The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-18
THE HIGHwAYMEN SENTENCED. :

They VIII Each He Punished Severe
ly-several Prisoners Plead Guilty
and are sentenced-James Mcguire
on Trial For Larceny.
Yesterday afternoons session of
court convened at 8 O'Clock, when the
case OF the State, vs.. James Carr and
Joseph Townsend, on trial for highway
robbery, was resumed, and the Jury
were charged by Judge Cullen. He
quoted the statute, and then explained
it very fully to the jury, and said that
as this Is very serious charge the
jury must be satisfied that all the al.
legations in the indictment were fully
sustained by the testimony. He then
reviewed the testimony as produced
by the State. and said that II the jury
believed this, they must render a YER
dict Of guilty. The charge was con.
cluded and the jury retired at 800
O'Clock.
The following prisoners were placed
in the dock and arraigned:
John Noome, an aged man, was
charged with the larceny of three
spoons valued at OIL each, and one Ia
blespoon valued at so cents. and plead
cd not guilty.
Odlnutl ecu WiGh WIS lliulCUtu 1DT IUo
larceny of two horse blankets valued
at 81. so each, the property OF the trus
tees Of the poor. on September 90. He
pleaded guilty and stated to the court
that he has resided in this city 26 years,
and was never charged with any Of
Tense before. He had Superintendent
Guthrie, of the almshou5e, called, and
he testified that he has known the ac-
cused for ten yours and never knew
anything wrong about him before.
This saved him from the post and he
was sentenced TO pay the costs, "a
restitution money and be imprisoned
| two months.
William Dorsey, colored, was charged
with the larceny OF an overeoat val
ued at GA, the property OF John 4.
Ford, on October 2S, and pleaded gull
ty. He was sentenced to pay the costs,
Sl4 restitution money, be imprisoned
two months, and on Saturday be
whipped with five lashes.
Major Lopez, colored, pleaded guilty
to charge OF carrying concealed
deadly weapon, and was sentenced to
pay line Of SIS and costs, amount
ing altogether to S3l23. To the sur
prise of all he produced the money,
and paid the fine at once.
The jury in the case of James Carr
and Joseph Townsend after being out
ten minutes returned with verdict
of guilty, and they We're each son
fenced to pay the costs, fine OF $500,
stand one hour in the pillory, and be
whipped with forty lashes. Carr wus
sentenced to an Imprisonment of one
year, and Townsend three years, the
latter being an old offender.
A jury was then drawn to try the
case of the State vs. james Mcguire,
indicted for the larceny of Sl4, from
Peter Gill.
The State was represented by Victor
b. Woolley, Esq, who stated the case
to the jury. The accused was repre-
sented by Austin Harrington. Esq.
Peter Gill testified that he lives and
has II cobbellnB shop at No, I'll Eas,
Seventh street. On the night of Oct.
IS, Mcguire slept with him in the shop,
and the next morning he missed the
$l4, which he had the previous night
in his pants pocket. Mcguire went
away before he was up, but came back
drunk, with new suit OF clothes on.
On cross-examination by Mr. Har.
rington, the witness admitted that he
and Mcguire had both been to Nc
Hugh's saloon, and that when they re.
turned to the shop they were botE
drunk.
George Lynn testified that he RaH
James Mcguire on the evening aftel
the theit, and he was neither drunk
or sober, but was much nearer sopel
than drunk. He had on an oyereoat
but he could not say whether or no
his other clothes were better than Ii,
WAS accustomed to wear. The witness
went with Mcguire to saloon and
they each had glass Of beer, for which
Mcguire paid 10 cents
/ This witness was still On the stanL
at 4.S5 o'clock when recess was tax
en- until 10 o'clock this morning.