Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-02-11
FOR STEALING HORSES.
Negroes who Drove Away Teams
Will Suffer for Their Crime.

A Heavy Dose for John 9. Shorter Who
slashed PASTOR Ambrose with Hszor-
Tedious ErIai OF Italians for Assaulting
Deg Catcher wirs-other Cases.
The greater part of yesterday aftor-
Moons session Of court was consumed
in the argument and judges charge in the
case Of the State VS. George Manlove,
accused Of ealing a horse from John w
Carrow.
The Jury retired at 3. As o'clock, and at
425 returned q verdict of guilty.
LONG SENTENCE FOR HoRTER.
Peter L Cooper. Jr who had been as
siQned to defend John Shorter. the Della
ware City negro who committed murder
GUS assault upon Rev. Samuel Ambrose
informed the court that he had examined
into the facts of the case he tried TO
induce witnesses to come to Wilmington
They were all members OF the church
and refused to come, he presumed for
fear of being communicated. Under
those circumstances he withdrew the plea
OF not guilty. entered by the prisoner
when arraigned. and entered a plea of
guilty. The plea was accepted by the
state,
Rev. Samuel Ambrose, who is an aged
patriarch waJ placed on the stand. He
told the court how the assault was
committed by the prisoner at church
festival on last Thanksgiving evening.
He showed the judges the cut shirt and
said that the razor made wound five
inches long, cut him to the ribs and clear
through his watch chain
In sentencing him JUICE Cullen said
''Stand up, John Shorter. 1t is most
aggravated assault, and IL is 8 thousand
mercies he was not killed To attsck g
man who had done nothing to incite you
was witheut excuse. We think that the
public think that this thing should be
broken up. You shall pay costs, $500
fine, be imprisoned for five years, and on
next Saturday. between 10 a. M, and 2
p. m stand in the pillory for one hour.
COLLATERAL FOR A PIG.
John Homer, colored, withdrew his
plea OF not guilty of stealing two coats
from Eugene Reese, and entered plea
OF guilty
He made a statement to the court
saying that Reese bought a pig from
him The price agreed upon was s.
The purchaser of the pig refused to pay
for It and he took the coats as collateral
for the cash.
Ee evidently had the sympathy Of the
court. Judge Cullen told him that while
he had great provocstion it was not sutfi-
Client to justify him In taking the law In
his own hands. He was ordered to pay
costs, 26 25 restitution money, receive
three lRshes. and be imprisoned for three
months.
BLACK FACE AND BLAZE FACE.
Shedrack Johnson, colored, was placed
L.. -nf~ oha @oB
the horse Of Charles Lewis, colored with
ont the consent Of its owner, on the
night Of November 7, 1891 The horse
was hitched In Newark when II was
taken. The prisoner was without counsel
and acted in his own hebalf. Chsrles
Lewis. Alexander Gregg, John T. East
burn aud Mahlou Chambers appeared fo1
the state. They testified that they saw
him driving the horse
The prisoner called William Boyles
Wesley Haynes and James Hall to prove
an ali bi
Pending argument court adjourned
until 10 o'clock this morning
VERDICT OF GUILTY.
Court leconvensd at 10 o'clock this
morning. The jury in the case Of Shad
rack Johnson, colored. on trial for driving
off the horse Of Charles Lewis, colored
wss charged and retired. 1t returned q
verdict Of guilty after being out but hall
al hour.
The court informed the prisoner that
the full penalty Of the law would be i'm
pssed. He sentenced the prisoner to pay
the costs Of prosecution 5000 fine and b
imprisoned for one year.
The case Of the State vs. Patrick
Doughsrty, accused of stealing $3.50
from John w. Fidderman, while they
wers serving sentence In New Csstl'
Jail, was next given to the jury. The
prisoner did not have counsel
The state was represented
by Charles B. Evans. Thu
jury was only out of the box for abou
fifteen minutes Ii returned q verdic
of not guilty. The court discharged TIN
prisoner. but before doing 81. admonishe,
him not to appear IN the deck again
At 1886 O'clock, vi toni Leone al
Italian, was arraigned under the charg
Of committing an assault, with intent t.
commit murder, upon Dog Catcher jane
E. Writ, The prisoner pleaded no
guilty. Peter L. Cooper, Jr., appeared
for the state and John s.. Rodney fer tn
prisoner. Louis Porter was sworn as in
terpreter AID the case was a very tediyu
one
Mr.. Writ testified TO the assault
which he said was committed near Hon
Thomas +. BRysrd's residence, on Satur
day, December 10, 1891. he was heater
and stabbed. Three men attacked him
The prisoner, ne claimed. was one OF hi
assailants.
Policeman Hershock testified that b
arrested the prisoner.
Mr.. Rooney said that he would prov
an abb
He called several Italians, John N
Carswell and Mrs Charles were placed 81
the stand to prove an alibi.
Before all the evidence cculd be put i
court took q recess until 2 80 o'clock thi
afternoon,
MANY PRACT lCAL TALKS.