Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-22
sEPrEafBER COURT.

It Opens at the Court Aouse Monday With
Judges Cuilon and Houston on the
Bench.
There was a large attendance at the
county court house Monday morning in
anticipation of the converting Of the
superior court and court Of peace and
Jail delivery. Attorney.general John r.
Nicholson and Deputy Attorney general
Branch ii. Giles were on land early and
began the work of examining witnesses.
The petit and grand jurors were pres
ent at the usual hour and waited
patiently for the arrival Of the judges.
William Michael Byrne, as soon as
court opened, made application to alter
the amount Of judgment confessed in
the case Of John L. b. SAerrick of Phil
adelphia VS.. the Theodore G. North
Company. The bond, ne said, was
$4,000 while tho confessed Judgment
was $4,000 lie claimed that this
was due to a clerical error. Benjamin
Nields, for the defence, resisted the APP
plicatien and claimed there were i'm
portant reasons why the application
should not be granted
At 1908 o'clock the license applicants
filed up to the desk of Clerk Of the
L
administered.
Benjamin Nields made motion to
have the case of the executors of Harry
y. Peace VS.. the johnson Forge Com
pany continued until December. The
time decided upon at which the case
must come to trial is December, and the
special jury was discharged until that
time.
A similar application was made in
the case of Hummel VS.. the Walton d
Whann Company.
Attorney general Nicholson asked for
capias for Emma MARBLE, who pre-
ferred criminal charge against Walter
Parr, alias Barton, at the last term of
court. The girl did not respond whsn
her name was called. William s. Hilles
appears for Parr. The case was con-
tinued until Friday morning. 1t is re-
ported that the girl is outside the juris-
diction Of the court.
The grand jury filed into the court
room at H.. Is o'clock with these pre-
sentiments; True bill against John
Henry Davis, charged with larceny;
John Heck, John Henry, Walter Trump
all larceny. The grand inquest was then
discharged until $50 O'Clock p. m.
The prisoners, John Henry Davis,
colored, John Henry, colored, John
Heck, white, and Walter Trump,
colored, charged with larceny, were
brought into the court room and
arraigned All pleaded guilty. John
Henry Davis, lad of II years, will
probably be sent to the Ferris Indus
trial School.
When the superior court, court of
quarter sessions and court Of peace and
Jail delivery convened Monday after
noon, Jonn p. Nields, son of Benjamin
Nieds, was admitted to the bar Of New
Castle county upon application of his
4 father. He becomes full-fedged menu
Der of the bar upon taking the Gus
tomary oath.
William f. Smalley, Jr., commits
sioner TO take testimony in the case of
Adelaide w. Beale VS.. John +. Beale,
asked for a delay in order to permit
| counsel in the case to make his report.
The following larceny cases were dis
posed Of Walter Trump, larceny of a
watch ard chain, $l5 restitution money,
6 months imprisonment and Is lashes;
John Heck, alias "Big Chief for the
larceny of pair Of chickens, five lashes
I
Henry, colored, was committed to the
Ferris Industrial School.
Lilburn Chandler made application
for the appointment of commissioner
to take testimony in the divorce case OF
Hannah Smith Scotch vs.. Joshua Scotch.
Francis NJ. Walker was appointed COM
missioner in the case.
Charles R.Sterling was arraigned upon
the charge of stealing one pair of spec
taclcs from Christiana SPAIN, and
pleaded guilty. He threw himself upon
the mercy OF the court. Sentence was
deferred.
Susan Jones, colored, was placed in
the dock charged with the larceny Of a
quantity of clothing from John Berlin
COR. When arraigned the prisoner
stated that she would plead guilty to
the larceny Of some of the goods men
toned In the indictment, but not to all
of them. She evidently did not com
| prehend the legal phraseoiogy of the
Indictment. She was assigned counsel
and the case went over.
The grand jury was discharged until
10 O'Clock Tuesday morning, and court
adjourned until that hour.
1t was 1910 o'clock on Tuesday
4 morning when Court Crier Smith an.
nounced the converting Of the superior
court, court of oyer and teminer and the
general sessions court of the peace and
Jail delivery. Associate Judges Hous.
ton and Cullen occupied seats on the
bench.
Attorney general Nicholson stated tc
the court that the State had experienced
a great deal of difficulty in obtaining the
attendance Of witnesses at this term OF
court. In one case he stated that the
witnesses had been called three times
Monday, and on each occasion the
persons duly summoned failed to re.
spond. He thought it time that some
steps be taken to secure the attendance
of these witnesses, in order that the
wheels of justice might not be impeded
Attachments were Immediately issued
for John Cox and Stephen Chump
witnesses in the case of the State VS.
John Bulish, Pole, and placed in the
sherifr's hands.
John Henry, alias John Henry Carter
colored, was arraigned upon the charge
Of stealing an overcoat and pleaded
guilty. When the prisoner was asked
if he had ever been in court before he
replied in the negative. Sentence was
deferred until witnesses were summoned
to testify as to the previous good charac'
ter of the accused.
Susan Johns, colored, who was charged
at Monday afternoons session Of
court with the larceny of two women't
garments, commonly called cloaks, three
pairs Of socks; one dozen napkins, ono
table cloth and one dress, and list Of
sundry articles, was again brought into
court this morning and re-arraigned
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