The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-19
THE COUNTY
COURTS
Begun This Morning With
a Batch of Business.

The September term Of General Sessions
and Superior Court began this morning.
and although there is little business to be
transacted In Superior Court, that before
the other tribunal will make tho session
long one. In Generali Sessions Court
there are about one hundred cases for
trial. OF these there arc IL cases of assault
with felonious intent; 90 of larceny; 8 of
carrying concealed deadly weapons; 3 Of
fraud at election; s for rapo: for non
support; 8 for obtaining money under
false pretenses; for burg lary; each for
enlightenment, attempt to bride an eleotor
malicious mischief, selling oleo." keeping
house at prostitution, toying with female
child, driving off horse. perjury and ped.
ding without license For highway rob-
berry, assault selling bread under weight
and using child for immoral purpose there
are three each.
Before Oyer and Terminer Court there
will DO at least five prisoners undergo
trial. The court will be opeLed next
Monday morning.
The courts were opened shortly before
IL o'clock. On the bench was Chief Jus.
tice Lore and Associates Pennewill and
Bryce. The grand and petit jurors an.
swered to their names and after the for.
mer body had retired to begin oonsidsra.
ton Of the many Judgements prepared
by Attorney General White and his de-
putty Mr.. Cooper. Austin Harrington re-
turned the report Of the Commissioner in
the divorce case Of Thatcher VS. Thatcher.
Then Attorney General White retired
the cases OF lottery policy writing against
James Walls, and Of unlawfully conduct
ing pawn shop against joel v. Pooref
Both cases were continued from the May
term. .-
Charles e. Evans obtained an extension
of time for filing commissioners return in
the divorce case Of Fetzer vs.. FetZer. j.
Frank Ball made similar application In
the divorce case Of Bayley Va. Bayley.
Upon motion of Henry G. Conrad Harry
p. Joslyn was admitted to practice before
the courts upon paying the usual fell. Tho
young lawyer was profusey congratulated
on his admission.
William s. Hilles presented to the
court the,award of the referees in the suit
Of Mention vs. mayor and council.
Mr. White announced that there would
be no cases for the petit jury during the
morning whsreupon the court discharged
tho body until 2 80 O'Clock.
~ The applicants for liquor licenses ep-
peared rs customary and took the usual
oath substituting their applications,
Some argument followed on the fling
of a narr by +. T. Brockson in tho case Of
Craig is CHM. Martin B. Burfls appear
Ing for the defendant and filed paper In
which he refused to plead until the plain
tiff had f1led transcript Of the proceed
ings set forth in the several counts in the
declaration.
The court held that 1t could not rule the
the plaintiff to file u transcript but that II
tho declaration was insufficient to inform
tho defendant fully 1t could be demurred
too but that tho defendant must either
demur or plead The ruling is q new one
and Of great Importance to the members
Of he bar.
Publication was ordered in the divorce
case of Paul vs.. Paul. 1t favors divorce.
Alexander B. Cooper. commissioner In
tho divorce case OF ROsalie vs.. J. Edward
Addicks. presented his return, and upon
motion of William I. Smithers Of Dover.
attorney for Mrs. Addicks publication
was ordered. Mr.. Cooper's recommends
ton is that the divorce be granted on the
ground Of do ortion for period exceeding
the statutory limit Of three years. AS
there is no contest In tho case tho court
will undoubtedly hand down decree Of
absolute divorce H, H. Ward appeared
for Mr.. Addioks This is Mrs. Addicks'
second attempt to sever her marriage
Her first plea was adultery bub she fail.
cd to prove her charges.
Att O'Clock the grand jury returned
with number Of Indictments and the
Court recessed