Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-13
LAST EDITION
cslMINAl COURT CASES.
Several Men Sentenced TO Post and Pi
Iory-sewell's Severe Sentences.


Iory-seweli's Severe Sentences.
At yesterday afternoons session of
court John Harmon, alias George Brown,
pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing
clothing and linen. He was sentenced
to three months Imprisonment, with ten
lashes. next Saturday.
John Apologize pleaded not guilty to
the charge of stealing a quantity of
brass from the Jessup and Moore Paper
Company. A number of witnesses testi-
fed The jury retired and after a short
elaboration returned a verdict of not
guilty. The prisoner was discharged.
While the jury was celebrating In the
Apologize case, Attorney General Biggs,
addressing the court, said he wished to
have nolle prosequi entered in the
case of Harry Spoerl, tried at the last
term Of court with having lewdly and
lascviously handled little Mary Wilcox,
as the jury had then disagreed and the
state had no stronger case to present.
An order to thai effect was made The
attorney general made a similar move in
the case Of the state Va Franklin B. Col
ton, charged with having refused TO &C
cept legal vote on the last election day.
A similar order was made by the court.
Frank Meecham and Charles B. Norton
who pleaded guilty during the forenoon
to the charge Of larceny, were sentenced
each TO a term Of three months impris-
onment, the corporal punishment being
omitted The grand jury was then dis
charged for the day and court adjourned
until this morning.
At this mornings session OF court,
Attorney General Biggs moved that all
abe special Jurors summoned to attend
the court of Oyer and Terminer be
discharged from further attendance,
there being no cases to go
before them. The grand jury ignored
the bill Of Walter Coleman charged with
having committed felonlous assault on
acolored woman on March 10. A true
bill was found against Coleman for as.
sault with intent to commit rape
The charge Of manslaughter against
Sallie Miles for causing the death Of
Fannie Baker, through malpractice, was
also ignored, but several true bills on
minor charges were returned against her.
The case of Elias Williams, colored,
charged with the larceny of chickens,
was called, but rs some of the witnesses
were not present. Mr. Bacon moved for
attachments which were issued. The
cass will probably be taken up this after
noon.
Charles B. Evans, Esq, again moved
TO have Parker Smith, colored charged
with having committed an aggravated
assault on Joseph Leach. discharged
The court reserved its decision.
ksJacob Jefferson, colored, chspged with
the larceny of six bushels of corn, was
sentenced to three month 5 mprisonment,
the corporal punishment not having been
inflicted as a good character was proven.
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charge of burglary. yesterday, was
called for sentence. BE had been given
an opportunity to procure witnesses as
to character. but no one put In an ap.
pearanee, The attorney general said the
character Of the prisoner was
bad, and the number of burglarles
committed throughout the city during
the winter was numerous. He therefore
asked court to deal with him according
to the magnitude of his offsnse The
court imposed one years Imprisonment,
one hour in the pillory and twenty
lashes. The prisoner did not seem
concerned about the severity of his
sentence and left the court room
smiling, in the custody Of the sheriff.
The grand jury to whom a number OF
bills had been submitted having retired
at 1905, returned into court at IL 25
o'clock, submitted its report and was
discharged until 2 80 O'Clock.
Walter Coleman was arraigned and
pleaded guilty TO the charge Of assault
with attempt to commit a felonious
assault on a colored woman in Guthrie 8
lane on March 10 The case was con
tinued until tomorrow morning to
enable Cole.aan to procure witnesses as
to character,
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the last term of court but on whom
sentence was not passed on accouat Of III
health, was sentenced to one month 8
Imprisonment with five lashes next
Saturday.
Frank Groom, colored pleaded guilty
to the charge OF larceny and was sen
fenced to one months Imprisonment and
five lashes next Saturday. Joeeph Mat
thews, eolored. pleaded not guilty to the
charge of larceny and Walter Bacon,
Esq, was assigned TO defend him. Three
charges were preferred against
James Williams and Benjamin Caulk
both cOlored, of Appoquinimink hundred,
one for larceny and two for assault and
battery, with intent to kill Isaac Gibbs
Williams pleaded guilty to all this
charges, but Caulk, while pleading
guilty to the charge of larceny, pleaded
not guilty to the other two. In the
larceny case each was sentenced to SIX
months Imprisonment and ten lAshes
next Saturday. Walter Bacon Esq,
was assigned to defend Caulk in the
other cases. and sentence on Williams
was deferred until after Caulk's trial.
Edward Crawley, q small boy, charged
with carrying concealed deadly weapons
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to ter
DAYS imprisonment