The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-10
FIFTH EDITION.


hHltlNd W tilS GIhlau jury anu tuty To-
tired to their chamber to consider
them.
Richard Bently, colored. charged
with carrying concealed deadly
weapon plendel guilty, unl was SEN
fenced to pny II fine of $40 and costs,
or be Imprisoned one month.
The attorney. general called the at
tention OF the court 10 tho cases OF
Alfred Spencer, William 8. Harris,
Leslie Hemple and William 5. Dalton.
charged with burglary and larceny in
breaking into and robbing the saloon
OF John McElwee. at Twenty-second
and Iamotte streets. Indictments
were found at the last term, but tho
cases were continued. William r. Ly-
nam, who represents tho accused. said
that he was not ready for trial, and
the cHse was continued.
A jury was drawn To try the case Of
Charles Thompson, alias Charles Tuck
er. colOred, indicted for the larceny OF
a number of chickens and coops.
Tho State was represented b. Victor
b. Woolley, and the detense by Harry
Conrad.
JOINS l.. Glare testified that he lives
IN Mil Creek hundred and some
time ago missed twenty-threc of his
chickens. lie ana his children after
wards found them In coop In the
corniield. They let them out, but
toward evening put part OF them back,
and watched to see If any one would
come for them. About 10 O'Clock q
| wagon was drove up and the horse
hltched To the fence. A man got out,
ard after going to tho coop lit a
| match and felt inside.
! just at this time Mr.. Chambers, who
| WIS with the witness, fired shot over
! the mans head, when he ran, leaving
/ the horse and wagon. There was q
/ coop in the wagon, and 1t was after
wards learned that the team belonged
/ to neighbor, and had been taken
from his stable. The next morning o
straw hat was found in the cornileld.
| Joseph IL. Chambers testified that he
is a constable in Mill Creek hundred.
and was with Mr.. Clare in his corn
field on the night OF August %,
lie cOrroborated the testimony given
by the previous Witness and said that
the hat found In tho field next morn
Ing lifted the accused.
William II. Miller testified that he Is
In the com mission business. The lat
ter part OF last August Tho prisoner
came TO his place of business, No. 800
King street, and offered to soil him
some chickens. He bought them, and
lie man said he lived In MIL Greek
hundred.
Joseph ~ Croes. another dealer In
chickens, testified that the accused
caine to him and asked him to buy
some chickens; He said they belong
ed to his mother and aunt, In Mill
Crock Hundred. and after price had
boon agreed upon the witness loaned
him coop but he never returned.
Charles Speer testified that he works
with Mr.. Croes at Third and King
streets. The accused came to Mr..
Croes in August last and offered to
sell some chickens. He took a coop
away with him to put the chickens In,
but failed to return 1t. When he came
to the place he wore a black straw
hat
William NJ. Brackon testified that on
the morning of August 20 he missed
his horse and wagon. and notified tho
horse company. Upon going home he
found that the team had bean return
, ed, and that there was a chicken coop
in the wagon.
I'etcctive McVey testified that he
had worked up the case of the aceus-
cd. 1t was reported to him and DB=
n tective Witsil on August %. and after
some trouble they succeeded in ioclt-
ing and m resting the accused on Sep
TENDER s. He afterwards escaped
from police station. but tho detectives
again arrested him tho twentieth Of
. last month.
This testimony was corroborated by
Detective Witsll. While the witness
WAS speaking about the hat found in
the corn field, and testifying that 1t lit
the accused in every respect, MIR.
Woolley convulsed tho Court and
spectators by asking in SOLEMN tone:
Where did you get that hate
From Constable Chambers, replied
tho witness, as soon as he could con-
troll his nsibllitles,
Thomas S. Clare and Constable
Chambers were recalled, and Identified
the hat as the one found IN the Held.
This closed the testimony for the
state. and Mr.. Conrad called ono wit.
ness for the defense.
Mary Fucker, colored, testified that
she is tho mother oil tine accused, and
lives near Richardson's Mil. Last
summer her son lived with her. and
, was sick from August 2Ith until afteE
: tho 26th. During that time he was not
away from her house. Her son has a
/ good character. and can produce ex-
cellent recommendations. Upon be.
I ing shown the hdt she declare that
| her son had never, to her knowledge,
worn straw hat like the one shown,
he always wore dark derby, winter
l. and summer.
The grand jury came in at IL 80
J o'clock, and were discharged until
30 o'clock this afternoon.
4 ITO case Oh TRIAL Was then summed
L up by counsel on each side, after
which the Jury was discharged until
7 this afternoon.
Charles Robbins was arraignea ON
charge of assault with intent TO kill
and entered a plea of not guilty.
Peter }. Cooper was assigned 10y the
court to defend him.
Harry Hcstun was charged with the
larceny Of a razor ana pleaded guilty
james Wiley, col0red, was ulralgned
on an indictment charging him witt
burglary and larceny, in breaking into
and robbing the house and store ol
Harry Pizor. lie plead guilty
John Saunders, colorel, charged
with committing an assault with In
tent To kill, pleaded not guilty.
An Italian with an unpr0noun, NIL,
namo was charged with assault with
Intent to kill Officer Hershoek, and
plead not guilty.
Another Italian was also charged
a with committing an assault with in
J tent to kill. and pleaded not guilty.
At O'Clock court took Il recess I'm
til $50 o'clock this afternoon.
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