The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-26
FIVE YEARS FOR BURGLARS,
The Banning Plunderers Also Get
the Corporal Punishment
and Pillory.

General Sessions Court yesterday after
noon was occupied by the hearing OF tho
burglars, Joseph Mitchell, Joseph Ell
bridge, Emerson Parm and ArthurG. Web
ster, who robbed the house OF JodnH Ban
ming on the night Of September H. OF Sls3
worth OF jewelry. An interesting crowd
filled tho court room. The prosecution
began with the calling of Mr. Banning,
He testified to finding some of the articles
in the house disturbed the next morning
and to missing the jewelry. He identi-
fled candle found on one of the prison.
ers as one taken from the hallway,
Mary A. Walsh, servant at tho Bann-
ing house, swore that on the night before
the house was robbed Webster came TO the
kitchen door and asked for something TO
eat, and upon being refused asked to see
Mr, Banning She also identified Ed
ridge, who came 10 the house two or
three weeks before the robbery:
: Alexander Ray, II small colored boy,
\ who said that he would 20 to the devil II
he told IL lie, swore To seeing webster ab
the home Of Mr.. Banning's father on the
day before the robbery,
u Miss Florence Tybout, who was visitor
at the Banning home, said that about
midnight she heard u very strange noise
in the third story where she was sleeping
and went to The floor below. The next
morning all the bureau drawers We're
open and candle grease was on the uoor.
She identified the jewelry found on no
man as being her property. Mrs John
Bannings testimony was Of tho same
character
Mrs. Annie E. Martin of Baltimore
swore that on the day following the rob
berry here she rented rooms 10 Eldrldgo
aud Mitchell The following day the
other prisoners called at her house. Their
presence caused her to become suspicious
and she notified the police who, however,
found nothingin the rooms they occupied.
( George Hayle, a sergeant OF the Baltl-
more police, was one OF the officers MIS-,
Martin notified. On the following. night
as the men were returning to the Murtih
} home, the sergeant saw and Arrested INC
men. He found ii revolver on Parm, In
! Webster's fright he dropped a weapon,
| Skeleton key and several other implG-
| ments used by professional burglar A
burned candle WAS taken from Eldrluge.
A ring was taken from Webster.
State Detective McNey testified to fol
lowing Mitchell to Baltimore and arriving
there as he had been arrested. Much OF
the stolen property was found on MIN Inc
man said the property had been given to
him. Josiah Marvil did not question the
witness.
A Mitchell admitted in the presence Of
Detective Wltsil that he had attempted to
pawn the goods, saying they belonged to
his wife.
Then Mr.. Marvil moved that Webster
and Parm be discharged as they had not
been shown to have been connected with
the case. Deputy Attorney General Coop
er held for the State, cOHtcnuing that rs
the state had proven the property on
three Of the men, that they were all here
! on the night Of the robbery and that they
had occupied the same room IN indication
of their 0ccompiccsAip. The state won
the point.
! Mr.. Marvil then put Eldridge on the
stand. He sworc that on the night OF
September II, he was i'll Baltimore and
Slept with the other three mon.
He explained the presence OF tho candle
by the fact that Webster had given 1t to
him to heat some water in a tin cup.
The key found ON Webster had never
been seen by the witness. HcacknuWlcdg.
ed having the weapon and said he carried
it as he went about the country i'll search
Of work. Both sides argued before the
jury, ........,..,
mitted that parm had not been CONNECTED
with the crime and in the court charge
verdict of not guilty was ordered to be re-
| turned against him. The Other men were
found guilty By the jury without leaving
the box.
Mitchell was tho first one sentenced.
He got five years Imprisonment, 40 lusliu>.
one hour in the pillUry and Il fin, Of 500.
Like sentences were passed upon Webster
and Eldrldgo
As parn left the Court House Detective
McVcy re-arrcstel him and he is now
awaiting the arrival of the authorities at
Lancaster Pa, who want him lora burg
larry there.
Before adjournment the following prison
ers were arragned, the grand jury having
indicted them; Henry Kelley, cOlored,
larceny of WATCH coat and vest from
George NJ Bradford, guilty; Sarah Lewis
coored, pair of shoes from David Leshcm
guilty; William Nair larceny of ~ broom
from Marie lIesham guilty; William Nc
Cormick, lar~ny vi Il broom from Mari,
Leshem, guilty; James Conway, larceny
OF II broom from Mary DonaIIy, guilty;
Mary Spires, cOlorcd, larceny of ring
from Mary Springer, not guilty.
Both juries were discharged until Mon
day morning,