Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-11
PRISONERS SENTENCED.


the county court house Monday morning
pending the preliminaries incident to the
opening of the May term, which promises
to be more than ordinary interest.
There was the usual crowd assembled
about the big green stone building long be.
fore 10 O'Clock, and inside, the old scenes
OF hurry and busting about We're enacted.
IN the court room many familiar figures
who have become prominent in courts of
Justice i'll this county and who for years
have never missed 4 single slttingof court,
were again on hand, long before The Judges
or court officers had arrived. Their at.
tendance is as piictua and regular as the
clock on the west wall Of the court room,
which has never coasCd ticking save at all
most the exact hour when Chief Justice
Robinson breathed his last
The sprightly figure Of Chief Justice
Lore was early noticed moving about the
courtroom. The Chief Justice appeared
as genial and as nlable AS ever, and desp ite
his 10 odd summers is as active as he was
20 years ago.
The familiar faces of the various court
officers We're noticed in their old places,
while the form of Bailiff Deukynr, who
has been about the courts of Justice in
the county for 10 years or more, Was pos
slDly the most conspicuous. Huilifl
Deakyne, who is looked upon as q yerita.
Bile sage i'll the matters of the law, lis now I.
years Of age, and is as industrious As ever,
Another conspicuous court officer il
Ballit1 Amos Brnton who is one Of the
most faithful servants Of the court Like
Baililt Dcukyne, Ills hair istiuged with the
frOsts of many winters, and besides he Is
u permanent cripple, but this does not pre-
vent him from performing his services to
| the letter.
Bailiifs Runey and Flcmming, the
| younger officers Of the court, are also iii
dustriuns in their duties and were up and
about long before the time arrived FOL
| opening Oi court.
Court Crier smith was III his chair to
the right Of the prisoners bOX, while Page
| smith was busy carrying up law books tc
| the library, in the rear Of Tie Judges
| bench.
Court Stenographer tIaricsty was early
on band with his manuscripts and stack ul
| yolilmlnuIls notes which he transCrlbe.
| during the intcrihis between adjournment
| anu cOMSenlHg Of court, except IN import
| ant anu extreme cases.
| State Detectives Witsil and MCVey were
busy aiding Encouragement Nicholson
and his deputy, Branch H. Giles. VINO az
| invariably burdenud with u pressure o.
| business a the opening hours Of court.
Il wuGld indeed DO an error 10 overlook
the figure OF Detective Harvey Nundcgrft
! WHO never fails to attend each and every
/ 7tF'4iil= " NoNIli " AlgIt ne - ti1illuAGi II
aiding the attorney general in the sum
morning Of witnesses, His figure has be
| come familiar one and persons attending
court are as accustomed to look for il a
| the opening of the session rs they are 70
! the sheriff or any other officer.
Among the important criminal cases Il
come up Tor final disposition at this tern
of court are those Of Thomas X. Milliken
for running q bogus theatrical cOnceri
In ,tpIL
| offers 70 JON The stage, Dennis Caul ant
| William Galloway, for highway assault OF
Quilted savage OF Accumack county, VA.
| and Michael A.. Mooney, forgery
The case OF George White cOi3red, win
is charged with felonious assault on Mrs
John bentley, wife ot the captain Of til
tug Isabel, will III all probability not b
tried at this term. 1t is the only capita
case on the docket, ami a special over an,
termner will have % be called iorlts trial
1t was l,3O O'Clock when Chief lustic
Lore commanded Cricr Smith to opel
court, Judges Charles NJ. Cullen and Davi
u. Marvel having Just arrived. Clerk l}igg
called the names of the grand Jurors 10
the May term and all answered to thei
names except one.
Chief Justice Lore delivered brio
charge to the grand jury, during which Ii
outlined the work they We're called upul
come before them were the ordinary ones
there being but one high grade offence. |
order 10 lind Il true bill, the Chief Jtlstic
said, II Jurynen must vote for it, while /
ignore a bill y must vote against it, rher
are always = grand juTyInrn. The gran
inquest retired al HIS o'clock with eS
Recorder Of Deeds sewel {. Biggs as fore
man.
Clerk Biggs next called the names Of tn
petit jurors. There were two absentees.
| Attorney general Nicholson infurmc
the court that the state was ready III til
case OF Dennis Caul and William Gale
way, charged with highway robbery; ais
in the case of Michael A, Mooney. Til
attorney general stated that Mooney wa
now out on bail aud had not put in All ~
pearanCe. His recognilance was Ellie
Mooney. The bail was therefore declare
forfeited.
During the morning the applicants fo
license to sell intoxicating drinks cam
into court and took the customary Dat
before Clerk liiggs.
William $. llilles, who represents Wi
liam Galloway, charged with highwa
robbery, stated that Il material witnes
without whom he could not safely 20 I
trial, was absent in Virginia and could NJ
be found. lie asked that the case DO pos
poned until Thursday.
Mr.. Nicholson said chat the complainant
lived in Baltimore and it seemed hart
ship to postpone the case longer. Cou
agreed to allow the case to go oyer.unt
Thursday morning
. Mr.. Nicholson announced that the sta
was ready i'll the case of Peter Rllal
charged with selling liquor to minor
, Lewis o. Nandegrift represents the deten
ant.
AT 1880 O'Clock the grand Jury filed in
, | tho with billg atyt,ip
, Jefferson Brown, coOred, charged vii
a larceny, and Edgar W. Poe, bigainy,
Court took a recess at l2.45 o'clock uni
! $50 O'clock p. M.
/ AT Monday afternoons session Of cou
ex-Attorney general John l}igSs, Couns
/ for Paynter y, Davidson, charged Wi
/ obtaining money under false prctrnce
stated that he desired TO enter n plea
\ | guilty in one case, and added that Il
4 attorney general had agreed to enter
] nolle prosequi in each OF the other "
4 cases,
e Davidson was at one time employed
the George w, Bush d Sons GUmpan
4 lie is accused of forging the name of
: ii. Fowler, foreman of the stevedorc gan
to time tickets, which he presented at u
office and which were caShcd by he cler
The sum Of S37 had been specifically trac
(, to DayidsOn's steallngs, although it
, stated that ms faschllty hau Dceh IN pr
= gress for about two years, and rs much
$500 had been stolen by the prisoner, \!
I Biggs stated that this was the defendant
r first offence anu asked for the clemency
c the court.
Chief Justice Lore sentenced the pri
oner to pay the costs of the prosecute
= and fine OF 800.
i The peace bonds Of the following pc
Z sons having expired, were discharged
: the court William Lewis, Isaac 'raylu
\ Isaac Harris. Arthur Blanchard, Jot
4 Hatton and William Rumsey.
= The grand Jury at 4 O'Clock were q
y I'll rnna nntfl ,rnnsdnAr ~ 10 n.nlnn