Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-24
E0IlNIY COURT PROCEEDINGS
(obert Briggs Charged With
Murderous Assault.
bILTY OF LESS SERIOUS CRIME
bnt to Jail for a Term of Elgh-
teen Months.

Il teen Months.
lam v. sharp, Accused of Assaui and
Attery, and Alexander Finney, Who Car
ed lConceuled Deadly Weapon, sem
bnced to Imprisonment.
The November term Of the Court OF
hneral Sessions opened at the Court
{pse. on Monday, with Chief JUS
|Q5 Charles b. Lore, Associate Justice
tius G. Grubb and Resident Judge
lam G. Spruance on the bench.
The grand jury reported for duty,
j. Wilkins Cooch as foreman.
|{hen the names Of the petit jurors
XEh called James Nj. Downing of this
~ was excused, there having been
A error in the summons, and Gray
<,ylor of st. Georges hundred, because
eiis a minor.
After the opening of court Attorney
|6f12fal White announced that he had
IVA the case of State VS.. Lizzie
| charged with the larceny Of
kt8s from Mrs. Louis Harris.
&|Ht6 grand jury after being out a
BfI4 bver an hour returned with true
X IjS hgainst George DENLY, alias John
>4i>b3, colored, and Alexander Finney.
otli charged with carrying concealed
el{{lx weapons.
iby was arraigned and pleaded
n, whereupon Deputy Attorney
sral Peter l.. Cooper, Jr., asked
"a he be given the full penalty,
ling that he was from Middletown.
5Sre there was; much complaint about
|onble caused by disorderly characters.
n You would not ask the court to
bish this man for the othersY"
\ 1&lge Spruance asked.
~ Well," Mr.. Cooper replied, she is
IN of the kind of men who are causing
|HA trouble at Middletown, and think
should be done to show the
iS1fflerly characters that they cannot
D NJ they please"
kThe court sentenced DENLY to be i'm
soned 10 days and pay the costs of
Tie court inquired why Finney had
MI been brought up to be arraigned,
Ia Mr.. White informed the judges
3 { up to that time it had been i'm
7&sible to open the door of the cell at
~ Court House in which he was
36fined, the lock refusing to work.
{Upurt took recess. until 2.30 p. m.
Nt Monday afternoons session of
|1X Court Of General Sessions the
md jury found true bills against
{fNiam V. Sharp, colored, charged
Iifh committing an assault and bat
11Y; Robert Briggs, colored, charged
III b committing an assault with in
IN to kill, and John Saville, DaYid
Upper and James Dugsn, charged
aIsfceny.
H|zI# and Sharp we're arraigned, as
HA'K}so Alexander Finney, also
,Idtd0. against whom the grand jury
Id the morning session found a
iue isiN charging him with carrying
5neealed deadly weapon. Finney
Hula have been arraigned at the
If>fHjbg session, hut difficulty was ,ex-
IA7Yfed In unlocking the door of the
i74 which he was confined and he
fl4ij3snot be produced in court before
lz{4Rey and Sharp pleaded guilty,
ndrew G. Gray, counsel for
3tlt1 asked tho court to be lenient,
tatIHF that there were circumstances
which would warrant leniency. Sharp
vns aentenced to Imprisonment for 30
leyH and Finney was sent to Jail for 10
sBobert Briggs, who was arraigned
hthe charge of committing an assault
4th intent to kill on Rebecca Moore,
Ee colored, at house on La Fayette
Meet, recently, pleaded guilty to plain
SAhult, which plea was accepted by
lt6 State. Rebecca Moore, DIR. Nc
olley and several other witnesses took
NJ stand, the testimony of those who
{T the assault being to the effect
8t Briggs entered the house where
Moore woman was living at about
o'clock in the morning and going to
broom began to assault her and be-
DO she retaliated he stabbed her
q knife.
figgs denied that he was the ag-
N|for, saying that he was acting in
Hflefence. Tho court told him il
5ja bad case at best and sentenced
ito Imprisonment for Is months.
X<e identity thought he was fortunate
Aknping punishment for murderous
5alflt, for which he. had been in
fad, as a smile passed over his face
*p the penalty was announced.
XFville, Hooper or Dugan were moi
a3gned during the afternoon.
sh0 State abandoned the case against
lrew HacKett, charged with using
iine Bristow, u minor, for immora
kses.
W& SUPERIOR COURT BUSINESS.
fing the afternoon the Superior
trial list was taken up, and o.
BT causes, rs were marked foi
25 continued, 33 passed, two re
10 referees and two discontinued
been settled. Special juries
sked for in the following causes
Tully's administrator VS., thu
g. b. Railroad Co., Hattie e,
ct al. vs., the p, w. u b.
kld Co., John Weldon, an infant
Re r., W. & B. Railroad Co,
h T. Price VS. the Charles Warner
dlbenezer il. Clark VS.. the p.
& b. Railroad Co., Mariantonia
&sb US. the p, w, & B. RailroaC
Eva B. Taylor VS., the Pullman
6ee Car Co., Michael Crostic VS..
W. & B. Railroad Co., jaime!
4awless' administrator VS.. tht
Il Jones, Co., Charles #. Nc
VS.. f. Blnmenthal 4 Co., Patricl
herty, administrator of jaime.
bn, vs.. the p, w. 4. B, Railroad
enme L. McBride's administrator
be p, w. Il d. Railroad Co,
r. Bradley VS.. the p, W. & B.
bad Co., Thomas w. Mcbride:
istrator VS.. the p, w. & B.
lad Co., Dennis j. Mention vs.
W. & b. Railroad CO., anc
I'D Gear VS.. the p, W. & b
bad Co.
causes discontinued were thos,
omas Y. England VS.. the Mayo
ouncil of Wilmington and Saraf
nnon VS.. the p, W. q B. Rail
Co., while l.. e. Wales, Jr., re-