The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-29

Ross Guilty But Not ss Indicted. On Trial
for BnrgIary

Yesterday afternoon saw the close of the
case OF James Ross, charged with murder
Gus assault, In General Sessions Court
After summing up the defense Mr. Harring
ton asked the court to charge the jury
that II it believed the shot was fired in hot
blood while the prisoner was being pur.
sued by crowd he should be acquitted.
The court refused to do so, however, and
the case went to the jury after Judge Mar
Wis charge. After three hours q verdict
OF not guilty as he stood indicted, but
guilty OF assault, was returned.
Another charge of the same nature is
pending against Ross
Frank Brown, respectable looking
white man, who assaulted John M. Null
rooney, through his counsel, L. II. Coch-
ran, Jr., withdrew his plea OF not guilty
to the charge Of murderous assault and
re-entered one of guilty of common as
sault, which the State accepted. Then
Mr White put the prosecuting witness on
the stand. He stated that on June 8 he
met the prisoner in the house No. 3l2
Taylor street, where they were with two
women. They fought and Brown punch
ed the witness SO badly that he lost an
eye.
brown in his story, told of meeting
Mulrooney in the house and of not seek.
ing lght Mulrooney was and before
the witness could defend himself he was
struck, Then followed rough and tum-
bic light Mr.. Cochran established a
previous good reputation for the prisoner
by the calling Of William J. Palmer
James I. Chandler, Harry Lowe, James
j.. Fox and Mrs. Emma c. May. As
there We're circumstances in the case which
pointed to Mulroonoy having sought the
nght, the court imposed upon Brown
line OF $40 and costs which he paid,
For obtaining money under false pre-.
tense, William II Dolan got off with ten
days Imprisonment. He had been using
the name of J. r. Cummings, tho photo.
srhpher, and had circulated tickets and
uoi!ectcd money on them.
VIM, Smith, colored, for stealing pieces
or harness from Robert S. Porter, was
sentenced to be whipped with ten lashos
ana serve six months imprisonment.
ROBBED JOHN oHINAMAN.
A jury was drawn to try the cases
against Elmer Coylc and Ed. Beck, indicted
for breaking into and entering the dwell
ing house OF Yuen Lee on July 2. The
Chinaman told in his broken language of
being awakened about l2 30 that morning
by the breaking of window. He saw
threo men in his house. They made him
accompany them to the laundry, where
Book with revolver threatened to do him
harm II he prevented Coyle from rifling
The money drawer, which contained Slo
and some Chinese coins
Turnkey Little testified to taking some
Chinese coins off Beck.
In opening for the defense Mr.. Hayes
SAID that he would prove that the men
were both in bed on the night they are al
legged to have commit,e cd the robbery.
Lewis Moore testified to walking out
Second street as far us Madison with Beck
about 0 30 o'clock Miss Florence Beck,
Il sis ter of one of the prisoners, said that
/. her brother was in the house at II o'clock
orptho night Of the robbery.
Mrs. John Beck testified to talking to
her son in tho house until afterl2 o'clock.
At $50 O'Clock when she got up, he was in
bed. Mrs. Margaret Brennan, swore
that Coyle came in about 1870 o'clock on
the nit ht he is alleged to have robbed
Lee. Mrs. Margaret Mclaughlin testified
to hearing young Coyle come in shortly
after 10 o'clock. Howard Brown and
John Brennan corroborated the testimony
Of the preceding witnesses.
Before court adjourned several prisoners
indicted by the grand jury were arralgned
George Hill, Frank Harris and William
Wright, all colored, pleaded guilty to
stealing some bread and rolls and Samuel
& Roberts pleaded guilty to stealing a
yallse from George l.. Crawford. Thomas
Edwards, colored, indicted for stealing
watch from Franklin Harris, pleaded
guilty. Rachel Covordale, cvlored, plead
cd guiltyto stealing a pair of gold cuff
buttons.