Evening journal., 1896-02-03

Before I5-rimo Tor Returns OF Divorce
Proceeding Extended In Two oases-rIue
Bill Found. Against John Reok-oivn
List VIII BE Gone Over This After
moan.
The February term Of the County
Court which began to day, will be
exceedingly busy both In criminal aud
civil business and may run over into
April although the latter part Of March
Is tne time most generally assigned for
It's adjournment Three capital cases are
on tho docket and the list of criminals
guilty OF burglary and other crimes is
unusually large for q short term. Ia the
Superior Court there are ia causes for
trial and IA causes for argument.
The grand jurors who served In
November are la service this term aud
the following special panel has bsen
drawn to try the capital cases:
Appcqulnimink, William A Alfree,
John r. Carpenter, Jr, Daniel S
Richardson BlackblId, Charles w Jones.
James 7. Webster; Bcandywine, Jesse p
Talley Charles w Day; Christians,
David Lowther, Richard II Williams;
Mil Creek, William Z Higgins. William
r Eastburn; New Castle,J. Moody, Edwin
Glvney; Pencader, Thomas G. Porter,
Henry Cats; Red Lion, Albert O Gray,
William d Mullen; st Georges, Albert
Bender, George d Grassland; White
Clay Creek. John K Mots, George
Casho; Wilmington, Tobias Cole, Alfred
L Carmichael George R Tarbutton.
Those petit Jurors who served the last
half OF the November term will be on
service during the whole Of the present
term
Among those against whom the grand
Jury will be called upon TO act ara ths
following:
Murder, Michael Lynch, Daniel Brown,
John Swan, David Grinnage; threats to
kill, Agnes Bessix; rape, George
Alexander; burglary, William Brown;
burglary aud assault with Intent TO Kill =,
Eugene Brown; breaking and entering
stable, John View; highway rob
berry, Thomas Gentles. Harry Wheeler
carrying concealed q deadly weapon,
William Il. Bscknsr; assault and bat
terry, Samuel Crisden; assault with
intent to commit murder, Frank Brown;
obtaining money under false preten sss,
John p. Duvaul: witnesses held panding
trial, Oscar Robinson. John Gibbs;
Gambling-Cbarles Griffith, William
Thomas
Bigamy-Hsn ~ Lewis.
Disordsrly Conduet-Gsorge Graham.
Lsrceny-EiWard Simpson, William
Cooling, Henry Purneil, iohn Monroe,
Samuel Cosden, Thomas Murphy, War =
ren Marshen, William Christy, John
Burke, Howard Rothwell, William Nc
Ginley. George w. B. Chrlsty, vii
liam Ford. Joseph Alleva. Thomas Gio
bons Edward Meyers William M smith
Joseph Cook, John Callahan, John Smith
Thomas Walsh, John Hill, Robert
Dilworth, John BlackstoD, Charles
Sanders, Margaret Heretz William
Mitchell. John Heck. Enoch Merton, John
Saville, BeDja jamin w. Somers
where Interest Wan Center.
Probably more interest will center In
the trial OF Lynch, Swan and Brown, the
Farnhurst Hospital attendants accused
Of causing the death OF Leon Pisa, than
any other. George Alexander. colored,
accused OF feloniously asssulting little
Mary f Gibbs, Of Hocksssln, and David
Grlnuage, accused OF numbering Harriet
Lewis, his grand mother, near Glasgow,
will also come In for their fair share ol
attention
Attorney General White. and Peter
L. Cooper. Jr, his deputy, have hard
work before them They realizs the fact
and are prepared for IL.
"Lord De Is War;" who exposed tn,
alleged abuses az FArnhurst, is in town
ready to appear before the grand jury
and Court
Robert Adair one Of the most promls
ing Young members Of the bar, has beer
selected by Attorney General White anC
Deputy Attorney General Cooper Il
assist them In the prosecution Of the
cri minal business.
ro-dal's Routine.
Court convened at 70 O4 with Chisi
Justice Lore and Judges Grubb, Marve
and Cullen on the bench
The grand jurors were sworn, Will
Theodore F. Armstrong ss their foreman
and retired.
Nearly all the petit Jurors answered
when their names were called.
Attorney General White took up thu
docket Of the last term and made dis
position Of several cases which had beer
carried over
The c9pias IN the case of william
4 DtZtus hcCuneu Ol carrying CouCthAcu
deadly weapon, was continued until the
next term. Those cases carried over unit
this afternoon were against William II
Straughan, assault with intent to com
NIT murder; William f. Lucas. embsz
element; Hiram f Pearson, gambling
Clerk Of the Peace Ford then proceeded
to swear In the applicants for liquor
license.
On application OF Andrew O Gray, tn,
time for him to make return as commits
siOner In the divorce case Of Reynolds vs
Reynolds was extended until February
13.
Want Leon Pisa's Heart.
Andrew c. Gray, attorney for Swan ans
Brown. two OF tho Farnhurst Asylum
attendants alleged TO be responsible foi
the death Of Leon Piss, asked the couri
to make an order giving an expert foi
the defense right to examine the hear
Of the deceased. and TO take from IL
small portion for microscopic examina
tlon He said that it would form quite
an important part in his defense.
Attorney General White Fsid that tn
State had no objection to anything thu
was proper. He had no objection
whatever to the heart being examined BY
an expert, but he Was not willing for 1