The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-18
FIFTH EDITION,


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8 In County Court.
, at this MORNINGS session OF court
. the civil cases brought over from the
iast term were gone over and die,
, position made in each. The caaa NJ
Martin u, Huber vs.. tho Jackson and
D Saatp Company was continued until
3 the next term II, II. Ward reported
thnt the case OF Elmer Reeves va. the
Wilmington City Railway Company
was under course of settlement and
therefore, would not be tried. Willard
: Salisbury represents the defendant
: company. Tho case of Joseph q. Lind.
say vs, the Wilmington city Railway
term.
John Biggs withdrew his name as
counsel for the plalntiIf In the case OF
Joseph Is Wa.sh's administrator, va
the 7. W. Il b. Railroad; and on motion
OF walter Hayes the case went over
; until the next term Hannah
; Wheatley ys the r., W. 4 b. Railroad
company was set for trial November
u. The case OF the Philadelphia Ware.
house Co. We. Pierce Gould sheriff, was
continued until Thursday week. The
case OF parvis Il Williams com pany va
Martha A. Richards on was reported as
: discontinued. =
The criminal business was then tax.
: en- up. Charles Wilson plead guilty
: To carrying concealed deadly weap.
: on ana was sentenced to line OF S5
or be IMPRISONED ten days.
william johnson, colored. through
MS counsel. Il. Is. Cochran. withdrew
Ills plea OF not guilty OF the larceny OF
goods from Helen jackson, and re.
entered ono OF guilty. Inc court sem
fenced MIN to pay restitution amount.
ing TO rs and be whipped with ten
lashes and 10 imprisoned for two
months. VIM. was the first prisoner
TO nave corporal punishment sentence.
HORSE Tnnr's SENTENCE.
Ell Baynrd, colorsd a buggy and
horse thlcf was next sentenced. The
buggy and lap robe were the property
OF Samuel Collins ami valued at A16,
Before passing sentence the court re.
married that lorse stealing would be
broken up II possible. The prisoner
was then sentenced to be whipped
with ten lashes anu TO three months
prlsonment.
On the second count. that OF stealing
horse valued at sl5O from Robert
armstrong, the prldoner was sentenced
TO pay fine OF 500 restitution mon.
ey. to DO whipped with twenty lashes
aGd stand one hour In tho pillory.
FOR steallng forty yards of cotton
serge IRON Morris Bloomburg W. Il.
burton, colored, wna sentenced to four
month"; Imprisonment and to bs
whipped with ten lnshcs on Saturday,
Is uEIss DLADP ...
Max Getss, Indicted Tor receiving
goods stolen from the cotton firm OF
Joseph bancroft and Some Company.
dll not appear when his name was
called and caplas was Issued for his
appearances returnaLle at the next
term. =.
William I. Lyman, his COUNSEL
stated that no had lourued from Phllip
Plunkett, Gel SIS bondsman, that he
was dead. iio could not youch for the
statement but he know that the person
was not IN the state. The bond was
declared forfeited.
AdrGY TRIAL. .....=.
A Jury was then drawn to try tho
charge OF larceny against Max VanRie.
dorf, to which he pleaded not guilty
arthur w. Spruance represented the
prisoner. Jacob Rosnck was the
prosecuting witness AMI lie testified to
the prisoner and another man coming
to his house, and when they left his
watch and chnin were both missing.
Police Onicer Simon Moran. testified
to arrestlng tho pris pner and finding
tito watch md chain in his possesslou
The men wore running when he frat
saw them. lie pursued and captured
the prisoner Just us he was about to
board boat Tor Philadelphia from
/ ourth street wharf.
The State rested. s.... n E. .=.-..
The prisoner then took the stand
and after being sworn testified In hia
own behalf. lie Is Philadelphian
and came here at the timo to look for
work. de admitted being at Rosnick's
house, but the watch was given him
by his friend, whose property he be.
iieved 1t was. The prisoner left the
stand and Chlef Justice Lore charged
the jury.
Even though the prisoner was not
guilty OF the theft he was party 10 IL,
and therefore not released from any
responsibility. The Jury then retired.
CARRIED A RAZOR.
James Kelley was placed on trial for
concealed deadly weapof,
aud jury was drawn to try the same.
Christopher l.. Ward appeared for the
state and he called to the stand Turn.
key John Little of the police station.
who testified to finding the weapon,
razor, In his possession and concealed.
This iinleh ed the state Q testimony and
Kelley then took the stand. He
5wore that he had the razor In his DOS.
session with the intention Of having
I sharpened but lie was arrested be.
ore he could do 50. He resides at New.
,ort and ia employed by Ebert Wells.
'lr. Wells was called and after being
worn by tho upllfted hand testified to
Iaying given Kelley the razor and told
I'm to take 1t to thls city and have 1t
MI. Ward then called Police CAPTAIN
,hnnbers to the stand In rebuttul. He
Produced second razor which the
aptain swore was the one that was
Identified by MIR. Wells as tho one he
lad given Kelley. This finished the
estimony and the jury retired without
ICING charged.
BRfSKLEbORF ACQUITTED
At II 10 O'Clock the jury in the case
II Max BriiIkledorf returned with
erdict Of not guilty and the court
'rdGroi his discharge after Attorney
Nicholson entered Lolle
in the second count.
MORE TRUE uILLs.
Tho grand jury returned two true
Ills OF indictment against VIM An.
rows for crimlMally assaulting Dora
nd Sadie McCray in Pencader nd., on
,ug III.
Joseph Davis, John II. Smith and
'naries Fletcher vera Indicted Tor
arc3ny and Jacob Sock for murderous
ssault.
Jacob Sock pleaded not guilty to
ulderously assuuItlng Mrs. Peter
'orkel. and his case was SGT for trial
III Thursday. W \ Lyman will repre-
ent him.
Charles Fletcher pleaded guilty To
tealing rug. and Joseph Davis
'leadrd guilty To stealing u pair Of
pectaCins from Mrs. Martha Brown.
.ndre~s was not arraignsd.
KFIIN Is uuu.rY.
At l2.3n O'Clock tho Kelly Jury flied
MO tho box and presented i pordiJt
+ gniity against the prisoner lie
'a5 iinsd SO AMI costs aud sent .nc3d
} one months imprisonment.
y " LAWYER
Medfurd II. Caloon, Of Missouri
AS admitted to praGlica baIoIe the
IN OF this county. 1ha examining
oard, through Il. Al Ward. favored
ID udintttance Oh payment of the
OCULAR lee. SIR. tabOoiI was greeted
y the old members OF the bar by
ana shake
A. LBS o'clock iocess was taken
htli 80 O'Clock.
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