Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-19
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.

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70 the larceny OF a watch from ,joseph
Bergman, He was sentenced 10 six
months imprisonment and be Whipped
With 10 lashes next Saturday.
William Frazer, colored, confessed
to carrying concealed deadly weapon,
and for the offence no was sentenced
| 10 pay the costs of the case and he i'm
prlsoned 10 days. Het was also rcpri-
manded and warned not to repeat the
| offence.
John Smith and William Dozen. each
indicted on the same charge, failed to
apnear, and their bail bonds wore for.
feited. Attachments were issued for
the accused men. Samuel r. Finck ia
| on Smiths bond and John B. Fisher
went security for Dozen.
The grand jury returned the follow
ing true bills: Thomas Nolan, larceny ::
John M. Beale, obtaining goods under
nfalse pretences: Horace Mundy, lar
\ cenny George Robinson. pointing re-
,yoVer and also carrying concealed a
iideadly weapon; n. III. Anderson. lar
| ceny Elijah Ross, larceny; Charles
| August, larceny
Charles August pleaded guilty to the
larceny OF IS worth of leather from the
Stevenson Leather Co., and asked for
the mercy of the court. Alfred P.
Stevenson testified to the firm missing
the leather and also to recovering it.
| August was sentenced to six months
Imprisonment and 10 lashes.
Ell Jah Ross, who was sentenced in
the morning for larceny, was arraigned
for the same offence. He stole goods
to the value of about $40 from the
store OF James Flanagan in Backbird
hundred. The sentence was that he be
whipped with five lashes and be i'm
prisoned one month.
Thomas Nolan, who was indicted on
hecharge of larceny of goods from the
store OF Hugh ID. Wright, in Newark,
pleaded not guilty He said he was
not ready for trial and the case was
continued until Wednesday.
John NJ. BeaIe, who was charged
with obtaining goods under false pre-
tences from the store Of Lichtenstein &
Hart, several months ago, pleaded
guilty, but owing to the absence of
witnesses the case was not disposed of.
Court adjourned until 10 O'Clock on
Wednesday morning.
In superior court Wednesday Josiah
Marvel filed a petition to have the
books Of the Reliance Fire Co. pro-
duced for the inspection of counsel in
the case Of Joseph Cash VS.. the Reli-
ance Fire Co. The books were ordered
to be placed in the hands of the pro-
thonotary by 10 O'Clock this morning.
William S. Hilles, representing W.
II, Colbourn, confessed judgment for
Colbourn to Simpson, button d Go.
for S474. 20.
In the general sessions court John M.
Beale, who on Tuesday pleaded guilty to
obtaining goods under false pretences
from Lichtenstein a. Hart, on October
Both, 1894, was tried, Garrett j. Hart
testified to Beale getting oil cloth and
carpet Beale acknowledged having
obtained the carpet, and said he gave
his brother money TO pay for it,. but he
denied having obtained the oil cloth.
He was sentenced to serve six months
in Jail.
Carbon Cochran and John Smith each
pleaded guilty to carrying concealed a
deadly weapon. They were dismissed
on their own recognizances, but if they
are arrested again within two years
the charges will be held against them.
George Robinson. colored boy about
ID years OF age, was charged with car
rying concealed deadly weapon and
also with pointing revolver at Harry
Rhoads on the latter's farm in ST.
Georges hundred Rhoads stated that
the boy came on his place and when
he was ordered off he produced a re-
volver and threatened TO shoot him.
The lad was fined Sl00 in each case
and sentenced to one months imprison-
ment on the charge of carrying the
weapon.
Andrew @. Gray, Senator Gray's
son, who was admitted to the bar on
Monday conducted the prosecution in
the case Of Horace Mundy, colored,
who was charged with larceny of pair
of shoes from John Benson, also colored,
residing in this city. This was Mr..
Gray's maiden case.
Benson stated that the shoes were
stolen August Sth and were recovered
in second hand store on Front street.
Solomon Silycrman, second hand
dealer, recognized Mundy as the man
from whom he had purchased the shoes.
Mundy WAS convicted and sentenced
to be whipped with 20 lashes next
Saturday and be imprisoned for six
months.
Thomas Nolan was arraigned charged
with the larceny of goods from the
store of Hewes Is. Wright OF Newark.
q. l.. Ward conducted the prosecution.
Mr.. Wright testified that on the l4th
OF last November his store was entered
and revolyers and cutlery were stolen.
Afterward he identified revolver
found on Nolan, who was arrested in
this city, as his property. He valued
each revolver at 50.
Officer Harry Taylor, who arrested
Nolan, said that when the prisoner was
searched the pistol was found on him.
Nolan claimed that on the night of
the robbery he was in Chester and
stopped in the South Chester station
house all night. He said the revolver
was given to him by another man. The
Jury believed him and returned YER
dict of not guilty.
The grand jury returned the follow
ing true bills: William and Patrick
Thornton, Jr., assault with intent to
kill; Joseph Nichols, larceny; Edward
Beeson, larceny; John Saville, larceny;
Irving e. King and William Dougherty,
running sweat cloths.
Joseph Nichols, charged with larceny
of money from George w. Guessford of
APPOINTMENTS hundred on August
10th, pleaded guilty.
Edward Beeson, eolored, pleaded
guilty to the larceny OF goods from the
barber shop of William Reed on July
9th last.
John Saville also pleaded guilty to
the larceny of cloth from David Alb
ramson.
William H. Anderson pleaded guilty
to the larceny of knives from john
FARRELL, at Fifth and King streets.
Court adjourned until $50 o'clock.
Walker win Case Compromise.