Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-13
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Christopher Brooss Escapes Conviction
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II was i,.50 o'clock Monday morning
when Chief Justice Lore ordered Crier
Smith to open tho May term OF general
sessions court. W. Pierce Biggs was
sworn In as foreman Of the grand Jury,
and each of the other "a men were
sworn In afterwari.
Chief Justice Lore than addressed
the members. saying there was no bust
ness requiring a special charge. lie
requested them TO perform their duties
10 the USUAL prompt and faithful
tnannar. The grand jury retired, ~
charge OF Bnilif Monsgbnn. Tho roll
OF the petit Jury was then called.
Attorney. General White asked 10
have the criminal libel case against j.
A. Powers, editor OF the Delaware
Economist, retired. Powers was charged
at the iast,torn Of court with libelling
DIR. Lewis N. Slaughter, hut the case
was continued until this term on the
application of Josiah Marvel, Powers
counsel. The attorney generals appli-
cation was granted.
At tho afternoon session John Horner,
colored, was nut on trial to answer the
charge Of the larceny of a coat and pair
OF trousers. He was found guilty and
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ment and TO receive 10 iashee on Satur-
day next.
lie was then arraigned on the charge
OF assault with intent to kill Thomas
Norman on the 2ith of April. He
pleaded guilty and was sentenced 10
two years imprisonment.
George A. Williams and j ohm Stewart,
colored, pleaded guilty to carrying con
ftp lnI II la $50 Nd x...s aVt n.
sentence TO 10 days imprisonment.
Elijah Furchus anu Christopher
brooks wers arraigned and pleaded not
guilty 10 the charge Of stealing
chickens. The Rev. William Fisher
tence for assaulting colored woman
ing concealed a deadly weapon. He
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
one month's Imprisonment.
Court then au journed until 10 o'clock
Tnesday at which time the case of
Elijah Furchus and christopher Brooks
charged with the larceny of 40 chickens
from DIR. Horace 'Burr was taken ur.
The evidence did not connect Brooks
with the larceny and he was dis,
missed. although Judge Cullen in'dis.
charging him, said there was no doubt
that no was equally guilty with Fur
chus The latter was sentenced to be im.
prisoned for two years, and to be
whipped with 20 lashes on Saturday
next; also TO pay the costs OF the case
and restitution money.
As Brooks Was leaving the court
room. one OF the police officers called
hiB attention to a cigar stub. which
josiah Marvel, Brooks counsel. had
laid asida. Brooks, without second q
hesitation, promptly appropriated the
butt to his own use and walked out Of
the court room smiling.
Thumas Potts, colorad, who has been
Imprisoned in default of necessary
bonds TO keep the peace, was ordered
| discharged.
| Trunk Owens pleaded guilty to the
charge of larceny and asked for the
mercy of the court. He was sentenced
to receive five laahes on Saturday next
and be imprisoned for three mouths.
Isaac Hopkins. colored. plead guilty
to tho charge of carrying concealed u
deadly weapon and was sentenced to ~
| days. imprisonment
At the afternoon session Robert Ford,
charged with the larceny of 500 pounds
OF lard from Il. II. Vernon, was found
guilty and sentenced to receive 20 laahes
and be imprisoned for one year.
Max Hentz, who pleaded guilty at
the morning session 10 the larceny Of u
gold watch, overcoat and pair of
shoes from Clarence l.. Walker. was
sentenced to receive 10 lashes and be
imprisoned for term OF six months.
Frank Owens, who pleaded guilty to
/ ha Ina ..g
fenced to receive i've ashes and to be
imprisoned three months.
Lizzis Earl, colored, pleaded guilty
TO tho larceny OF quantity OF dress
goods from the house of David Lind
say. She was sentenced to two months
imprisonment.
Arthur Williams, colored, through
his counsel, Josiah Marvel, pleaded
guilty to the larceny of watch from
NJ. j., Dannenherg. Sentence was de.
ferred, 10 order to give his counsel an
opportunity TO secure bail and have
Williams released on probation.
Tho grand Jury returned true bills
against John Connolly for larceny I:
Charles Rice, assault with intent to
kill Enos Whiteman; and Edward Van
Dyke, charged with embezzlement.
l
cation of Walter II. Hayes the case Of
Dennis Dineen, charged with barn
burning, was continued until the next
term OF court, bail being continued at
81, 0O0.
w. Il. Kurtz, counsel for Emil Mar.
COW, who was tried at the last term OF
court for desertion of his family and
committed to Jail in default OF tho
necessary bail required to furnish "a a
week for their support, asked to have
Marrow released on his own recog.
nizance, as no has been imprisoned for
four months and ia unable to secure
bail. II satisfactory arrangements can
be made with counsel for the wife Mar
COW will be released.
William Michael Byrne presented m
Affidavit from Charles Brewipqtop.
charged with assault with intent to
kill Mary Wilson, stating that there
were number of witnesses necessary
for the defence and the defendant could
not bear the expense OF having them
summoned He asked that q rule be
issued to allow them to be summoned.
Chief Justice Lore said thar thu
statute allow ing the summoning of wit.
pesses for the defence in case of MIG
dsmeanor would allow very broad ground
Tor lndiscrinlinate summoning of wit.
nessos. Tho court would therefore make
a rule limiting the number OF witnessps
so summoned to six, unless the attorney
IN tue case was satisfied after an ex
animation that more witnesses would lie