Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-29

The attention of the general sessions
court Thursday morning was occupied
with the trial OF Max Geist, charged with
receiving stolen goods. An indictment
was found against Geist at the May
term, and on motion of his counsel the
case went over until September term.
In the meantime, Geist had secured
bail and when the Encouragement
called the case up in September Geist
was not to be found. He jumped his
bail and fed to Providence, X. l.
Detective Witsil brought him back to
Delaware.
William S. Hilles appeared for Geist
when the case was called up Thursday
morning and Attorney General Nichol-
son represented the State.
"Bucky" Cunningham, prisoner in
New Castle Jail, testified that the goods
were stolen from the Joseph Bancroft &
Sons Co. in April and May of 1898. In
the indictment it was alleged that the
prisoner did receive 1882 yards of
Saline, commonly called stripped black
Saline, of the value of seven cents a
yard, lawful money of the United States
and go yards of black Saline worth ten
cents yard" Cunningham swore that
ub anu SCOlBb w anu AlaES ihO-
Manus stole the Saline and disposed of
IL at the stores OF Geist, the prisoner,
and at the place of Jacob Sock. The
sum realized was about $40. The goods
stolen represented in actual value sew
eral hundred dollars. Cunningham was
tried and convicted for stealing the
Saline at the May term and is now sery-
ing a term of nine months imprison-
ment He swore that his accomplices
were the persons already mentioned.
Maggie McManus has served her time
for completely in the robbery. She was
convicted at the May term. The woman
corroborated Cunningham in that she
swore the goods were disposed Of at the
stores of Jacob Sock and at the place of
Max Geist.
Jacob Sock is serving term in New
Castle Jail for shooting Mrs. Peter
Torkel. Sock swore that he never pur-
chased yard of Saline from Cunning
ham or any of his accomplices in the
robbery.
Detective William t. Jones and De.
tective Walter l.. Witsil testified to the
arrest of the culprits and the recovery
of the stolen goods. While the wit.
nesses swore that the goods were dis.
posed of at Geist's store they testified
that Mrs. Geist purchased them and moi
her husband. The State commended
that Geist had knowledge that the goods
were stolen.
Mr.. Hilles called Phillip Plunkett tc
the stand who swore that he was on
Geists' bail bond when he fed t.
Providence. He afterwards surrend.
cred him to the court and the forfeiture
was taken off. Mr.. Plunkett swore tina
l. ~ 10 ms =
and that his flight to Rhode Island wa
due to bad advice. In other words he
expressed the belief that Geist had beef
persuaded to leave the State against hi
own natural inclination, being ignorant
of the laws. When he came back he gol
bail again.
Samuel r.. Price was called to show
the animus of Maggie McManus. IL
swore that the woman told him tina
e Gcist and his wife put her out in tn
middle of winter and that she woul
show him no mercy now. The McManu
woman made her home with Geist a
the time the goods were stolen. Mr.!
Price corroborated her husbands test
mony.
George Lewis and John K. Callaha
testified to overhearing conversatio
between .'Bucky" Cunningham an
Maggie McManus while confined
New Castle Jail. The witnesses swol
that Cunningham was coaching" th
McManus woman while in jail and tel
ing her what to say when she got on I'll
witness stand.
Chief Dolan testified that the evident
of either Cunningham or Maggie Nj
Manus was not to be believed whe
there was anything at stake. III
ended the testimony and the State he
rested. Counsel finished their arg
ment and court will charge the jury
$50 o'clock.
Shortly before the hour of adjour
ment the grand jury returned the II
lowing true bills Tor election irregular
ties: Illegal registration, John b. Gil
der, Edward j. Gibbons; illegal destro
ing of ballots, Patrick ]. Mundy; illeg
abetting and fraudulent registratio
Frank Carberry; unlawfully attemptil
to vote, William A. Ginnage.
The trial list was taken up when Il
superior court convened Thursday afte
noon. Benjamin Nields, counsel for u
defendant in the case of Alexander O.
Inns, administrator VS.. the MecEani
Loan Association, gave the court bri
history of the case. He said that Villa
McMenamin was treasurer OF the assoc
alton, and since his death the matter
,een thrown into the court OF CHANGER
1 receiver was appointed prior To I
bringing of suit in the court OF CHANGER
Judgment to the amount OF S32,OOo
been obtained against McMenamll
estate. Colonel Nields contended IL
inasmuch as the case was now pendi
in chancery, the plaintiff could
obtain Judgment in superior court
Mr.. Emmons commended that n
withstanding tine fact that the case
pending in chancery court, the pla
tiff could come in and get his judgmt
before the superior court. Mr.. Emmc
contended that Collins had brought
suit prior to the time the loan assoc
ton had gone into liquidation, and
was entitled to Judgment in super
court on the ground Of priority.
Colonel Nields contended that tn
was no rule in equity which allowe
Judgment to be obtained by PRIOR
The court sustained the contention
Mr.. Emmons and the case went o
until the February term under a
emptory rule. All the other docke
cases against the Mechanics Loan AS
citation were continued until that til
In the case of Andrew Peterson
Fanny D. McKeown, Lilburn Chanc
stated that he was unable to find
client and understood he had moved
Philadelphia. The court said sc
disposition would have to be made
the case at this term. Mr.. Chant
f41,of tba racn ba mt at the fO0