The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08
FOURTH edition


The May term OF Court OF General
Sessions and Peace and Jail Delivery
convened at 11.30 o'clock this morning,
with Chief Justice Lore and Associate
Judges Cullen and Marvel on the tench.
There ID large attendance. many OF
whom are SALOON keepers and liquor
dealers, who In accordance with law
are required to be present the first day
OF the term to make affidavit to their
applications. There are 1877 appllea-
tions 10 Of which are for new places, 8
OF which are outside OF this city. ALI
circumstances againt any Of these
places or letters in their favor must be
filed with Clerk of the Peace. William
~. Biggs on Or before Wednesday
next.
I There are 40 bills that will be pre-.
sented to the Grand Jury, the greater
part Of which arc for minor offences,
and are classified as follows:
| Larceny, ID; house-breaklng. 8; car
frying concealed deadly weapons, 8;
lselling liquor on Sunday, /; selling
liquor to minors. 8; embezzlement, /;
rape, 1: bigamN 1;obstructlng justica.
criminal libel. 1.
The case of rape is that OF George
White, colored, who Is charged with
committing q criminal assault upon
Alrs. Carrie Bentley, the vito OF the
captain OF the tug Isabel. on Wednes-
day night, April rs.
The case OF White will go over to
tho September term, as 1t Is too late
now to draw jury Tor the Court OF
lOyer and Ierminer at this term.
As soon as Crier Smith proclaimed
the court open the names VI the grand
Jurors were called, and all answered
but one. Sewell B. Biggs was selected
aS foreman, and after the jurors were
sworn they were instructed by Chief
Justice Lore and retired to their
room.
The names of tho general jurors
were called and all answered except
two.
4 Attorney General Nicholson stated
that he would lie ready at $50 O'Clock
this afternoon to try the case OF VIM.
IGallnTay and Dennis Cuul, indicted
for highway robbery.
The name of Michael A. Moody,
charged with obtaining money under
false pretanses, was called three times,
and AS he did not answer his bail was
declared forfeited. Mary l.. Moody IS
on his bond. A capias was issued for
'Ihi5 arrest.
William $. Hllies, attorney for Gala
WAY ard Gaui, asked that the case o
lcontlnued until the September term,
on account of tho absenee Of mate
rial witness for the defense, who is
now at Newport News, Va, and said
that he had written to him and receiv-
ed no answer.
He said he could not safely go to
trial without this witness, and there
lore asked for q continuance.
l Attorney General Nicholson object
cd and said that no had all the wit
'lnesses for the State present. and at a
loss OF time and considerable ex-
Ipense. The prosecuting witness lives
in Baltimore and 1t would be very in.
convenient for him to have to return
in September.
| After consultation with the associ.
.ate Judges, Chief Juctlce Lore said
the court would allow Mr.. Hllles
until Thursday TO secure his wituess
and that the case would Ee taken up
on that day.
The attorney general stated that no
would enter nolle pros In the case of
Peter Ruan, indicted for selling liquor
to minors.
1 AT 1920 o'clock the general Jury was
discharged until 80 O'clock this after
moon. The grand jury came In at II. 55
O'Clock and made returns on u number
OF bill,, after which court took a re-
cess until 2.80 O'Clock this afternoon.
The case OF White, the colored man
charged with rape will he considered
1 by the grand jury this afternoon.