The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-10
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ChIer Justice I.ors's sharp wsrds ana
Exemplary Sentences 70 Como Of the
Onsnders-CarryiHs Concealed Deadly
Weapons Must be Broken up.
Court resumed at 2.s0 O'Clock yester.
day afternoon with the Chief Justice
and associates on the bench.
Peter Ruan, through his counsel, L
Q. Vandegrtft, pleaded guilty to the
charge OF selling liquor to minors,
and was sentenced to pay the costs oil
prosecution and o fine Ut $50, The
money was paid at once by Mr.. vaude.
GRIT, and the prisoner was dlscharg
ed.
William Hamilton, colorsd, who wal
convicted at the morning session oil
the larceny of half q bushel of clover
seed and sentenced. was again ar
raignsd on two charges Of larceny
he again pleaded guilty to one charge
and the attorney-general entered 3
nnlle pros. on the other.
Chief Justice Lore said; "Hamii.
ton. You seem to be confirmed
thief. You were convicted on a charge
OF larceny this morning. plead guilty
to another. while the Attorney Gener.
al has nolle prosecuted third. You
are unfit to be at large. and the sen
tence OF the court is that you pay the
costs of your prosecution. "a. ~ reeti
tuition money, that you DO whipped
with ten lashes and be inprisonod all
months" This makes his total pun
ishment 20 !ashes and 10 months Inn
prisOnment.
Alexander Scribner and william H
Miller. both colored. who pleaded
guilty to larceny, were told to stand
up. Chief Justice Lore said:
Il understand that you arc both
confirmed thieves; that you have been
In the Reform School and now you are
before the court charged with theft.
The sentence OF the court is, that
| you each pay the costs of your prose
cuMon. S47.04 restitution money tc
James Derickson, that you be impris
onec IL months, and on Saturday next
between the hours Of 10 In the morn
Ing and 2 in the afternoon you bs
whipped with Is lRsbes.
the larceny of IL pairs OF euspenders
was sentenced to pay the costs, ~ 81
restitution money, be Inc prisoned four
months, and on Saturday be- whipped
with Is lashes.
When William Scanlon, who plead
guilty to an indictment charging hi N
with the larceny OF an iron pump and
other articles from A. d. Vandever
stood up for sentence, the Chief jus
| tico said:
we understand that you have beer
here beforer' to which the prisoner
nodded assent. when the Chief Justice
We hope that we will never see you
again. We will make youy sentence
lighter on account of your pleading
guilty. but IL you should ever come
back again, we will make it much
heavier
He wns then sentenced to pay the
costs Of prosecution, s1.50 restitution
money, be whipped with S lashes and
imprisoned 9 months.
George Jones, colored, pleaded
guilty to carrying concealed deadly
weapon. and was sentenced to pay the
costs OF prosecution and be impris.
oned 20 days. In passing sentence,
the Chief Justice said:
II you are ever before us again on
similar charge, we will impose the
full penalty of the law, as we intend
to break up this practice OF CARRYING
fazors and other concealed Weapons
Charles Thompson, the man who
robbed the farmers OF Mill Creek hun
dred some time ago. and was after.
wards arrested in the Welsh mountains
1870 tatNth W luAit Wubs VII OIL Az
torney General Nicholson discharged,
his time having expired.
~ Two true bills were found against
Thomas II. Milliken the bogus theatre
cal man for procuring commanding
and counsellng Annie j. Brewer to
steal watch and chain, the property
OF Joseph q. Brewer; the larceny of a
trunk and numerous articles of
woman's clothing and other things,
aggreRating In value about $50, the
property OF Estelle Sweitzer. He
pleaded not guilty to each indict.
ment.
Tue Chief Justice asked Milliken IL
he was ready for trial when he replied
That he had no counsel and William
Michael Byrne was appointed to defend
him.
shortly before 5 O'Clock court ad-
journed unit. 10 O'clock this III, rning,