Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-25
COUNTY COURTS.


ekuluub DeB6e NORWOOD, COlured, lie
waa Ientenced 10 pay fine of $780,
| stand one hour in the pillory and be
imprisoned three months.
James Riley withdrew his former plea
OF not guilty Of the larceny of coat
and entered a PLEA of guilty. lie said
that it was the first time he had ever
hsen in Jail and tuat liquor was the
cause of the trouble lle was sentenced
to two months imprisonment.
James Smith, coloed, was convicted
Of breaking into the store of ID. L. Cough
at Bear Station. lie had been arrested
| by Detectives McVey and Witsil. He
was Hentsnced TO be whipped with 20
lashee, TO stand one hour in the pillory
and to be imprisoned IL months
Charles Draper. colored, was tried
for the larceny Of pair of trousers he-
longing to David Fisher. The latter
was the only witness for tine State.
Fisher boarded with Draper, and
Fisher testified that be awoke ono
morning TO find his tFisher'sl trousers
and Draper both missing. When asked
II he had seen the trousers since he
pointed 10 the prisoner, saying: He
has them on his back now; them's my
pants he has on."
In his own behalf Draper teati fed
that be took the trousers because Fisher
uwed him $40 hoard and would not pay
him. He was convicted of larceny, but
the court was lenient and sentenced
him to but 10 days. imprisonment.
Martin Edwards, colored, was found
guilty of carrying concealed u deadly
weapon and was sentenced to 80 days
imprisonment.
Francis Ryan, oolored, was arraigned
on a charge of bigamy. He said he
did not know what bigamy was, and
when the court told him it meant hav-
ing two or more wives, he said ne was
not guilty.
At Thursday mornings aession Ryan
was convicted.
His first wife was Mrs. Francis II.
Ryan, who was formerly married to a
man named Pingrem, who deserted her.
She was in Washington at the time and
was a domestic in the family OF Major
Mckinley. On his advice she secured
divorce from Pingrem in the district
court. She afterwards met Ryan at
Atlantic City and they were married.
She SAID be nsver worked after their
marriage and finally she put him out of
her house. lie came to Wilmington
and on August 22d, last, and married
Annie Bailey. Deputy Clerk Of the
Peace Janvier testified to issuing the
marriage license, and the Rev. W. H..
Guy testified TO performing the cere'
mony.
After the jury had returned the YER
dict Of guilty, Ryan was sentenced tc
nay fine of S400 and be imprisoned
three months. Tho Chief Justice, ir
imposing sentence spoke of the won
! 1erful looseness' among colored people
, with regard TO the marriage relation.
He declared that when once marriet
, one must cling unto his wife unit
, legally separated.
, The State dropped the case against
/ Frank Widdoes, who had been indicted
i with Harry Hottenfeilow for rohhing 1
store and removed the forfeiture Of hiI
a bail bond. liottenfellow was put or
> trial. The jury panel being exhauster
! in filling the box, II taisman was sum
. moned from the court room TO complete
. the jury. llottenfellow was charged
: with being connected with the robber.
of the Stanton Storo Go. g store a
Stanton. Thomas Chambers. manager
. of the store, testified to the loss o
money. Lewis Witldoes, aged 0 years
i. was called to tho stand, but Georg,
] Lodge, who represented the prisoner, OBJ
: jected, and as the child did not under
/ stand the natuTs OF an oath, it was no
q allowed to testify. Attorney Genera
b. White thereupun threw up the case, auC
Hottenfellow went fres,
[ The case Of Edward Draydon, charged
with larceny, was continued until Fri
: day, November 26rh, the prosecuting
a witness being i'll. The State is TO TAX
o up the desertion cases ou Saturday.
{ Samuel Hunter was put on tria
charged with assaulting Frank i
Duncan with murderous intent oi
October 9th. Mr.. Cooper and John q
Q Gray appeared for the State, Walter u
Hayes for tine prisoner. The troubl
4. occurred in front of Michael Ryan
!, saloon, Cedar and Brown streets Dun
can testified that he and Hunter ha
Q some words over Hunters having struc
:. Duncan'e uncle some time hefora. Thi
Q was in the saloon where Duncan set u
r the drinks, Hunter being treated O
a well as five others. After leaving th
saloon Duncan said that Hunter cam
out and spoke of walking around Dun
i can to which Duncan replied to wal
y around him for hs did not take up tn
v whole pavement. Thereupon Hunte
i started to walk around him and point
v lug revolver snapped it twice. Onl
j. one cartridge exploded and that struc
Duncan in the abdomen. Ho shove
i the wound TO court and jury.
The cross discrimination brought sey
v eral titfs between Messrs. Hayes an
Il Cooper. A majority of the court, Judg
k Sprnanco dissenting, ruled out test
It mony offered as to what Duncan said
n another man in the saloon, and MI
Is Hayes noted an exception. The coui
a ruled out question as to whether Mi
il Duncan had been convicted in this Cit
d Court OF assault and battery, and MI
l. Hayes noted auuther execution.
b After Mrs. Martha McKinven an
r Arthur Ralston had testified, the Stat
n reated, aud court adjourned until q
u o'clock.
q The Court of General Sessions con
o cluded its trial of jury cases Thursday
IS the State winning every one OF tn
h CAGES which went to iuries This is
Q record of which the State prosecutin
n officers are proud.
Q The defence was put in Thursda
d afternoon 10 the general sessions cas-
of Samuel Hunter, charged with aasaul
Q upon Frank L. Duncan, with murder
II ous intent Walter II. Hayes, represent
It ing Hunter. examined the prisoner, ia
U gether with Fred Bendsrer, Jane
a Kelleher and Michael Lynch aH to th
: affair, and Police Officers Finn an
v White as to Hunters previous guo
/ character. The jury returned vcrdiC
j. Of guilty. liunter was sentenced
o stand ons hour in the pilory, to pay
9 fine of $500, and to be imprisoned on