Evening journal., 1896-09-18
MUCH GRlST TO GRIND.
Big Criminal Docket for the
Coming Term.
SEVERAL MURDER AND RAPE GASES

CHANCES ARE THAT THE CIVIL
BUSINESS WILDE SHOWED TO
THE WALL BY THE CRIMINAL
WORK.
The September term of court is es-
sentially a criminal one II was de-
signed to dispose of that mass of crimi-
nal matter which would otherwise ac-
cumulate between May and November
and crowd the civil business of the
regular winter trial term. In Septom-
ber no civil case can be forced to trial,
but when the state of the criminal
business makes it possible civil cases
are often taken up and disposed Of,
counsel and the court agreeing.
1t is not likely that the civil busi-
ness will have much of show at this
September term, which begins on Mon
day. for the criminal docket is the
largest that has been known since the
special term was provided by statutory
enactment. If all the cases on the
docket are taken up and disposed Of
the judges will be kept in Wilmington
for two or three weeks, but the prob
abilities are that many of those most
grave in character will be continued
at the instance of the defence. But
Attorney-G General White and his dep
uty, Peter l.. Cooper, Jr., will not be
caught mapping, for they will be in
readiness to try everything on the
docket, including the seven or eight
capital cases. OF these all are for mur-
der but two, and they are for rape.
Richard Stats will be indicted for
shooting William Guy, colored, at
Cooch Bridge; Edward Wright, col
ored for shooting Ida Crummel, col
ored, at Water and King streets, Will
mington; John Willis, colored, for
drowning his infant child near New
ark; George c. Wood, for killing j. l..
Hannum, of near Oxford, Pa, at Sec
Ond and Tatnall streets; w. T. Henry,
colored, for shooting William Wig
gins, colored, at Ebenezer camp
ground, in the lower part Of the
county; George Harris and John Will
son, for rape.
The special panel of Oyer and Ter
miner jurors summoned to say whether
these men shall live or die, be impris-
oncd or go free, are:
APPOINTMENTS hundred, William c.
Deakyne, William X. L. Tatnall, Ed
ward w. Daniels; Blackbird, Nathan
Beste, Benjamin +. David, Jr.; Brandy
wine BENJAMIN Bond, Charles Miller,
Christiana, Isaac J. Finn, James r
Donovan; Mill Creek, John Hendrick-
son. Candy c. Hopkins: New Castle
Joseph Jordan, George Woolson; Pen
cader. Calvin r. V. Jones, c. n. Price
Red Lion, Michael Mulligan, b. f
Armstrong; St. Georges, Wilmer
George, William r. Cochran, William
II. Voshel; White Clay Creek, jane
A. Wilson, Frank w. Morrison; vii
mington, Joseph w. Coley, Ambros
McVeigh.
Among the other prisoners who viii
probably be indicted for seriou
crimes are the following: Assault will
intent to commit murder, Peter Smith
colored; William Foster, James Ross
colored; Andrew Dougherty; highway
robbery. Patrick Conway; toying witt
a female child, George Harris and vii
liam Parm; assault with a knife, Har
rison' Parker; breaking into and en-
tering a dwelling, Edward Beck, Elmel
Coyle and William Rothwell; burglary
Walter Davis;' receiving stolen goods
Robert Woolford: selling liquor with
out a license, Antonio Carpenillo an'
the men who operated the Iron Hill
speak-easy.
There are dozens of minor offenders
And then comes the license cour
with thirty applicants for renewal
and four applicants for new places.
The Law and Order Society, through
William S. Prickett, its attorney, ha
already declared that it will protes
against the licensing of the following
persons who have not had licenses be
fore: Charles w. Flintham, Black
bird William H. Glenn, Iron Hill
Margaret B. He'll, 100 West Fourth
REYNOLDS Bros, southwest corner NeN
Castle avenue and Landies lane.
An especially hard fight will be mad
against the Iron Hill place. which
connected with the outlawed rae
tracks there, and the original keeper
of which are now under bail for run
ming a club house speak-easy. II is ru
mored that some politicians, who az
directly or indirectly interested, hop
not only to secure the discharge OF tn
men under BAIL but also to induce IN
court to license the place so recent
raided by the state detectives, but IN
Law and Order Society believes thi
the court will refuse to do either.
1t is possible that some OF the ol
places may be demonstrated agains
but Mr.. Prickett has not yet complete
his list as he has until Wednesday
file il in the Office of the clerk OF II
peace.
p Attorney General Robert c. Viii
2 arrived in Wilmington last evenir
: and spent part of to-day with his de