Evening journal., 1892-10-18
BEFORE KENT'S TRIBUNAL.
CASES SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK
AND NEXT AT DOVER.

James Richardson, Alleged safe.Burgiar
WIN be Tried Again Next Wednesday.
Joshua Parker and His Associates Held
Under Bail for Court.
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
DOVER. Oct. 1s.-The Kent county
supreme court met here yesterday at 10
a. m. with Judge Cullen and Grubb on
the bench, Chief Justice Comegys not
being able, as yet, TO attend. The morn
ing session was mainly taken in calling
the peace bonds, which were passed upon.
Three true bills were found by the grand
Jury. The usual attendance, which was
very large for the first day,i was on
hand. The court adjourned until p.
m. AT 3 o'clock the court reassembled, at
which time the attorney general made
his announcement of cases.
The case OF Frederick Lane carried
over from last term was set for this
morning at 10 o'clock Chancellor VOL
colt being the attorney at the last term
before his appointment TO the chancellor
ship. James Pennewell was now the at
torney and asked for the limited time.
The case of James Dilworth brought
on by Rev. J. A. b. Wilson at the last term
! for libel, and which was also carried over
| from last term, was carried over to the
next term owing to the absence of Dill
worth and his bonds were declared for
feited.
Case of James Richardson. (white) in
dicted for attempt TO kill officers on the
train ON March last, was set for Monday
next as the attorney, General r. r.
Kenny was at Chicago. This is the case
that was on the April term and in which
both judges and jury disagreed.
Case OF James COrbit 3.I. y lr0lored)
for attempt to commit rape was set for
Wednesday at 10 o'clock, j. =. Pening-
ton attorney.
The remainder of the afternoon was
| spent In c0'i IS witnesses to be examined
by grand jury wrt adjourned there
till 10 o'clock this morning. The court
will adjourn on Thursday till Monday on
accouut of Columbus Day.
Yesterday afternoon Joshua Parker
Moses Reas, Henry Harper, Jacob Laws
Joseph Cook and Levi Richards were
arraigned before Squire Jester on tn,
charge of rioting on Thursday evening
last A. Worthington Brinckley was
present and answered the questions put
to him by the attorneys, namely, George
! AhhnnNN HOANn NllA htAlhn w AAoNus III q
shrewd and intelligent manner, and 50
noticeable' was this that the remark was
made that Brinckley would make a great
deal better United States district
attorney than Mr.. Watson would
After hearing the evidence of Brinckley
and others. Joshua Parker was held oI
. two charges, one for assault and battery
and the other for rioting, the bail fol
each being S20O The other five wer,
held I'm 5000 each. Joshua Parker haC
been held ia $500 on a previous charge
last week, and the others 500 each. The
sureties for these negroes were John w
Casson, g. NJ. Jones' Postmaster Satter
field, George w. Baker, H. e. Moore an,
ID. c. Montgomery, Jr. All of these mel
= are prominent business men OF the town
Z and straight out-and-out Republicans
= IL is conceded that all the above namel
4 negroes will be indicted at this term o
court.
q A student at the Conference Academ,
S in one of the rhetoric classes, was calle
upon yesterday TO write a sentence illus
4 trating some particular phase Of tn
p lesson and he wrote the following
Much depends on the election of Grove
Cleveland this fall for the prosperity o
the country II of course created
q laughter and when the professor locke
at IL he said IL was a simple sentenc
with an Independent clause 10 was sul
Il gested that IL must be a Democrat
& clause instead.