The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-19
WORK OF !.
THE COURT.
Judgesin General Sessions
Pass Upon the Cases of
Many Prisoners.

In General Sessions Court thi
morning, sentence was passed OF
prisoners for the first time sine,
court opened.
William Emory, colored, PLEADED
guilty to carrying concealed a dead
ly weapon and was sentenced t.
ten days imprisonment
For a like offense Michael Shea
was also sentenced to ten days i'm,
prisonment.
Seventeen year old John Bantum,
colored, pleaded guilty to the lar
ceny of So from Kennard Chandler,
of Mill Creek Hundred, butsentence
was suspended. The boy may be
sent to the Ferris Industrial School.
Henry Johnson, colored, who
pleaded not guilty to stealing 50
cents from c. ]. II. Beckett, with
drew the plea and re-entered one of
guilty, whereupon his counsel, Jul
ian D. Walker, motioned the court
for lenient sentence in behalf of
his client. Previous good character
was proven, and this fact, coupled
with Mr. Walkers motion, induced
the court to impose sentence OF two
months imprisonment
A jury was drawn to try the case
of larceny against William Buck,
colored. William NJ. Winston was
the prosecuting witness. The in-
dictment charged Buck with the
theft OF 81 pair Of trousers and
two shirts valued at ST. Mr.. VIM
ston swore to having lost the goods
on July LIST, and of having recovered
them from Bucks apartments two
weeks afterward. b..
Officer James Welsh, also told of
recovering the goods at the prison.
er's home. Buck denied the theft,
declaring that the articles Mr.. VIM
ston claimed were his. He went on
the stand and swore 'that as sure
as God is in heaven, l am innocent.
l have worked for the best blood
Wilmington can afford and never
stole from them. | declare | am in
no cent and that have. been i'll jail
seven weeks for nothing
Buck called John Kirkman who
swore that the prisoners previous
character was good. No other evil
dence was presented.
Then Attorney General White,
addressing the court. SAID the evil
dence was so vague that he would
not allow the case to proceed lur-
Their. lie therefore moved tor the
dismissal of the prisoner, and as
the court heartily concurred in the
reasons for the motion, the jury was
instructed to return verdict of not
guilty. This was done and as Buck
left the box he remarked to friends
that God will pay them all for it.
DR.. George W. Quinn. who is in
dicted on two charges Of alleged
criminal malpractice, appeared IN
court with his attorney, E. B. L.
Springer, and renewed his bail bond
Of $1,000 until Friday, when trial of
the cases Will be begun.
Trial on the charge Of carrying
concealed deadly weapon against
Andrew Cooper colored, was con-
tinued until the February term OF
court, Harry Emmons, Esq, going
on the required bond.
George Kinds, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
a former member of the Fourth Ar
tlllery, U. S. A., who stole gold
watch, chain and charm from Chas.
who befrlended the young
man, was sentenced to five months
and topay restitution
money in the sum OF SIS to Mr..
knights. Before passing sentence
the court questioned Kinds and
subsequently remarked that his
case mad enlisted the sympatnies
OF the court, therefore the corporal
which his crime called
Tor, would be RENTED.
A second jury was drawn to try
the charge of larceny against Jas.
Wiley, colored. According to the
testimony of the States witnesses,
including Detective McVey, a violin
valued at IS was stolen from Nathan
Levy, and found in Wiley's possess
sion a week afterwards. Wiley
told the court that he bought the
violin from two men paving ST.. SO
for it. No other testimony was Of
Tered, the case was closed and the
jury returned verdict of guilty.
The court sentenced him to SIX
months Imprisonment and to be
whipped with fifteen lashes.
Attachments were issued for Fred
Bicrman and Herman Walker, wit
nesses in the case OF the State VS..
VIM. Wright.
Tho grand jury indicted Isaac Chase for
larceny, Gearge Bell for assault and bat
terry, Clifford Harris for pointing revolt
vor, Mary Fuimap larceny. William
Henry, pointing weapon, John Manlutf,
larceny. Mary Fulman. Horny and Man
uff entered pleas of not guilty.
The grand jury ignored the charges of
tho tracks of the b. & o. rail-
road by placing thereona truck which
had been preferred against Alexander Or.
kosky, Sohn Conisky Joseph kamiske
and Richard Skypski, Polish youths.
At o'clock court recessed for the usual
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