Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-09
COURT COKYEN Els.
The Policy Cases Again Go Over Until
tho NcEI Inrni.

~ NINsICl hlltY VS.. lHt ltiaWaTes Loan
Association, had been adiudicatcd Thigh
man Johnston represented the plaintiffs
and Lore and Emmuns the defendant.
The case OF Joseph A. Richardson VS..
the Delaware Loan, was decided in the
plaintiffs favor by jury. This case
served to decide the others which were
pending. The aggregate sum at issue was
| i'll the neighborhuod of 81. 800.
Judge }. Frank Ball asked for the pub
LEGATION OF the return of the commissioner
| in the divorce case of Clifford Grcenman
vs. Lucy II. Greenman. The return was
favorable to granting the divorce.
On application of John II. Rodney,
| Judgment for the plaintiff was allowed In
the case of William I. Green VS.. Thomas
II. Gould, administrator of Lewis Gould.
In the case of Stoeckle vs.. Armstrong,
| Judgment for the plaintiff, amounting to
Sis, was announced. Lewis G.. Nande-
grift represented the plaintiff. Judge
Cullen discharged the members of the
petit jury from any further attendance at
ut this term of court.
Levi G. Bird, attorney for the petitioner
in the divorce case of Caroline Kolck vs..
Gustave kolck, asked that the court post
pone the confirmation of the award of the
| commissioner, John Bggs, until the next
term. William L, Lyman represents the
respondent. The return of the COM
missioner was favorable to the granting
granted.
Court then adjourned for the November
term.
There was a very brief session of the SUI
| reror court, court of general sessions of
| the peace and Jail delivery. and the over
and terminer court last Monday. AssO.
| ciute Judge David r. Marvel made his first
appearance on the bench. He entered the
| court room shortly after 10 O'Clock in COM
| pany with Associate Justice IgnatiUs {.
| Grub.
Court CTier Smith announced the arrival
| of time for court to convene and at the
| direction of Judge Grubb the oyer and ter
! miner court was declared open for the
4 February term. Judge Grub then directed
tile crier to command all persons to keep
| silent while the commission of Judge
] Marvel was being read. PrOthonulary
! Peter A. llorty then read the commission,
| inter which the superior court and the
! court Of general sessions OF the peace and
! jail delivery were opened.
Clerk BiggS called the names of the
| grand and petit jurors, who were after
! wards discharged until tomorrow morn
| ing.
Judge Grubb. addressing the assembled
members OF the bar, said LAS is we'll
known, the Hon. Joseph +. Comegys, late
Chief Justice Of the state Of Delaware has
| passed out of this life to return no more
/
deem 1t proper to adjourn the court Of
| oyer and terminer until tomorrow morn
| ing at 10 O'Clock. Owing to certain re.
| luirements of law the general sessions
court and the superior court cannot be adj
| jonrned tnis morning, but recess will be
ordered 10 this evening. | now order the
! court OF oyer anGierminer adjourned until
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Associate Judge Marvel then ordered
recess Of the superior court and the court
OF general sessions until 3 O'Clock, in the
evening, in order that applicants for liquor
licenses might be given an opportunity to
! file their aiiidavits which must be done on
the first day OF the term.
A brief session OF the superior court and
court Of general sessions was held Mon.
day afternoon. For the first time in
several months court proceeded with
full bench The applicants for liquor
licenses appeared in court and filed the
customary aflidayits. The trial list was
looked over by Judge Cullen. Court adj
iourned a. 8 O'clock Until 10 Tuesday
| morning.
The February term of the superior
court, the court of general sessions of the
peace and Jail delivery and the court Of
oyer and termincr were convened Tuesday
morning in the presence OF full bench.
Walter ii. Hayes asked for continu-
anCe OF the policy cases which have been
pending for several sessions of court until
the May term. The defendants are An
drew llorsGy, c0orcd, Thomas, alias
"Chick" Foy Sewell Whitlock and Isaac
Carly, colored Mr.. Hayes stated that some
of the defendants were still i'll jail doing
time" and that their terms would proba-
bly, expire before the May term, when the
other indictments could be presented.
Attorney general Nicholson did not OPP
pose the motion and the court allowed a
continuance.
Ex-Attorney-gen Jonn Biggs asked
for publication in the divorce case of Eliza
j. Murphy vs.. William Murphy,
Mr.. Lore moved for the admission to the
bar of Thomas d. IIeisle of st. Georges,
who will become full-fedged member
upon subscribing to the customary oath.
Chief Justice Robinson at ~ o'clock dis
charged the petit jurors until go o'clock
in the afternoon. The grand jury returned
at 1910 o'clock with these presentments ;
John Boyer, colured, charged with carry
ing concealed a deadly weapon; Elias j.
Robinson, larceny, two indictments,
Joseph Il. Forman, assault with intent
to commit murder; Michael A. Mooney,
forgery and obtaining money under false
pretences; James e. FOrman, assault with
intent to commit murder; Samuel Sewell,
larceny.
The prisoners were brought into court
and arraigned. John Boyer pleaded
guilty to carrying concealed deadly
weapon; Robinson plead guilty to the
larceny OF a coat, while Forman pleaded
not guilty to the charge of attempted
murder. Walter II. Hayes was assigned
us counsel in the case.
Court adjourned until $50 o'clock in the
afternoon.
In the general sessions court Tues.
day afternoon, Chief Justice Robinson
for the 1irst time sentenced prisoner to
Jail Elias j. Robinson, charged with
larceny, pleaded guilty, received six
months Imprisonment and five lashes.
John Bayer, charged with carrying
concealed deadly weapon was sen
fenced to 10 days imprisonment.
II. II. Ward asked for publication in
the divorce case of Erhardt VS.. Erhardt.
True bills of indictments We're found
against Michael A. Mooney, charged
with forgery and Charles Saunders,
larceny.
As soon as superior court convened
yesterday the trial list was gone over
and the usual number of cases disposed
Of. Owing to the absence of members
of the bar large number Of cases were
passed for the present, with the under
standing that they would be gone over
later.
1t was learned yesterday that the
grand jury had ignored the bill against
Peter A. Moran. charged with the muir
der Of Daniel Rordan at New Castle.
BY mistake Rordan entered the resi-
dence of Moran and was in the act of
| disrpbiucr when cot uDon hv Mnrun and