Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-24

The beginning OF the september Torn at
Noon Monday. t W M

Noon Monday. hN i
The September terms Of court OF oyer
and terminer, superior court and court
of general sessions opened at noon on
Monday 10 the county Court House. On
the bench were Chief Justice Lore and
Associate Judges Grub and Cullen,
and 10 the audience were many OF the
plain people. Judge Marvel did not
arrive for the morning session. Clerk
of the Peace Foard called the roll OF
grand jurors.
All the members of the body were
present excepting Charles Derrickson,
Purnall j. Lynch. and Henry M. Silver.
Charles e. Dubell lie foreman OF the
grand jury. After they had been sworn
10 they were addressed by Chief jus
tice Lore, who said that there were DO
special matters requiring particular
charge The work would be the routine
up criminal business. He was sorry
that this was larger than usual and
that many cases were of alleged high
grade. He hoped the Jury would keep
of the record Of recent terms and make
a speedy but just and impartial dis.
patch Of the business before it. James
Monaghan was sworn In as bailiif and
the Jury retired. The roll OF petit
JuTOIb was dibO- Cdflbts Lucy W6T6 ltiE-
charged until afternoon.
Samuel W. McCaulley presented the
report Of the bar examining committee
upon his son Samuel Whittier Me-
Caulley, and the young man was ad
mitted to the bar upon taking the usual
oath and payment of the usual fee.
). II. Rodney presented the commits
sion of G W. Crossan, register OF wills.
trn tna sft.s.. 49,
made his return in the divorce case OF
Mary A. Evans VS.. George I. Evans.
Publication was ordered. The divorce
was granted.
On application of Walter Bacon,
Harry Whitemap was appointed com.
missioner to take testimony In the
divorce case of Theodore Gray VS..
Elizabeth Gray. ~
Attorney, General White requested
that nolle prosequ be entered In
numerous cases from the May term.
This was done in the two cases against
Michael Lynch. charged with assault
and battery. This is the final echo 10
the famous Farnhurst cases. Lynch,
who was an ex-keeper there, was tried
with Brown and Swan, but was &C.
quilted of the charge Of murder in the
second degree. That was at the Febru-
airy term and the charges of assault aud
battery have continued on the docket
until nolle pressed to-day. Walter II.
Hayes and John X. Bradford :, were
Lynchs' counsel.
Twenty or % OF the cases nolle
pressed were against local merchants
and others who had failed to pay their
licenses up to the May term. They
have since paid tho fees and costs.
AT the session Monaay afternoon
James Crear pleaded guilty to carrying
concealed deadly weapon, and was
sentenced to 10 days' imprisonment.
He had already been % days in Jail.
In the case of Elizabeth Pagan ys.
Edward j. Mealey, administrator Of
Frank M. MeCabe, William S. Hilles
presented the return of the referees
awarding SOL to Mrs Pagan for her
nursing services. The return was APP
proved.
Robert Pennington and Franklin
Brockson were admitted to practice at
the bar Of New Castle county.
In the Sparks va. Sparks divorce
case in superior court return in favor
of divorce was made.
At Tuesday mornings session Alfred
Derrickson, for larceny, was sentenced
to receivej15 lashes on September 26th.
and to be imprisoned six months,
William Fisher, ths colored preacher,
charged with breaking dwelling
house with intent to commit larceny
at the residence Of Samuel d. Forbes,
No. 800 West street, was defended by
Josiah Marvel. II YVES not shown that
be entered the dwelling and the Jury
was instructed to give verdict of not
guilty. For larceny George Collins
will receive 20 lashes and be imprisoned
ore year. John l.. Manlove for lar
ceny of goods from Edward Brennan's
store was sentenced to one months i'm
prisonment.
In superior court Medford ri. Ca
hoon, commissioner, made his return
In the divorce case Of Christiana Bunk
VS.. Gottlieb Bunk. In the divorce
case of Johanna Young Vs. Robert p
Young, on the application of Il. II.
Cochran, Jr., A. O. Gray was appointed
commissioner to take testimony.
At the afternoon session of court
Edward DAVIS and Robert Oskius
pleaded guilty to the larceny Of grip
from the p, w. & b. station. Their
age excited the sympathy OF the court.
They were each sentenced to one
months imprisonment. For tho lar
ceny of set of harness from William
r. Cochran, Walter Jenkins, colored,
was sentenced to three months inpris-
onment. Austin Harrington, who rep
resented William Foster, indicted for
assault with intent to kill Matte
Lewis. his sweetheart entered plea of
guilty Of assault only. The plea was
accepted and Miss Lewis told the story
although unwillingly. Foster was sem
fenced to be imprisoned one month.
Edward Gsrlick, colored for keepipg
a gambling table was sentenced to pay
a fine Of $500 or be imprisoned six
months Preston Mousley was tried
and convicted of embezzlement as
bailee of So. 60 from Benjamin P. Lev.
ering. He was sentenced 10 pay fine
Of $40. Josiah Marvel represented
Mousley. Witnesses testified to the
defendants good character.
For pointing pistol at a Brandy
wine hundrad farmer, WI. Rochester,
a colored boy, was sentenced to pay
fine of sloO. Antonio Carpinello and
Julidn Rafallo were fined 500 and
costs'for selling liquor without license
at Wooddale. The grand jury ignored
the charge of selling cigarettes to
minors against Robert j. Hitler and of
larceny against John SNYDER.
Frank Brown pleaded not guilty to
the charge OF assaulting John M. Null
rooney with intent to commit murder.