The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-20

AhH tANo VI JOscDh LuuNlCk ~ or Ike
solving Stolen Goods.
AZ soon as court opened at $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon, Deputy
Attorney General Davis made the clos
tng argument to the Jury, after which
they were charged by Judge Cullen.
He maintained that any one who in.
ferfered with the right of another to
vote was guilty under the law. He
said that persons might stand around
the polls, so long as they did not In.
terfere with the election. The Jury had
beard the testimony against and for
the accused, and 1t was for them to say
whether or not they were guilty. II
they believed'that part were guilty,
and the others not, they could render
verdict TO that effect.
The charge was finished and the Jury
fetlred at 8. 10 O'Clock.
Another jury was then drawn to try
the case OF the State, VS. Joseph Lud-
goods, knowing them to have been
Stolen, Victor B. Wooley, Esq, ap-
peared for the State, and Henry b.
Turner, Esq, for the defense.
David w. EllaSon testified that be-
is employed by the Walton & Whann
Company to run the machinery,
About July s. he detected some boys
stealing sheet lead, worth about 4
gents pound. He caught one OF the
boys and had him sent to the police
station.
John Payton, one OF the boys, was
fhen put on the stand and testified
that he is ID years OF age. He and an
other boy stole some lead from the
bone mill, and took it to Ludwick's.
he asked the boys where they got
the lead. and the witness answered that
they bad stole 1t from the bone mill.
lie told them to get more. and he would
buy all they brought. Ludwiolt's place
Is on Eighth avenue, Browntown.
Bruno SobizensAI, little Polish boy,
u years OF age was questioned as to
his knowledge of the nature OF an
oath, and upon his answers being salts.
factory, was sworn. His testimony
was about the same as that given by
the previous witness,
Those were the only witnesses called
by the State, and Mr.. Turner opened
Tor the defense.
Frank kielfer ties tilted that he was
around Ludwlck's shop nearly all OF
July 8, but did not see these bows.
There were no boys around the place
oil day and their statement that he
was present when they sold the load ic
not so.
Agnes Bchrenbsch testified that she
10 tho half sister OF Joseph Ludwlcll
and lives with him, The store was
not opened on July g. as 1t was rain
tnE Tho boys were not ot the place
that day, but had been there before
5 and sold old iron and rags. She meyer
know them to bring any lead to the
place.
Louisa Behrenback corroborated the
testimony given by her sister and was
certain that the junk shop, which was
In all old stable in the yard was not
opened at all on July s, as no one was
there Ludwick had the key anu the
place could not have been opened
without her knowledge
Officer James Scott testified that he
vas one Of the officers that arrested
Ludwick, but did not make any search
ot the premises for sheet lead
1he jury In the case were discharg
Cd at 40 O'clock, unit il this morning
10 o'clock.
Charles Scgars, cOlored, was charg
cd In two indictments with the LARGE
ny OF horse wagon and set OF har
ness, valued at SIS, the property o.
Wesley Russell of Brandywine hun
dred on October . He said that h
would plead guilty to having thl
korse, but lie did not steal IT, Tho
Chief Justice said he thought the ac
ensed should have counsel. but as the
Court had no power to assign counse
in d case like this, he hoped some o
the yo ing attorneys would volunteer
for his defense. Frank d. Carpenter
ESQ, kindly volunteered to delenC
him, and will no doubt do all in hi
power to establisl his innocence.
james Pierce, Isaac Y. Carly ans
William Anders III, colored, plGade,
guilty to q charge OF dealing IN pOHrl
nut their sentence was ut the requrs
OF Attorney General Biggs, held u
Until to-day
Wi ian II. Ylnsy pie AIDED not guilt
o. Il similar charge.
Court ut lew minutes before
o'clock, took recess until 10 o'cloc
this morning, with the jury OIL Lh
election case still out.