Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-04

pl.I0 restitution money and one month q
imprisonment Julia HUT, from whom
Eta Brown stole the pair Of shoes re-
ferred to, Is implicated in the Benson
murder and confined in New Castle
Jail, and the shoes were taken from the
jail by the thieving Eta when she
recently was released therefrom.
Maurice Cook was informed that cor
poral punishment would not be in
cluded in his sentence because of his
youth and because of an appeal made
by his father. William Brown halls
from st. Georges hundred, and when
asked whether there was anybody
present upon whom he could call 10
vouch for his previous good character
said there was not. Clerk of the Peace
Biggs kindly reminded him that William
.. Stuckert, grand juror from st.
Georges hundred was in the building
and asked the prisoner whether he
knew the gentleman, to which inquiry
he replied that he did. Thereupon Mr..
Stuckert was summoned to the court
room. He said he might have seen the
prisoner before, but he did not know
him.
| The plea of guilty was accepted in
the following larceny cases: Grace
Price, colored, coat, an umbrella and
a cap from Milton Ii. Beckley; William
Williams, colored, quantity of brass
from the Diamond State Iron Company;
Andrew Hall, marc, property of Israel
A. Fols; Charles Sanders, colored, a
pair of shoes from Jacob Bucket; David
Cunningham, a watch from William II.
Lowder Sanders and Cunningham
asked the mercy Of the court.
John w. Hines, Rodman Cook and
Alfred Fortune, colored, each pleaded
guilty to carrying concealed deadly
weapon, and was sentenced to pay costs
of prosecution and be imprisoned ten
days.
John Fahcy, alias "John Fitch"
pleaded guilty to burglariously entering
the residence of Mrs. Sarah Il. Hilles
and stealing two overcoats, a pair of
| gloves and a napkin ring, property Of
William S. ITilles, and similar plea
was entered by Charles Alexander, col
ored, charged with burglariously enter
ing Grace parsonage and stealing four
overcoats, four suits of clothes, three
pairs of shoes and two umbrellas, prop
erty of the Rev. DIR. John Y. Dobbins.
During the first hour of yesterdays
session of the county court seven prisoners
who had entered pleas of guilty were SEN
fenced.
Charles Alexander, the colored burglar
who stole clothing &C., from the residence
| of the Rev. DIR. John Y. Dobbins, was
| given the minimum sentence-pay costs of
prosecution and $500 fine, be Imprisoned
five years and Saturday stand in the pill
lory one hour and be whipped with 20
lashes.
Grace Price, colored, who burglariously
entered the residence of Milton II. Beckley
and stole coat, an umbrella and cap,
| was sentenced to pay costs of prosecution
and $500 fine and be imprisoned one year.
John Fahey, alias John Fitch, who
burglariously entered the residence of Mrs.
Sarah I. Hilles and stole clothing, &c,
was given the minimum sentence--pay
costs of prosecution and $500 fine. be i'm
prisoned five years and Saturday stand in
the pillory one hour and be whipped with
20 lashes.
Charles Sanders. colored for the larceny
of pair of shoes from Jacob Bucket, was
sentenced to pay costs Of prosecution and
81 restitution money. be imprisoned three
months, and Saturday be whipped with
FIVE lashes. The prisoner grinned when
his sentence was PRONOUNCED.
Andrew Hall, who stole mare from
Israel H. Fols, was sentenced to pay costs
of prosecution, 1925 restitution money and
800 fine, be imprisoned three years and
Saturday stand in the pillory one hour
and be whipped with 20 lashes. The cor
poral punishment Is the minimum penalty.
David Cunningham, for the larceny Of a
witch from William H. Lowder was SEN
fenced to pay the costs of prosecution and
80 restitution money! be imprisoned three
months and Saturday be whipped with
five lashes.
William Williams. colored. for the lar
ceny Of quantity of brass from the Dia-
mond State Iron Company. was sentenced
to pay costs of prosecution and SIS restitu-
ton money, be imprisoned three months
and Saturday be whipped with five lashes.
Alexander i. Cooper moved to set aside
and yacate the judgment in the case Of
the Penn Mutual Loan Association VS..
Samuel II. Hunter and Carrie X. Hunter,
who had confessed to the plaintiff judy
ment for S172.50. The note on which
judgment had been confessed, Mr.. Cooper
said, was for Sl95 and he objected because
| the warrant had been unauthoriZedly
executed, the authorized Judgment being
sl95 and Judgment having been entered
for only si7250. The motion was opposed
by ]. H. Hoffecker, Jr. Tomorrow was
set for showing cause why the rule should
not be granted.
III. II. Ward, counsel for Walter w.
| blackburn, who at the November term
pleaded not guilty to the murder of Edward
H. Gardiner, filed on behalf of his client
an affidavit Of indulgence. Blackburn was
put In the dock at 1912 o'clock and 10
minutes later drawing a jury to try him
began. Three-quarters of an hour was re-
| quired in the endeavor and during that
| period more than 30 names were called.
| TWO or three OF the persons called did not
respond. George w. Goodley, Samuel l..
Handy. George w. Mattiford, Daniel 4.
Dayis, Thomas L. Hurn, Joseph Jacquot,
william Fitzsimmons, James Garman,
Robert Y. Carpenter, Andrew d. Il. Taylor
and William G. Bigger were challenged
by the defence, Caleb G. Hopkins and
Edward Davidson were challenged by the
State. Thomas S. Lewis and George l..
| Hawthorn had conscientious scruples,
| Howard Il. Lodge. who is an assessor was
excused and William Il. Flanagan and
James Valentine had expressed an opinion.
benjamin X; Stevenson, Thomas OfDon-
nell, John w. Worrell, Andrew ]. Will
liams, William f. Reybold, William
Armour, Ewood Bigger, Jr,, Charles
Griffith, Alfred G. Stroud, Allison Truitt,
Henry Kendall and Weldon Vining were
accepted as the jury. The Jurors were
sworn and Deputy Clerk of the Peace
Eliason read the indictment, charging
blackburn with murder in the first degree.
The alleged crime was committed October
18th, 1891.
Addressing the jury Encouragement
Biggs defined murder, homicide and man
slaughter, stated the case and outlined the
prosecution. He said he would show the
prisoner had grudge against the parents
Of the murdered boy and would produce a
witness who would testify to seeing a man
carrying a child to the car where the dead
lad was found
A diagram, drawn by Architect Cars
well and showing the place where the
body was found and where the child had
resided, was admitted in evidence
Mrs. Annie Gardiner the mother of the
mnrdered hnY WINS sMnrn A ftnr tnstif