Evening journal., 1896-05-15
LUCAS Is NOT GUILTY.
Horace G. Knowles Succeeds
in Clearing Him.
THE ADAMS JURY Is NOW OUT

Immoral Purposes-Court stenogra-
pher HardestI's Pleasant Surprise.
Horace q Knowles succeeded In hang
ing the Lucas jury quite cleverly In the
court Of General Sessions yesterday and
1t remained out all yesterday after
noon and last night
During It's deliberations yesterda
afternoon the Court proceeded to dispose
OF other cases on the docket. the grand
jury completing Its work and being dis
charged
jeremiah Cornish WAS pat on trial for
assault and battery on Peter Doris,
Horace q. Knowles representing the
prisoner.
Doris was sworn. He declared that
he knew Jeremiah to- his sororw
having been knocked down twice by him
in an alley on Saint Patrlck's day. He
hunted for q brick but could not fnd
! one, but after be had hunted grass a
second time he got bed slgt aud hit
Cornish with that, and Cornish retallated
with his est once more
BY the time that Doris had reached
this stage OF the story, 1t was apparent
to the court and everyone else that he
was too drunk TO testify. Chief Justice
Lore reprimanded him and told the
sheriff to take him In charge until he
sobered up A Juror was drawn from
the box and Corniah was taken back to
his cell
Josiah Marvel defended Charles Daley.
indicted for obtaining money under false
pretences from William ] Neville by
means Of the old ring trick
Neville testified that he and Daley
J.
Daley picked up ring A confederate
met them and represented himself to be
jeweler. Examining the rlug be de-
clEred 1t TO be god and worth $50
Neville bought IL for SO. and later on
State Detective McVey swore that he
arrested Daley and identified the ring
offered in evidence.
A local jsweler. Was sworn and said
that such rings were worth about SO
dczsu.
II It please, the court" said Mr.
Marvel before going into his side Of the
case, II ask that you instruct the Jury
to return verdict OF not gully, the state
having failed to prove that my client
represented the ring TO be gold. II there
was any Misrepresentation 1t was by
another man
1T is not necessary" insisted Mr..
White, ito make false pretenses by
mouth, but acts may be as false as words
| This man was an accessory to the cffsns
and an sccomplice
Marvel won his point. Chief Justice
Lore, In instructing the jury to render q
verdict OF not guilty, said that the court
/ did not thereby say that Daley was in
recent, aud warned the lucky rascal not
TO engege In such business again
| Continusnce to the next term was
| granted IN tine case OF James Deane. In
dicted for policy writing.
Horace q. Kuo wles had another chance
at the state prosecutors when the case OF
John w. Adams. charged With using a
small girl for immoral purposes was
called. Not until after the jury had
been drawn did Adams plead not guilty,
but Mr.. Knowles interposed no obi lection
The alleged victim OF AdRms's wiles
was Catharine Brogert 16 years old She
told her story aud was supported la IL
by Maggie Tulley, Dr. NJ Hughes.
Mrs. Isabella Brogert and Adsline Bro
CERT.
When Adams was put on the stand he
denied the whole story.
George Hillsley. John G.ifsn, William
4
s B. Morrell testified to the good char
acter Of the prisoner
When Mary Wright and Maggie Tuley
we're called to the stand By tue State in
support OF Cstharine'sl reputation for
veracity they could say but little in her
favor.
The case was still On when Court ad-
journed until this morning.
A Pleasant Surprise.
Court Stenographer Herdesty gave the
members Of the bar 4 pleasant surprise
this morning. He distributed among
them mim-ogrsph copies OF the daily
calendar of cases set for trial in the
Superior Court Heretofore ouly three or
four copies we're made aud the LAWYERS
had to depend upon the one hung up on
the witness box In the court room. By this
nsw method they can sit in their offices
and keep the run OF the Superior Court
buainess
Ire calender begins on May 13 and
closes on May 10. Only one case. that Of
Seward ct al. VS. the Mayor and Council
Of Wilmington, figures on the special
jury list.
Lucas Acquitted
This morning the Lucas jury came In
and reacned verdict or not guilty The
prisoner was Immediately discharged
and warmly congratulated by some Of
his friends after he had left the room.
Argument in the Adams Case.
The case Of the state VS. Adams was
then resumed and argument began.
Deputy Attorney General Peter l.
Cooper, Jr, opened ard made a very
effective speech for conviction Mr..
Knowles followed him, making
strong plea for Scquittal. Attorney
General White closed for the state. This
argument lasted for nearly two hours
and a half
t12 35 o'clock the court charged the
Jury and II retired.
All Pleaded Not Guilty.
Willism B)uldsu, colored was ar
raigned for burglary. he pleaded OF
guilty. and WAS given until this after
noon to get ready for trial John d.
Ward and Theodore Carlin, white men,
pleaded not guilty to stealing set OF
single harness from William q. German.
Their cases will also come up this after
noon.
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