Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

IL would be an utter lHpossluhlly W Ws
pose of any civil business at TINS term OF
the September court.
The Judges will be in Sussex county the
| first Monday in October and the session in
| that county will probably last two weeks.
| At the conclusion of this session the court
will be required to sit in Kent county, ana
| the presumption is the month of October
| will be almost, If not entirely, consumed
hy the court of oyer and terminer and the
| superior and general sessions courts in the
two lower counties. That being the case,
and with the knowledge that it Will re-
quire the balance OF September to wind up
the remaining criminal cases in this
| county the court was at loss to know |
lust where any time could be found in
| which to dispose of the civil cases marked |
for trial at the September term.
The members Of the bar were consulted |
and as a result the court decided TO meet at |
Wilmington, November 18th, one week |
prior to the convening of the November |
term, which meets on the 10th of Novem.
Der. AT the special session all the criminal
cases not disposed of at the september
term will be taken up and any clvll busi.
ness which may need the courts urgent
attention.
WRIT OF POSSESSION GIVEN.
Benjamin Nieds, representing John
Pilling, asked for q writ of possession OF
the property OF the Nonsuch Fibre Com
pany, located at Newark, Del. Mr.. Pllling
purchased the real estate of the defunct
firm, while W. S. Qugley was the pur-
chaser of the personal property
Philip @, Churchman and Harry Em;
mons, on behalf of Mr.. Quigley, asked
for a stay Of execution for three mouths.
, The court granted the request.
} LICENSE CASES.
} The court decided to take up the liquor
licenses next Friday morning at . O'Clock.
Harry Emmons made application for an
! order to bring the records of a magistrate
into court on the ground OF dimlnutlon,
contending that the records hau Deen
l altered in certain cases.
r The court ordered the records to be sent
a up to the superior court on writ OF
r certlorari, for inspection, The court may
( then order them back to the magistrate
for the original record William s. Hilles
s and Thomas Davis represent the creditors
9 in the case.
e The case of the State VS.. Edward F.
q litter was postponed until the November
r Court adjourned at 11.4O o'clock until 10
o'clock Monday morning.
B There was q full attendance of the
= Judges of the oyer and terminer court
! when Crier Smith announced that the
J. hour for meeting had arrived, Monday
e morning. Chief Justice Lore was pre-
ID siding, while Associate Judges Cullen
Y Grubb and Marvel were in their seats
~ The names of the grand an petit Jurors
.s were called and the former retired tc
is their room to consider number Of pre-
a sentiments.
lt CHARGED WITH A CAPITAL CRIME.
~ There was large attendance at cour
" in anticipation of the commencement o.
= the case of the State VS.. George White
colored, charged with felonious assault
Id on Carrie e. Bently. The following
nd Jurors were excused: F. o. Bennett, OF
Ils account of deafness; Stephen ii. Thomp
ID ~ son, gate keeper on p, W. g. B. railroad
n. at Ciaymont; w. 3. Biggs, illness.
RS Attorney-General Nicholson state'
that in view of the fact that two impor
a tant witnesses for the State were absent
n. he would aslc for a postponement. IL
as said Ine witnesses had been released Of
a. their own recognizances and were out
ZEE side the jurisdiction of the State. II
said they might appear during the tern
lid Lawyer Bacon said the defence ha
.ht been at great expense in summonln
he witnesses and in preparing the case TO
:, trial this morning, and upon the failur
en of the Encouragement to take the cas-
he up at once he asked for the prisoner
ed discharge. He said this was the secon
so Term ut WHICH IHC Cub6 uhNl DOSh pShuihs
lis Mr. Nicholson denied this statement
RS alleging that the indictment had bee
Tn found in the general sessions court an
:. carried up to the oyer and ternint
I'm ;nn court on writ of certiorari, and tn
was therefore the first term durin
err which the case was pending
on CONTINUANCE GRANTED.
aei a,i, The court granted continuance unit
he Tuesday morning.
ANOTHER CAPITAL CHARGE.
Generoso Rinaldi was then brougl
en- ,I, into court and arraigned upon Il
the charge of feloniously assaulting Raffae
ace Rinaldi, his 13-years-old daughter. III
indictment was read and its conten
as communicated to the prisoner by an i
tee, terpreter. He entered a plea of n
ad inp guilty.
aa. ica "How will you be tried !" was Il
! ~ usual question of the clerk of the peac
GERS by God and my country" was Il
ZION prisoners reply.
1ns. "May God send you safe delive
and ance," said Clerk Biggs
lsn. W.. The prisoner was then led from t
ga ga court room in the custody of two depu
4 IN sherIffs. Lewis q. Vandegrift W
.llty defend the prisoner.
rem GENERAL SESSIONS COURT.
tete In the general sessions court the CO
the of the State VS.. George Moore, ali
auIt ''Sissy" Moore, charged with assal
peal with intent to commit murder, "
called.
Walter Bacon withdrew the plea
ury. not guilty and entered plea Of gui
v be of assault, which plea the State ;
lnd- cepted.
Ease, A Jury was drawn TO try the case
pom; the State VS.. William Bryan, color,
Iie ha charged with pointing pistol at Jan
with ID. Byard, also colored. Nathaniel Da
,und appeared for the State.
!. If Byard was called and testified that
Nc and the prisoner were drinking togetl
rdict at New Castle, August 18th, VIII
me Bryan drew revolver and pointed il
tae tae him. Harry Walters swore that he S
-''' the prisoner pull the firearm on Bya
The jury retired and in few minu
,oaso returned verdict of guilty.
S9eS Frank Tobias, ,colored, was indicted
liam assault and battery on John Jones.
pre- jury was empanelled to try the CT
nson Mr.. Nicholson appeared for the 81
by, o and Henry G. Turner and Walter
snlas Hayes for the defence.
were JOHNNY JONES ON THE STAND.
The witness called first said his na
was Johnny Jones. His sister Sue
MT to not accompany him. He said he Ii
ry in in White Clay Greek hundred,
CT of August Gath, Tobias, assaulted the '
the ness and called him "pale face"