Evening journal., 1894-02-06
WOULD STEAL CHICKENS
Sly Negroes Will Be Soundly
Thrashed and
MUST SUFFER LONG IN JAIL


Thieves Wanted to Take the Punish
ment of Companion In Crime-Light
Sentence for John Leary.
Dr. John Cameron, an aged practi
tioner, whose home is at No lilo Wash
ington street, must stand trial on the
charge of abortion. The grand jury
found true bill against him yesterday
afternoon on the strength of the testi-
mony Of Retta Burnight, the young girl
upon whom he is said to have operated to
save her from public disgrace. Retta
spent some time in the grand jury room
and evidently made favorable impress
sion as TO her truthfulness.
The doctor is very feeble and this may
be the ground laid for continu ence until
the May term He will be represented
by William S. Hilles and Harry Emmons.
Work OF the Court.
The court of General Sessions recon
vened at 2 30 o'clock yesterday after
noon.
Joseph G. Simpson, who had been put
under peace bond by justice Of the
peace, was discharged,
After Ben DEM and His Counsel.
Attorney General Nicholson informed
the court that the state was ready to
proceed against Benjamin Denn, indicted
at the last term for pointing a gun.
| The case was continued to this term
under peremptory rule for trial on the
| first day. The states witnesses were
present, but Walter Bacon, counsel for
the prisoner, was not. Bailiff Raney was
sent out TO look for him. DEM is out on
/ $500 bail.
After waiting until 8 40 o'clock the
chief justice said the court could not
| wait all day aud ordered that the name of
the bondsman be called
Before it could be done Mr. Bacon
walked in, and Chief Justice Lore asked
'Mr Bacon. are you ready for the trial
OF Benjamin Denng'
Il would like to see the attorney.
general before answer" Mr.. Bacon
replied
TT must be tried at this term" said
the chief justice, 'as we are waiting for
something to do.
Mr.. Bacon conferred with the attorney
general No bail bond could be found by
the.clerk Of the peace, and Denn did not
appear in the court. The attorney asked
for q capias for him, retuInable forth
with. %he order was made
The court was informed that there
would be no jury trial during the after
noon, and the petit jury was discharged
until 10 o'clock this morning.
Arraigning the Chicken Gang.
At 4.O5 o'clock the grand jury filed ii
and reported the following true bills
Abortion, DR.. John Cameron larceny
Sarah Piayter, colored assault with in.
tent to commit murder, George Johnson
alias Alexander Duckery, and JohI
Leary; forgery, William f. Brown; OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
Schooner" Long and Michael Carney
chicken-stesling, Henry Floyd. Jamel
Saunders, Elizabeth Mills, Thomas Fields
Ida Chance and Sarah Playter.
The seven chicken thieves, who have
almost depopulated New Castle hundred
hen-roosts, were crowded into the boz
aud arraigned on the charge of stealing
twenty-one chickens and three turkeys
from John Edmundson. All but Saral
Plsyter and Martha Duckery pleaded
guilty. They announced themselves
ready for trial
They were then arraigned for stealing
thirty. y.fve chickens from Henry p. Gray
and again all pleaded guilty Dut Saral
PlRyter and Martha Duckery.
For the third time they were told h
hold up their hands to answer to stealing
: sixteen chickens from John jackson
All pleaded not guilty but George Play
ter and Thomas Field.
John Leary pleaded not guilty L
assault with intent to commit murde
upon William Carroll, in this city, Of
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assigned to defend him.
William F. Brown pleaded guilty Z
. the charge of forging the name of Alex
Rnder d. Mcdowell to a check for $lt
in favor of William T. Jones, on Della
ware City National Bank.
All the prisoners were remanded TO th
custody Of the sheriff and court took
D recess until 10 o'clock this morning
Doses for Chicken Thieves.
Court reconvened at 10 o'clock thi
r morning, with a large attendance {
witnesses and spectators
= The following sentences were impose
. upon the negro chicken thieves VIII
= pleaded guilty last evening; Jane
= Saun iers, first charge. S27 resti
y tuition money, Is lashes, on
year and costs; second charg'
q $25 restitution money, Is lashes, on
year and costs; George Baker, frs
a charge, $27 restitution money, Is lashei
a one year and costs; second charg
n $25 restitution money, 10 lashe
4 one year and costs; Thom'
Field, an ex.local preacher, frs
a charge, $27 restitution money,
y lashes, one year and COSTS secon
N charge, $25 restitution money. 10 lsshe'
"a one year and costs; Henry Floyd
first charge. $27 restitution none
- 10 lashes, one year and costs
- secondchargs, $25 restitution money,
lashes, one year and costs; Ida Chance,
> mulatto, 10 years old, first charge, s
| restitution money. one year and cost
second charge, S25 restitution none
one year and costs; Elizabeth Mills,
years old, who said she had never been
court before, got on the first charge S
restitution money, six months and cost
second charge, $25 restitution money, s
months and costs.
1 MI. NJ