Evening journal., 1893-05-09
TO BE TRIED FOR RAPE.
George White Will Soon Be
Within the Gallows' Shadow.
BIaAMIsT EDGAR W. POE GUILTY.


Capias for Mooney-The Forger's Case
Carried over TO the September Term.
When the Court Of Ger eral Sessions
reassembled at 2.3O yesterday afternoon
the number of spectators was visibly
smaller than at the morning session.
The old peace bonds of William Lewis.
Isaac Taylor. Isaac hanna, Arthur
Blanchford, John Hatton and William
Rumsey were dismissed.
Light Sentence for Paynter.
Paynter f. Dawson was the first prls
oner arraigned yesterday AMI the court
was very merciful to him. He was
accused Of having swindled the George
w. Bush and Sons Company out OF
sum supposed to be about 500,
although but S37 could be directly
traced TO him. His method was to forge
the name Of h. IL. Fowler. foreman of
the stevedore gang, to time tickets. his
operations covering about two years
EX Attorney General John Biggs en-
tered plea of guilty for the prisoner
and asked the mercy Of the court on
the ground that it was his first oiTense
Attorney General Nicholson agreed TO
the plea and nOlle prosecuted two other
cases against Dawson. Chief Justice
Lore sentenced the prisoner to pay 500
and costs of prosecution,
Four True Bills Found.
The grand jury found the following
true bills. David Lynch and John Dunn.
breaking, store; William Hamilton
and Alexander Scribner and William II
Willis, larceny
The Homewood Road Return.
II. H. Ward. counsel, filed the return
Of the commission appointed TO lay out
the Homewood road in White Clay Creek
and Pencader hundreds.
"De Mercy OF tho Court"
William II. Willis aud Alexander
Scribner were arraigned and pleaded
guilty to stealing Sl5 watch and $i3
20 from James Dennison. They ask ed
the mercy Of the court.
| William Hamilton, colored. was called
up to plead to the charge Of stealing
forty seven cents worth Of clover seed
from Isaac Carr. His plea was not
guilty.
Are you ready for your trialg' asked
Chief Justice Lore.
Yes, sah
do you want witnesses summoned"
Yes, sab l would like to have
some
WHO do you wantg'
81 don't know sah 80
"Oh, then You haven't amy wit
nessesy'
No sab not for to say anything fol
me
This produced a ripple Of laughter.
In the absence Of Edwin Il. Cochran
lr., their counsel, John Dunn and Davic
Lynch, two white men, pleaded not
guilty to burglarizing the store Of Ber
uard Dalton, in Christiana hundred OF
February 2S They were willing to plead
guilty, but the court would not allow II
IN the absence Of their counsel
Adjournment was then made until Il
o'clock this morning.
Six Months for Lynch and Dunn.
Court reconvened at 10 o'clock thii
morning. L r. Cochran, Jr. counsel
withdrew the plea Of not guilty, entered
in his absence by David Lynch and JOIN
3 Dunn, and entered one Of guilty. Tn,
SENTENCED OF the court was Sl01. 40 res
, titution money one hour In the pillory
2 twenty lashes and six months imprison
ment.
The first jury drawn was in the cas-
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ored accused Of stealing a few pounds o
clover seed from Isaac Caulk, of Apo
, quinimink hundred on April o. Altar
Cunningham represented the state thu
prisoner conducted his own case
Caulk was placed on the stand and tes
t titled to the circumstances of the theft.
5 Hamilton-"Did you ebber see MI
{ bout yoah placer
p Witness-"N "Nebber but onct an del
D you stoed q sheep Laughter)
} OATS no sech thing, aI
you know hit ! pleads guilty to stealth
s de clover seed and put myself at d
q mercy OBJ de cou't, but / didn't steal da
t sheep" daughter
Constable Duhadaway and Magistrat
Thomas Bratton were placed on tn
s stand and testified to the arrest and CON
b mitment.
y Prisoner on the Stand.
Hamilton then had distinction
never allowed any other criminal in Ia
y history of the upper court Of the state
Under the law passed by the Generl
= Assembly last week, he was placed o
e the stand to testify in his own behalf
He made a statement which was full O
! plea for mercy but containe
u nothing to do away with the charge
and on the strength of
!. the jury rendered a verdict of guilt
without leaving the box He was o.
y dered to pay S. go restitution monel
81 costs. of prosecution, be whipped wit
ten lashes on Saturday and remain
T jail for six months.
Dawson Cannot Pay Fine and Costs.
he Ex-Attorney General John Biggs, @
the strength of an affidavit made
II. Peter +. DAWSON, swho pleaded guilt
4, of obtaining money under false pretens'
!, from the George w. Bush and Sons Con
10 pany and was sentenced to pay 500 fiji
OF and Si29 costs. asked that the fine an
ss costs be remitted, as he was unable
"a pay them. The court held the matt
.. under consideration.
W Upon the request Of Attorney Gener
Nicholson a capias was issued for q
on arrest Of Forger Michael j. Mooney al
e his case was continued to the Septemb
~ term.
y Three Witnesses Wanted.
The attorney general asked for attae
ID. ments for Harry l.. Pennewill, Clint'
Buckley and Elyin Cooley, witness