The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-09-24
PYLE NOT GUILTY.
Instead of Going TO JAN he is Committed 10
tho Iusane A.yium-othsr business In
General Sessions and Superior
ConrtA

Superior Court matters had the pre-
ference In the County Court this morn
Ing. Ed win II Cochran, Jr., asked for
and was granted publication In the a.
Conrad representing the defendants In
the Griffith va. PuTnell and Bratton vs..
Purnei cases Of Griffith We. Purneli. Pur.
nell va. Purnell, granted leave TO amend
hts pieadings, Philip q Chufchman MAX
ing no objection.
Tho business OF the Court OF General
Sessions was then resumed. EDWARD
Pyle WAS brought up and put In the dock.
and the hearing Of testimony In ILLS Case
again taken up. Mary Shannon. Hannah
janice. Ernest T. Martin and Edith Martin
guye the prisoner good character. put
none OF thembeiieved him to be OF SOUND
mind. Attorney General Nicholson then
addressed the Jury as TO the course TO be
pursued, when prisoners sanity hau
be questioned.
Chief Justice Lore also charged the Jury
along that line and the body returned q
verdict OF not guilty by reason OF insanl.
ty without leaving tho box. Mr.. Ntohoi'
son then asked that Pyle he committed to
the Delaware State Hospital for the In
snne and the court so ordered.
George Bostlck, who had been sum
moned as witness III the case Of selling
lluaor without a license against Mary
Harrigan OF Hockessin, and who failed to
appear. Wac brought In on an attachment
and charged with contempt OF court
George explained that Ills disregard for
the COURTS order was due to Fred Gum.
who had told him not to appear. The
court thought that Bostick deserved some
punishment and ordered him to be locked
up until the costs OF Tie attachment were
Howard Fountain was sentenced to pay
o tine OF slO for carrying concealed q
deadly weapon. For like offense Ed
ward Rulngton was also senthnoed to pay
a fine of sl0 and cost Of prosecution.
Thomas paNi. representing Clara j.
Shockley, administering OF Isaac y.
Shockley, by an inquisition at bar was
Mutual Bene1t Life Association OF New
York. The case was an appeal from 0
maglstrate's decision. The amount re-
covered was q balance due ON insurance
policies.
Icy, indie Oh for gambling, Withdrew the
plen OF guilty aud re.entared ono OF not
guilty. He then called several witnesses
who established the prisoners previous
good reputation. In view Of this TACT
pended under the probation act, but the
court thought Stanley should be punish
ed as small boys had been allowed to en-.
ter the games he conducted and sentenced
hrn to pay line of $1,000. In default OF
which to serve monLhs imprisonment
The charge OF bastardy against Thomas
Connell caused quite an argument De.
tween Ii. ii. Ward and Attorney General
Nicholson. COnnell nau Ueou tUuuo
guilty before Magistrate Daley and was
ordered to support the child. An appeal
from the decleionswas taken and the case
set for trial at the last torn OF court. put
IL was overlooked by tho attorney general
aud he aaked that tho defendant be
brought into court and tried.
This was objected to by MIR. Ward be-
cause his client had been In court OF tie
last term and ready for trial The oours
ordered that the defendant appear but MIR.
Ward gave notice OF appeal and was given
until November IL to set forth his reasons.
Isaiah Christy colored. who was found
guilty of assault at yesterday aftsrnoon's
session was sentenced to six months' i'm.
prlsonment.
The case OF the State We. John ]. Dolan
was set for trial this afternoon. That
tomorrow morning.
At noon court recessed until $50 o'clock.