The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-21
THIRD EDITION.
He Gets Four Years and Forty Lnshcs
ON Charges of Larceny.

lIe GET. Four Years and Forty Lnshcs
on Charges of Larceny.
County Court met this morning at
10 O'Clock.
Andrew jackson, colored, plead
guilty to tour charges OF larceny. He
plead not guilty TO the charge of the
larceny OF eleven fowls. Thos. Sharp,
VIM. Simmons and Thos. Reynolds are
the owners OF the property. The
chickens were owned by Mr.. Rey-
nolds.
The court In sentencing him said
that II was very unusual thing for
q court to return five Indictments
against q man. He was sentenced TO
pay as restitution money to MIR. Sharp
9l.S5 and he whipped with 10 lashes
and one year imprisonment.
On the chnrge OF the larceny OF the
property of Thomas Reynolds, he was
sentenced to pay as restitution money
the sum OF SIS and to be whipped with
20 leshes on Saturday, September 30tl.
and one year imprisonment, begin.
ming Sept. 4, 1894 and ending 1895.
On the third indictment he was SEN
fenced to pay rs restitution money to
William Simmons Sll. to be whipped
With 10 iashes OH Saturday, October Z,
and be imprisoned one year, ending
September u, 1896.
On the fourth indictment no wa.
sentenced to pay as restitution money
~. he whipped with 10 lasnes on Sat
urday, October IA. and be imprisoned
one year, endinlng September 81, 1897
Jackson took his sentence braveiy
although severe. He kept his eve OF
the court con iaually while 1t pro,
DcuLced the sentence. Jackson was
q forwards led back to his coli.
Robert Wilson, colored. plead guilty
he charge OF larceny of quantity
OF clothing from Harry Alexander ii,
was sentenced to pay as restitution SIS
and to DO Imprisoned for the term oil
10 days.
John G. Lynch was placed on trial
Tor the larceny OF an overcoat from
Charles q. Arthur. J. W. Ponder rep
resented the State. and Attorney NJ. q
Lynch represented the prisoner. 1t be
ing his first case since he was admitte
TO the bar. The defense endeavore
to prove enmity existing between tn
parties and this was the cause of til
prosecution. This the prosecution dc
MED.
The coat was .alien from the hous,
! No. e2B South Hal risun street. wher
the men boarded. The defense furthel
endeayored to prove that the prlsone
only hid the coat as a joke. Mr.. Pom
der failed TO prove that the prlsone
did 'feloniously take and steal" as III
statute provides, and Mr. Lynch too
up the point. Judge Cullen charge
the jury and IL retired.
Another charge OF the larceny o
one pair OF eyeg glasses, tho property O
John Il. kee was taken up. kee board
ed Mt The game house as III the pre-
vious case. He missed his glasses o.
September ..
Before he finished questioning tn
witness the jury III the former case II
turned with verdict of not guilty.
The examination OF Kee was the
continued. lie had missed his waite
but the prisoner returned 1t to hin
He did not steal it. The men al
friends.
W. L. JONES arrested the prisoner
To him the prisoner admitted takin
the glusses. but only as Joke. III
Jury retired and returned in 10 mil
utes with u verdict OF not guilty.
The grand jury retired at II 20 o'cloc
and were discharged until 80 o'elocl
Bills were found against Frank Dear
Thomas Dean, Charles Wilson, Josep
Konnsky and John Krift.
True bills We're also returned agaius
Cbari III. Collins. for embsGzle ment
and William GnIIioH, two for forger
AID three |, embeZzlelnsnt.
John williams co .urcu. WAS placed .
trial Tor the larceny of $ chickens iron
MIR. NlckersoH, whose farm is situate
on the Newport turnpike. william
is the man who WAS arresi ed by Pa
holman Scott. with the fowls Col
cealed ben ath quantiny OF lin
beans.
The officer testified to arresting th
hN tH,.t. - Al
property. Both sides then rested III
case and the jury returned Il yerdlC
OF guilty without leaving the DO,
He was sentenced to pay as restltutiu
money the sum vi St to be whippc
with fifteen lasies and one year in
prisonment.
The i've young men. Krft, KonoskJ
Deans ami Wilson pleaded not guilt,
TO charge OF burglary. Just ate
pleading Wilson was attacked with
MT and had to be removed from Ill
dock. Sentence WIS deferred,
Sarah Lewis col0red, plead guilt
TO the stenllng of a gold inEer-giuI
the property of Miss Annie Collin
The court Blntenced her 10 pay as re
ftuiion money the sum OF s3 and h
Imprisoned 80 days owing to Sarah
previous good character, tho liEl
sentence was imposed.
The court Informed members OF Il
bar that on Saturday morning 1t WI
go over lie list uf civil rases tin
wore agreed to he Il ed mt tho prcaei
court, tic cases VIII be culendart
and set Tor trial on the next Wedne
day.
No witnesses will be summonn
for next Monday. as the court wi
thsn now TnUre about the cases c
the criminal docket.
Alexander Johnson, colored. plea
guilty TO arge OF the larceny
clothing.
Peter Gooseberry. alias Goldsherr
pleaded not gully 10 charge OF la
oeny.
William Gallon pleaded not gull
TO the charR against him,
Court then adjourned until ..
o'clock.
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Citizens Speaks in Words OF Praise
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