Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-11

!
ing session of court yesterday Was con.
stunned in hearing two State cases; one
against George e. Bradley, for assault and
battery The other against John IL.
Mosely, colored, for desertion.
Upon the advice OF Brallley's counsel
C. f. Richards, he pleaded guilty to the
charge and asked for leniency. The wit
ness Tor the estate testified that Bradley.
with others, was pushing railroad cars
which interierred with men engaged in
loading piliug at the Georgetown station,
and when Charles ?. Morris approached
the crowd to take their names for the pur-
pose of handing them to the proper
authorities, Bradley struck him with
brick.
The sentence of the Court was $50 fine
The case of State VS.. John II. Mosely |
for deserving his wife. Lima Mosely, occu- |
pied nearly two hours. The deserlion |
covered a period Of nearly four years.
Court allowed the woman 81 per week for
support, defendant to pay costs OF prose
cution,
No cases we're tried at the afternoon
session.
The State had no cases to be heard, asthe
first civil suit was set for Thursday morn
| ing
The grand jury was engaged all day in
| hearing witnesses on the indictment OF
i pIuIe VS.. Amos i. MCIphSS IA Ihhb
1 slaughter. AT O'Clock the jury came IN
| and reported having found true bill.
| Amos L. McGolley, aged IL years, who is
| charged with the death of his father,
rrusten L. McColley, is reported accord
ing to witnesses iii the case heard here
yesterday. us having left mis- home about
two weeks ago forparts TO them unknown;
The State will ask that capias be issued
Tor him.
A popularity of this term Of court is
that there has not been case of larceny
before it, and the largest sentence imposed
thus far was 80 days Imprisonment,
GEoRGETowN, April 5-fhe grand jury
yesterday ignored the bill OF indictment
against George H. Truitt. charged with ex-
changing horses under false pretense. The
jury was then thanked by the Court for
speedy and thorough work and discharged
from any other attendance at this term
The report of the grand jury was sub
mitted to the Court. 1t states that the
present Court House does not meet It's re-
, quircments, and is not convenient either
for the Court or the people who have brSl-
ness here. The work OF the Attorney
J General cannot be done with any degree
, of privacy when witnesses are being gwen
n preliminary examination, and 1t is an
injustice to this officer not to have room
e for that purpose.
, The jury therefore recommends that the
improvements suggested by the Levy Court
he made as speedily as consistent.
K The Court ordered that the report be
, spread upon the record and copy pre-
: scented to the Levy Court.
u Joseph b. Cannon, the sportiye young
V colOred mar who caused such amusement
= in court by his faultless attire and spread
eagle argument made to the Jury when oil
IS trial for carrying concealed deadly
Is weapon seems rather weak mentally. and
i the Court or encouragement will prooa
!" bly, order his removal either to the county
amshOuse or to Farnhlirst
/. The removal of Cannon and the dis
charge of live prisoners whose terms eN
= pired yesterday, leaves but three prisoner
il in the Jail One of these is in for thre
!, years and the other two for shorter terms
= The Jury in the case of benjamin ]
l. Moore and William 5. Hitch vs.. Geors
ID w. Carey, brought in q verdict in favor 0
"a the defendant. This verdict release
~ Carey from the responsibility OF judy
ment entered % years ago.
The Seidel X Hastings Co., of Whining
al ton, was given judgment against John II
~ Dialogue & Son tor Sl,54I.sS al the las
" term of court W. IL. Boyce for d.
s fendant asked the Court the privilege 4
re attempting to disproye the judgment q
the October term. Therequest was granted
d with plaintiff to file bill Of particulars
is GEoRGErowN, April 6.-Superor coul
TO WAS III seSslUll DNJ HAL al llptt V7'pAtial
a. 1t adjourned at 1870 until this morning
g o'clock, the petit jury being discharge
IL until Monday at 10 a. III.
Very little interest is being taken in tn
week 5 court. Every one, and espeGialI
:. the lawyers. are waiting for the Aallo
s. Ponder SANDER cases. As six attorneys
1t town are employed in this case, they a
te. excluding all minor cases and buslne
4. and working on the Islander suits
us Chief Justice Lore passed yesterday vii
CHI Judge Marvel, at the home Of Prothonota
Marvel, near town.
Judge Grubb went to LeWes on Il
morning train, but returned TO town Ii
morning.
40 one will be placed in the pilory t
lsh day, nor will any be put 10 the whippil
post, no cases requiring this punshme
nip coming before the court. This Is rath
ich an unusual occurrence for Sussex count
on GEoRGETowS, April 9--The Major '
at Ponder SANDER suit was called for trial
m IL o'clock yesterday
OF Isaac w. Nailor, carpenter AMI &C
Sed tractor at Milton, brings suit against {
I'd Governor James Ponder OF the sanetow
Mr.. Ponder is reported as having ST
on that Isaac W. Major is the d rns
)cN who burned the sCho0lhouSe III Milton
we Sailor asks $4,000 damages for detan
AZ ton Of character
liie j. Frank Bacon, J. If Richardson e.
- g NAIien anu AnuTlcS l.. hiGi4HTlS ItITrSl
ifeI Sailor, and james w. Ponder, Wllli
lit' salisbury, William n lioyGe and Rob
Ha- &, White are Ex-Governor Ponder's
$50, torney5.
:, Plaintiff has Is witnesses and deiend;
Gu 50, SD that the case - likely to cONsu
ul most OF this week.
ID Il Just previous 10 the adiourniug
q's- morning session the following were cal
u y int flryinen: William l.. Gulrer, q,
ne ! MessicE, .loh Conawav George W, Pet
ORD. join Of w. William a. PeIEyjohn. Jd
ithE i. Dascg. Daniel L. Rogers, John l.. W
'ike George &. West. James ". llastll
We Robert Il. Enst, XachariIh y. Moore.
lalu Plaintiff objected 10 George w. Pcttyjt
Fri. ,ss. oi W, William \. Pcttyjohn and Geu
irult II. Messick. Defendant objected to Cha
5. Barker,
linen the following Jury was sworr
hear the evidence and decide the c
William r.. Culver foreman JOB Eonov
, =" John Il. Dasey, John y. West George
mar West, james w. Hastings Robert r. Il
ian, Iachariah n. Moore Edward +. l.
yo9s Charles T. Deputy, sheppard T. Hitch
peaiS benjamin NJ. Downs
isi0n The court room WAS crowded TO suff
been cation al the GtarnOun session. Cha
g 10 NJ Cullen for the plaintiff opened the
liam and stated to the jury that they prop,
e his to show tGat James Ponder sgih ON u
curt different occasions that Isaac w. NJ
! was burned down the public ScioulhOu-
tilted Milton. Plaintiff also proposed ID )
not the standing Of detcndan. il Milton
n!ted this uOunty.
April Captain Henry p. Burton was first
that April, 1885, that he and Mr, Ponder
being standing on corner IN Milton and
now MIR. Ponder sad that Isaac W. Nailor
Xecu. the d. rascal that burned the sci
as re- hotlse. Witness said that Mr.. Pc
men, seemed angered aud determined Nc
ire TO else was there at the time but j. Ii
Il not Mustard was nearby going into his ht
If the Witness ON cross examination said h