The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-21


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Until II o'clock today. Az that tiano Kob4
ertrG. Whites Commission az attorney
general was handed TO the court and read
after being sworn IN By tho Chief Justice
10 private Governor Watson was pres.
ent.
The proceedings OF General Ssssions
Court were hindered slightly by the va.
cancy and IL was not until Mr.. White had
been sworn1n that tho business OF the
morning was begun. The court forget
ful of the vacancy. asked Austin Harring-
tan. counsel for John Dougherty. ihdiot-
cd for numbering Augustus Erickson. X
he WAS ready to proceed with tho case.
lie replied that lie was not but when the
attorney general was sworn In he would
make molten for diaeontinuance and
ut the same time lay the proper ground.
In tho meantime James pllworth or
Christiana Hundred was excused from
service or the Jury Joined. drawn TO try
tho Oyer and Iermmer Court case. DO.
cause OF physical disability
After coDgratuiqtion had boon extended
to Attorney General White Austin Harrlnns
ton submitted his motion In the Douxher.
tY case. II wns for q continuance until
Monday on the ground Of tho absence Of
material Witnesses for the defenss who are
e;,l q he. stats- Tha coniinuance was
Waiter Hayos. REPRESENTING Waiter
Nicholson. indicted for driving on /. team
from the atablo OF George Whitemah.
~mott0ned the court for gushing OF the
II Indictment because OF the defendant
being charged with nlno olfenses In one
count Attorney General White made
etrong plea In behalf Of tho prosecution.
and afterward law was read on tue ques.
ton.
Tho court refused to grant the mo I'm.
Frank Dugan and Alexander Finney,
colored were the hrst pr iuors to be
sentenced. They had plead guilty to
carrying concealed weapons aud were
each given 10 days imprisonment.
Harry McCann. coIored. who pleaded
guilty 10 larceny. was sentenced To one
monilfs imprisonment.
A Jury was drawn 10 try Alfonzo Davis
for driving of without the consent OF tho
owner mare owned By Joseph Richards
OF Pencader hundred B1r. Richards
testified 10 missing tho mare from Ills
Wesley RichatJson. nu aged colored
man stated that he cav Davis drivlng the
mare. Several othor Witnesses gave dam
aging evidence. The prisoner said he
| did not take tho mare and could prove
| that no did not II he had tho Witnesses.
| The case was submitted to the JUICY.
AS eoon as tho Jury retired. another one
| was drawn 10 try SECOND, count OF lar
eany against the prisoner. but before the
body was sworn. Chief Justice I.ars CON-
marded that the jury IN the ilrst case 10
| rdcailed, as tho court felt tirat tho trial
| had not boon fair one to the prisonor.
| who had announced his hdlhesaf0r trial.
The witnesses had been In attendance
yesterday but were not at the prsse MT
time. The jurors He'd Into the room and
| were Instructed by the court to return n
| verdict OF not guilty, which they did.
| After the jury Ia tho second count had
been eworn II was discharged until after
! noon.
The grand Jury indicted John Marahan
for granddaughter. He killed Nathaniel
Walls at the T.. W. Il u. station several
months ago. a,sg
John Biggs and Walter Hayes, who re-
present tho prisoner asked that the case ia
continued until Saturday and 1t was
granted, ball being liked at $500
The grand jury returned two true bills
against Carence liuntlcy for breaking and
entering q store. Court then adjouruel.