Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-09
FEBRUARY COURT OPENS.
A L,cht krray af eriminuli Husinass-The
Prai,tutnnry Proceedings.

Inc FEBRUARY term oi NV 1upSi - |
Court and Court Of General Sessions IN
and for New Castle county was con.
yened at the Court House at noon
Monday, Chief Justice Charles b. Lore
presided, and with him on the bench
we're Associate Justices James Penne-
will Of Kent and William II. Boyce OF
Sussex. Ilie grand jurors were sworn 1
in with j, wilkins Cpoch as foreman,
and James Monaghan as bailiii.
The commissions having returned ad-
verse reports on the petitions for new
road and for Strengthening an old road
in Mill Creek hundred, Leonard II.
Wales, who represented the petitioners,
asked the court with reference to the
| costs. He desired to know which law,
the old, which allowed g day, or the
one recently passed which provides that
| So day and mileage be allowed the
commissioners, applied TO the case.
The court decided that the old law ap-
piled and that the petitioners were liza
BILE for the costs, about $50 in each case.
The same freeholders acted as commits,
siouers in each case, and will be paid
for each.
In Superior Court Monday afternoon
returns we're made in the following
divorce cases james Keenan, VS.. Mary
f. Keenan,, by Austin Harrington,
commissioner Margaret V. Blakey
vs. James Blakey, William II. Head,
! commissioner Abraham w. Cam Vs.
Bertha r. Cam, Austin Harrington,
commissioner; Mary A. Farrady VS.
William Farrady, James W. Lattomus,
commissioner. All the returns we're
favorable to divorce. I9
| In General Sessions Court, John
Honey, colored, pleaded not-guilty to
attempted murderous assault upon
Samuel Lewis.
Thomas Devine blended guilty to tho
larceny of an umbrella, valued at %
and three handkerchiefs, valued at 20
cents each, from Lewis b., Morrow.
Chief Justice Lore reminded Devine
that he had been before the court be-
fore and asked him why he was there.
Devine declared that the umbrella was
loaned him, but as he had no hope of
meeting the testimony, thought he
might as well plead guilty. His insinu-
: alton that the police were preiudiced
, against him, made some Of them smile.
! His record is unenyiable. He was
7 sentenced to be whipped with 10
ashes and to be imprisoned for one
r year.
James Butcher, colored, was arraigned
! on the charge Of attempted murderous
! assault on William Dixon on December
Z 10th last in st. Georges hundred. 4
! plea of guilty of assault was entered.
!. lie was charged also with resisting an
= officer, namely William Johuson,a town
hailiff Of Odessa. Whom asked for his
:, plea, he said, 81 am guilty of some
y and some I ain't William Dixon
!. testified that Butcher shot at him.
= William johnson testified that Butcher
= pointed a. revolver at him. He il .
~ town officer of Odessa, and was aftel
Butcher, who was accused of larceny
J, In the first case Judge Pennewill sen
9 tenoed Butcher to one years imprison
y ment, and in the second case, to i'm
= prisonment, for a year following tn,
!, = conclusion of his first sentence.
I. Walter Christy, colored, pleaded
y guilty TO tho larceny Of pair of operi
= glasses and q Winchester rifle, tota
= value, $50, the property of Edwar'
!, Bringhurst, Jr. Mr.. Bringhurst states
- to the court that the prisoner had sho
~ at one of his men. Christy, who sal
is he was In his 18th year, has been a
"A inmate Of the Ferris Industrial School
ou He was sentenced 70 receive 10 lashe
e. and to be imprisoned one year.
~ Ida NJ. Briscoe, colornd. pleade
~ guilty to the larceny of pair OF shoe
- and two yards Of flannel, total valu
~ 50. l6. She is 16 years old, and ser
~ tence was suspended pending investing
a tion by Special Agent Stout OF the s
~ p. c.. G.
. Edward Truman, who had pleade
" guilty at the morning session, to fors
~ ing the name of #. Mccartney to a
iis order for 50, was sentenced to pay
IN fine of $500, stand one hour in the pi
~ Tory and be imprisoned one year.
M was his second offense.
~ ~ At Tuesday mornings session OF ii
any Court of General Sessions, j John Hene
entered plea OF guilty of simple a
90 saut on Samuel Lewis, and was Sci
~ fenced to six months Imprisonment.
W. Sherman Mcdaniel, colored, pleadt
* guilty to the larceny of milk ca
% worth 4 cents, lawful money of Il
,,,d United States, the property of Ere
AZ erick Klund, Jr. MIR. Klund told Il
~. court of the many complaints he I
tha ceived from an east side district whit
'ne he serves with milk, 50 cans havil
~ he has heen losing trade. McDani
! =. had been captured by Officers Gillil
~ and Burchinal. Mcdaniel told &
' ~, court he had had no breakfast tn
;ns morning and was going to drink t
ion milk. The court was easy on him
cause il was his first offence and CHI
nv, Justice Lore gave notice that sevf
IN IN penalty will be laid upon the next p,
a ny son brought up for stealing newspap'
! - or milk. Mcdaniel was sentenced
III refund the four cents and be impr
AZ oned three months.
Mo The grand jury ignored the b
49, against Samuel Mccoy, charged wi
i lan assaultipg Howard Miller, with. int
90; to commit murder, and the bill agail
sa,, Edward Mulvey, charged with larcei
a S;s Edwin X. Banks Withdrew his ,
, ua plication for license to sell intoxic
t XXI ing liquors at Stanton. 1t was an
veay application.
,en ne The grand jury in General Sessi,
- Court Tuesday afternoon ignored
noe, bills charging James Barnett and v
nor liam Thornton with assaulting Jan
: IN Dugan and Mary, his wife. with m
500 derorls intent on October 2Sth last
80 Rising Sun. Some comment was eau
by this, as it was known that etfc
;xth had been made to have the ca
and dropped. The prosecuting witnes
he themselves had asked to have tn
Az dropped, but the State authorities
declined. The State believed the ca
we're strong, but when tho TESTING
was given before the grand jury t
=. body was not satisfied that it
l"sn sufficient to warrant sending the ca
oday ;onress;on that tho ay;de,aa was e
and as stronn &c Il ,,,;nh+ hara hoo, '''
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