Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-04
SUSSEX COUNTY CoURT.
Opening Session at Georgetown Monda
Many Prominent Politicians Present

MANY Prominent Politicians Present.
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GEORGETOWN, Oct. 2.-The October term
of Sussex county court convened here to-
day. Chief Justice Lore, with Associates
Grub and Marvel, constituted the bench.
AT the morning session number of
civil cases were continued until the April
term.
The criminal libel suit against Samuel /.
Roop, formerly proprietor of the Laurel
Gazette, was called but was postponed until
to.day's court. The suit is brought by the
State on complaint of Major Isaac J.
Wootten, now Indian agent in Nevada, for
articles said 10 have been contained i'll the
Laurel Gdsette. There has never been a
similar case tried in Sussex courts and
owing to its nature it will attract consider
able attention. especially among news
paper men.
was devoted to Diminishing persons who
had been held on peace bonds.
Following this the grand jury retired at
o'clock and one hour later reported hay
ing found i've true bills. being against
George Evans, colored, larceny; George
Stuart, colored. larceny; Athlee Handy,
colored, assault and battery; Walter
Willin and Otis Willin, assault and bat
terry; and Harry Polk, colored, assault
with intent to kill.
Evans pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to six months in prison, receive % lashes
and pay cost of prosecution.
Stuart pleaded not guilty. Athlee Handy
pleaded guilty, but sentence was deferred.
Walter Willin and Otis Willn pleaded
not guilty to the charge of assault on Man
love Eskridge.
Harry Polk was arraigned for the assault
on George Hill, colored. He answered not
guilty. WOODBURY. Martin was appointed
his counsel. Court adjourned until 10
o'clock to-day.
GEORGETOWN, Oct. 3.-Compara-
lively little was done at the morning
session of court, yesterday, owing to the
counsels not being able to try the cases
until the arrival of necessary witnesses.
The criminal libel case against Samuel
|. Roop was called for trial. Coun-
sci for defendant stated that his client
had failed to appear, for some unknown
reason, and asked for continuance,
which was granted until the April term
of court.
Athlee Handy, who pleaded guilty to
assault and battery, was sentenced to
two months imprisonment.
The grand jury found true bills
against Nathaniel Jingle, colored; Ed
ward Bartnett and John Mitchell.
Tingle pleaded not guilty to the charge
of larceny.
Edward Barnett and John Mitchell
were charged with entering Ball &c Gull
ver's store, at Bridgeville, in the night
time and carrying away goods. They
were arrested by Detectives McVey and
Witsil in Baltimore, while trying to dis
pose of the stolen property. Both
pleaded guilty. The sentence in each
case was six months imprisonment,
stand one hour in pillory, be whipped
with 90 lashes.
The afternoon session began by going
over the cases for trial and argument.
Seven in the list will be tried at this scs-
sion. Among them being q SANDER case
| in which Isaac w. Nailor of Milton, is
the plaintiff and Ex-Governor James
| Ponder, the defendant. This case prom.
ises to occupy at least two days and will
be called for trial next Monday morn
| ing.
The case of the State VS.. George
Stuart, colored, for larceny, was con-
tiuued until the April term.
Nathaniel Tingle, colored, for larceny,
was sentenced to four months imprison-
mont and to receive Is lashcs.
William Wright, colored, pleaded
guilty to the charge of larceny. Sen.
fenced to six months imprisonment and
receive 10 lashes.
William Warrington of Seaford, a boy
of II years, was arraigned on the charge
of larceny of goods from the store OF
l.. L. Wallace. He pleaded not guilty
Of larceny but guilty of breaking and
entering of the store. His counsel made
strong plea in behalf of the boy, re-
fering to his evident mental and physi-
cal disability and the sentence of the
court was two months imprisonment.
George Warrington was indicted on
the same charge, but as he had escaped
from the State capias was issued and
his recognizance forfeited.