Evening journal., 1897-05-12
MERCHANTS DEFY LAW.
Names of 10Y Business Men
Will Go to Grand Jury.
FAILED TO PAY THEIR LICENSES

OASE AGAINST HIM HAVING
BEEN PURELY A QUESTION OF
ACCoUNTS-BoY PROTESTS IN
NOCENCE AND is CLEARED.
When the Court of General Sessions
reconvened this morning. Dennis
Dineen's case of barn-burning was
again continued on application of
Walter II. Hayes, and Dineen entered
new surety for his appearance i'm Sep
tember John Connolly charged with
larceny. was released on a parole for
good behavior.
The court having decided against
continuance of the case of Charles A.
bennington for assault with intent to
commit murder William Michael
Byrne applied for an order for wit
nesses to be subpOenaed from another
state at the cost of the court This
was granted but bennington later
pleaded guilty to simple assault and
got off with three months.
CAN'T SUPPORT HER IN JAIL.
William f. Kurtz appeared for Emil
Maroon, who has suffered four months
Imprisonment at New Castle because of
his inability to furnish surety guaran.
teeing the payment OF 81 a week to his
wife whom he Is accused OF having de-
serted. Maroon now agrees to pay her
the money If he can be released on his
own recognizance IL is said that his
wife is willing to release him on his
own recOgnizance as she is getting
nothing now and will stand some little
chance with him at liberty.
Five persons were indicted for lar
ceny-Joseph Cubbage Joseph Simp.
son, Joseph Dougherty, James Harris
and Jennie Harris.
HUSBAND AND WIFE GUILTY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris were arraigned
By Deputy Clerk Janvier for stealing
an umbrella from Joseph Higgins at
the Eighth Ward Republican Club, and
pleaded guilty. Joseph Cubbage, of
! Blaokbird hundred, pleaded guilty to
the larceny OF one gill net to the value
of So.
Joseph Simpsons alleged theft was a
pocket-bOok containing jewelry and
specie, the property of Sadie German,
but Joseph, who is a young cOlored
man, protested his innocence and a
jury had to be drawn with William +.
Greene as foreman. Miss German
swore that she left her pocket-book in
her coat at her home, No. 704ia Market
street. The pocket-bOOk contained 81
in money and ring valued at S25. II
, was afterward found in a shed. Wal
e ter Buckmaster and Captain Kane gav'
D corroborative testimony, but did no
} fix the crime on Simpson.
D After Simpson had testified in hi
3 own behalf he was asked by the attor
ney-general if he had not admitted his
guilt to Captain Kane and Chief Do
Ian. He replied
"Yes. sir, I'm guilty of living with
Mr.. BuclSmaster, but / did not TAXI
that pocket-boOk."
Simpsons jury, after being out near
ly an hour, found him not guilty.
Mrs. Jennie Harris was sentenced q
one days Imprisonment, but her hus
band was treated to three months an6
five lashes next Saturday.
HOCKESSIN SALOON INDICATED
a Two bills presented to the grand iur.
. against Mrs. Theresa Creeden, Of Hoe
e kessin, for selling liquor to minor
- were ignored. A true bill was foun'
against William e. Montgomery for at
3. | tempting to commit larceny.
S CINCH ON BOYS KNEE PANTS.
u William Dale was sentenced to thirt,
G days for stealing a So carriage rob
e from James +. White. James Dal
u pleaded guilty to the larceny of tifteel
pairs of boys knee pants, valued at .
i cents each, and got thirty days.
i BILL AGAINST MR.. LALLY ia
y NORED.
,ll The charge OF embezziement again'
+ Thomas r. Lally was not sustained b
n the proof in the minds of the gran
jurors, who ignored the bill. Williai
20 Michael Byrac and William f. Kurl
70 represented Mr.. Lally who was sal
o. to have kept 1922 of moneys belongin
/, to Edward Mulligan. The evidenG
tended to show purely a question Of az
"a counts. the defendant having offered
/ pay Mr.. Mulligan what was due,
p shown on his books.
T. CASES AGAINST 107 MERCHANT
r Attorney General White announce
p that a list of 1O7 business men OF Ne
j. Castle county who had not paid the
IS, license as required by law would
", sent to the grand jury for indictme
On tomorrow If they did not pay up b
fore tomorrow afternoon. Sever
d. lawyers and prominent wholesalers a
on the list.
LIZZIE EARL'S WIiOLESAL
THEFT.
A number of cases were quickly d
posed of yesterday afternoon. M
~ Henze. the intelligent young Germ
Al who had previously pleaded guilty
stealing a watch from c. l.. Walk
4. was sentenced to be whipped with
~ lashes and be imprisoned for
~ months. Frank Owens pleaded guilty
,a the larceny OF an Overcoat and v
iS' sentenced to FIVE lashes and thu
~. months imprisonment
aS' Arthur williams, colored, was fou
guilty of stealing a watch from M.
re- Dannenburg. He was not sentenc
10y as his counsel, Josiah Marvel tried
ne have him released on probation.
,an Robert Ford, colored, pleaded
up guilty to the larceny of 500 pounds
zen lard from Edgar Vernon. jury
q" drawn to try him. and he was tot
y. ~ guilty and sentenced to receive tive
o. lashes and one years Imprisonment
ao Lizzie Earl, the scheming colo
woman who established a fence
itt- ooa n.o,,o gfrprI and hpQnn ne