Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-21

tereu against the estate of Sarah Ayers
and j. II. Ayers. Decision reserved.
THE POTTER CASE RESUMED.
The hearing of the case of the State
VS.. William Potter, charged with assault
with intent to murder Alonzo Bailey,
was then resumed.
Potter was allowed to take the stand
in his own behalf, and swore that he
had no intention of killing Bailey and
simply used the knife in defence of his
own life. The prisoner was rigidly
cross-examined.
DEFENCE RESTS.
The defence here rested. Mr.. Nichol-
son there began summing up for the
State and argued that the testimony was
all simple statement of the facts and
II was for the jury to say.whether the
charge of assault with intent to murder
had been established.
Lawyer Bacon followed for the de-
fence. He said that Potter's testimony on
the stand had not been assailed, nor
mad the testimony for the prisoner been
satisfactorily contradicted.
Attorney-General Nicholson followed
with the states final presentation of the
case, and Potter's fate was submitted to
the jury.
RiLEY-LATToMUs MIDDLE,
A case which gives promise of uu-
usual interest at this term is that of the
State VS.. William Riley, who is charged
by Thomas Lattomus with burning the
latter's hay-ricks near Townsend. L. r.
Cochran, Jr., is defending Riley. The
middle has caused a great deal of talk
In the community in which Riley and
Lattomus reside. A number of wit
nesses have been summoned and there
Is every indication that the case will be
notable one.
Judge Cullen charged the Jury in the
Potter case and they retired al noon.
Acknowledgement Nicholson asked for
q continuance in the case of the State
VS.. Jefferson Brown, colored, who is in
dicted on a charge of larceny. The pri-
soner is now in a Pennsylvania Jail,
having been outside the Jurisdiction of
the State when the Indictment was
found.
The following prisoners were SEN
fenced: Eta Robinson, colored, pleaded
| guilty to the charge of carrying razor
and was sentenced to term of 10 DAYS
imprisonment. Robert Allen, colored,
who said he had been in jail two months
and 30 days, was sentenced to 10 days
Imprisonment for like offence. Charles
Woodward, charged with a similar
| offence, pleaded guilty, and was sen.
fenced to 10 days imprisonment.
Joseph Campbell pleaded guilty to the
charge OF carrying revolver. Detec-
tive McVey said he knew the prisoner
and could not say anything derogotary
OF his character. Campbell was sen.
fenced TO 10 days imprisonment.
Henry Wilmer and Joseph Noldab,
who pleaded guilty to carrying revolt
yers, were given 10 days imprisonment.
Frank Thomas, colored, of Queen
Anne's county, Nd, was charged with
burglary and the larceny OF quantity
of beef from Harry H. Smith OF Chris.
tiana. The prisoner was allowed to
make statement and said that he was
under the influence of liquor at the time
the offence was committed. He thought
he was in his own home, he said, when
he got hold of the beef. He was SEN
fenced to one years Imprisonment, one
hour in the piliory and to be whipped
with 20 lashes.
John Heck was indicted upon q
charge of the larceny of some clothing
and tobacco from John Cummins, and
pleaded not guilty.
Moses Harris was arraigned upon a
charge of assault with intent to murder
Jacob Bailey, aud his plea was not
guilty. Austin Harrington was assigned
as counsel in the case.
George Anderson was charged with
assault with intent 10 murder.
When court took q recess, at ! o'clock,
the jury in the Potter case was still out.
| 1t was still out at 3 o'clock.
When the session was resumed in the
afternoon, Emory Norris, colored, was
tried for carrying deadly weapon CON
cealed. The State was represented by
James w. Ponder, who was recently
admitted to the Wilmington bar. Mr..
Ponder called Officer Howard Feaster
to the stand, who testified that he
arrested Norris at Eighth and Tatnall
streets for Furnishing a razor. He was
convicted. He was fined S25 and SEN
fenced to 80 days imprisonment.
The jury in the case of the State VS..
William Potter, colored, on trial for
assault with intent to commit murder,
at O'Clock entered the court room with
a verdict of assault only. He was sem
fenced to undergo one years imprison-
ment and pay q fine of 800.
Michael A. Mooney was arraigned
upon an indictment charging him with
obtaining money under false pretences.
His counsel was ex-Attorney General
John Biggs. Mr.. Biggs entered plea
of guilty. An Indictment was found
against Mooney at the February term OF
court. The case was postponed until
the May term, MONEYS mother becom.
ing his surety. He jumped his bail and
fed to Pennsylvania, and was recap
tured short time ago. His bail bond
was forfeited. Mooney was sentenced
to 80 days imprisonment and required
TO pay line of $50.
Andrew johnson was arraigned upon
a charge of the larceny of garden hose
from Andrew Z. Crow and pleaded moi
guilty. Victor B. Woolley appeared
for the State. The prisoner was moi
represented by counsel. He was found
guilty and sentenced to six months i'm.
prisonment and 10 lashes.
The grand jury al o'clock returned
the following true bills: Henry Mes
sick, Annie Buckner, Sarah Lewis
Joshua G. Lynch, Elsie Briscow, all
larceny; Vincenzo Pagnini, carrying
concealed deadly weapon.
| A jury was empaneled to try the case
of the State VS.. John Heck, alias "BiG
Chief" charged with the larceny of .
gum coat and pound of tobacco. Mr.
Nicholson appeared for the State anG
4 Walter II. Hayes for the defence. Hech
is an old offender who usually enters {
plea of guilty when arraigned, but ht
probably was seized with desire Il
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