The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-17
A SAILORS
MISFORTUNE
His Hunger Brought 1t All
About.
RELATED IN Criminal COURT.
Bennett Only Assaulted Mrs.
Dickev Sto,c Mat
and Away He Ran.
Other Matters.

General Sessions Court began Its work
In earnest this morning. Tho session
began at 10 o'clock and Immediately after
the grand Jury had answered Chief Justice
Lore, requested the body to expedite It's
business a. speedily as possible. The flrso
man to receive sentence was Charles
Dougherty, who had pleaded guilty yester-
day Afternoon to tho stealing OF four
quarts of whiskey from John Malonoy OF
Middlctown.
As Charley is but "a years of age and the
crme his first, tho court felt that his OF.
fense could be dealt with leniently, and
accordingly sentenced him to ten days
imprisonment Charles has already served
80 days imprisonment.
The first fury trial Of the term was co.
casioned by Thomas Bennett plea OF pot
guilty to the Indictment charging him
with assault with intent to commit rape
upon Mrs Mary E. Dickoy at Newport on
August 30.
Attorney General White conducted the
prosecution. Il. b. 7. Springer appeared
for the prisoner, who is young white
man and tramp.
Mr.. White called Mrs. Dckey as his
first witness. She told Of having given
employment to Bennett for which work
he was to receive meal. While the man
was at work Mrs. hickey had occasion to
go to the spring house and then 1t was
that Bennett seized and threw her to the
ground,
Henry G. Hopkins knew Of the assault
and started in search of the man, and
captured him at Iron Hill. This ho told
under examination. The witness took
tho man back to Stanton and Mrs.
DicKey identified him rs her assaiant: Az
the time Bennett sold he only pushedMiss
Dickey down. After stating his defense
before the jury Mr.. Springer put tho
tb, al of
He told of having como over from Lon.
don few days previous to the assault and
having spent SIS in New York City in
two days and was compelled to walk to
Baltimore, whore he intended to sail FOR
England. He reached tho Dickey homo
after O'clock and chopped wood FOR near'
" an hour, whom Mrs. Dickey camo to
where he was and told him he Womb
have to chop more wood before he got has
breakfast As hs had cut considerable lie
became onragcd and struck her lightly on
tho shoulder. The witness denied that
Mrs. Dickey fell.
This was all the testimony. Both Sides
argued and Judge Cullen delivered the
charge The vordi2t was one of guilty Of
common assault. He was sentenced 10
pay u fine of 800, the cost of prosecution
ana serve thirty days imprisonment
STOLE A MAT AND AWAY HE RAN.
James Irusty, cOlOrcu, was pun on trial
for the larceny sof n.rugu from Ada win.
tiers, Cd October g. Witnesses fastened
the crimu on the man but he denied it
saving that Il man ahead Of him had com
mitted the thoft. The jury found Jamls
guilty after five minutes elaboration. He
got three months imprisonment anu
fifteen lushes.
Another Jury was drawn to try the Case
of tho State vs.. George Smnllwood, col
ored indicted for assault and battery.
Vincent O. Hill was the prosecutor. He
told of having employed tho man on OCT.
~, on which day he was assaulted. Tho
Jury found George guilty.
Tho grand jury having returned prison.
ers were brought into tho dock for sell
tenOe.
Edward Gibbons entered plea Of not
guilty to the charge of larceny OF coas
and vest Josiah Marvil Is his counsel.
Dennis Dineen entered pleas of not
guilty to two Indictments charging him
with arson. Walter Hayes is his counsel.
Frank Miller, colored, pleaded guilty to
stealing 100 fonce rails from tho Penusyl-
vania Railroad Company.
All tho witnesses in tho cases against
the sixteen election officers were dis
charged until O'Clock this evening, when
tho bills will be presented to the grand
jury ILL.,,
R1GGoe Pachilla pleaded not guilty 70
stealing a watch. Court recessed until
23l O'Clock.
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