Evening journal., 1898-09-28
THE CASE ABANDONED
State Drops Prosecution of
the Black Man Lewis.
MUNICIPAL COURT ARGUMENT ON

DECREE or DIVORCE IN THE
CASE OF BAYuEY VS.. BAYdlEY.
JOHNSON MUST PAY SO A WEEK.
, REV. CHARLES A. GRIsE WITH
DRAWS APPLICATION FOR "A
NEW TRIAL.
: After being out am hour the jury In
tha case Of Antonio Giovanni, Camille
Donoho and Camille Sisiho, accused OF
feloniously assauiting Marie Fonte-
q nelli, returned a verdict of not guilty.
= Chlof Justice Lore charged tho jury.
, The men left the prisoners box smiling.
, A jury was drawn to try Edward
1 lewis, co.oIedl charged with felonious-
ly assaslting Mary Price colored nha
jury panel was exhausted and three
! talismen wtre drawn. There were flf-
. teen challenges. Sixteen mem were ex-
r cus-d because they had eithfr expressed
. an opinion or hdd conscientious scru-
' pies. This jury was selected: Levi X
q Bowen, James McAlMster Il. B. Stew
ems, 4. w. Young, Warren b. MiNsi-
, mer, Robert N. Bowen, II. T. staats, J.
r B. McAllister, John Moody. John Nc
G CoTmlck, William Grover and John
'- Campbell. Mary Price was the tinst
u witness called. Lewis was represented
y by David J. Relnhardt, and he put the
= witness through a rigid cross examine
n ton.
aA This morning the state abandoned
d, rae case and Lewis was re-
4 leased The dsfence had Chief OF
4 Police Dolan present with THE woman 8
an police record. II showed THAT SHE had
s. been arrested twenty-five times in
o. three years, twice for larceny. On two
la occasions she was sent to the aims
house suffering from venercal disease
iut officer Lucas Immediately arrested
he Lewis ON a walrtn charging him with
he assault and battery On the woman, III
he having admitted thht he beat her.
IS Court OF Oyer and Terminer adjourn,
Sel ed without day, the additional juron
n bsing discharged from further attend
OF ance.
nd Superior Court then heard argumen
he in the case of Samuel ID. F'orb,s, ct al
OF VS.. the State OF Delaware. Ex-senato
In Anthony Higgins and William !
'py smalley, Jr., represented the complain
cry ANTS and City Solicitor Henry c. Con
ich rad and Assistant City Solicited Mex
the fond II. Cahoon the state.
AIS The case was brought to test th
ne, constitutiona.ity OF the Municip.
yer Court. Judge Ball and Chief Police ID.
In lam were present ais interested spect.
by tors.
OF MIR. Conrad read mis- brief, which 81
or forth that the constitutional provisio
in abonshing all COURTS applied to To-
state coNrts, the substitution OF a ne
In judicial system for ain old one. Cii
the and town courts were never considers
lcn, lby the Constitutional Convention. The
lalf is nothing in it's records to show th
ory It contemplated abo.iahing the Munic
the pal Court or to interfere with the jud
"f AlNl AAAUuiAAAe VI any vi NAAN AAAhAAiAAltN
NIX ties OF the state. The Municipal Coui
ID. he said, was not a state court, but
top city court.
the He was followed by Mr., CahOOn, WI
n went more fully into the matter, quo
In ing the provisions of the COnstatuti'
with respect to the Judiciary and shOr
,Oke insy that the Municipal Court was In
lar sense affected.
2. c. In the divorce case OF Johnson !
Mrs. johnson the husband was ordered
'esi- pay SO a week during the pendency
gers the suit.
told A decree of absolute divorce "
hioh handed down in the case OF Georgian
and " Bayley VS.. Alexander II. Bayley
ated This has been large divorce tcr
st OF due to the fact that under the n
the Constitution the courts have exclus
Jurisdiction in the matter Of divorC
'son and the General Assembly can
al longer handle divorce bills.
lion, William M. Byrne withdrew his
from plication for a new trial in the case
ossu J. Miller Thomas VS.. Rev. Charles
y 10 Grlsa. The verdict Of $500 for
plaintiff stands and Judgment for
mi amoanh will be entered.
feet A jury of inquisition was drawn
and determine the amount due i'm the {
ance' OF Wil,ism ]. Kse VS.. Charles Gr'
Hice' bailih. representing the e. J. DUP
and de emcurs and Company, the oil
which against Kee being Tor rent Of a ia
see Lewis C. Vandegrift represented
e 81 pMintih below and defendant alb
peo Th company was awarded $3.50.
sides The juries for this term of court
front tn county $500. There was only
Ilding jury trial which resulted in a con
lhes' ti0n.
nrenoa NEW APARTMENT HOUSES.
time There is talk among prominent