Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-10

the converting of the May term of court,
but 1t was 12 o'clock before the judges |
took their seats on the bench and nodded
to Crier Smith to open the general ses-
sions court for the day. The superior
court and court of oyer and terminer
were not convened.
The court and members of the bar
then began going over the trial list, and
a number of cases were set down for
trial at the May term. The following
were announced as settled John Il.
Dickey VS.. Daily Republicans; John
Morris VS.. b. 81 p. Il. II. Co.; Maggie
Maloney vs.. Mutual Building and Loan
Association; David ]. Fox vs.. Trump
Brothers Machine Co.; William
Chandler vs.. the B. & p. II. r. Co.; |.
lie Feyre vs.. Thomas B. Eaton's, admin
istrator; Harriet Barrett vs. the b. d p.
II. II. Co.
In the case of Barlow & Weer, vs.
James l.. Willis, George Il. Brown, rep
resenting the defendant, announced that
Judgment had been given the plaintiff,
amount to be ascertained by counsel.
Willard Hall Porter represents Barlow
g. Weer.
The grand jury returned the follow
ing true bills: Larceny, William
Forkncr, George Clark; carrying con-
cealed deadly weapon, George Clark
and Charles Kilson.
In the afternoon D. Gillespie,J j. McCul-
cough and Frank Sullivan were ar
raigned upon the charge of stealing
brass from the p, w. 81 B. Rail-
road Co. and pleaded not guilty. Il. II.
Cochran, Jr., counsel for Gillespie in
formed the court he would be ready to
take up the case next morning. The
other cases went over until that time.
Robert Allen entered plea of guilty
to the charge of stealing pair of boots
from Nathan lIurshman. Sentence was
deferred.
John Burke, indicted for stealing
clothing from 1. w. Gibney entered y
plea of guilty.
George Clark was arraigned upon the
charge of stealing u pair Of shoes from
John Thomas and pleaded not guilty.
He was sentenced to five months im-
prisonment and to be whipped with 10
lashes.
The grand jury returned a true bill
against David Cunningham, for the
larceny of 1882 yards of sateen from
the Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co. Cum
ningham pleaded not guilty when first
arraigned, but subsequently, entered q
piGu VI Shiit1s liC bop htHS tNNASAS
imprisonment and 10 lashes.
When the name of Harry Cox,
charged with assault and battery, was
called, the prisoner did not respond and
his recognizance was forfeited.
On Tuesday morning, Attorney.general
Nicholson asked that the recognizances of
Edward Burke and Bernard Dorsey be
taken off, the bondsmen having sur
rendered the defendants to the custody of
lie Thn fprfpifIIrp M
The prisoners are charged with stealing
brass from the r., w. IL Is. Railroad Co.
In the case of James J. Gibson, indicted
for embezzlement, Mr.. Nicholson stated
that il had been postponed from the last
term. and after investigation he learned
that the crime was committed outside the
jurisdiction of the State. He therefore
asked leave to enter nolle prosequi in the
case.
The cases of the State s.Joseph Sweeney,
David Cunningham and Maggie NcManus
were also nolle prosecuted, the defendants
having each pleaded guilty of one charge
Of larceny.
During the morning several prisoners
were sentenced by the court John Burke,
who Monday afternoon pleaded guilty to
the larceny of clothing from |. w. Glib
neys store, which he forcibly entered
was sentenced to three months imprison
ineit to be whipped with 20 lashes anc
stand one hour in the pillory. He viii
also pay SIPS restitution money and costs
of prosecution.
pair of boots from Nathan Hirshman
pleaded guilty. The boots were valued a
IS cents. He will linger five months il
jail, smart under five blows of the cat ant
pay fine. together with the costs Of thu
prosecution.
When Edward Beeson stole an ordinary
revolver from William Frazer he did no
know what trouble there was in store TO
him. 1t cost him one month in jail ant
five lashes.
That the wheels of justice sometime
move slowly, was demonstrated i'll the cas-
of William Faucet, indicted for robbini
hen roosts. He was tried ut the last tern
of court when Lilburne Chandler defendet
him. The Jury disagreed and the cas-
went over until the May term, When tn
case was called on Tuesday Mr.. Chandle
informed the court that the case had beef
once tried, the jury had disagreed, and oil
that occasion the prisoner had prove
good character. He said there was ex
tenuatng circumstances in the case.
Attorney General Nicholson said Faucet
had already served several months in Jail
and the court took this fact into considers
ton and gave him six days in Jail.
Joseph Griffith was indicted for carry
ing concealed deadly weapon and pleade
guilty. The court desired to know whethe
or not the prisoner could pay fine of 81
prisonment.
Douglass Hamilton, colored, was ir
dicted for assaulting Thomas Dixon,
peace officer at Middletown, Del. Dixo
appeared in court with his head swathe
IN bandages. lie detailed the circun
stances of the assault and said there was
fight in William Brinkley's oyster saloo
in Middletown and he went in to quell u,
disturbance. The negro assaulted hii
and bit him across the chin, intlicting a
ugly wound. Dixon said he then drew h
revolver from his pocket and held tt
negro at bay.
Judge Cullen sentenced the prisoner
nine months imprisonment and 500 hr
together with costs of prosecution.
Charles Kllson got 10 days for carryii
concealed deadly weapon. ...
William Faulkner, Il tall angular negr
was charged with larceny. Clerk Big
commanded the prisoner TO stand up al
asked him il his name was Dougla
Hamilton. He replied that it was. II
clerk was reading an indictment for q
sault anc battery when some one iuform'
him that the prisoners name was Faul
ner.
jury was drawn and without lcavii
the box convicted him of stealing II pu
of pants from Herman Goldstein. He &
three months and 10 lashes.
William Patton, respectable. lookil
white man, listened to the reading Of
indictment charging him with the larccl
Of shoenaker's tools from Martin Duga
Walter ii. Hayes swore that he knew ii
prisoner and that he had always borne
good reputation for honesty and fair de-
ing,