The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-12
- -. GENERAL SESSIONS COURT.
Many CulprIts Receive Sentence This
Morning-Some Amusement.

In General Sessions Court this mornin
Walter H. Hayes appeared in behalf O
Dennis Dinneen who IL under indictmen
for barn burning and had his case con
tinued until the next term.
The State offered no opposition and tn
motion was granted. Patrick Plunket
was continued as Dinneen's bondsman.
Emil Maroon tho young white man VIII
pleaded guilty at the last term to charg
OF desertion preferred by his wife and who
because Of his inability to furnish bont
has been In Jail for the past four months
and arrangements made whereby he viii
be released
Chas. Bennington, the colored man wht
is indicted for murderously assaultinG
Mary Wilson, was brought up and placed
in the dock and arrangements made fol
taking up his case at the afternoon session
VIM Michael Byrne, his counsel, obtained
permission from the court to summon 1:
witnesses IN the prisoners behalf at the
expense Of the county. The court made
the order general.
John Connolly who was indicted fol
stealing 100 pounds of brass from the p.
w. 81 B. Railroad Company, and who
pleaded guilty to the charge, escaped pun,
ishment by means of the probation stat
ute. John is 18years of age and his father
testified to his previous good character.
Thomas Gormley became Johns bonds
man for his future good behaviour.
| The grand jury having returned a batch
of prisoners was brought in for arraign-
ment Jennie Harris middle-aged white
woman and her husband James Harris
were the first to stand up. They pleaded
guilty to stealing an umbrella from Chas
Higgins.
Joseph Douglas a young white mnr
pleaded not guilty to stealing five pairs o.
trousers from Rachael Price His case will
be taken up this afternoon. Franklin H
Brocksom is his council.
Joseph Cubbage, colored, pleaded guilty
to the Indictment charging him with the
larceny Of gill net, the property Of
Thomas Fennimore.
mot guilty. was Joseph Simpsons plea
to the Indictment charging him with the
theft Of o pocketbook containing IS from
Sadie German, and his case was immed-
lately taken up. Attorney General White
conducted the prosecution. He called
Miss German who testified to the pres
ence of tho prisoner at her home No. 70I15
Market street on April 10, the day OF the
theft, and of the loss of the money a
short time after Simpson left the house.
Walter Buckmaster gave testimony
which did not fasten the otfense upon the
Kane however, told of the prisoner hay.
ing pleaded guilty to the charge in the
court below. Then Joseph went on the
stand and denied making the confession,
explaining that he had pleaded guilty to
living with Walter Buckmaster" which
remark caused burst of laughter. The
jury believed the story, however, and ac-
quilted the boy.
BILLS IGNORED.
The complaint against Thomas R. Lally
Of the embezzlement Of 1922 from Edward
Mulligan was ignored. Testimony pre-
sented before the Grand Jury proved that
Mr. Lally's alleged defalcation was mere.
ly question Of account, the amount in
yolved MIR. La!ly having offered to pay
and will pay.
Two indictments against Theresa
Creedon of selling liquor to u minor We're
also ignored. So.
The Court sentenced Jennie Harris to
one days Imprisonment and her husband
James to five lashes and three months
Imprisonment for stealing Charles Hig-
gins umbrella.
For stealing trousers from Isaac Gold
stein, James Daley got 80 days imprison-
mont. William Dole got similar sem
tenco for stealing robe.
The case of the State against Charles
Brewington was taken up and took quite
Il different turn from what Attorney Gen.
eral White had expected. Tho prosecut-
ing Witness Mary Wilson did not seem
anxious to prosecute the man, her testl-
mony regarding the shooting was watered
considerably. The court sentenced Brew
ington to three months imprisonment
JosephCubbage was given three months
Imprisonment for stealing Thomas Fen
nimore's gi,l-net.
Adjournment was mouo at the regular
hour