The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-10
.BUcK MceINNIs."
A Prisoner Sixteen Years Out Of a Life
ofTwenty-Six Years-William Thomp-
son Sentenced.

A Prisoner Sixteen Years Out OF Life
OF Twenty-six Years-Wiliiam Thomp-
| son Sentenced.
Court reconvened at 10 O'Clock this
! a. M, and number Of cases were
tried.
j. r. Smith, M. D., gave certificate
that VIM. Gran, alias Buck McGln-
MIS-" Is suffering from an aggravated
form of heart disease.
He had been arraigned and had plead
ed not guilty. He was brought up
this morning and pleaded guilty. His
counsel assigned by the ooIrt is
Branch Giles, Esq, who read the medl-
cal certificate to get the corporal pun.
ishment mitigated as much as possible.
Buck" is as bad looking as he Is
bad and disgraced The prisoners dock
by his presence this morning. Out OF
26 years of lifetime he had spent 10
years, 1t Is said, in prison. He was
( indicted for breaking and entering the
| jewelry store of L. 4. Hanf.
He was sentenced to pay $50 and
and costs, be imprisoned two years and
next Saturday, between 10 a, IN, and 2
p. M, to stand one hour in the pillory
and 10 whipped with twenty lashes.
William Thompson, by his counsel,
| Harry Emmons. Esq, was permitted
to plead guilty of assault and battery
only ON Ernest Hendorer on tho 25th
of December, lS9, Ion Walnut street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth.
Mr.. Emmons showed by the States
| witnesses that Henderer had used the
first agSrevatlng words repeatedly he
! fore the blow was struck He also
called out several prominent officials
of tho r., w. Il b., Engineering Depart
ment, including superintendent S. A.
| Hodgeman and Lewis p. b. Faust also
| Nj "A
Charles A. Thompson to give the dc.
PENDANT good reputation Tor conduct
and character.
William Thompson, the defendant.
had further been aggreived by being
insulteu by leudever while he was
walking with Miss Mary O'Neal OH
| Walnut street, who also testified al
though she could not repeat tho words.
lie asked her to excuse him; went to,
ward Hendcror but she did not 800
the assault.
BY DR.. Emil Herter and others, 1t
was shown VIM. Thompson went up
behind Henderer and struck him on
the back OF the head and made scalp
wound three inches long, knocking
him to the ground so that when he
came to consciousness no was at home
and it WAS in the night.
The wound was not dangerous and
the Dir. thought did not necessitate
hospital treatment.
lIo attended him u bout one week.
Judge Cullen 5nld: at was u co ward
ly assault to step up behind a man
and hit him in the head. Pay costs
and a tine of $50 an be Imprisoned
four months"
George Manlove. colored, was ar.
raigned OH tho charge OF stealing a
marc, valued at $500. from John Wear
roll, of -; Georges Hundred on tho
| nj, - ll,A IA IL .,F
1891. and selling her in Chester.
John V. Carroll testified to the
ownership OF the mare and that Man
love worked for him. He talked with
him on the oath of November (when
he paid him ON about hiring him
again.
The horse was stolen on the night
, of the nth.
The horse was traced by witness to
Chester, where she was sold to John j.
Ryan.
The State undertook to provo that
Geo. Manlove Was the man who sold
; the mare in Chester
Mr.. Carroll testified no had no reaS.
J on to suspect Geo. Manlove.
. Geo. Manlove's counsel. Denial
3 Watson, ESD, of Dover, believelhsSs<l
\ cliont innocent and made an Il Bile de
fence. He said II shall prove TO yor
q that Geo. MHnlove is not guilty as in
+. dlcted, that he lived In Dover, thai
+ he was there on this oath 25th, GOTH
27th and 2Sth days of November, 1891
! shall prove an inpregnnble abb, and
that many circumstances go To show
/, Geo. Manlove was not a inlet, and that
/ as to The selling Of the horse, 1t was O
case of mistaken identity.
'I'll go further than to clear him by
! a reasonable doubt. I'll dlsprove the
t State. He has II good character; as
/ a MT u
and good reputation; very indus
triouS.'
IS EVIDENCE IN Defence.
Ii Isaac West, brother-in, law of tn,
!. accused and Mrs. Mary West. his sis
}, ter proved very strong witnesses
George was at their home from Wed
e lesdny, the cath OF November, all tn
), time until the the following Sunday
:. morning. the 2sth, after breakfast
d when he won't to his home on Mr.
+ EckeFs farm, near Dover.
n George Nlanloye went on Sunda,
N eyening, 10 soc Laura who is Mr., Wat
sons coCt. Mr.. Watson knew til
whereabouts OF George for period o
= time covering the a--"'iaation. Their
n were five other colorel men Tho Wolh
~ Ell for Mr.. Carroll about October air
n November 1891. Another than Gtorg
lad been suspected.
/. ms NlIilS5St NIFTY west, SHlu iIeOfp
y, was again at her home IN Dover, OIL
o Monday morning the Goth of Novem
~ Der.
= John Taylor. James I.aferty, Georg
7 Smith and John Berry gave tho accus
- ei IN excellent reputation for goot
u, character, good conduc. and industry
At MIR. Watson, in his address to til
jury, thought the testimony of Ryal
oil hester could not be much depen1
cd on when lie bought, for 1.-Two dollar.
rs n horse IN testified he thought wort
- 300. He must have known he w
ii buying stolen property said Mi. Wa
,a son.
rs MIR. Watson was proceeding with h
10 address to tho jury when the Cour
IN stopped him ut l9.55 p. III, to adjour
until 40 y. In.
r. Our Lncai Marker.