Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30


lottery policy writing, was resumed. II.
II. Ward, who represented the prisoner,
addressed thu jury. lie endoavored to
convince the jurymen that his client
had proved an alibi. Attorney General
White followed. The jury was charged
by Chief Justice Lore aud retired at
4. 10 O'CLOCK, and after 40 minutes de-
liberation returned with a verdict Of
guilty. Mcdowell was sentence to pay
a fine of $500, or in default be i'm
pfisoned six months.
James Miller, colored, was charged
with committing an assault Oh William
II. Barnett near Kirlwood. Mr.. Bar
nett testified that NJ Miller. who had been
working for him, mot him on the road
and threw a stone at him, striking his
horse. Through hie counsel, Walter Ii.
Hayes, he pleaded guilty to assault
and was sentenced to pay fine of Sl00
and be imprisoned three months. He
has already served two months and %
days, while awaiting trial.
Lewis Sklut, an 6-years.old lad, was
arraigned on the charge of peddling
without a license. lie pleaded guilty,
and admitted having sold few boxes
Of matches. His father promised to
give bond in the sum Of 5000 for the
future good behavior Of the boy and
the case was held up.
The case of Howard 0. Moore, Jr.,
charged with felonious assault Oh his
daughter, will go over until the Nuvem
ber term. In county court Friday morn
ing Deputy Attorney General Peter l..
Cooper, Jr., announced that the State
was informed that witnesses in two
cases against Moors have been spirited
away. In one case summons had been
obtained on Charlotte Il. Moore, aud
hu asked that an attachment be issued
for her returnable at the next term.
The duplication was granted.
In behalf of William Flamer, colored,
charged with attempted fslonious as.
sault on littls Mary Solomon, aged be-
tween 10 and II years, the daughter of
Wilmer Solomon of Twenty ninth and
Market Streets Flamer'a counsel, John
Lynn, announced that he had in
struutod the prisoner to Withdraw his
plea of not guilty and enter plea of
guilty. The plea was accepted. Deputy
Attorney General Cooper tolu the court
that il was the most fiendish crime
comnitted in this vicinity. The child,
flaxen- haired and far, was called to
Justice she replied that il she told
what was not true after taking the oath
she would go to the bad man. She was
sworn and told the story of Flamer's 3
revolving crime ON May 3lst last while
father'8 breakfast. The Colored man
was scared away by the cries of boys
and the approach OF her mother.
nr I, Erapoa faetiGad sa tba
child's injuries. Mr.. Lynn asked the
court to be as merciful as possible, con-
sidering the youth of the prisoner that
he had pleaded guilty aud that 1t was
his first offence.
Mr.. Cooper declared that there were
no mitigating circumstances. Chief
Justice Lore sentenced Flamer to pay a
| fine of 5000. to stand one hour in the
pillory, and be whipped with 30 lashes
and be imprisoned for five years.
d. j. Reinhardt, who represents An
drew Higgins. charged with larceny, in
whose case a jury disagreed, aeked for
a speedy trial. saying that Higgins had
already beeu in Jail three months. lie
desired the second trial at this term.
Attorney General White declared thar
the State was itching to try that case
sides would be gratiiisd,
Upon the application of Attorney.
General White a nole proseqpi was
entered in the case OF John Jones,
charged with highway robbery on
Thomas Mcclure. h. r. Cochran, Jr. 4,
representing John Hanigan, who was
indicted Jointly with Jones presented
an affidavit that material witness was
absent and on the strength of that, a
continuance was granted until the nBxt
| term.
In superior court Andrew g. Gray
was appointed commissioner to take
testimony in the divorce case of Lizzie
Dineen vs. Dennis Direen. Peter L..
Cooper, Jr., represents the wife and
Walter II. Hayes the husband.
Upon the application Ut j. Frank
Biggs, in the case of Sarah r. Bailey
Va. Macomb Clayton rule to set aside
a eneriff's sale was granted returnable
October ID.
In general sessions court jury was
drawn with Harvey T. Daniels as fore,
man, to try the case of Frank Lickett,
an Italian, indicted at the May term,
charged with assault upon James G.
Looney with intent to kill. George a.
/
Lickott had been out On bail. When
he same forward to the dock, he was
leading one child and was accompanied
by woman with babe in arms and
leading another child.
Attorre ey. General White conducted
the. prosecution and examined Frank
G. Looney as the first witness. Luoney
related the incidents which led up tc
his assault on March 18th. While or
his way home to Kentmere he saw that
there had been a rumpus near tht
saloon, Lowering avenue and Riddle't
road, Frank and Tony Lickett had beeI
quarreling. Witness went to Kopf'G
saloon and after leaving there saw
Tony coming toward him with a stone
in each hand. lie and another mar
grabbed Tony. Then he heard some
one warn him TO look out and the next
moment Frank Lickett cut him acrost
the left hand and upon the left side
with IA knife. Looney showed his hand
aud his chest and abdomen where tht
cut had left an ugly looking scar severa
inches long.
Dr.John Palmer, Jr., tastified TO the
injuries Looney received. Daniel Gil
corrobnrated Luoney'a testimony il
knew of the affair.
The State rested about 12 81. MIR.
Elliott, in Opening to the jury, in.
licated that this defence would be that
Lickett acted 10 self-defence.
After Mr.. Elliott had opened, the
case was suspended TO allow the ar
raignment of batch Of prisoners.
Meanwhile the grand jury had re
turned to the court rUom ana handed