Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-05-18
Charged With Forging the Name
Of Thomas Davis and Passing
the Worthless Check.
WILL NOT STAND IN PILLoRy
The Corporal Punishment
Omitted, on Account of a
Recommendation by the
Jury for Mercy.

HOUSE WIN Gn1eT JuSElce InaflcS u.
Lore. Associate Justice Ignatius @.
Grub and Associate Justice James
Pennewill on the bench. Clerk Of tho
Peace Foard qualified the grand jury,
Alvin II. Morrison being sworn in as
foreman. James Monaghan took the
cath as bailiff.
In order to comply with the require
ments of his recognizancn and to com
plete the record, Mahion B. Foster,
who was pardoned last week, appeared
in court and was discharged.
AT the afternoon session, MCCARTHY
was sentenced to four months i'm
prisonment and to receive Is lashes.
Sheriff Taylor has appointed Robert
Armstrong and William X. Brooks
bailitfs.
While court was in session Stephen
W. Cloud, who entered suit against
Brandywine Lodge, /. D. 0. F., arose
to address the court, but was prevented
from speaking during the session by
Crier Smith. Hc afterward had talk
with Chief Justice Lore, however, and
stated that he had % grievance against
the lodge. He claims that tho lodge
owes him benefits amounting to be-
tween 500 and $500, also that he de-
clined 10 settle for sil55.
In Superior Court Monday afternoon
Tho case of Edward : s. Grant VS..
Howard L. Pyle, and others, associated
as Wilmington Opera CO., was marked
"oit the list. Similar entry was made
in the case OF Lewis l.. Wilcox, ad.
nlinistrator Of, johanna G. Wilcox VS..
the Wilmington City Railway Co.
Judgment for plaintiff below for costs
was granted in tine case of the Globe
Bible Publishing Co. d. b. a. VS.. Edwin
L. Carswell p. b. +.
The case OF Michael James Galloway
VS.. John III. Walker, Willard Sauls-
bury, for the defence, announced that
his client was dead; no administrator
had been appointed and there was no
estate.
The special jury cases are as follows:
John Weldon, an infant. VS.. p. w. q
b. Railroad Go. Mariantonla Grasso
vs.. same. Richard Gear VS.. same !;
Edward Rushton's administrator VS..
| same; Jacob Knopf VS.. same; Juliana
Beeoher, &c, vs.. Wilmington Mills
Manufacturing Co. /; James +. Lawless'
administrator vs.. Pussy d Jones Go. /;
William Donovan vs.. the Harlan &
Hollingsworth Co.; Mary McCafferty's
administrator VS.. Wilmington City
Railway Co.; Thomas Massey's adj
ministrator VS.. Mitchell & Thomas ;
John Gallagher VS.. F. Blumenthal &
| Co.
Edward Mulvey was brought into
court and arraigned for the larceny of
q pair Of eyeglasses, the property OF
Francis X. Jacquot. He pleaded not
guilty and afterwards began to weep.
Chief Justice Lcre said he was very
| -. To- A
Mr.. Jaoquot, Attorney General White
and the chief Justice had consulted Mr.
| White announced that he would drop
the case. Chief Justice Lore said he
had known Mulvey for 30 years, and
| had known him as an honest man, and
asked him to try to stop drinking.
Mulvay promised and was allowed to
go free.
Harry Aul pleaded guilty to the
larceny Of three sets of teeth, the
property Of Or. II. f. Smith. Wesley
Brown, colored, blended guilty to steal
ing stereotyping metal from the Star
Publishing Co. George Wright pleaded
guilty to stealing two knives from
Samuel W. Walters.
Alfred L. Shaffner and Herbert Nc
Colley pleaded Guilty ID General SEES
sions Court on Tuesday to forging
the aame of Thomas Davis to checks
for SAB and $40, dated April 18th, and
drawn in favor of Howard A. Crossan,
and to passing the checks. MoColley
had failed to appear Monday and bis
bond was declared forfeited, but after
his appearance on Tuesday, the for.
feiture was removed. These arc the
Young men who were arrested in New
York by Detective Money. They were
Joined in two indictments, the first re
ferring to tho s43 check, used, it was
alleged, to defraud William Alsenzter,
and tho second, to the $50 check, used
to defraud ID. Sustillo. Robert ii.
Richards represented Shatfner. Sen
tence was deferred.
Charles Williams, colored, who wa;
found asleep on Sunday morning al
the unoccupied residence of Mrs
Thomas B. Bradford, pleaded guilty tt
tho larceny of q silk waist and othel
articles which were found under his
coat. He said he entered the house tt
sleep. He was sentenced to six months
imp risonment and to receive 20 lashes
George Wilson, colored, pleaded
guilty to breaking into the store o
Addison Rash on West street, and wa
sentenced to be whipped with y
! laSU65, 10 StuDl OlIG iipuI III tilp piiioi J
and to be imprisoned one year.
Harry Aul, who pleaded guilty to thu
larceny of three sets of teeth from DIR
r, e, Smith, vas sentenced to receiy,
90 lashes and be imprisoned six months
John Wright, for the larceny of twt
knives, was sentenced to 90 lashes ant
six months.
Wesley Brown, colored. for stealing
type metal from the Star Publishing
Co., was sentenced to 20 lashes and 81!
months.
The case against Benjamin Jacobs
charged with podtiling without ;
license, was dropped, Jacobs paying
the fee.
The indictment against Frank Pat
terson and William Harris, CHARGE
! with highway robbery, was ignored
.. and they were discharged.
Edward Ponzo, colored, pleaded no
guilty of the larceny OF goods from
; Benjamin f. Gallagher of Port Penn
] Edward Shorter, colored. pleaded no
guilty to tho larceny of a pair of shoe
from David b. Keeth. Both arc to b
These sentences were imposed a
Tuesday afternoons session of th
. General Sessions Court Harry Hard
!, ing, colored, for breaking into tn
u house of A, J. Keough, White Cha
,, Creek hundred, with intent to commi
larceny, one hour in the pillory, 2
/, lashes, one years imprisonment an
; 800 fine The secured two cents,
quantity of food aud revolver; Harr
Hall, colored, for stealing a watch fror
Robert Carberry, 20 lashes and 81
< months; Edward Ponzo, colored, larcen
Of two undershirts, so Jars of fruit, fly
towels and two bed sheets from Benja