The sun., 1897-11-18
GENERAL SESSIONS CASES.
Proceedings Yesterday Before the
Criminal Tribunal.

llSt, tnOuSn large, was unusually 50.
the following cases special juries wer
asked for: Sewell vs.. the Wilmington
City Railway Company; Water Vito
Fire Company VS.. the B. 4 ?. Railroa
Company; McNally VS.. the Delawar
Iron Company; Finley vs. the Davi
Spring Plate Company, and Flaherty vs.
the Wilmington City Railway Company
Cases marked for trial were: CARR
Owens vs. the Mayor and City Council Q
Wilmington; Robert Doran vs.. William
Il. Pennypacker, executor; Anna i
Shair VS.. Mary Il. Churchman; Stephel
a. Weislcr VS.. the b. and =. Railroad
COMPANY; James Nedry vs.. the b. anl
p. Railroad Company; Sarah Am
Springer vs. Charles Green; James b
Stidham, d. b. a., VS.. Thomas Roncy, p
b. \. James Stewart VS.. the b. and j.
Railroad Company.
William $. Hills requested his namt
withdrawn from the list of attorneys iol
the plaintiff in case OF Patrick }. Flahertl
vs.. The Wilmington City Railway Com
pany.
Inc o.ronayarlnc cases against Thos.
+. Blcst and others We're postponed until
next term, and State Chemist Wolf was
t,lephoned not to come to-day as Il State
witness.
John Ilintz, who was indicted for
stealing u pair of pants, withdrew his
plea OF not guilty and substituted one Of
guilty. His attorney, Franklin Brock
son, produced letters Of recommendation
that Hintz was from near Boston, had a
wife and two children, and had good
character prior to the time OF the theft
for which he was indicted. The court
advised him to quit drinking, go home
to his family, and it cmitted the lashes
and gave the prisoner two months in
jail.
Daniel Green, colored, was put on trial
for stabbing Jesse Norwood with a pocket
knife. David j. Renhart represented
the prisoner. The two men got into a
fight in house at Fifth and Pine streets
on October 20, and the stabbing ensued
Several witnesses were called by the
State to show that the stabbing was un-
provoked.
DR.. j. Harmer Rilc stated that if the
wound had been little deeper it would
have penetrated the abdomen and might
have caused death.
The defence was that Green and his
housekeeper were arguing about buying
some white potatoes. Norwood, u
boardcr, who was under the influence OF
liquor, intcricred and became quite abu-
sivc. 1t was not until Norwood had
struck Green between the eyes with il
chair that he did the cutting in Scll-dc-
fence
The grand jury returned the following
true bills: Martin Edwards, carrying
concealed Il deadly weapon; Edward
Naydon, larceny; Frank Wcddow, and
Harry IloIlrnicIIow, larceny; Francis II.
Ryan, bigamy.
The bills against John Cannon ion
Keeping a disordrrIy house, and Gcory,
Bloom, for assault and battery, were ig-
nolcd.
When the Court convened at 2.JU in
the afternoon the Chief Justice delivered
lis charge to the jury on the case o!
Daniel Green and Il verdict OF guilty was
found. The sentence was "nc hour in
the pillory, 3 months imp iSc nmrnt and
a fine OF $500.
James Riley withdrew his plea of not
guilty and entered one Of guilty. Riley
said that he attributed his downfall tc
drink, that the 80 days just spent in New
Castle Jail was the first time | e has been
without whiskey for % years. He was
sentenced to 2 months imprisonment.
James II. Smith, colorcd, who was
charged with robbing the store OF Joseph
r. Cough, at Bear Station ON the night
of October %, was arraig next JOS
rph Vance, colorcd, witness for til,
prosecution, gave the Bible such a re-
sounding kiss that the people in tn,
court room were startled The cvidel
Of the prosecution rested after proving
that Il can and IL watch charm found Il
the scene Of the robbery belonged It
Smith. Mary BrinkIcy, colorcd, wit
ness for the defendant said she never
knew what watch charm was until thiE
trial. When asked if he desired to g
on the stand in his own behalf, SmltI
was sometime deciding, but finally con
cludcd that it would be better for his cast
il he should rrmain off the stand. II,
was judged guilty and sentenced to
hour in the piIlory, twenty Ia-hrS and Is
."' IL io;i.
Francis Ryan, coIorcd, Indicted Il,
bigamy, plead guilty, and when askc'
whether he wa- ready for atrial, ,whrthc
hr had retained counsel or had amy wit
II .+S,@, said "No.' "Thrn," said th
Chiof Justice, 'you are ready for
trial."
Martin Edwards, colorcd, indi,t ii io
carrying concealed deadly weapons pIra'