Evening journal., 1893-09-08
TWO CAPITAL OFFENSES
Negro and Italian to Be Tried
for Felonious Assault.
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A HEAVY DOCKET FOR SEPTEMBER

Ahe new Bench VIII Push Busineaa
Through in Great shape-Attorney csn-
eral NichOlson Preparing the Indict-
ments-LarEe Number of witnesses Sub
poned.
On Monday, Septem Der IS, the Court
Of Gene raj Sessions win convene in this
county, and few days later the Court
Of Oyer and Terminer and the Superior
Court will settle down to the work of
the September term The Indications
are that much business will be trans.
acted in the Superior Court and Court
Of General Sessions before adjourn.
ment.
Chief Justice Charles B. Lore Is a
jurist who will not let the moss grow on
a cause In any court over which he NAV
be called upon TO preside. His motto as
a lawyer was; when you have a thing
to do, do itp This he has
carried upon the bench, and be is
terror to lawyers who would. from
term to term, arise when a case is ealled
and say, continued. II your honor
please His honor does not plesse. The
docket must be cleared, and the drv
bones ratified The chief Justice would.
never do for chaaceilor, because the
boxes Of chancery would be hot in a
term or two, Jarndyce and Jarndyce
would know just where they stood and
some lawyers would be out Of a lob.
In the Courts Of General Sessions.
Oyer aud Terminer and Superior Court
he ls IN position to expedite business.
and some Of the lawyers who worked so
| n I. A.
Chief Justice Comegys and Associate
Judge Houston, and neglected their own
business at the same tine. have had 20
hustle to keep up with the requirements
Of the new bench.
There is a radical difference between
the old and the new bench. AS at pres.
ent constituted the bench has gained
efficiency at the expense Of its austeritv.
Chief Justice Comegys and Judge Hous-
ton could be admired at distance. but
there was an intangible something
which prevented ready approach. Chief
Justice Lore and Judge Marvel are as
approachable as any man in the state
and Judges Grubb and Cullen were
never shut of from the world by Judi.
cial commissions. But the man who
thinks he can presume on this good ma
ture by overlooking the honor due the
bench, or neglecting rules and
orders Of the court. finds him.
self brought up with round turn.
II is safe to assert that with such men
on tho bench the September term OF
court will be short aud a large mass Of
legal business transacted.
In the Criminal Court
Attorney General John r Nicholson
Is In town preparing indictments to be
sent up to the grand Jury This work
usually devolses upon his deputy. Branch
II Giles, who is at present Off on his
vacation.
The attorney general was seen az the
Clayton House this morning by an
EVENING JOURNAL reporter. In his
, opinion the criminal docket of the Sep
! tember term viii be the heaviest he has
I had since he has been public
prosecutor There are nearly 100
! indictments. They range from the
: capital offense Of rape to the stealing of
Z chickens and sweet potatoes Clerk of
the Peace BIggs has already ISSUED 120
! subpgnas andis still sending them out.
D Two Gases OF Rape.
The Court of Oyer and Terminer will
have two cases to dispose Of Both are
. for rape and conviction means death.
a George White, little negro, will face
jury for outrageously assaulting Mrs.
Carrie Bentley, wife Of the captain of
the tug Isabel Of NewYork The crime
was committed in June
. The tug was at Enoch Moore & Sons
shpyard for repairs. White wss en-
s ployed to carry water on the night the
crime was committed Captain Bentley
J. left his wife in the cabin. White 80 it
y was charged walked In, blew out the
light and accomplished his iendlsh de-
n sign. He was arrested by Detectives
-s McVey aud Witsil and arraigned before
Judge Ball, who held him for trial
9 Generoso Rinsldo will arraigned
n for feloniously assaulting 12year- old
= Generosol lRaffaelo. This crime was COM
u mitted at Rinaldo's home on Union
N street last May. She lived at his
house. He assaulted, ESQ It is
alleged. the little girl twice
In one night. She complained TO
y her married sister, who had the fellow
Is arrested He was also held without bail
q for what is generally regarded as a crime
~ which combined all the horrors of rape
= and incest, she being his step daughter.
, In the Court of General Sessions
- Michael Mooney will be tried for forgery
y and obtaining money under false
70 pretenses.
W Edwin litter will be tried for using
Edna Pierce for immoral purposes She
claims to be under fifteen years old.
William s Hilles will defend the
prisoner and says there is more than
y philosophy in the case The defense
~ will try to prove that she was over If
!. teen at thestime of the commission Of the
~ crime.
- Claude Heinelmap, Isaac Y. Carty.
,,oo Thomas White and companions in the
- policy game will be tried for policy
- writing
W Richard Donovan and William Rhodes
will be tried for attempted burglary
Harry Mullin for stealing brass, and
dozens Of others for minor trsnsgressions
ct of the laws.