The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-18
THE COUNTY
COURT.
Ella Mundell Stole Bread
Because She Was Hun
cry But Escaped
Conviction.

General Sessions Courts rapidly dispos-
ing of Its business and by Monday the cap.
ital cases will be on trial, These cases will
be disposed Of as rapidly as the trivial ones
now attracting the attention Of the Court.
Attorney General White says mono of the
cases will require longer than day for
trial which means that Oyer and Termi-
ner Court will be in session but three
days.
this morning William Barker was
brought into court for sentence. Barker
is respectable looking white man who
gave his residence as Albany, New York.
He came hero five weeks ago to work, and
from west side boarding house took II
watch belonging to George Lewis.
Barker said his intention was not to
steal the Tina piece. and as he returned
the watch after he bal been arrested and
explained that ho had taken 1T as "A joke.
the court felt inclined to be lenient. The
sentence was three months imprisonment.
When no corporal punishment was pro.
nnunccd Barker thanked tho court and
shed tears of joy.
The first jury trial OF the morning was
that OF tho state IS. Ella Munde II, mid
die aged white woman. Tho charge was
the larceny of six loaves of bread from the
store of Charles Dawson. George II.
Huber was the owner of the property.
The prisoner was not represented by coun"
sell
Mr.. Dawson did not sec tho bread car
riud away, so left tho stanu and was fol-
lowed by Officer James Edwards, who
testified that IN tho morning OF April y,
he caught tho woman carrying away the
bread, which was in u box.
Then came surprise. Attorney Cen
era White remarked that because of tho
nature OF the case, he would not ask for a
conviction and entered a nolie prosequi,
which action the court directed the jury
to agree to. Tho woman was then dis
charged. tears falling from her eyes as she
left the dock.
The action OF the Attorney General Is
commendnblc The woman took tho
bread for u hungry family Furthermore
her prosecution for the theft of Is cents
worth If bread already cost tho county
SO.
Louis Reason, coored stole 81 so from
his employer and was sentenced to three
months impri 5uumont. 1t was Rca fOp.s
first utfnnSo. therefore tho light sentence.
The additional jury to sit in Oyer and
1erminer Court answered this morning.
hut us there was no work for 1t Chlol
Justice Lore discharged tie body until
Monday morning when Oyer and Term IN
or Court will begin. Michael Keller,
member of the jury, failed to answer
when tho roll was llrsJ called but appeared
later.
Michael Spearanzo, an Italian, was
charged with the !arcNny of pair of trou-
sers from Jos 'ph IeAham. Horace u.
Knowles dcfeGied the Nrsoner, who nd
mittcd the theft, and pawnus of the
trou ers. He laid he intended TO redeem
the trousers aft er he paid his board.
Tho jury found the prison r not guilty
and he was discharged
William Freeman was found guilty OF
assaulting John Lawson Of Olcssn and
the court sentenced him to six months
imprisonment,
The Jury indicted Frank B Henderson
for using a child under acc for immoral
purposes; William Mills Tor attempting
murder.
Deputy Attorney General Cooper an
nouICed that the state had Cert0arled
he first degree murder case of Albert
Tiusty from General Sessions to Oyer
and lcrmincr Court.
Attorney General White hopes to have
the Grand Jury finish its WORK by to-mor'
row afternoon. lie is rushing The com.
plaint5 to 1t and the prospects are that no
will be successful in the effort to carly dis.
charge the body.