Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
IN rnE coURT.
Opening Of the May Term of General ses-
sions.

In0 May term Ol luO court OF Reneral
sessions Of the peace and jail delivery |
in and for New Castle county convened |
at tho Court House about noon Monday. |
| Chief Justice Lore and Associate |
| Judges Cullen and Marvel were on the
bonch. There was goodly sprinkling
of spectators and the jurors to this term
were present,
The grand jurors were called and
| sworn with William Cooch as foreman.
Thomas Chadwick of Blackbird was
EXCUSED on account Of illness. Purnall
| j. Lynch Of ST. Georges and Hiram H.
Borfe Of New Castle, were also excused
from serving on the grand jury. Chief
Justice Lore, in addressing the Jury,
said that there we're no cases requiring
any special Instructions, but the jury
should decide every case with Eolem-
nifty and good judgment. He asked
that the business be- dispatched with
the celebrity that had marked the grand
juries of the past,
The grand jurors retired to consider
tho cases presented by Attorney Cen
eral White and Deputy Attorney.Gen-
eral Cooper.
The applicants for license to sell in
, toxicating liquor came forward accord
ing to custom and qualified before
Clerk of the Peace Foard.
In the case Of the State vH. Jeremiah
Cornish, charged with assault with in
tent to commit murder, attachments
were ordered for three witnesses who
had failed to answer the summons.
j, The grand Jury returned before l
o'clock. 1t had acted upon one bill
against Frank Congo, colorod, charged
with tho larceny of pair OF shoes,
: and It ignored the bill.
, Court adjourned until 2. 80 o'clock.
At tho afternoon session the case OF
the State vs. Harry Lewis, alias Harry
Morrothy, charged with higamy, was
I retired upon the application of Attor-
= ney. General White.
The grand Jury returned with eight
q indictments and one bill ignored. After
II the true bills had been received three
boys came up from the spectators
o part OF the court room and were directed
Q by Deputy Attorney General Cooper tc
o sit in the prisoners dock. Tho hoyl
!. were George H. Stevenson, in his l9tt
% year, and who used crutches; William
!, Orr, who will bo 10 in December, an6
y Herbert Masten, about IA years of age
They had been indicted for the larcen.
70 OF six gallons of corn of the value o
IS five cents gallon, the property of tn
'r William Lea g. Sons Go.
n Tho boys were arragiued and ple
10 Of guilty was received from each. a
q first Stevenson talked as II doubtful
* whether he should say guilty, for b
aaid ii at be carried no corn away, bu
"a watched for the others. He tnail
y pleaded guilty. So far as Deputy AT
y torney- General Cooper knew this wa
10 their first offence. 1t was agreed I
III / 81 .xrnhntfrn and fha
.. accepted ex- Coroner Neven @. Gambl
Of as their security for two years, in tn
10 sum OF sl00 for each boy.
sd Chief Justice Lore told them thH
r, thoy had good-looking faces, and the
40 would be allowed to go out for tw
y, years. II they behaved tbemselvt
that would be the end of it, and the
", might never hear OF it again. III, hov
OF ever, they did not behave themselv'
p their hondsman was to give them Y
by and they would be sentenced. III
be bond was duly executed and the bo.
et were released
One bill against Louisa Hutchinson
colored, had been ignored, hut two trl
, bills had been found against her. 81
=. pleaded guilty to the larceny of goot
ha owned by Clara Gregg and julia Wa
os son. Clara Lewis, colored, plaadt
m guilty to three indictments chargil
~ her with the larceny Of the property
nu 'ar Clara Gregg, Julia Watson and Ma
nd Ferguson.
~ ~ William White and Elias William
no both colored, were arraigned on
~ charge OF breaking an clubhouse of Jol
i Russell with intent to steal and stei
~ ing IL chickens and three turkey
as White pleaded guilty, Williams plead
VI ,..f .,,,tttx, aNI uatl fhut III III Wu
n r. was his lawyer. Henry johnson plead
~ guilty to carrying concealed a deac
's' weapon. None of the colored prisont
were sentenced.
The State has dropped the ca
ia against John w. Adams, who W
,aa charged with using girl under
tba age of consent for immoral purposes.
'tls Court adjourned until 10 O'Clock
In Tuesday morning.
be After the grand jury had retired to
re. room on Tuesday the Court sentent
sho the colored prisoners who had plead
cen guilty Monday afternoon. For
op. ceny, Clara Lewis was sentenced to
ted prisonmant for nine months, and Lou
has Hutchinson, for two months; for car
INST ing concealed deadly weapon, Hel
hat johnson will be imprisoned 10 days
hat John Warrington pleaded not gui
ade TO stealing coat. Monk Austin, Je
Dugan, Charles Fletcher and JC
Seville were indicted on charge
stealing two valises from Samuel Ho
by heimer, All pleaded not guilty
Jaw Seville.
met Elias Williams, colored, charged "
Ierh breaking an clubhouse with intent
.s,s Dars commit larceny, changed his plea fl
neTs "not guilty" to guilty. !" II.
" ". Ward is his counsel. William j. VII
w, ". colored, who pleaded guilty to tho ss
my charge, was, with Williams, remand
uo- The court will hear witnesses a
character before passing sentence.
Hezekiah Batson, colored, was
cLat raigned upon a charge of attemI
= nc felonioua assault upon Mary j. Ost
~ oaus no on April 2lst. Miss Osborn is
f,r teacher at Mill Creek hundred sch
.ties When Batson was asked, whether gu
Ice, @ or not guilty, he could not find
,hIv tongue at first, but finally exclai
The mot guilty. the Court assis
aaw Austin Harrington to defend him,
ans Edward Gibbons and James Butte
both white, pleaded not guilty to
larceny of chickens from the Ad
Express Co., as bailee.
j the Charles Murray, colored, ples
nent guilty to the larceny OF bicycle,
II of property of William j, Gibbons.
been prisoners were remanded,
10 by Court adjourned until 2.30 o'cl
nsvl- General sessions court Tuesday a
n 5. noon was lenient in the case OF Chi
Rev. Murray, colored, who had plel
be guilty to the larceny OF a bicycle,
property of William j. Gibbons. Co
A, Macallster addressed the coul
| AZ n hainn his