Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-10
co UNITY nonnrs IN Srss:oN.
The February Term in This city Begun al
Noon Monday.

Georgetown being upon the bench. The
roll of grand iufors was called. Chief
Justice Lore told the jury that as there
were no capital cases for them TO con
sidor, the court desired them to show
again tho marked facility which char
acterized their previous sitting,
Henry O. Conrad, preceptor OF Syl'
vester ID. Townsend, Jr., read 10 the
court tine favorabls report OF tho bar
examining COMMITTEES upon Mr.. Town.
send, and asked that he lie admitted.
Tho young man was admitted.
james Crook, who waa on the hail
bond Of Milss Murphy, Jr., charged with
larceny, surrendered Murphy TO tho
court and the court turned him over to
the sheriff.
The case against Samuel r. Estes,
charged with forging the name OF Will
liam q, Fairbanks to check which he
pnBBnd upon Daniel Ross, was dropped.
Estes, who bore good character, was
shown TO have been Intoxicated at the
time OF doing the decd, and tho court
was not disposed TO be harsh with him.
lie WAS dismissed, therefore. with II
roprimand.
William S. IIilles presented the
petition of Sheriff William H. Finn Tor
permission to pay into Superior Court
SGD7iS, remaining from the eale OF the
property of Jennie s. HOopeR, over
which balance there wero disputes. Tho
PETITION WINS granted.
Adjournment was made until 230.
The first Jury trial of tho February
term WAS that OF Robert Murphy Mon.
day aftrnoun, who was convicted of
stealing a cape from Mrs. Alberta Nor.
non. lie was sentenced to be whipped
with 10 lasheH and imprisoned six
months.
Among tho caseH reported settled we're
the following: Mary Mcnamara Va.
George l.. Little; j. B. Moore d Go.
Va, Paul Gillis, sheriff; iSewell- llutchin-
son Lumher 90. va. Kent IL Weeks
Lumber Co. Condor Lane Boom and
Lumber Gu. va. Kent & Weeks Lumber
Co.. Jesse scott Va. Wilmington Il
Northern Railroad Co Harry Emmons
Va. Home Insurance Co. Stephen A.
Neister, James Nodery and James
Stewart VS.. Baltimore & Philadelphia
Railroad Co. Sarah Ann Springer Vs.
! Charles Green, baililT; Catherine Nc.
lntyre vs.. ID. W. Lynch II Co., and j..
I. McKeon VS.. W. B. Remlcy.
At Tuesday morning s session Charles
Jones. colored, was arraieued on the
charge of stealing an overcoat, property
Of Charles Stevenson, and pleaded not
guilty. Alexander Jones, colored. tasti.
fled that the coat had been placed in
his care Ivy tho defendant Lewis
Harris identified Jones ms tho man who
stole the coat. Officer Shields testified
to the theft. Tho prisoner refused to
take the stand 10 hia own behalf and
Judge pennewill charged the Jury on
the law. The Jury retired and in IL
minutes returned with verdict oil
guilty. Judge Pennewill sentenced tine
prisnner 10 pay 50 restitution. be
whipped on Saturday with 10 lashos
and be imprisoned six months. Sey
mour Aurenbach waa the next culprit.
He was charged with obtaining money
under false protencei. ID, j, Rein
hardt, who defended him, withdrew
the plea OF not guilty and entered a
plea Of guilty on one count. The other
charge was nolle-prossed. AurenbHch
was sentenced to three months i'm
nrisonment.
Roxie Cummomile, colored. M.
torious character aud ono OF the musi
Troublesome to the police. was arraigred
ON ths charge OF shopliiting md pleaded
guilty. Chief Justice Lore asked Soxie
if she livei on Front street. She
nodded her head in tho affirmative.
She was sentenced TO pay costs OF prose
cution, rnd restitution money aud be-
Imprisoned for six months.
j. Wesley Brown, colored, for the
larceny OF roll OF leather from j. u.
Rhoads & Sons. Judge Ball testified tt
Browns previous good character, and
Brown was given sentence Of three
, months in jail.
Charles Hodge and Ernest Williams
for the larceny Of cont ard vest, thu
property of llensford Gray. The,
pleaded not guilty and jury was drawn
Attorney. General White Conductel
. the prosecution. iiensfoid Gray, claim
/ ing his home ut Olean, ILL.,, stated thu
he was on his road home from philadel
phia, and stopped at the west yard. II,
. had taken of his coat and vest and the,
disappeared almost MS soon US tho,
were placed on the ground.
. William johnson, colored, said tina
0 "Spider, meaning Williams. ono Of
D the prisoners, had taken the coat. Iii
D also said that the other prisoner, Hodge
l had told hun that he tHudgeJ hat
pawuBd the garment,
; Oiiicsr Ward testified to arresting th,
r men in the west yard and finding .h,
s coat and vest in the second hand stor
of Max Deilsuh.
q Max Deitsch was called, but did no
Q seem to recognize the man who brough
tho coat and sold it TO him. lie looket
o at the prisoners and remarked, "Hl
o cooua look alike to ms" He final,
/. identified Hodge as the man who SOLE
d the coat.
. Before tho witness had left tie stanC
!, Hodge asked him, "Whst did you "a,
d you gave mo for the coat? Detsci
|, replied 40 cents. You didn't" 70
o juined Hodge, you only gave me L
n pennies. !" This admission Of gull
Il started an uproar of laughter in tn
n court room, in which the judges joined
}. Williams took the stand in his uw
VI behalf and said that Hodge had take
II the coat Hodge insisted that the con
it had been given to him.
j.; 10 tho cross examination the witnes
:, became badly twisted and afterwar
% contradicted all statements made.
Court adjourned until 2.30.
!, AT the afternoon session Richar
l. Lyons pleaded guilty to the larceny {
10 an overcoat. A lotter from the ReI
!. @. A. Grise gave the defendant goo
z character and he was sentenced 10
!. days in jul.
n Pnsr Dixon, colored. pleaded guilt
of firing rnv0lyer in the streets
Townsend and was sentenced to OH
q month and $40 fine.
10 George Bell, rulored, pleaded guilt
n to resisting au officer anu was fined SIC
G and sentenced to elk months. lie WI
10 also charged with assault, on which b
was convicted and iin0li 5lUO.