Evening journal., 1898-05-17
PROSECUTION LOSES.
Grand Jury Ignores the Bill
Against Welch.
OWL TRIAL LIST GONE OVER
DOINGS OF THE COUNTY COURT
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND
TO-DAY PRISONERS ARRAIGN-
ED AND SENTENCES IMPOSED.

TO-DAY-PRISONERS ARRAIGN-
ED AND SENTENCES IMPOSED.
The STAKE loses its case against DR.. |
james b. Welch, accused of performing |
criminal operation upon Ella Nc |
| Carraha Of Philadelphia, and causing |
her death. In the opinion OF the grand |
jury the evidence presented by the state |
was insufficient to Justify it in finding |
a true bill
Mary Butcher, colored, was indicted !
| for larceny. The other persons indicted |
were arraigned. Joseph Brown. color |
ed, charged with larceny pleaded not |
/ guilty He will be tried to-day Harry |
McKeon, charged with carrying a ra-
zCr, as a concealed weapon, pleaded
/ guilty and was sentenced TO ten days
/ Imprisonment. James Demby and
Harry Brown, two colored boys,
charged with stealing slate from
Frank A. Mitchell, pleaded not guilty.
George Harris. who pleaded guilty to
larceny Of a pair OF shoes, was SEN
fenced to one months Imprisonment
At 10 O'Clock this moning the civil
list was gone over. Many of the cases
were marked for trial, others were
continued and some passed. 1t will re
quire several more gOings over TO sep
arate the wheat from the chaff
The case OF Marshall o. Haines VS..
the Wilmington City Railway Company
was discontinued, THE parties having
effected a settlement.
The count ruled, in the case of Her
bert M. Wood VS.. Alfred s. Hurlock
constable, now pending I'M Chancery
and not ready for trial. that it should
- be taken off THE list Like orders were
! made in the cases of Maggie Wilson.
Eugene Ahren and Alexander Maxwell
e VS.. THE Massachusetts, Beneficial Asso-
= ciation.
e The following cases were disconbln-
T. | ued: James NJ Bartlett VS.. THE Da-
S mond State Iron Company; Mahlon B.
i Foster, d. b. a.. vs.. Edward II. Bren-
+ man, p b., r.; ]. W. Supplee Company
e Wis. John Ciceri; John Gravis VS.. Tho
n Delaware Iron Company; Central Ma,
i tional Bank VS.. VIM. A. Hukii; Gem
d tral National Bank VS.. George II. Me
e Call and William b. Clerk; Sarah u
r. Packard VS.. T. A. Taylor; George w
s. Baker VS.. Herbert l.. Kund.
n The court announced that The lis
1t will be gone over again on Thursda.
x morning and the work OF arrangin.
N the calendar begun Immediately after
wards Special juries will also be ask
n ed for on THAT day. 1t is not expecte
e THAT thecivil business will be taken d
n. before Wednesday or Thursday c
next week.
The Court of General Sessions the
~, took up the work Of a criminal nl
bure.
James Denby and Harry A. Brow
en- two colored boys, were put on trial f'
aui stealing thirty-six pieces Of rOohr
yes state from Frank A. Mitchell on Apr
ne IA lust passed Several witnesses We
Cl hI-ard for the state. Mr.. Mitchell stats
that his object in making the prcsec
ip- tion was to break up gang Cf DO.
eX which had bothered him in many wa.
and for a long time.
d.. ara fer a long time. He did not wis
I've 70 understood THAT he was merely sed
ing the conviction Of the small pri
sr oners in order to send them to ja
err but to5reak up a costly nulisan.ce
IN NirLh hs had been subjected.
e.. Derby took the stand i'm his own b
IN half and said that he found the sla
~ inthe ditch back of Mr.. Mtchcl
-dv fence, and was going to use Them
roof a log house he and some 9th
Il, boys had built.
yuo The DenIby-Brown jury went out
~, ~ Charge Of the bailim. In a few minut
..1, Ia il returned with a verdict of gull
sIa sI The general jury was discharged un
tG a'4n 2.30 O'Clock.
nls Mary Butcher, colored was arraign
for stealing a watch from Davir Seq
ted an aged colOred man. She pleaded I
adj guilty. The attorney general was /
iext satisfied with Segar's statements a
bty- he HAD the court dismiss Mary I'm
Re custody without hearing a with
AIRY against her.
NJ. Denby and Brown were each 81
"A. tenced to pay s2.16 restitution mon
Mil receive ten laslhes and be imprsoI
Nil- for three months.
ank On true bills found prisoners w
lton arraigned and pleaded as f0lloN
? G. Bishop BOstic colored. forgery, gull
w. James Watson, carrying concealed
VIII deadiy weapon, guilty; Harry Fra
cClored. larceny, not guilty; Harry
Wis. larceny, guilty; Michael Spearal
larceny, not guilty; Ella Mundcll,
light ceny. not guilty; Ezekiel Abrams,
rket rying concealed a deadly weaI
guilty.
- A true bin was found against Lii
= Gould for larceny, but she did not
.. spcnd when her name was called,
e-oo she was notawaigned. Wllliam tiu'
iffet, ms, announcer pIlsolI0l os''-l-So os'',
q, OF true bill for carrying concealed a de
iress ly weapon was found, did not ans
- to his name. Capiases were issued
and them. THEY being out on their
eesst recOgnizance.
An attachment w'as issued
Chance Crisden a missing witt
wanted by the state in the case OF
- lick ]. Burke for violating the lic
lY, law.
.rket The grand jury ignored dhe
elgainst Alphonso GaudiOsO. accuse
committing an unnatural crime aga
eeI Louis Saleva.
LIABILITIES EXCEED ASSET
''eo' An official inventory and appra
ment of the financial condition
Adams q Bro. has been completed
. o.. Receiver Harvey ]. Wiley. The liza