Evening journal., 1894-09-22
POLICY MEN SENT OVER
Horsey Must Spend Nine
Months Over the River.
ALFRED PONZ0 WAS ACQUITTED
Cyrus nan and william watson Tried for
murdorous Assault Committed Upon
william Plnur-MlohaeI FaIno WIN he
Put ON Trial for His Life.

Murderous Assault Committed Upon
william Plner-nfIchaeI FaIno WIN he
Put on Trial for His Life.
Poor Bill Miller six months IN Jail,
one hour in the pillory aud twenty lashes
on bis black back, because Of the weak
ness Of pane OF glass Ia the window Of
Elijah Williams, the Ghippey street
merchat prince
When the prosecuting witness took
the stand he said that early on the
morning Of August IA be was awakened
from bis dreams BY the falling Of broken
gaas He ran downstairs and saw she
prisoner with his aasn through a hole ln
the window. Miller, when he SAW that
he was discovered. ran away
Officer Carmine DlMare testified that
he WAS on the way TO the scene OF tho
robbery when Miller ran into hts arms
He had piece OF glass ia his hand and
had on neither coat. hat nor shoes.
Miller made a statement ia his own
behalf He went out TO buy cigars,
found Williams 8 store closed, tapped on
the window to awaken the proprietor,
and tho pane OF glass broke Fearing
Williams's vengeance he ran away.
The Jurors could not be caught With
chsfI eAd promptly found him guilty.
/ The court promptly passed sentence and
Sheriff Gould took him back to New
Castle jail.
The Policy Men sontepced.
During the afternoon the following
additional sentences were imposed
| Andrew Horaey. convicted of writing
and backing policy, $500 fine or nine
/ month nai imuriaonmAut
Sewell Whitelock, who pleaded guilty
to tho charge Of writing policy, $500 fine
or six months
William Pryor. same offence, $500 fine
or three months.
John jackson, carrying concealed a
deadly weapon, ten days imprisonment
The grand jury founa true BILL against
Pallegrino Blanoo and Addle Ross for
using Lucy peo, t4-year OH girl, for
immoral purposes. Josiah Marvel repre-.
sgnted the prisoner. The case will be
tried in November.
There was a little Superior Court work
done during the session.
John X Bradford, counsel for John L.
Malone, filed len and asked for iud <
ment. Edgar zsilian. against whom the
lien was filed, was represented by H. Ii.
Ward, who presented an affidavit OF de-
fense, the ground being that no lien can
be filed until ninety days after Oh,
completion Of the building. The cour
reserved its decision
The grand jury finished It's work ant
was discharged.
They Are Now American Uitlzens.
Thirty-sight men we're naturalizsd bJ
the Superior Court last evening. Twenty
( one were Germans sixteen Iish aud on,
WIS d Russian
But o small number Of spectators were
present az the Court OF General Session.
when IL resumed its work this morning
Robert Hynsen, q colored boy, pleadai
guilty Of larceny through Josiah Marvel
his counsel. In confederation Of it beinl
, the boys FIRST oilensa he was let of Will
thirty days ard ordered to pay 81 81
, restitution money to Edward Fortune
The second count was nolle prosecuted
They Cleared Alfred Ponzo.
Alfred Ponzo, colorsd, was indicted 70
! pointing revolver at Joseph Morgan
colored Josiah Marvel conducted th
prosecution, while Christopher L War,
' and Thomas f. Bayard, Jr, kindl
, volunteered their services in the prisoner
behalf They defended the prisoner 81
ably that the jury brought in a verdic
Of not gully. The prisoner denied tina
I he had weapon and said that jealous,
q prompted the charge, both men payinl
attention tosthe same ebony damsel
l Cyrus Hall and William Watson
young colored men, were put on trial 70
making a murderous assault upon vii
liam Piner on the steamer Ulrica as sh
1 was coming IN the mouth Of the Chris
! ti8na on June %. Deputy Attorney
General Branch H. Giles appeared 10
the state Walter Bacon for the defense
! There were three counts In tho indlcl
ment
a Piner testified that be was on bis wa
from Pennsgrove when the assRul
q was mgde The quarrel had its origin i
the striking Of small boy aud 4 colore
II girl by the name Of Cora Burton. Wats0
/, struck them ana Piner interfsred Wa
son handed pistol to Hall and told hh
q 60 shoot him Hall fred and the bulle
3 grezed Piner's skull. general figh
a followed. ia which chairs, bsnioes az
other large but not necessarily dead
weapons wers freely used
Jerry Ricards, Charles Crawford, Mar
. Epps, Alonz0 Robinson, William Carte
Y and other witnesses were called by th
J state ana detailed the circumstances.
z The stat then rested.
Matter for Him to Prove
.r Mr. Bacon asked the court 70 direl
IA the jury to bring in verdict Of nC
u guilty on the ground that ve1u had nc
b been proved. The state had failed to sho
a that the waters upon which the crm
10 was committed were within tbs jurisdiS
Iy tion Of tho court
It The court told him that that was
in matter for him to prove negatively. M
Bacon then made his opening argumen
At its conclusion he proceeded TO exam
Inc witnesses for the defense.
a The case was continued into u
d afternoon, no recess being taken
The case Of the State VS.. Micha
"a Faino, accused Of the murder Of Car
= Ruva, will be taken up on Monda
., William S. Hnles and William NJ. Byrl
e will defend the prisoner