Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-23

William S. Hilles for tbs plaintiff.
Hannah Laws was charged with
stealing a dunghill hen of the value of
81. the property of Mary Epps J.. w.
Lattomus conducted the prosecution.
The owner of the chicken testified tnat
it was no hen at all. hut was rooster.
that she was getting two chickens
ready 10 take to Atlantic City and had
her mouth ready for chicken. After
her rooster disappeared she found
heart and leg and feathera. After sew
eral witnesses had been examined the
case was given TO the jury, which rem
dered verdict of guilty Hannah WIS
sentenced to pay Sl.2J restitution
money and to he imprisoned Quo month.
Charles Lewis pleaded guilty 10 carry
ing concealed deadly weapon. lie
was sentenced TO 10 days imprison.
ment.
The State was ready in the case of
Frank Lickett, charged with q murder
Gus assault on James Lonney. George
A. Elliott, for the prisoner. said that
the principal witnesses was in Plain
filud, n. j. lie was given until to-m NOR
row morning TO have the witueRs here.
William Boulden, cOlored, plsade
gull y of tbs larceny Of watch value
at e:i5, the property Of David II. Coyle,
VIM is member of the board of Eiu-
cation. lie wao sentenced to nay 1886
restitution money, 10 receive 10 ashes
next Saturday and to be imprisoned
six months.
Thomas Lawrence, colored, pleaded
guilty OF gambling. He had been ar
rested charge with gambling at Angus
tine Pier. According to Detective Nc
Vey, Lawrence said he came from
Coney Island. He was sentenced to
pay fine Of 500, In default of which
he is to be imprisoned ore month.
John A. Cook was put on trial charged
with stealing table cover, the property
OF Mrs. Sarah j. Heller. Mrs. Heller
had loaned the table cloth to her
daughter, who is Cooks wife. Officer
Rslston testified to finding two girls
hats.a table cloth ana two white sheets
in the possession of Cook, which no
was trying TO sell at a second hand
store. Cook, in his own behalf, said
that the table cloth belonged to his
wife, that her mother mad given il to
her, and he had bought the hats with
his own money. A verdict Of guilty
WAS rendered. Cook entered plea OF
guilty 10 two other cases of larceny.
lie told the court it was family
affair. lie was given good reputation
for honesty prior to this offence. Sen
| tnnraa aggreguting six months were
impose on him.
- Jury was drawn to try Peter Mann,
charged with the larceny of an sS5
watch, the property Of Neil Duffy.
Mr.. Duffy testified to the disappearance
of his gold watch from his pocket md
to his seeing il the next day at the
City Hall. Officer Shields testified to
finding the watch in the prisoner q
possession sometime after Duffy had
reported its theft. 1.-The prisoner told
| him that man named Sidewalks
gave him the watch. Witness saw
Sidewalks and the prisoner together
all afternoon. The prisoner, in mis- own
behalf, testified that Sidewalks gave
him tho watch. Officers Shields and
Maloney, for the State, testified to
seeing the prisoner and Sidewalks to-
gether that day and evening. Judge
| Pennewill charged the Jury.
The Mann jury brought in verdict
Of not guilty aud Mann was released.
The grand jury ignored indictments
against ~larlos Hall and Sarah Lewis.
Adjournment was taken until 2.
o'clock.
The State does not expect to sond the
case of Michael Mulqueen, charged
with killing Bernard Dorsey, to the
grand jury this term. AT the last term
a bill against Mulqueen WIS ignored.
Although Homeopathic Hospital
physicians asked the attorney general
to reopen the case, Mr.. White does
not think it worth while to do no, in
view Of the fact That he does not think
there 10 sufficient evidence to war
| rant 1t.
The trial Of Andrew Higgins, charged
with stealing 2, 575 pounds of scrap iron
from the Diamond State Iron Co.,
occupied most OF Tuesday afternoon Is
and an hour of yesterdays session
of general sessions court. Higgins was
ably represented by David j. Reinhardt.
A Attorney General White conducted the
prosecution. No witness testified ia
seeing the prisoner steal the iron. but
| A fired Tuchtun testified that while in
New Castle jail Higgins confessed that
no stule tho iron. Higgins, in his owu
behalf, swore that ne was hired by
John Wright tn move the iron. Chiei
Of Police Dolan, Sergeants Evans and
Lucas and Officers Moran. Aiken and
Maloney, for the State, gave lIigginf
bnu reputation. Mr. Reinhardt madt
strong plea for the prisoner. The
case went to the jury about IL. 40 a. NJ.
At yesterday afternoons session
Frank L. Speakman was admitted tt
the bar upon William 4. Lynam't
application, and upon payment of tht
fees and taking the oath.
Thomas Phillips was sentenced tc
four months imprisonment for the lar
ceny OF silver cup and elnek from the
residence of the Rev. Thomas A. Mo,
Curdy, d. d. Peter Jones, Frank
Young and Frank Monck we're sen.
fenced to 10 days imprisonment each
for carrying concealed deadly weapon.
Frank Reed, coored, was sentenced tc
20 days and George Moore, colored,
TO 10 days. Imprisonment Tor carrying
concealed deadly weapon.
Harry Wilson, who had been up
before, pleaded guilty to the larcsny oil
two fiat irons. Ito WIS sentenced to be
whipped with 10 lashes and To he im-
prisoned six months. Chief Justice
Lore drew attention to the fact that the
law requires that in case Of whipping
the lashes must be upon the bare back
well laid ON. "
Ex-Judge Marvel was on the bench
for a part of the morning session.
In superior court Henry @. Conrad
secured a rule to show cause why q
judgment should not be set asido in the
case of George W. Scott va. Mary and
Arthur Ohristy, the rule returrable on
Saturday.
Tilghman Johnston scared Judgment
for want Of appearance in the case oi
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