The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-20
THE COUNTY
COURTS.

Yesterday AFTERNOON the superior COtlf5
ordered publication. in the divorce cases Of
jennie Lopez vs. John L. Thatcher and
Mary ID. Paul vs.. Charles NJ Paul In
each case the award OF the commi ssioner
was favorable to divorce.
In the damage case Of Henderson Va.
Wilmington and Now Castle Railway Co
William Henderson was admitted as next
friend to pro .eouto the case
In tho case of Armour & Co. Va. the
Delaware Wall Paper Company, the
sheriff asked leave to amend his return
from service to mon est" In view of
this the judgment already enterad was
ordered vacated.
This mornings work Of the court was
rapidly disposed Of. A deputy sheriff es.
cor.ed number of indicted prisoners and
those who entered pleas OF guilty were sen.
tenued.
George Carney. colored, who stole money
from Mrs Mary o. Conner stood for SEN
tence but he Informed the court he could
establish his previous good character
wherreup0n the case went over for the
time.
Frank Congo. colored, stood for
sentence. Frank tried to escape savors
sente nee by informing tho court that he
had never been before 1t before but Serg-
cant OF Police Lucas Informed Chief Jus.
tice Lore that Congo had been convicted Of
larceny, whhreupon sentence OF fifteen
lashes and three months imprison nnant
was imposed tho Court remarking that
had no not attempted to deceive the court
the sentence would have been lighter.
Frank stole q pair Of 90 cent shoes from
Charles Fl. Brown.
Joseph Smith was sentenced to 10 days
Imprisonment, the llghtest the law allows
for carrying concealed u deadly weapon.
Samuel kendlg q II year old boy who
was charged with the larceny Of
cigars and money from the store Of John
Murphy was allowed TO 60 with agent
Stout on parol e but not until he was told
BY tho court that II he did not behave dur
ing the 2 years he would bo brought back
for sentence. John Joyce. who was In
dlc'ed with Samuel, pleaded not guilty and
his trial will BIO BIO begun this afternoon.
Joseph G. Ronoh, n young man, who
stole 38 cents worth of tobacco was sen.
tencod to six months Imprisonment. as II
was his first offense. The court advised
Roach to never apeear before 1t again.
Rochester Gibbs, colored, who carried
concealed q deadly weapon. received ton
days imprisonment.
Willard R,kes pleaded not guilty to the
larceny of shoes and trousers. Rakes has
ESCAPED trial on two previous larceny cases
because Of his physical condition
Attorney General White entered nolle
prosequi In tho cnso against Frank b. Hon.
dersOn who was Indicted at the Inst term
for using female child for immoral pur--
poses. .J
THE DATE FIXED. 4"
Chief Justice Lore this morning an.
nounced that he, with Judges Spruanoo
and Grub, would sit at Dover OIL October
/ 10 hear argument OIL the petition fllod for
q special torn of the Supreme Court to
hear the kunt County mandamus case.
This is the case brought two years ago to
compel the board Of Canvass Of Kont
County to o3T uaa the vq,ns cHst In the cleo
to have the case heard And disposed Of de-
spite the fact that no one elected to office
and counted out will DO benefited by the
count.
In superior Court Lilburne Chandler 70.
presenting tho plaintiff in tho oa5e Of
Swlhn, administrator vs.. MecaDnon
Bros, asked for Judgment for want OF
prothonotary. The order was issued.
Upon motion Of J. Frank Ball. Samuel
S. Adams was admitted to practice before
tho Courts.
William +. Kurtz was appointed COM
missioner to take testimony In TIE divorce
case Of Charles D. JamlsOn vs. Kate jam.
isOD.
At noon the grand jury returned six
true bills involving twelve mon and Tho
prisoners were brought into court Tor ar
ralup,nent. Theodore Carlln, Dennis
Vaughn and Joseph Ward who are charg.
ed with stealing l440 cans OF corn from
Alexander J. Hart, each entered pleas Of
guilty aud sentenced to six months i'm.
prisonment
Oscar DeBraum pleaded guilty to charge
of larceny and false pretences. DeBraum
ID tho Swede who stole Alfred Anderson's
deposit book on the Wilmington Saving
Fund, erased the owner 8 name and after
Inserting his own used the book rs security
for $50 loan from samuel L: Thomas.
He pleaded guilty AND asked for mercy.
Sentence was suspended until the pastor
OF the Swedish Church could speak in de-
fense OF his character.
For carrying conccalsd deadly weapon
Timothy Walden was sentenced to ton
days imprisonment.
Philip T. Sndlcr, Jr. George Delnby and
Irving Shorter, all colored, were indicted 4
for gambling but they were not arranged.
Joseph Kelley Edward Mcconnell and .
Harry Maddox were Indicted for breaking
into the store Of Harry Hartlove for the
purpose of robbery. Only Maddox ap-
peared and tho bail bonds Of the other do
fendapts were forfeited and oapicsos Is
sued for tbem.
bill charging William Kepney with
was one charging John Kelley with toy.
ing with female child.
Thomas Reynolds pleaded not guilty to
stealing tl9 watch. For larceny John
Thompson got fifteen days imprsonmank
James w. Ponder had his name stuck.
on from tho docket a. appearing In the
RippsrGer divorce case.