The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-21
THE COUNTY {
: = COURTS.
This Morning Sessions
were Crowded with
Business.

: All tho County Courts were In session
this morning. At 10 o'clock Oyer and
TeYminer and General Sessions Courts
were opened but "a there was no business
10 be transacted before the former court 1t
was closed at II o'clock when Superior
Oourt was opened The special jury panel
for service In Oyer and Tsrniner Court
which answered during the morning. was
discharged until Friday morning until
which time The Court was adjourned.
The first batch Of prisoners brought In
90 court comprised four young white men,
among whom were Alfred Smith md Jo-
'seph Joyce. Alfred pleaded guilty to the
laroepy Of carpenter tools and coat, and
being under is years Of age, was sent back
until his father appears thla afternoon 10
promise he court that the boy will behave
during the coming two years Of probation.
Joyce Is the young man who pleaded not
guilty to stealing tobacco from store at
Front and Madison streets, hut through
+. Bayard Heisel Withdrew the plea and
entered one of guilty, AS Joseph Is IL
years of age he will in all probability DO
prohated. =,
y Tho other prisoners were Joseph Nc
Cullough aud William Dngan. who hau
entered pleas Of not guilty to the indlct.,
ment charging then with the larceny OF
1870 pounds OF brass, valued Mt cents u
pound, from the P, W. g. b. Railroad
COMPANY and their trial wa+ begun.
No counsel appeared in their behalf Po-
lice Officer Massey was tho first witness
for the state and told OF seeing tho ynung
men tnke tho brass on the morning OF Au-
gust 10 anu Of subsequently urre,tlng nom
with the property la their possession olh'
Ger Davidson who assisted in the are t,
corrvboratod what Mr.. Massey said
Winfield Frazer, II Front street car con-
al TN bIfifbf william
Scout, car Inspector OF the T.. ". q Is.
Railroad company, and John Seward, an
employee of tho f., w. u u. railroad cum
pany, gave testimony which connected tho
prisoners with the theft.
Chief Justice Lore ut this point inform
Cd Mr. White that he had failed to
prove that the railroad company
had lost any brass. MIR. White replied that
10 had not but rs he had proven that tho
property had been identified in the prison
er's possession rs that Of The railroad com
pany they considered his CASE IL clear one
The court considered the pninJ ;oT soma
timo and finally informed thu prosecuting
attorney that the case was not strong
enough to 60 to tho jury, whereupon Mr..
White entered II nolle prosequI AT the
same time informing the witness not to
leave the court ROOM
Tie prisoners were remnndeh. In tho
MthHN hliU .hI. " hito WAL P''y"'S an
other Indictment and it II IS returned true
testimony to prove that the bras. was
stolen from Tho railroad company Will he
preset tel.
At Ii 80 o'clock the grand jury returned
with true bills against Simon Cloncn for
MurderousIy nssaulting Robert Getting
ham, George Stradlcy Charles Welsh and
Edward O'Neil 70: assault with intent TO
commit rape upon kus1 anl Mary Dies
tetfauO.
Cionen entered plen of guilty but Mr..
White explained thatithe man meant tho
was guilty Of assault whefcuron YER
dict of not guilty was ~, opted. Austin
Harrington was assigned TO defend tho
psoner,
Wel,ch:and O'Ncil were not arrnigned
Strndey being out on bail. The other
prisoners wpru renunded until to- -noFrow
morning when StrnCley VIII appear Ihc
men Wero members Of the First Delaware
Regiment previous to the commit ment OF
the alleged crime.
The general jury was discharged at | 40
until this afternoon f'sA
EDuring tho morning the amended return
In tho Addicks divorce case was nllcu by
the Com missioner. 1t shows that DO Ii
Mr. and Mrs. AddiCk5 resided in this
State for II longer period Lhan thi dosot-
ton covered
In tho casa OF Lizzie Gould who failed
10 answer TO the charge OF larceny, II cap
Ia. was issued for her appearance at tho
next term