guilty on one charge, and as he was will
ing to accept it he moved that Judgement
be pronounced.
Chief Justice Comegys, after dwelling on
the enormity of the offense, imposed a
fine Of $500 and five years Imprisonment,
This is the maximum penalty prescribed
by the law, which was enacted by the
General Assembly in 1883. Mr.. Biggs
then entered nolle pros on each of the
other indictments.
George A. Elliott, Esq, asked that an
attachment be granted for Rene j. Fou-
geray, on the ground that he had failed to
obey the order, and pay his wife alimony
while her suit against him for divorce was
pending.
The motion was opposed by his attor-
ney, Walter II. Hayes, ESD. who claimed
that he paid the money up to the time the
divorce was actually granted, but Mr..
Elliott contended that she was entitled to
receive il UP to the last day Of court, when
the decree was announced. The matter
was held for consideration.
On motion of Charles b. Evans, ESQ,
the court ordered that Parker Smith, col
ored, who has been held without trial over
two terms for assault on Joseph Leech, be
discharged, when Attorncy-general Biggs
gave notice Of his attention of having him
arrested, and again indicted
The court announced that if the crmi-
nal business is finished to-day, the liquor
cases will be taken up tomorrow.
AT l o'clock recess was taken until $50
O'Clock in the afternoon.