Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-29

Simon Cionen sentecea for As-auittng a
Satooukeeper.

In county Court yesterday AFTERNOON
week, Simon Clonen, through his coun-
sci, Austin Harrington. withdrew the
plea of not guilty OF murdcrous assault
upon Robert Cottingham and entered
plea of guilty OF assault. Clonen had
stabbed Cottingham in tho abdomen.
A sentence of 90 days imprisonment
was imposed. Clonen had already been
in Jail several months.
John Joyce, a youth, charged with
larceny, was released on probation.
Georgeanna Butler, colored, for larceny
was sentenced to two months impris-
onmont.
Case of Edward Mcconnell and John
Kelley, indicted on charge of highway
robbery, was continued until the next
term.
The cases against Philip I. Sadler,
Jr., George DENNY and Irving Shorter,
for shooting crap at Delaware City,
and Wesley Stout, charged with toying
with child, were dropped.
The court granted decree OF abso-
Lutte divocre in the case of Jennie
Thatcher VS.. John Q. Thatcher.
Thursday morning the case of the
State VS.. William Willis, indicted at
the last term on a charge Of assaulting
prosecuting witness being out of town.
Upon the application of Edwin r.
Cochran, Jr., Andrew @. Gray was
appointed commissioner to take testi
mony in the divorce case of Mabel L.
VS.. Fletcher Caulk.
Attorney General White dropped the
case against William Dugan and Joseph
Mccullough, charged with stealing
brass from the Pennsylvania Railroad
| Co. This is the case which Mr.. White
| had nolle pressed Wednesday and in
which the grand jury returned second
bill.
Charles Welsh and Edward O'Neill,
soldiers, and George Stradley, a civilian,
| were sentenced in the county court
| Thursday afternoon to three months
| Imprisonment for assault on Concetta
| Distefani, an italian girl, Chief JUS
| tice Lore said he regretted that men
| wearing the livery of the United States
should so far forget themselves
The case of Weldin VS.. the Phialdel-
phia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad
Co. was continued until the November
term.
Court of Oyer and Terminer was
opened on Friday and the additional
panel was present. Antonio Giovanni,
alias Antonio Deluca, Camille Sisifo
and Camille Donofio, Italians, and Ed
ward Lewis, colored, who had been
brought into court by Tipstaves Powell
and Martin, bearing the ominous red
and black slaves, were arraigned on
the capital offence of rape.
The indictments were read by Clerk
of the Peace Foard, after Crier Smith
had commanded silence, and Carmine
Di Mare had been sworn as interpreter.
The three Italians were charged with
felonious assault upon Maria Fonte-
leno, aged IL years, in this city on
July 9Th. 1t was a striking scene Of
living tableaux. Clerk Foard would
read few words, the Italians watch.
ing him; then as Di Mare would make
the translation, the prisoners turned
their eyes upon his. Giovanni is tho
tallest and most serious looking of the
three, with prominent features; Sisifc
is inclined to stoutness and has {
round face, and Donofio is very fair
and smooth OF face. He looks thu
youngest of the three. Tho indictment
was SO long that Donofio had difficult,
in keeping his right hand raised.
: The Indictment read, each prisone
; pleaded not guilty and said he woult
be tried "By God and my country, ;
and to each Clerk Foard said: "Got
} send you safe deliverance.
: Julian Walker and Sylvester d
: Townsend, DR., who represented one o
| the Italians, were assigned to defenS
the other two. a
J Edward Lewis was arraigned on
charge of ffelonious assault on Mar,
Price, colored, on June 4th. David j
Z Reinhardt was assigned to defend him
Lewis pleaded not guilty.
After the arrangements, Deputy At
toney General Cooper announced tina
the State was ready in both cases.
Mr.. Walker, for the Italians, ant
, were not ready, and both cases wer
: postponed until the following Monda,
morning.
: In General Sessions. Court, Waite
: HI. Hayes, representing Del Korekei
charged with murderous assault upol
= Henry Hemeke, Withdrew the plea O
. not guilty and entered one of guilty o
. simple assault. The plea was accepted
, by the State. Deputy Attorney Gen
3 eral Cooper called Hemeke and Juliu
I Lincki to the stand. Their account in
' dictated that Korekei and Hemeke hat
1 had words in Lincki's saloon, No
5 227 Tatnall street, and that after leav
2 ing there KorelSei stabbed Hemeke i
/ the breast with a pocketknife. Mr.
o Hayes stated that Korekei was hard
o working man, with wife and tw
: children, and asked for the mercy Q
t tho court. Julia Rudolph, friend c
Korelei, interpreted the remarks an
n sentence of the court to him. TIL
0 court told him that he had no iustifi
r cation for using his knife on HemeSt
4 On account of his good character an
q his wife and children, the court in
{ posed the light sentence of five months
d imprisonment.
: In Superior Court Friday mornin
! The case of Price VS.. the Charlie
d Warner Co. was continued until mex
/, term.
The court granted an absolute divorc
in the case Of Mary L. Fetzer VS.. Jaco
o f. Fetzer.
Upon tho application of Potter /
Cooper, Jr., Austin Harrington We
appointed commissioner to take test
:. mony in the divorce case of Johnso
j. VS.. johnson. j.. Frank Ball, represen
& ing tho respondent will ask for alimon
IS and necessary expenses.
Is On Mr.. Cooper's further application
- L. Bayard Helsel was appointed coil
missioner to take testimony in I'll
IS case of Smith VS.. Smith.
!. Upon motion of j. Frank Ball, rel
" resenting the respondent in the divort
l. case of Ella @. Ripperger VS.. Rolan
Is Ripperger, the libel was dismissed, IL
9 case not having been prosecuted.
. The replevin suit of John W. Mitche
30 VS.. William f. Taylor was continue
ON the order of the court until Il