The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-18
COUNTY
COURTS WORK.
Armes Will Marry the Girl He
Betrayed-Other Matters.

Dennis Dlnneen, the white man who is
indicted for the burning Of the home of
Anton Koch out near Hockessin, pleaded
not guilty to the indictment in General
Sessions Court this morning. Tho charge
against Dinnecn is one punishable by
death and before he is placed Oh trial he
will be arralgned in Oyer and Terminer
Court, as the law commands. Dinneen
was not represented by counsel when he
was brought before tho court and Walter
Hayes was assigned to defend him. Tho
case will be tried November 80.
ARMIES WILL MARRY.
Robert Armes. the young colored man
who pleaded guilty 10 using Il minor color
ed girl for immoral purposes, is a fortu-
nate man. He escaped the seven years
sentence for his crime owing to tho com
plication which the case presented. Mary
a Potts, the prosecuting witness, went
on the stand with her baby in her arms
and told her story. She is seventeen years
of age. The child IL about ten months
old and It's age gave rise to the suspicion
that the crime had been committed pre-.
vous to the pass of the act making IS
years the age of consent.
Armes said he was willing to marry the
girl and after he court had private con-
vcrsntion with Mary, the prisoner was re-
leased on probation, LOWS Hanson
bl NO, LEO NtSt DlNln fNuFtGU gong on the
SlO) bond demanded.
Mary is an intelligent looking girl who
appears much older than she says she Is.
she resides with her parents near Newport.
a jury was drawn to try the charge of
burglary against John =. Wright, IL col
ored man. John II. OskinS of Newport
was the prosecuting witness. On tho
morning Of October 20 MIR. Oskins allowed
Ihe prisoner TO sleep in the barn. Wright
admitted that he was guilty before the
committing magistrate. 1t came out that
Wright had confessed upon II promise that
he would be dealt lightly with, wLereupon
Attorney General White motioned the
court that the jury be instructed to return
Il verdict Of not guilty. The verdict was
returned and Wright was discharged with
II rcprimand.
Another jury was drawn to try the case
of highway robbery against Frank Fisher,
young colored man Josiah Marvl APP
peared for the prisoner
Joseph Fisher, n II year old colored boy,
was the procuring witness. The boy
told Of having tl,5J on August %, and
meeting the prisoner on the cauSrwny.
Frank called the boy, who is his cousin,
threw him down and took the money.
The witness thought Frank was playing
with him. Mr.. Marvil heard the witness
say that he did not know that Fisher had
ing told people he had lost the money.
Isaac Anderson, was called by Mr..
Marvil and sworc that David Fisher, the
father of the prosecutor, had told him be
would not have had Frank arrested for
the crime if he had been sober.
Eliza sharp, swuro TO hearing the boy
telling hi, father that Frank Fisher had
no the money but that, he, the prosccut
ing witness, had lost it, The prisoner
wen, on the stand and denied the story
of the boy. Their in view of the CON
illcting testimony Mr.. White abandoned
the case and the jury returned verdict of
not guilty.
The grand jury indicted George w.
Roberts of the Dover sentinel for malic-
ious libel upon Washington Hastings; for
malicious libel upon DR.. ". Slaughter,
James A. Power Of the Delaware Econi-
mist; for the using Of IL female fer imniOr
al purposes j. :. Sliriinth bill. Against
Patrick Wall for malicious libel in circu-
lating copies of the Delaware Economist
WA, IGNORED