Evening journal., 1893-11-22
PIERCE PLEADED GUILTY
The State Has Accepted 4
Plea of Manslaughter.
THE TESTIMONY THIS AFTERNOON

Ahe Slayer o. Hiteu - hinnmhn VIII
Spend Several Years In New Castle
Jaii-True Bms Against Houes and
Gibson.
Yesterday afternoon the Court of Gen.
eral Sessions was occupied in hearing
argument by Colonel Nields and son for
the Holhngsworth boys The colonel
made a CAREFUL analysis Of Of the evidence,
and 1t was almost time or adjournment
when he finished, and, as consequence.
Attorney General Nicholson reserved his
last broadside for to day.
A number Of prisoners were arraigned
and entered pleas. The only one SEN
fenced was George Ennis, for assault and
battery on John f. McWhOrter, whom he
kicked out Of his house, So and costs. In
the other cases of plead guilty sen.
tence was deferred until to-day
The same large attendance marked this
mornings session, the interest in the
Hollingswo orth case being unabated. The
attendance Of lawyers was unusually
large, as the court had set II o'clock an
the hour for going over the civil list
At 10 o'clock Mrs Ella ID Hopes, &C.
cused Of shooting her husband, William,
and attempting to bill him. was arraigned
She pleaded not guilty and II. c. Turner
was, at her request, assigned to defend
her, she pleading indigence.
Attorney General Nicholson then made
the closing argument for the state in the
Hollingsworth case. he characterized
the defense as weak and said that none
Of the prisoners respectable connections
J had been put upon the stand to identify
the chickens found in tine wagon. The
jury only had David Hollingsworth's S
word for It. he secuted the
idea that they brought the chick
= ems to Wilmington TO sell them,
ss no Wilmington witness had been
placed on the stand to prove that they
offered the chickens for sale The only
J man that was called was cousin living
near + smere. They arrived at Jordan s
! house too late TO have been on their way
: from Wilmington. He reviewed Hol-
; lingsworth's testimony and said that he
had periured himself clearly aud added
felony to misdemeanor. Their conduct
D was that Of felons and not Of honest
q men.
8 He closed at II o'clock and Chief JUS
tice Lore charged the jury.
The New Trial Calendar.
As soon as the Jury had retired tn,
court went over the civil list and
q large number of cases were announced
for the calendar. Chief Justice Lore
Colonel Benjamin Nields and H II
Ward. the com nittee appointed L
classify the cases and arrange the dali,
n calendar will meet to morrow and d
IS their work.
Pierce Pleads Guilty.
: Marshall A. Pierce, aliaa "Adee" Pierce
q was marched into court shortly befor
noon. His counsel, II. H. Ward, Will
G drew the plea of not guilty of murder i
- the second degree and entered q plea q
:, guilty ofl manslaughter. The plea Wa
\ accepted by the state and this afternOo
. was set as the time TO hear evidence {
decide the court on the sentence to /
=. imposed.
. Pierce killed Alfred B. Hindman o
. Market street, on October 19, by stril
y ng him in the side Of the head with h
10 fst. Hindman fell Ia the street and die
lf shortly after he was taken to the hol
- pital The murderous assault was mao
because Hindman told ex City Council
~ man William H. Quinn not TO trel
= Pierce a second time, the remark bsin
ar made in Sharkey's saloon
m Six Months for BostIo.
Stephen Bostic, colored, withdrew Il
ID plea of not guilty Of stealing John Siz
s. more's clothes and money, and entered
r. plea Of guilty. In consideration of th
at plea the state nolle prosecuted snoth
le bill against him. The sentence vi
IS fifteen lashes and six months.
81 The Grand Jury Discharged.
We At 12 10 o'clock the grand jury can
L. in and reported a number Of bills,
it they had in hand. The attorney -gener
he informed the court that be would ha
m. nothing more for them TO do. TurDiI
to the Jurors the chief justice said
1--WE want to say this for you: TIL
for business-like aud prompt di
ng charge of your duties you certainly hs
ok not been excelltd, if equalled, by Al
at grand Jury drawn for service in II
ht county. The court thanks you for {
nd admirable discharge of YOUR duties. a.
I'M you are now discharged from furth
on service in this court "
ui Three Counts Against Houes.
Among the true bills found was o
containing three counts against Lev
al Houes, charging him with illegally usi
~, funds of the Knights of the Mys
- ~ Chain The time for bis trial has L
,se been set.
in ] udm0n D. oAb1Nnf n " AeA a.
- rocco manufacturer, was indicted
- obtaining money under false pretences
Yesterday afternoon four other indi
ments on the same charge agaiI
bo Lewis K Houes, were submitted.
al The indictment against Gibson cnv'
an. twelve pages, typewriter matter. Il
ce one Of the biggest indictments Of
,ns term.
of The Fountain Case Again.
Albert Fountain, colored, acoueed
being concerned in interest In a'gdmbli
table, was put on trial for seco
20 time Last week the jury
neI agreed and the state determined
are make another effort TO secure a conv
AZ tion. The evidence on both sides will
W. substantially the same as that addu'
at the previous trial. The state no
= that Fountain received a percentage
the stakes from young men who pla,
draw and stud poker
The special jurors drawn to serve
the Court of Oyer and Teminer will
discharged to morrow. all capital ca
havine- kaeu disposed of