The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-08
FIFTH EDITION.


bench when court convened this morn.
lug. Sheriff Gould brought into court
Edward Burke and Bernard Dorsey.
whose bail bonds had been declared
forfeited yesterday afternoon, and At
torney General Nicholson informed
the court to that eject. The forfeiture
Oh their recognizance was therefore
removed.
John Burke was the first prisoner
sentenced. He Is young white man
and had pleaded guilty To burglarizing
theplothing store OF /. w. GiDney at
Eighth and Market streets, and steal.
ing therefrom SB2 worth of property.
ne Wus sentenced to pay So as resti.
tuition, To be whipped on Saturday
with ~ lashes anu stand hour In the
pliiory. Alter this sentence is carried
into eiiecr. burke will he taken to the
chester county jail to serve term
for burglary.
robert Allen. oolored, was aanteuced
to pay as restitution money to Nathan
Perohman, from whom he stole pail
OF boots. the sum OF SLf5. to be whip.
ped with o lashes and serve mouths
in prisonment.
Edward Bceson. colored, was sem
fenced 10 one months i'm prlsonment
and lashes for stealing revolver
from William Frazier.
| After the prisoners had leen taken
from the court room, Attorney Gener.
al Nicholson stated 10 tho court that
he had entered u nolle pro5equl In the
two cases against James j. Gibson, In.
Idicted at tho last term for obtaining
goods under false pretenc,s from the
New York morocco firm OF Marquis &
Company. The transaction was con.
Quoted out OF this jurisdiction. hence
the diecharglng OF the defendants.
| Noile prosecute were also entered
In the second indictments against
Maggie Maginns, Buck Cunningham
and Joseph Sweeney, who are now
serving terms for stealing quantity
iot cloth IRON the mills oil Joseph
Bancroft and Sons Company.
! Lilburne Chandler. counsel for
William Faucet, colorcd, who was In.
ldlcted at the lust term for larceny Of
chickens from Newton J. Der lckson,
and whose jury disagreed, pleaded
that his client be released from Gus.
ltody he having boen in jail for several
months. Attorney General Nicholson .
made no objection and the court SEN
fenced the prisoner to six days i'm pris-
Comment and to pay to MIR. Delriokson
restitution I'M ney TO the amountof g.
i William Fortner. Il tall negro. who has
been logged ut the poet three times
was In the dock again, indicted for enc
larceny OF pair OF pantaloons from
Hermann Goldstein and valued at 70
Icents. William pleaded guilty to
the charge. and jury was drawn to
try the case. Herman Goldstein took
tho stand, anu with covered head
lswore by the five books of Moses that
Fortner was in his store, and as he
left he concea ed pair of pantaloons
under his coat, lie pursued the man
and recovered his property, he making
no resistance.
When Judge Cullen asked the pris.
loner II he had any questions to ask
the witness he replied no. but that be
Returned to the owner the property.
lPatroiman Hitam White testified to
the prisoner utter receiving
compliant from Goldstein oil the theft.
lie risonor made no remarks to the
Jury and that body found HIN guilty
without leaving the box. He was sen.
fenced to pay 10 cents restitution
money to Hermann Goldsteln, to be
Whipped with ten lasht 3 and serve
months mprisonment.
Joseph Griffith, colored, pleaded
guilty to carrying concealed deadly
weapon and WAS sente need to 10 day.
prisonment.
Douglass Hamilton, colored, with
drew the plea oi not guilty entered to
the charge of mavhem in biting Officer
William Dickerson. OF Mlddletown.
The officer appeared with his head
bandaged, the result of the trouble
with the negro he was urrestiLg. An.
other man had Glso assaulted him, bui
he was unknown to him. The courl
hamilton TO pay a fine o.
$lO0 and costs and to serve nine
monthu I'M prisUament
mi I.,s. Il
his conduct. He is said to be a peacea.
bio negro when not drinking, or tull OF
lug juice" as Dickson terms 1t.
he grand jury returned three true
bills against Chas. kinslow. colored.
Vim Mc(iran, alias Buckley" McGin.
niss, and Vim. Patton.
Chas Kiusow pleaded not guilty {,
the charge OF attempting rnpe on Su
gan Price. Victor d. Woolley was as.
signed To defend him.
William McGirair entered O plea o,
not guilty to the indictment charging
him with the larceny of a copper ket-
tie. the property Of Patrick Il. Welsh.
William Patton pleaded not guilty
to the charge OF steUling shoemaker,
tools but later changed IL to one o
guilty. As 1t was his iirst oifense tn,
lashes were RENTED ana the prisone
sentenced to pay Al cents restitution
money to William Dugan and to b,
imprisoned for the term of one month
Andrew Ayree. colored was CHARGE,
by his wife Mary with desertion. Mar,
said he had net lived with nor sup
ported her Tor the past seven week..
She has children which she supports
by taking In washing. When the court
asked andrew what he had to say to
the charge lie replied that his wife had
ordered him away from the house.
She declared he wac Intimate with
other women.
lie had been out OF work for five
months and, therefore, con!d not sup
port her. Mary ackno wledged tina.
she had ordered her husband TO lenvt
Tue house, because he quarreled with
her In considering the ca0e tho couri
said there could be no order by the
court. as the husband WIS out OF work
ana told tue couple to go home and
live happily together
Mrs, AyTes took u seat in the audi
ence while her husband chatted with a
friend and as he arose to leave the
court room she followed. They met at
the door and left the building together.
The grand jury having returned
with true bills. Howard Walters, col
ored. was arraigned and pleaded gull.
ty to the charge OF stealing quantity
Of shirts aid hundkerohiefs. the prop.
erty OF Chas Culfert of ST. Georgia
lundrsd.
Nathaniel Violet plead guilty to
two indictments charging him with
forging the name of Charles H. Ayers
o two checks aggregating $40. 40 on
he First National bank Of Elkton,
Ne.
Charles Dumpson pleaded not gull
y To the charge Of gambling.
Court Than aHinItrnaI
,'clock.