Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-04
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February Term ior LiSii Aad rIiminiai
l;a..nrFs I'VE, New Lawyers.


c1urt ana court OF general sessions for |
i1o February term. The cont room
was crowded. with spectators long |
itpFprp that time Immediately upon |
TIE upaning Of court, james W. Latte,
mus was admitted to practice, on
motion Of Walter II. Hayes.
The memberS of the EFand jury we're /
taiitd ami sworn, ard then retired.
In notion OF Henry e. Conrad, John |
+, iiynn, was admitted TO practice at
the i,nr.
Austin Harrington, commissioner to
racsiva iastinlouy ib the divorce case OF |
irwin ilonteRo1d Va. Laura j. Homo
wood. was granted an extension OF time |
it which 70 mahe ms return.
l.. Il. WBies, Jr. asGsd for an ex
tension OF time 10 rsgeivs The return OF
tho commissioner in the case OF stein
vs.. Quigley, which was granted.
Tho general jury was discharged
/ until 2..m o'clock.
The grand jury returned true bills
against George johnson and George
iirnWn, charged with carrying con
caaisa deadly Weapon. a true bill
was also fund against iirown On tho
charge Of larceny. Tho charge OF carry
ing roncealsi deadly weapon against
/ 4ttlblEl LIEU tths !EHbftAs'
Several complications arose at Monday
/ aftaynuDn'R sesRion as a result OF the in
I tiittiaeut of three George Browns,
/ ctttred, against whom true bills hal
/ con found. Tho attorney, general and
1 tlte court were uader the impression
| tIGt there were blu. two men nf that
/ rnmc 10 10 tried and did rot discover
/ tho error until the Indictment was
! Icing read 10 Que vt tho men who
/ promptly informed the court tha. ne
I ~ charged with gambling and not
/ With larceny. AS tho Indictment
i charged,
IN investigation revealed the fact II
t'e attorney general that there wern
three nea vi tina same name. One nf
tEeae was aFrnignnh on two charges
and pleaded guilty e. both Fnr carry
ing CaarFa!ed deadly weapon he IVES
atHteucsi 10 10 DAYS IMPRISONMENT
aud for larceny was scntencei TO Il
months Imprisonment
True iiIIs were found by the grand
Jury against tSamuoi Williams. coGret
Charles Dnugiiefiy' and John DALEY,
tauegel With lafu1ny; James Stout
carrying concealed n deadly weapon,
und resisting an GLITTER; benjamin
tinnreGn, resisting an officer.
DEPUTY Attorney General Peter l.,
Cooper presented the return OF Com
missioner Hugh &. Browne in the
t.ivprre case Of William Il. Cole w,
Hattie u. II. Cnie. The commission
lrrDnmonds the granting absolute
divorce
At Tuesday morning Is session o! court
James Stout anil Iieni amin Emerson.
hath Cnlorel, were charged with rH
~, IN Z
nis t.utea. Austin Harrington, who
appeared for the defendants, entered a
, plea Of guilty and asked the leniency
of the court They were each sentenced
u pay q line Of sl00, tn be imprisoned
M. term Of Rix months and pay the
/. costs OF prosecution.
/ Charles Buugher:g, aEod q years,
Tuo has snsnt sHYeral terms in tho
I t!rw Castle jail on charges of larceny,
vas Ggxt aTraigneli on the charge .!
,!iu theft Of three shoes from Anna
. shapiro. Andrew G. Gray conducted
d the prosecution. 1t took tho Jury about
10 minutes 10 find verdict of guilty
{ with . recommendation to mercy. Hy
: vas spntenced Ia be imprisoned els
! uubths
I A jury was psxt drawn with Jamns
9 l.. GUllEa ne foreman 10 try The case d
tho State VI. Samuel Williams, cnlorei,
ahargnd with the larceny Of iG pound:
I. ii brass and like aaauHt Of load, til,
n Property Of Emanuel Black. William,
!. nude 4 statement explaining how liz
camo in pnssesaion of tho goods, aftp
q when his counsel, Harry WhitamIn
4 HHniIiticd the case without argument.
/, Tho jury returned verdict OF guilty.
Il Williams was sentenced to receiya i
Il
tiaosgu Johnson, Colored, pleado.
n Hulty 10 carrying Gonceglei . revore
!, Rri was sontHncGd TO 10 days ii
Il sIiauEnont and tho costs OF prose
: cutiJn.
n JOHN Daley pload guilty TO stealth,
pHa-guaFter pound ot tobacco. II
N gtGtgl that this was his first otTenG
iNa, that Le had already spout u DAY
IN iail. lie was sentenced to 10 days il
jail.
George Brown, colorei, was CHARGE
with tho larceny OF an uverCoat, tn
ri property Of Samuel Prico. Deput
Attorney GRnnral Cooper prosecutG
Of tho casa. Price stated that he hg
ii ulptios outside Of hia store and Il
heard the coat torn from tho fasienin
or winch hold it, Ills father caught til
II. prisoner with the coat on his arm
10 Enc Jury ronderod yardict Of guilt
without leaving the box. The prisone
Of was then sentUnGad to he whipped wit
IN IL !ashes and he imprisoned HlX months
lr Mary Clark, rnlorati, was arraigue
on tho charge Of attempted mnrderou
u assault on Mary Webster and pleade
re- not guilty. She said that she wuul
be willing to plead guilty Of rolumo
Of aasault The plea was accepted.
hn John Morton, William Matthews an
To ]apes Stuart pleaded not guilty
ut cuargos Of lasrcny.
al Frank Thomas, onlored, who wa
1t charged with attempted feloniouH IL
ut aault on the person Of Mrs. Carrie !,
he Sail, pleaded not guilty. He asked
have Harry Nhitoman defend hin
OF Mr. Whiteman was notified.
u John Seeuey, alias Charles liarpel
nil Co!ored, ives arraignel on two distin'
is charges Of larceny, and pleaded M
I'd Gullty Austin Harrington asked thi
no tho cases bh held up and ssCeney
~. allowed to 90 un probation. Mr.. Coop
tja objected t. this and the court won
aot allow it, A plea of guilty in OF
AZ oaFe was entered and this other ca
IT, vas uolle pressed.
ln At the Afternoon seHSion MAJ
N. Clark was sentenced to pay fine
luf 800 and be imprisoned four mont
oil or aRsauIting Mary Webster. Csc
ms 3eeney, fur larceny. was sentenced
ke T'eeiye 10 lashea and DO Imprisoned +
nj, months
aw Frank Owens, respectable looisil