The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-20

The session Of County Court thi
morning was dull one.
Long before noon all the prisoner
indicted had been sentenced and afteI
Iiat time there WIS nothing done
Inc grand Jury during the morning
examined witnesses In the case Of Al
lrel Stout. charged with the murder
oil Katie Dugan and at 12.O7 o'clocL
returned. They brought no indIct
ments and were discharged until Q 81
o'clock this afternoon. 1t was under
stood that only half OF the witnesses
mad been examined. II this be true II
is expected chat Il bill will be returned
either this afternoon or to. morrow.
hobert Ii. Davis, OF Milford, pnd
father OF ex'deputy STATES Attofhe,
Thomas Davis, occupied a seat on ihs
bench for u chort time.
:, Josiah Marvll. counsel for Horny
Robinson, co!ored indicted for lar
cany and to which charge he pleaded
guilty immediutely after the opening
OF court, called to the witness stand
george Porter and several other gen,
| tiemen to prove his clients good
character. The witnesses each rave
MIN good recommendation previous
70 this which was his first otlense. The
prisoner was then sentenced to pay
sie 40 restitution money and three
months imprisonment.
AN OLD OFFENDERS SENTENCE.
Bayard Douglass, colored, also In
dlcted Tor larceny, and who was con
hected with Robinson. found no lenl.
ency at The hands oil the court. He ia
ah olu offender. and was sentenced to
pay as restitution money to the Wal.
ION and Whann Company the sum OF
n La. tvh ii.
and 10 serve six months imprlson.
ment.
Upon the application o: George A.
Elliott he cases OF the State vsJulian
ana hebeGca Anderson, colored. went
over until tomorrow morning. They
are indicted for resisting a public olIi /.
GER MIR. Elliott represents the pris-
oners.
SOCK PLEADS GUILTY. ..
Jacob Sock, the young Hebrew who
murderously assaulted Peter Torkel,
on tho afternoon OF July 18th. and who
entered plea OF not guilty to tho in
ulctment. was put into the prisoner'sI
box. but before Jury could be drawn
to try his case, William I. Lyman.
his counsel, withdrew the plea entered
and re.entered one OF guilty of com
mon assault. Torkel took the stand
and after swearing by the Five Books
OF Moses, related the trouble he had
with the prisoner and which resulted
III MS wlfe receiving n Runshot wound
which Sock had intended for him.
The men had quarrelcd in the morn.
ing. Sock had assaulted his wits and
he was on his way to II magistrates
ONCE TO take out warrant for his ar.
"est. AT Third and Shipiey sti ects the
men met anu there tho shooting oc.
Cured.
Paul j. Began, county constable.
leatiliAl to seeing the men fig hitting,
Torkel was holding Sock down. ana
when he released himself the rev Oliver
was drawn and Hired. One ball lodged
In Mre. Torkers stomach, she being
near by.
MIR. Lyman called Charles b. Dough.
erty. James White IND Philip Plunkett,
and proved Ills clients previous repu-
tatloh Tor peace and good order.
While tho testimony was being given
SOCK wept and when he arose to re.
ceiVe sentence he was very nervous.
Before passing sentence Chief Justice
Lore said that as there were some
mitigating circumstances In his case
. ha court ielt disposed TO make his sen.
tence light. But it did not intend to al.
low any ono to carry "A weapon for pur.
nose OF hssault and warned him that IL
hs ever Gpl cared again the full SEN
tente would be imposed. Sock was
to lay a line OF 500 aud
10 serve six months imprisonment.
Attorney General Nicholson nolle
pressed the case against William Brat.
ten Tor failing TO taKe out license.
DIVORCE GRANTED.
The court granted W. II. Turner's
application Tor divorce from his wife
jennie c, Turner, The grounds were
adultery. The plaintiff Is steward at
the Wilmington club j, W. Ponder,