The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-10
EDITION,



Court convened at 10 O'Clock this
morning with Chief Justice Robinson
and Associate Judges Cullen and Mar
vel on the bench.
on the application Of Attorney Gen
eral Nicholson, Rudolf kemmela
charged with larceny, was Discharged
The accused has been in jail over sincd
last November, and the attorney gem
eral seemed to think that even X he
was guilty. he had been punished SUI
ficiently.
Jury was drawn to try the case of
Lewis Kline, charged with having been
eriminally intimate with Mary Nj.
Smith, a girl under 10 years OF age.
The State was represented by At.
torney General Nicholson, and the de.
PENDANT by ii II. Ward.
Mary NJ. Smith testified that she
lives with her parents on East Twelfth
street. On January 18th she met Kline
at the ilying horses. ON King street
Z near Eighth, and went with him to the
United States Hotel, where she drank
beer aud wine.
From there they went to house on
Tatnall street near Third. and there the
crime was committed. She denied hav
ing told Kline that she was over Il
years OF age.
An alignment ensued on this ques
ton, when the Court decided tina
whatever The girl had said to Kline il
reference to her age could not hav'
any effect on the case as he was no
bound to believe what she said.
When this deciaon was rendered MI
Ward had circumference with the al
torney general after which he asket
Is shat Juror be taken from the boy
and he then entered u plea OF guilty
He made an earnest appeal to til
court in behalf OF his cient,and called
several witnesses to show that tn
girl had stated In their hearing nun
Der of times that che was over III yeal
OF age.
IA Mr.. Wards eloquent appeal wit
these statements had an effect an
the accused eseapedswith line OF So
David Glasgow. cClored plenie
guilty to keeping gambling tabl
and was sentenced to pay tho costs O
prosecution and n tine ri 800, or b
imprisoned three months,
John Evans and William Wrlgh
oulored. indicted for the larceny
some chickens nni.s. other article
pleaded not guilty OF the larceny
the chickens, but guilty Of the larcer
OF the other goods.
They we've each sentenced to pay e.
costs OF prosecution, SIS, restitutiC
money, be whipped with 10 lashes an
be mprisoned months,
The grand Jury made their repo
for the past year, which showed Tia
in May 1882 they had 40 bills presont'
to them of which 80 We're returned
true, and ignored. In Septenb
1882, they had IS bills, 81 Of WIN
were returned Us true and 2 ignore
At the November term 1899. the
were 80 bills. 81 being returned as tru
and ignored. February term 1898.
L. al t4,I ,t5.I,
returned as true. and 1 Ignored,
They also reported having visit
the alnshuuse and found evcrythi
Ia in first class order and the inmat
well cared for. Upon Wishing this j
they found everything very clean Il
In excellcnt order but tho institute
is very much uvercrowIed. They Il
commended that some measures
taken to remedy the sanie. The
port closed by thanking tlie court
attorney general, clerk and others
courteses extended during their Tor
They were discharged from furtI
attendance.
Viola Leonard. the Indian WON
charged with harbpring IA female Oh
under 10 years Of nge, for imno
purposes, through her cpunse! Wal
II. Hayes. pleaded guilty, and on
count OF being in bad hcplth esca
with n sentence TO pay the costs,
OF $50 ard he Imprisoned one MOI
John onnahan plead guilty
stealing s32 from Richard Lowell.
on account Of previous good charac
ss-x--.wss olififs ~ .,,''l,'''' TO pay the co
" I So restitution money, and be
\, prisoned three months
Samuel c1uk, col"rrd. plea
guilty to Keeping u gambling IL
and wis sruionccd to pay thd cost
prugnput ion aud n ilup of (. lOD or