The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-24
'MURDBRERS !
TN COURT.
Wits and Wright Plead Not Guilty
10 First Dsgrse Of Murder.
Wit. b. TRIED next Week.
Wilson. Who Was Charged With
Rape, Gets Off Fortunately
On A Nolle Prosequi.
One Heavy Sentence
and Much Crimi-
nal Business

Oyer and Terminer Court began this
morning with II full bench but little bust
ness was transacted. John Wilson, white,
aud Thomas Willis c0lorcd, we're tho first
prisoners brought IN. Wilson had been
charged with rape. The prosecuting wit
ness was Annie lowering. Attorney
General White in the case asked for II
nolie prosequl, the evidence presented to
him not beng sufficient to send even be-
the prisoner with tho usual warning.
Willis was charged with the murder of
his child. Hc pleaded not guilty and as
he was unable to employ counsel the court
assigned Harvey Whitoman to defend him
The crime Willis stands indicted for
was enacted ut Hockossin several months
ago. The facts, it will DO remembered,
We're that Willis had had trouble with his
wife which resulted in their separation.
He took the child and gave 1t to another
woman. The following night he drowned
the child, then buried il in wood near
the house.
This being all the business before the
court, the special panel of jurors which
attended this morning for the first time,
was discharged until Monday morning,
when the capital cases will be taken up
and AS many It's possible pushed to trial.
DAWN ~ LIE olfDlNakl.
Then general sessions court took up Its
work again.
Henry Irons, colored. was brought in
and IL jury drawn to try the States case
of burglary against him. The indict-
ment charged HIM with breaking and en-
terins into tho house of Bernard Carr on
the night Of August ~ and taking there.
from valuablcs. Attorney General Whito
defined the law in the case, and then call.
cd Bridget Carr to finally establish his
case against the prisoner The witness
lived with her brother, the prosecuting
Witness at Water and King streets, and
on the night named she saw Irons whom
she knew, in her bedroom.
. Mary Moore, colorcd saw Irons on the
roof OF the Carr building. She called tC
him at the time and he answered. Irons
denied the girls testimony.
Officer MalDney swore that Miss Carr
called to him on the night in question and
told him she believed man was in the
house The officer informed tho pro.
prietor who made II search but found
no one Irons WAS seen to leave the
house by the putrulInau who arrested him
short time hltcrward
Annie Irons, sister of the prisoner was
called in his behalf, but her testimony
concerned his arrest and therefore amount
Gu 10 nothing. The prisoner neither
went on the stand nor spoke to the jury
which body returned verdict OF guilty
without leaving the box.
Ills SENTENCE HEAVY.
The sentence passed upon Irons was Tho
heaviest OF the term and 1t was So because
the court will do everything possible t,
| putn stop to the crime of house breaking
| lie got thirty lashos, one hour in tho pill
l0ry, three ycrrs Imprisonment, IL fine y
| 500 and the cost Of the prosecution
WAS HONEST THIRTEEN YEARS
For thirteen years George Robinson
/ colored, was an honest man us far as til,
court records show, but Georges fondncs.
for chickens broke the spell month ago
He had pleaded not guilty yesterday after
noon TO purlong Robert Mcfarland
fowls, but withdrew his Piled and re.cntcr
| ed one Of guilty. With him in crime Wa
connected VIM. Frazer and Robert VOL
| ford and as they had pleaded not guilty I
| jury will be drawn this afternoon to try
Tho case. Robinson will be IL witness
against them
| MURDERER WRIGHT ARRAIGNED.