Evening journal., 1893-11-21
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTYq
The Hollingsworth Case At
tracing Much Attention.
MUCH ADO ABOUT SOME CHIoKBEs

Several Persons Plead Guilty and Are
Sentenced George Lodge WIN Defend
the Italian Cut-throat- The Grand Jury
Did Big Work To-day.
The court room was we'll filed when
court reconvened at 30 o'clock yester-
day afternoon.
The attorney general informed the
court that by the agreement of counsel
the trial of Albert Fountain for keeping
o gambling table, would be taken up for
trial on Wednesday morning. The jury
in his case disagreed last week, hut tire
state will still push for conviction.
Chief Justice Lore informed the mem-
bers of the bar that the civil list would
be taken up on Wednesday morning and
the cases ready for trial calendared
Walter Bacon asked for the discharge
Of Be- iamin Caulk. who has served two
years in New Castle jail His time ex-
pired yesterday week, but the court 70
quired an affidavit, which delayed his
discharge
The following sentences were imposed
on prisoners who had pleaded guilty TO
carrying concealed a deadly weapon:
Walter Berkeley, colored. thirty days;
Arthur Devine, colored thirty days;
Annie Johns. portly colored damsel in
green, ten days; ROderick Mason,
colored. thirty days. The prisoners
tried to make various excuses, but they
had no effect on the court.
James Pennington, colored, pleaded
not guilty to stealing SO watch from
William Mccartney
Dennis Vaughn, white, pleaded
guilty to the charge Of stealing harness
belonging to Clarence A Shockley lie
asked the court to be merciful Mr.
Shockley was called aud stated that tAa
property was all restored. Vaughn was
sentenced TO pay 50 restitution money, ba
whipped with ten lashes on November
%. aud be imprisoned for three months,
Pierce Pleaded Not Guilty.
Marshall A. Pierce. indicted for mur-
der in the second degree for killing Al
| fred Hindman. was arTaigned. He
listened intently TO the lengthy bill Of
indictment, and, when Clerk of the Peace
Biggs had finished reading IL, pleaded not
guilty. He announced that he had no
lawyer and was unable to employ one
He preferred Il II Ward The court
sent for him He asked the court 60
suspend the appointment for a few
minutes until he could confer with the
prisoner After the conference the court
appointed him. He said that he would
try to get ready to try the case on
Thursday.
The case Of the State VS.. Abner and
David H. Hollingsworth, Of near Hockes
sin, for attempting to steal chickens
from ex-Levy Court Commissioner How
ard d. Jord dan. was then called. Attor-
ney General Nicholson conducted the
prosecution. Colonel BEN amin Niei5s
aud Percy Nields defended the pris
oners. 1t was the irst jury trial of the
session. There were number Of chai
lenges by the defense aud one might
have though. it a murder case instead oi
one in which the charge was attemp5.
ing to steal chickens 1t was the first
time for a long time that Colonel Nieids
had appeared Ia a criminal case.
Mary Jordan testified that on July 81
/ she heard the wagon approach the house
and saw two men sneak into the yard at
their home near Hockessin. She told her
father ana he went out with a gun. She
heard commotion among the poultry
and heard the report OF gun Ther
she went over to the deserted wagon aud
saw some chickens there under blanket
Both sides introduced photographs y
1
the surroundings of the Jordan home
stead.
Under cross-examinatiou she said the
horse was hitched TO a tree on the othsi
. side of the road She first saw the meg
coming from .the wagon TO the gaze
They went in between the spring hous,
. and the pig pen and towards the barn
She could not see where they were wher
hnss Haff 3 ahn az Ia eufA ra
pose shoot at them" when they were
near the pig-pen. She was exceedingly
a self-possessed for such young girl.
Mrs. Jordan saw the men enter, hearJ
] her husband halo and shoot and saw
two men run. Ii was not dsybre2y
Z when the thing occurred, but she coui,
p see that the men were retty tall Sh'
1 could not say that they we're Of tb
same height as the HolingswOrths
They both ran to the gate and down the
p road. She saw the chickens in III
A buggy found near the gate.
Howard b. Jordan corrobOrated tn
Il testimony Of his daughter and wife H
saw the men about fifteen feet apart. IL
went out with his gun and waited to Sc
what they we're after He heard
chicken futter and turkey call "Qui'
u quitp He halloed to the men and fre
Two shots at them They fed TO th
N road and ran down it. He then w-nt 9
"a their wagon and found the horse hitehe
, to a drill-wheel in the shadow of th
!, wagon-house He found lot of chick
ems aud four stones. Recognized th
horse as belonging to Holliagsworfu
: Sent for the constable, went to g mai
A istrates and swore ont warrants +,
= David Shortlidge and the Holiiug.
'e worths.
Colonel Nelds, interruptiug iuiorme
the court that the defense acknowledge
that the prisoners we're the men shot at
Under cross examination Jordan test
y fed that the spring house WAS aboI
thrty-ive yards from the window. I'll
~ reason be did not hail them as tn,
u passed was because he thought they We
"a going across his place on their way
y work A button was found near tl
lu spriDg-house He supposed it was sh
Is off there. II said, Whoa whoa who
'e Won - ~ shot at them, az
OIL went back to the house
o. lie denied that he had contradict'
O his present statement. before the magi
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