The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-11
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Verdict of Guilty in Thompson's
Case-The Noted Thief James Wiley
Gets Three Years

A Verdict of Guilty in Thompson.
Case-The Noted Thief James wiley
Gets Three Years.
When court convened at $50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, the case of the
state vs.; Charles Thompson, alias
Charles Tucker, colored, was again
resumed and Victor b. Woolley made
the closing argument for the State.
The jury were then charged at length
by Judge Cullen, and retired ut 3
o'clock.
William Phillips and Henry Irons,
both colored, plead guilty to charge
| oil carrying concealed deadly weapons
and were each sentenced to pay the
costs OF prosecution and a fine OF S25,
or be imprisoned one month.
Harry Heston, who pleaded guilty
TO the larceny of n razor valued ut 81,
was sentenced to pay the costs OF
prosecution, - restitution money, DO
imprisoned two months and on Satur-
day he whipped with 8 lashes.
James Wiley, colored, who was in
dictcd FOR burglary and larceny in
breaking into and robbing the store
and dwelling OF Harry Pizor and plead
guilty to the charge, was sentenced to
pay the costs of prosecution, he i'm
prlsoned three Years, and on Saturday
next lie whipped with 20 lushes, and
stand one hour in the pillory. Wiley
has bad record, and 1t is evident the
Court found it out. although when
asked by the Judge yesterday morning
he said it was the first time he had
ever been before the Court,
AS matter OF fact he has been pre-
viously convicted of larceny, and had
been out of jail but short time
when he committed this last ofrense.
ie was also indicted for breaking in
to and robbing Dubells hat store, but
as ho had pleaded guilty to tho gIayer
charge. Attorney General Nicholson
entered mole pros in the latter.
Tho jury in the case of Charles
Thompson, alias Charles Tucher, came
IN at $50 o'clock, having been out fifty
minutes. ana rendered q verdict OF
of guilty. He was sentenced to nav
the costs OF prosecution, Sll.70 resti-
tuition money, he imprisoned one
year, and on Saturday be whipped
with ten lashes.
John w. Webster and Frank Conner
were charged with breaking into a
freight car ON the F., W. a. b. railroad
and stealing one box OF candy valued
at S2,and two cases of whisltcy valued
at si.hO each, aud both entered plea
" h'it. IhVS ilrNG Btfbu III lull
since February and were sentenced
TO pay the costs, sll.5O restitution
money. and be imprisoned five
months =u..
George W. Taylor pleaded guilty TO
an indictment charging him with the
larceny OF live pairs of shoes. SEN
tence was deferred.
Edward Townsend and Mary Town
send, colured. pleaded guilty to n
charge OF tho larceny of 800 pounds
of scrap iron They were each sen.
tcnced to pay tho costs of prosecution
and So restitution money. Edward
was also sentenced to two months,
Imprisonment aud five lushes, hut
Mary escaped with two days irnprls-
onment.
Charles Augusta 1G years old boy.
was charged with committing an us-
snult with intent to kill. He was de-
Tended By Peter l.. Cooper, Jr., WHO
made an earnest plea in his behalf,
and WAS allowoi to withdraw the plea
OF not guilty and entered one of gull
ty OF assault. Sentence was deferred
Tor the present. At . O'Clock court
adjourned until 10 O'Clock this morn
ing.