The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-06
IN COUNTY COURT.
Two More CnIprits To BE Whipped. An
EmbbezzleiSs Light Sentence.

| Embbezziei's Light Sentence.
Alfred Spencer aud Thomas Riley we're
the lirHt prisoners TO recelvs senteuce In
| County Court yesterday afternoon aud
| were the thild and fourth mon to recei ye
tile corporal punlshnieut at ths term.
After ourL mad opened. Josiah MarvIl,
who hud been unsigned 10 defend them,
withdrsw tho pleas oil not guilty to the
indictments charging tho men with bur-
Glary and r8'eLtere1 once of guilty to
iatcany. which pleas Attorney General
Nicholson accepted. Riley WAS then SEN
ton'ied to pay restitution money amount
. Ing to s25. IS to Stillman Hodglnnn. to
serve niue months imprisonment ana to
be whipped with Is lashes. spencer. his
pal having provad previous good charle-
tor. escaped sinilar sentence. but as IL
waa. he received a sentence OF six mont his
IMPRISONMENT aud TO be whipped with tel
lGshss.
henry Truety, eoIored. was placed In
tho box and jury drawn TO try the larceny
ease of the State against him, Christopher
Ward appeared for tho prosecution. The
prisoner was not represented by counsel,
he conducting his own defense John
I1b0lakl. Il Polo. and tho prosecuting wit.
ness were interpreted by officer Sarkoskt.
Ii wac on November % that tue prisoner
went to tho witness' house and topk
therefrom his coat and vest. The witness
was III he house at the time and Identified
Itusty aa the thief. When rrusty was
given permission to question tho witness
he asked II enc of the other Poles III the
house had not placed tho coat snd vest
under hisr tile prisoners overcoat tut
lDt Witness reply was In the nes; alive.
frank Croborski deposed to seeing
Irushy with Tho cont and vest in HIS pos.
sesaion after he had neard Iobolskt call.
ing for help. Lilo held the prisoner until
tho arrival OF u police officer.
Tho examination OF tIunn Grcggur by
MI. Ward furnished so much amnseme ent
Tor the spectators that Judge MarvIl rap
ped his gavsl for slencs several times
and ilnaiIy declared that If order was not
kept tho diaturJsr5 would be lined for
contempt Inc order hau the effect OF
quiating tho crowd. IL was Greggor's
dew'sh accent and the gestures common
10 that nationality that caused tho ripple
OF laaghter.
sata the prisoner Dad after ward offered
Tor sale tbs coat and yost to him.
Dnleer George Lyons testified to arrest.
Ing tho prisoner and finding the coat aud
vest In ltia Possession At the time tho
prisoner Told him he hDd not stolen tie
hrlicins but that Iobolsil had sold them
to h I'M.
Irnsty took The stand in his own be.
hali. alll HIt1r bting sworn stated that
While he was goln,s home ho met Tobul-
SKI standing IN front of his store. Inere
were several pairs of shoes exposed tor
sh,e III front oil tho store aud at them the
witness merely looked at tuem signify"
wshen the enterprlstrg proprietor asked
hiin II lie did not want to buy a pair
Upon replying no ioDoski invited him
III and asked han u tie did not want 10
buy i coat and vest,
IL WINS while ihe proprietor had showed
hlta the eoat anu vest two other Jews ap.
peatei and declared he had stolen the
Goat, He iepIie=i that he had hot, aud
when lie inted to place he coat aud vest
Oh tha counter ths Jews threatened TO
murder hun II ho did not keep the gopus
III his p0sseSSiuu until tie arrival of an
oltcnr lrusty said he had drank quart
oil lquor that night but knew everything
tnEI occurred.
he iary found Trusty guilty after being
out forty minutes, and Judge MarYll sen.
tenceu him TO Two months imprisonment
anu to pay restitution money to the
amount OF Sl0.
M'ELRoY's CASE ooNr1NuED.
orEev.General N oholson agreed upon
contlnunnGe Until tie next term In
tie case OF THO state vs.. John Z, McElroy
lhdlcted for murderously assuilluH
BnfHeS farron. McElroy's counsal,
Frank HolTeuksr, is uua6ie to lsays
Ills home on acaount of Illness and 1t WA
upon that ground tho case went over.
INDICTED FOR GAMBLING.
Tho grand ju,y returned bills OF In,
diciment against Amos S.ossin and vii.
liam Cotsey for gam bling, and siius &,
Garrett Tor embezziement,
Garrett pleaded guilty to embezzing
funds amounting To 300 from the Baltt.
more aud Ohio railroad Company while
agent at the kiaInensi station. His pre-.
Vl"us good character was considered and
In view OF IL he was given tlirea moutns'
Imprisonment and oraered 10 pay tho
costs or the case Garrett aEpeared az.
ieeleu alter sentence was passed upon
ntn.
TUE PRISONER WAS DEAD.
Ever slnee court opened Policeman Ma
lonhy ami Sergeant Bailey have been In
attendnnce as witnesses TO testify against
dead man.
1he casa was thut of George Redllng.
coioted. charged with carrying concealed
deudly weapons. On November Reduiug
was arresieu and wnen searched ut lilo
police station razor was found In hia
porket. lie accused Turnkey Hammerer
Of putting 1t there.
After waiting two DAYS to testify the
officers becams impatient and went 10
Attorney-Generai Nicholson aud asked
him wheu the case would be hearf. Ihey
were informed that the case had been
dropped, as the nun was dead. 1t was
B. 10 O'clock when court adjourned.