Evening journal., 1896-11-18
DNEEN ARRA1GNED TODAY.

At the opening of court to-day DEN
mis- Dineen, a tail man with a coal
black mustache, was brought in be-
/ tween the life-and-death staves and
| arraigned for setting fire to n certain
| dwelling-house in Mill Creek hundred
which then and there contained human
beings, being the felony of arson Of the
first degree" Dineen pleaded not
guilty.
Dineen had previously been arraigned
yesterday, on the indictment for
barn burning, upon which he pleaded
not guilty, and on this indictment Wal
ter II. Hayes appeared for him. On the
charge of arson, however, he could get
no counsel because of a lack of means
to conduct the defence. The court as
signed Mr.. Hayes to defend him on this
capital case also.
After a conference between the in
terested attornies, il was decided to
try the arson case on Monday, Novem-
Der so, until which time the special
panel of Oyer and Terminer jurors
was discharged, as this is the only
capital case to be tried at this term.
RELEASED ON SURETY PROBA-
TION.
Robert Arms, a mulatto youth with
gold spectacles, was allowed to call
number of witnesses from Newport to
prove his good character, and the court
privately questioned Mary A. Potts, the
mulatto girl under the age of Is, with
whom Arms is alleged to have lewdly
toyed.
The court, after the examination.
stated that this was a most peculiar
case and it had determined to release
him on probation, provided he could
furnish 800 security.
Louis Hanson, of No. 1925 West Sixth
street, came forward and became his
surety, guaranteeing to produce Arms
in court If he ever violated the law
again within two years.
Josiah Marvel. in the case Of Rocco
Chinchilli, withdrew the plea of not
guilty of stealing a watch and intro
duced witnesses, among whom was
Carmen DiMare, to prove extenuating
circumstances and good character The
court also decided to release Chinchilli
on 5000 bail for good behavior for two
years.
A GOOD HUSBAND AND FATHER.
Howell s. England pleaded guilty for
his client Edward Mccain, for simple
assault on Albert Hutchinson, and
proved mitigating circumstances and
true worth OF his client as a workman
and husband and father. McCann got
off with a two months sentence.
TRIED FOR HOUsE-BREAKING
The first jury trial to-day was that
of John r. Wright, colored, indicted for
breaking into and robbing the farm
house of John Oskins, near Newport,
Del, by whom he had been employed.
Wright had no lawyer, and Judge Mar
vel had to coach him about conducting
his own case. Mr.. Oskins swore to find
ing his front window broken open and
his house robbed Of sundry articles to
the value of $40 on the morning of Oc-
tober 20. An investigation was begun
and a piece of red handkerchief was
found on the window sill and another
portion was found in the barn, where
wright slept, and the main portion of
the handkerchief was in Wrights poe
ket. Wright admitted having been
with the two other men who broke
INTO the house" before Magistrate
Daley
On cross-examination the fact was
ELECTED that certain inducements were
onered that ''it would be light on him"
II ne would tell where the goods were.
AS this was an "inducement to con-
Tess, and as the handkerchief was OBJ
Jected to as the vital evidence i'm the
case, the jury was instructed to find a