The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-22
THE COUNTY
!. COURTS.
Four Italians Must Stand
Trial For Their Lives.
End OF General
Sessions Court.

In General Sessions Court yesterday az
ternoon the grand jury re-indicted Joseph
Dugan and John John Mccullough for
tho larcany of 1856 pounds of brass from
tho p, w. s. b. Railroad Company and
they entered pleas OF not guilty.
Austin Harrington, representing Simon
Cronin, who was charged with assau 1t
with intent to murder Robert Getting
ham, withdrew the plea Of not guilty and
entered plea OF assault. The Attorney
general and the court accepted the plea
Cottinghan was stabbed In tho abdomen
by Cronin in tho saloon of the former. He
was sentenced to be imprisoned twenty
days.
John Joyce. who pleaded guilty to lar
ceny, was released on probation. Alfred
Smith pleaded guilty to stealing carpen-
ters' tools ami q coat and was released OH
probation, his father becoming his secur-
ity. Georgeanna Butler, colored, who
pleaded guilty to larceny, was sentenced
to be imprisoned two months.
Attorney while nolle prose.
qued the case of Philip ID. Sadler, George
DENLY and Irving Shorter, who were in
dicted for gambling. The gambling con-
sisted of shooting crap at Delaware City.
On the application Of Walter H. Hayes.
representing Del Koreki, accused OF as
saulting Henry Hemeke. with intent to
IuuCuGl, CitSU WAS CUuulu u6u
until Tomorrow.
The case Of Edward Mcconnell and
John Kelly, charged with robbery, was
continued until the next term of court.
Charles Wood, who pleaded guilty to car
ryinH revolver was sentenced to ten
days imprisonment.
Wesley Stont. indicted FOR toying with
n child. was discharged. the case against
him being n ,lle prosecuted
Yesterday afternoon the grand jury found
true bills against Camille Sislfo, Camille
Donafio and Antonio Giovanni, charged
with lelonious assault upon Maria c. FOn'
tenello.
George Stradley and Charles Welsh and
Edward O'Neil were indicted for attempt
ing to fsloniously US ,ault the daughter OF
an Italian organ grinder near Townsend.
General Sessions Court this morning al
most finished its work. there being moth
ing undone excepting arguments on points
Of law raised in the case of the State VS.
Blest, the Indictment charging the defen.
dant with selling oleomargarine which Is
in violation of law, and tho sentencing Of
George Stradley, Charles Welsh and Ed
ward O'Neil, the young white men who
while members of the First Delaware Reg.
iment assaulted an Italian girl in ST.
Georges Hundred on Augusta.
This morning the men were brought in
to court for arraignment. They each en-
tered pleas of not guilty, but Edwin X.
vii hdrew his plea and re-entered one OF
guilty Of common assault. Horace u.
Knowles, for the other defendants, madea
like motion. the new pleas being accepted
by Attorney General White. Then MIR.
Cochran moved that sentence be deferred
until Tomorrow morning, but MIR. White
objected, inasmuch las tho bringing back
Of tho witnesses would incur more unne.
cessary expense upon the county.
He thought the men should be sentenced
this afternoon and in the states request
MIR. Cochran concurred. The men were
then taken back to their cells and will be
brought into court at =. 80 o'clock for SEN
tence
A noilo prosequi was entered In the case
of tho State VS. William Willis, who was
indicted at the last term of court forI as
saulting Charles H. Brown. The prose-
cutting witness has been out Of town since
the assault was committed, hence the re-
tirement Of the cnse The Blest case will
be argued this afternoon
Andrew q, Gray was appointed COM
missioner to take testimony in the divorce |
case Of Mabel L. vs.. Richard Caulk.
At II 10 o'clock the grand jury returned |
its lust bills.
They were against Antonio Givoanni, |
IA utuulO DelhSOH, CdlullO DOuOlu anu
Camilla Sisifo, for feloniousiy assaulling !
Maria Fanlelleno. A bill charging Ra
fael Guglichno with selling liquor without
a license, was ignored.
In disoharging the grand jury Chief
Justice Lore said the body had acted Cd
fifty bills in two and half days which was
an unprecedented record. you have I'M
qualified approval and commentator Of
the court for your unparalleled work. We
thank you for your prompt and efficient
duty" concluded the Chief Justice.
Following the discharge of the grand
jury, tho petit body was discharged until
this afternoon
In tho cases Of Dugan and Mccullough
who wero reindicted yesterday afternoon
for stealing brass from the P. W. q B.
Railroad Company, Attorney General
White entered nolle presses, the State be-
ng unable to prove that the company had
lost the brass.
The court announced that the trial list
Of Superior Court cases would be gone over
his afternoon.
Oyer and Tsrmlner Court will DO opened
morning, when the Italians in.
licted for rape will be arraigned. Their
rials will begin promptly. At IL o'clock
court recessed until afternoon.