Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-22
IN rnE COUNTY cooars.


| turn favorable 10 granting Mrs. Rosalie
| Is. Addicks' petition for divorce from
her husband, j. Edward Addicks, some
surprise was caused in tho county court
Tuesday afternoon when ii. Fl. Ward,
| Mr., Addick's counsel, filed two excep-
tions 10 tho return. The exceptions
were, however, technical.
In the criminal court, George Car
ney, for larceny, was sentenced to re-
ceive 10 lashes and six months i'm
prjsonment; Joseph Dugan, larceny.
six months imprisonment; willard
Raikes, stealing pair Of shoes, ID lashos
and six months Imprisonment; Isaac
jones', carrying concealed a deadly
weapon and firing it, 20 days impris-
onment.
Thomas Reynolds, colored, charged
with larceny, was put on trial, but
after hearing some witnesses, Attorney
General White abandoned the case and
Reynolds was released. Bills against
Clarence Weston, charged with using u
female child for immoral purposes, and
Minnie johnson, charged with harbor-
ing minor, were ignored by the grand
| jury.
to practice at the bar of New Castle
county.
Court of Oyer and Terminer, which
is the court in which capital cases nre
tried, was opened yesterday. The
cases which may be for trial before
this court. The additional jurors sum
moned for today in the Oyer and Ter
miner Court were discharged until
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
In Court OF General Sessions, Alfred
Smith, charged with larceny Of car
penter's tools, was probated to his
father, Henry r. Smith, for two years.
IL young Smith behaves himself for
that time the charge will be dropped,
but II not, 1t will be his fathers duty
to give him up for sentence. The
Chief Justice advised the youth to
obey his father.
Joseph Dugnn and John Mccullough
We're put on trial on the charge of
| stealing l3S pounds of brass valued at
cents a pound from the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co. Attorney General White
conducted tho prosecution. Associate
Justice Boyce presided.
Officers Massey, Davidson and Aiken
| testified to seeing boys with two
baskets. The brass was in the baskets.
| Winfield Frazer, conductor on Front
street car, testified to seeing McCul-
Tough and another boy with two
baskets on his car on the night of
August 10th, the same evening they
were seen by the officers. William
! Scout, car inspector for the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, swore that he identified
| the brass as being the property Of the
railroad He could not say whether ii
was stolen, las he was not in the de-
partment whero IL was kept. John
Senard, q laborer at the Fourt street
yard of the railroad, swore that the
foreman told him some brass was lost,
but he did not know OF his own knowl-
edge that 1t was. He had, however,
identified the brass at the hall.
| When the State rested the court
made the point that the State had not
shown that the railroad company lost
| the brass. Af
After consulting with the court, At.
| torny General White had the case
against the boys dropped, and will en-
/ the loss of the brass by tho railroad
company. Another Indictment is to be
prepared so that the boys may be tried
| again. =
The Court OF Oyer and Terminer was
| adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock and the Superior Court was
4 opened. Both courts cannot be in SEES
sion at the same time.
/ The. grand Jury returned true bill
against George Stradley, civilian, and
Charles Welsh and Edward O'Neill,
| soldiers, on charge of attempted rape
on tho. daughter of an italian organ
grinder near Townsend. e. r. Coch-
ran. Jr., represents Stradley, who was
out on bail, and Horace g. Knowles
represents Welsh and O'Neill.
1 A true bill was found against Simon
| Clonen, charged with murderous as
sault on Robert T. Cottingham. Clonen
| was so deaf that he was brought to the
desk TO hear the Indictment and when
asked If he was guilty, said he was.
The court, however, directed plea Of
not guilty TO be entered, and assigned
| Austin Harrington to defend him.
I. Bayard Heisel, attorney for Johr
Joyce, charged with larceny, withheld
the plea Of not guilty and entered one
of guilty. Sentence was suspended.
| This grand jury ignored tho bills pre-
sentet against Samuel Field, charged
with attempting to kill Walter Bivens,
and John W. Ford, for assault and bat
terry.
l JoHn boyer, cOfOreu, pledueu{ guilty
to carrying conceded deadly weapon
and Goorgianna Butler, colored, pleaded
guilty to the larceny of sum O
money.
4 Adjournment was taken until 2.3t
o'clock.
The Superior Court yesterday handel
down q decroe in the case of Rosali,
b. Addicks Va. j. Edward Addicks
The decree was favorable to the petit
TONER and an absolute divorce wal
granted.
The costs arc levied upon Mr.. Ad
dicks, the respondent. They amour
to s41.63 exclusive of the fee Of Com
missioner Alexander D. Cooper, whicf
is not stated.
MIR. and Mrs. AGldicks have no chill
dren. The, subject of alimony is no
mentioned in the decree.
In the suit Just brought to a clos'
Mrs. Addicks, the petitioner, was repro
scented by William 4. Smithers o
Dover, and Mr.. Addicks was repre-
sented by III. II. Ward.
The court also granted decrees o
absolute divorce in the cases of Salli'
b. Ioper VS.. Mitchell G, Loper, ant