The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-09
FIFTH EDITION.,


Court proceedings.
The grand jury returned the follow.
Ing true bills: Samuel Sewell Thos.
Kennedy and Mary Bayard, larceny
Louis Kline, toying with female
child.
Micnael A.. Mooney was arraigned
on the charge Of forging a check for
$50 on the Corn Exchange OF Phiiadel-
phia on the Farmers Bank OF Della
ware. He plead not guilty. His case
comes up to day.
Thomas Davis, ESQ, was assigned
to defend William Dorsey. charged
with highway robbery, near Claymont.
Louis Kline, charged with criminal
intimacy. Mr.. Ward asked that OK.
perts be engaged to examine the fami-
ly Bible. Attorney General NichoI-
son said the girls father swore that
she WAS only Is years old.
Samuel Seweil, colored. plead guilty
to stealing two pen knives from Il. d.
X. Butler x Sons store. He was sem
fenced to pay 81 restitution money
and costs OF prosecution, be whipped
with ten lashes and be imprisoned six
months.
Charles Saunders, colored, plead
guilty to stealing sol OF harness
| from Thomas Ii. Wilson, and was sem
fenced to receive ten lashes and be im-
prisoned six months.
| Thomas Kennedy plead guilty OF
stealing pair OF shoes from Joseph
kiseman. He was sentenced to pay
rs cents restitution money, to receive
10 lashes and he imprisoned 0 months.
A jury was drawn 20 try the case OF
the State, vs.Janes l.. Forman, colored,
charged with assault upon his two
montbs wife Harriet with intent to
| kill A colored man named Henry
Myers was drawn on the jury. Walter
II. Hayes represented the prisoner.
The assault took place on Scott be.
tween Fourth and Fifth streets, on the
night OF December 10Th. Harrlett was
placed on the stand aud testified that
her husband was playing checkers
with n man named Hobson and he got
beaten when she and oolored lady
friend who were sitting in the door.
way laughed and pohed fun at James.
Whereupon no got angry and struclt
her, knocking her head against the
stove, cutting 1t severely. She said she
was going to the hall and have him
arrested and left. When she returned
home her husband had been out and
purchased half pint Of whisky, which
She said no drank. lie went up stairs
with knife in his hand and cut her
clothes and bed covering into rags.
He also tore up their marriage cor
tliicate. When she went to see what
he was about, he grabbed her and cut
nor live times on the mock and her left
side She ran down to DR.. Thomas A.
Hitchs drug store, corner Fourth ard
Searles and had hor wounds dressed,
the doctor putting In some twenty
four stitches. She sud her husband
had drank half pint OF gin and half II
pint OF whisky on that day. Had never
seen him drink anything before.
Ella lIinkson, colored, testified that
she heard Forman threaten that he
was going to clean the house out, but
she did not sec him strike her.
Police Offer Maxwell Mahoney, test
fed he heard cries OF murder and saw
Forman running across the lots. lie
was half a square ahead OF him. Hs
telephoned 10 police station who sent
out officers who arrested him. DIR.
Thomas A Hitch. testified; that he
dressed the woman5 injuries that she
came to his store about O'Clock in
the afternoon. She had live wounds,
He bellveG that five blows were used
to make the wounds. He attended
her for two weeks, The injuries were
not necessarily serious, but erysipelas
set In and she was iii for ABOUT. six
weeks, On examination said
the wounds were not necessarily
fatal.
Mrs, Formau was recalled to prove
that the prisoner was the man who as.
saulted her
Mr.. Hayes said that his witnesses
were non est. lie would have to here
, rest his case.
Attorney General Nicholson briefly
! addressed the jury ard was followed
by Mr. Hayes who wished TO impress
on the Judges mind that the assault
.. was only plain every day affair and
was not premcd!tated After which
tile jury was discharged until this
a morning at 10 O'Clock. -
y The grand jury returned Two true
Z bills against Viola Leonard for using
female child under fifteen years OF
ago for immoral purposes, ami one
against John Bell for assault with in,
tent to KILL
Boil pleaded guilty to plain assam,
upon Alexander Whortenbsrry. and
the plea was accepted.
Court adjourned until 10 O'Clock hi!
morning