Evening journal., 1895-09-16
FIRST DAY OF COURT.
No Oyer and Terminer Busi-
ness for the September Term.
GENERAL ARMSTRONG Is FOREMAE


Two New Faces &C the Desks-Gfand
Jurors sworn In aud Rotire-Uommis-
sions OF Prothonotary wooIey aud
Clerk OF the Peace Foard R0ad-Androw
o Gray Admitted TO Practice.
When Court Crisr Smith said his little
piece usherlng In tho September term OF
court Et high noon to-day Chief Justice
Lore with Associ Judges Cullen,
MsIvel and Grubb ere upon the bench
Two new faces figured In the STAFF Of
oiiicera They belonged to Prothonotary
Woolley and Clerk Of the Peace Foard,
both Of whom have been appointed by
the governor since the May term
The following jurors occupied places
on the south side Of the bar inc 'o'ufe:
Grand rs-Appoquinimink, Ed
ward Draper, Joseph Roberts and Robert
D Ratlsdge; Blackbird. Gsorge r. Don
ovsn and William LockermRn; Brandy-
wine. James c. McComb and ID
MousleY: Christians, William X. Flynn
aud b. +. Sheppard; Mill Greek,
Richard q Buckingham aud William
d Psnnoek; New Castle, John Mahoney
aud Albert Silver; Pencsder. David Ross
and w. b. Foro; Red Lion, Charles
Crompton and Alfred Davidson; 81.
Georges, l. f. Shallcross aud John b.
VandeRrift White Clay Greek. Theo-
doIe r. Armstfong aud William B
Currender; Wilmington, Emile Bucher,
Wilmer Ellison and David w. Shockley.
Petit neutrality-suspicious., Lewis
P King. Walter E Hart and w. N.
Watts; Blsckbird, Auley Hill, John A
Hemoly and j. A Buckson Brandy wine,
r. B Ewing and q r. Hanley; Chris
tiana. Joseph Knox, A. X Wood ward
and Samuel Cranston Mil Greek, B. Y
Duncan, John Brown and w. A Miller;
New Castle, Harry Herbert, Alfred
GrimeB aud j. H DoughertY;
Pencader, Alexander Robblng and James
Downes; Red Lion. Harry p. Gray aud
Adam B. Cook ST. Georges. II o D0lsor,
Augustus Hushebeck and J. NJ. Arm
strong; White Clay Greek, o o Vincent,
DAVID Ford aud Alfred Taylor; Whining.
ton, Emil Hertel, William RielleY aud
Harry Kelnstuber.
The balance Of the audience was made
up OF lawyers and witnesses
/ Attorney General Nicholson and his
deputy. Mr. Giles. were busy for two
hours prior TO the opening Of the
Superior Court and Court OF General
Sessions They mad cases 10 prepare,
witnesses TO hear. and ths private pleas
OF lawyers for the defense to contend
with.
The gavsl fell as the Court House
clock WAS striking 70 The crier did not
open the Court Of Oyer and Terminer as
no capital cases we're on the docket
Clerk Of the Peace Foard performed
his fcet court duty by calling the names
Of the grand jurors aud swearing them
In. with General Theodore f. Armstrong
OF Newark, as foreman. The court said
that there were no special matters TO bl
presented TO the grand jury, aud ordered
it to retire TO its loom
The second panel Of the May da,
Jurors will serve this term Thei
names were called Immediately after the
grand jar 5rs bad retired
Several applicants for liquor lloenssl
appeared before the court aud took ihl
usual oath.
The commission Of Prothonotary Wool
ley was read by Clerk Of the Pesc'
Foard
On motion Of q H Ward. Of the ex
summing committees OF New Castle bsr.
Andrew @. Gray, son OF Senator Gray
was admitted 20 prhcilce, haNlng passed
q very credltable examination.
Henry Manlovo has resigned as door
keeper siucs the last term This hai
resulted in Beujamin Fooie. WHIT
had charge OF the rear corridor
entrance. being transferred TO the iurl
entrance upstairs, and George Leach vii
watch for stragglers In the corridor.
Robert G.. Harmon, commissioner ap
pointed 10 take testimony In the divorces
case Of George d va Edna Wood, made
his return, but publication was not asked
70.
At 10 O'Clock the grand jury returne,
Wish the following true bills and it an'
TIE petit jury we're discharge,
until 80 o'clock: William Pattel
aud David Cunningham. for breaking aud
entering; william Frazer, ClArenc
Cochran aud Johu Johnson, for carrying
concealed a deadly wesp)n. This was fol
lowed by a recess until that time.