Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-20
THE FINE RENTED.
Mrs. Martha Blizzard Will Be
Released Tomorrow.
TRUE BILLS FOR MANY oFFBEsEs.

The Woman Who Harborcd Clara Bar
Der VIII Not Pay $500, but she serves
Two Months Longer Than the Court
Intended The nysore-Quigiey Case
Again.
The Court Of General Sessions and
Superior Court re.convened at 10 o'clock
this morning.
The grand jury was pollod and retired
to consider bills presented 10y the attor-
ney general. The general jury was then
called. All the members were present
The Hysorc Chestnut Again.
Levi O. Bird and Senator Higgins ap-
peared AS counsel in the case Of Hyso-e
q Son vs. /. T. Quigley which was
carried over from the May torn with the
understanding that II would be tried ia
September
Mr. Bird demanded trial. and asked
that the case be set for Monday. He
said that Attorney General Nicholson
had informed him that the criminal bust
ness would be disposed of this week
Senator Higgins snid that as the court
would have to 90 TO Georgetown week
after next it would not have time TO try
the case.
TO this Mr. Bird replied that it was
for the judges TO say as to that and that
it was not the business of the senator TO
d@ so. As counsel for the plaintiff he
pledged his word that the case could be
tried in a week
Judge Cullen stated that the court
would consider the matter and give an
answer this afternoon
Derelict Witnesses aud the Court.
AT l030 Attorney General Nicholson
appeared before the court with number
of subpUnas in band and said
''lf il please your honorG, the state has
experienced great delay and difficulty
from witnesses duly subpmnaed failing
TO appear. think the court should be-
gin taking some steps to produce the i'm
preston that the mandates OF the court
must be oheyed
he then asked for attachments for
John Hopp and stephen Chump, two
witnesses who had been subp0naed ia
the assault and battery case against John
Bnlish, a Pole, and who had been called
for repeatedly but failed TO respond. The
attachments were granted and placed in
the sheriifs hands for service.
Two Lashes for stirling.
Charles r. Stirling, white, of Washing
tom y. g., pleaded guilty TO stealing a
pair of glasses from Mrs Christians
, SPAIN, OF this city As he said it was
I his FIRST otfense the court gave him a
light sentence-SS so restitution money,
two lashes and one months imprison-
ment.
She Could Not Tell lie.
Susan Johns, thick Tipped young
i colored woman was arraigned yesterday
afternoon for stealing large number of
articles of clothing The indictment was
very lengthy and abounded in such
phrases as two womens garments.
7 commonly called coats; three pairs OF
I womeus garments, commonly called
= stockings, etc, etc.
= What say you Susan Johns, are you
guilty in the manner and form as you
! stand indicted or not guilty2
u hain't guilty oh doin' all dat, she
replied, causing everybody in the room
to laugh heartily. II stole de two coats
Z dc dress, dozen oh napkins, three pair ob
\ stockins', an de table cloth, but / didn't
I do all dat says (LRughter)
Sheriff Simmons advised her to plead
/ guilty She refused saying:
81 didn't take all oh dem things. an
CANT tell lie. My father always told
= me not to tell lie /"
The Indictment was returned to the
grand jury for modification, the state ac-
( cepting her plea
: This morning the judges sentenced
? her TO pay costs, 81 30 restitution money
and be imprisoned for two months
Lewis G. Nandegrift presented to the
T. superior court petition from William
= A. Cleaver asking the court to compel
the st. Georges Marsh company to com
ply with the provisions Of its charter
\ and tax it's stockholders in order to pay
= him Si6z06 for piling, done in 1880
!, y was made returnable ON next Satur-
day
j.. Martha Biizzard's Fine Remitted.
! Frank D. Carpenter presen ted pn
{ affidavit from Martha Blizzard stating
d that she was unable to pay her fine Of
d scotland asking TO be released Mrs
5 Blizzard is the woman who harbored
4 Clara Barber, the young Milford girl, for
4 improper purposes She was sentenced
to two months imprisonment at the May
h term. The sentence expired on July 10.
e but as she could not pay costs and fne
j. she was compelled 90 remain in jail until
G court met. The judges ordered that she
q be released tomorrow
3, John Henry, alias John Henry Carter,
IS colored, pleaded guilty to stealing coat,
Fdiueu hl 81, from ilfhn naimOnSou ana
= was given three months and five lashes
John Murphy Naturalizcd.
!. john Murphy, ''late of Ireland took
J., out his final naturalization papers during
l. the morning.
\, Pleas Of Guilty and Not Guilty.
3; The grand jury found true bills against
B. the following prisoners, who are ac-
!. cused of larceny.
II George White, Ella Swiggett Bessie
l. Crnmley, Daniel Howard, Mary Brown,
Nathan Davis, Joseph W. Poore. James
Leonard, Frank Congo, and Alfred B.
Hayes for carrying concealed a deadly
weapon.
a The following prisoners were then ar
al raigned:
is Mary Brown, colored, stealing a
D. bicycle valued at $685. from Justis A.
e Justis She pleaded guilty to having the
r wheel In her possession, but denied that
rs she stole it.
le Nathan Davis and Joseph Poore, foi