The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-08
FIFTH EDITION.


| hitet tho opeuiHH OIL tn6 county
court this morning Chief Justice LORD
charged tho Jury IN the enbezzlom ent
case OF the Prudential Life Insurance
Company vs.. Charles II. Collins, and
at 10. IS they retired.
Levi Bird, counsel for the defendant
In the case OF Riley We. the d. q o.
Railroad Company. asked that it 30
set for trial February 10th, which wa
granted.
Duckery johnson, colorsd, was
placed OIL trial for murderously al
sault!ng William Breoalnrldge. colofi
ed, Austin Harrington represented
the prisoner.
Tho assault took place while the
men were gambling In q house on
Greedy street n fow days before Christ.
mas day. Johnson took pot" which
Breckinrldge claimed was taken un.
| fairly. A quarrel arose. and when
johnson was leaving the house Breck-
inridge asked lin for his money,
Johnson replied by plunglng razor
into his brenst, the injury nearly re.
sulting In hls death. Tho prisoner
plead guilty and was sentenced to o
months Imprisonment and 10 pay q
fine Of 800 and tho cost OF prosecu-
ton.
Tho CAGES OF the State VS.. BENJAMIN
| Dem, Indicted tor nlurderously as
saultlng and pointing gun at John
| w Hayes, was continued until to-
morrow morning on the application
of Walter Hayes and Walter Bacon,
his counsel.
Harry Emmons entered plea Of
guilty In the case OF his client. Selig-
man Weyl, who is Indicted for adver-
| Using bogus sale OF clothing. Weyl
having returned To Baltimore and not
bclng In court. tho case being II mis-.
i a a T. : Inn
oil prosecution.
Walter Hayes withdrew the plea OF
not guilty entered by Levi Gibson,
colored, Indicted for murlerously as
| saultlng Miss Josephine L1ndy, tho
Newport school teacher. on December
! 10. aud entered ono of guilty. Mr..
| Nicholson said that Miss Iandy was
stu very Ill from the assault. and that
the injuries were permanent. she being
absolutely unable to recOllecL any of
! the circumstances attending 1t.
State Detective McNey took tho
stand aud told OF the confession Glib
son made to him three days after the
assault. llo said lie knocked her
down and then tramped on her. Tho
| jaw was broken, skull fractured and
several othnr wounds were inflicted.
| Or. i. q. Negendank testified to the
above Injuries. Miss Ianly Is of pre-.
| possessing appearance. aud appeared
with her face wrapped In bandnges.
She had to be assisted to tho stand,
but she did not recollect the night she
was assaulted In sentencing him the
| court said IL was the most heartless
crime OF lie kind that had ever come
before 1t. TO strike defenceless wo-
man was anything but a manly act
and tho court intended to impose the
full penalty. HIS was therefore senten-
cod to live years mprlsonment. to
/ stand In tho plilory for one hour on
| saturday and to pay limo OF $1,000 and
/ costs OF prosecution.
James fleming and Clarence Hunt
! ley wore arralgnod for burglarlzlnR
( the store of Bernard G. Goidstein.
Fleming plead not guilty aud HuntIey
guilty TO the charge. Henry U. Vur-
ncr was asst ned TO defpnd the prison.
crs and the clse will DO called to
! morrow morning. ...
Thomas j. Riley withdrew the plea
OF not guilty entered yesterday to the
charge of fruudul1ltIy converting
watch. tho property OF William B. Nor
ton. to his own use and rendered ono
OF guilty. Riley Is the champion
| swimmer OF Boston. Tho Court sen.
fenced Inn TO 80 days Imprisonment
! Tho watch had been returned.
Maggie Nc MInus Withdrew her plea
1 OF not guilty to th Charge of the lar
i ceny OF a quantity Of dress goods
from the Joseph Bancroft ~ sons Com.
pany and entered ona Of guilty.
Joseph Feeney, who is indicted for
tho same charge, pleaded not guilty.
Maggie was not sentenced.
.." COLLINS not GUILTY. =......
At II o'clock tho Cullins Jury re.
! tuI ned with n verdict OF not guilty
ana no was discharged.
GUILTY or NG,EsLAuGRrFH.
Samuel Gaartey WAS brought into
court aud plead guilty 10 tho cha rye
of rnlnslauEhter On Nuvemb Der eth
he and WalLor Clrtham had been
drinking In q saloon at Shallcross
ayenue and Dupont street.
They quarruIed GHarley hurled a
brick at the negro, striking him OH the
head and crushing tic skull. Death
resGltni twenty lays later al the Della
ware Hospital.
damas Il. Elslds md William NJ.
! l5yrne, representing tho prisoner,
| plead FOR the mercy Of the Codrt, as
tina men had 10 malice toward each
other.
The court said drunk ennoas was no
excuse for crime and sentenced him TO
| three yeHrS i'm prlsOnment and to pay
n fine Of $1,000, ana the costs OF pros
ecutiom.
Thomas L. Parry plead guilty to the
larceny OF all uvGrcOat, tho property
! OF III. ltlle. In consideration OF his
| previous good character aud his i'm
prsonment Of two months lie was
sentenced to two months imprison-
Inent ana so restitution.
| Martha DuGkCry Colored plead not
guilty to two counts OF receiving
stolen chickons, the property OF Geo.
| EduIundSon and II p. tray.
james Thomas ploud guilty to tho
charge OF carrying concealed deadly
| weapon. He WIS sentenced to ten
day = Imprisonment.
Robert Brown, col. plend not guilty
to the charge of the larceny OF eighh
buckets OF coal. the property oil tho
| Charles Warner Company.
NOT auHIY az MARI
Tho grand jury ignored tho bill
against lhos. kitoy Tor rupe.
lrtir bills we're found against jas.
| Fisher IEos. white. /. " b. Carty, 3.
J. Levy. l.. T. Stroud and Frank Scott
tor lottery policy writing, ana one
aKainstAlfred tiubbaRo Tor larceny.
A Jury was drawn to try the case OF
simon Littopnge, colored. Indicted
Tor the larceny OF pair of shoes, the
| property of Abha Wallace. and val
nod at 81 50. G. W. Ward conduc, ed
the prosecution. The prisonnr was
| not represented by counsel. Herman
! Goldsten testilind that Litllopage Of
| ferel to sell him tbs sEoea hose
Cohen bought tho Shoes TOR Is cents,
! Inc Jury ioundhlm guilty Without
/ leaving tho dock Ltzzt3 Hopkins gave
| the prisoner u good character
/ Sentence waS deferred until this
| afternoon.
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