Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-16

but she remarked 81 don't say that"
Now will watch the clock the next
time so That can say she declared
when che left tho stand, and her ro-
mark caused laughter.
Katie Conner, sister of Annie, testi-
fled that Annie was at home before 8
o'clock on January Goth. They went
to bed between ~ and IL.
THE DEPENDANT TEsTIFIEs.
Samuel PEG, the defendant, swore
that he went to bed about 10 minutes
after 0 O'clock on the 26th, being i'll,
and did not SEQ Cayanaugh and the
two girls there. Hn denird selling
them anything at any time. Cavannugh
had drunk at his bar. He was SO care
full not to appear to sell liquor TO minors
that when minors came in and asked
for water no made thom go out in the
yard TO get it.
tho State. Ho testified that Katie told
him IL was near Ill O'Clock when her
sister reached home.
Mr.. Harrington asked Chief Dolan
with regard TO his visits to the woman
witnesses room where he had talked
with Katie the dofence's witness, lie
said he went there at Mr.. Cooper's re-
quest and did not know until he got
there that tho defence had witness
| there.
As Mr.. Cooper was about to question
the witness to show that nothing had
heen done out of tho way, when Judge
Boyce stopped the examination, re.
marking that 10 one believed that tho
chief had been tampering with the wit
noSses.
Officer George Lyons testified that he
and Officer Davidson had arrested PEG
ON January 2Sth. This was to meet
the evidence of the bartender that Peo
was in bed early tho hight before his
arrest, which would have made it the
9th, instead of the 26th. which was
the important evening In the case.
Then the State closed.
Then the defence raised tho point
concerning the law as to selling liquor
to minors, and after argument on il,
both sides addressed tho Jury, conclud-
ing about 6 O'Clock.
The county court opened at about
1910 O'Clock on Friday. The charge
Of the court in the case of Samuel
PEG, indicted for selling liquor to Il
minor, was read by Associate Justice
William II. Boyce and represented his
and Judge Pennewil's Interpretation
Of the law, Chief Justice Lore dissent
ing.
The charge decided that where an
adult orders and pays for drinks which
are drunk by himself and u minor, the
saloonkeepor is not amenable under our
statute.
AvERDIcr OF NOT GUILTY.
The jury retired and in about so
minutes returned with verdict of not
guilty. The State having dropped tho
| second case, charging Peo with selling
liquor to Lily Houghton, another minor,
PEG was discharged.
Deputy Attorney General Cooper will
at once draw up an act to meet the
defect in the law against selling or
giving liquor to minors, SO us to make
it a penal offence to furnish or deliver
liquor to minors or to permit minors
to drink on the premises. This will
shortly be sent to the Legislature.
Thomas Mckinley, who pleaded guilty
| to the larceny OF crate of eggs, was
sentenced to three months imprison-
ment
Samuel Hartman, colored, was con-
victod of the larceny Of two reyolyers,
| two pairs of shoes and four razors from
I1Ouib Kohiul. lit Was BlFSH bHTco
months in Jail.
In the case of defendant named
Mckee, whose property was sold by
the sheriff of Kent county in 1867, and
the parliamentary of New Castle county
having failed TO certify the satisfaction
of the judgment to the prothonotary of
| Kent. the court directed that a copy of
| the record be now sent to Kent to be
transcribed on the records there.
The cases of Reuben Gordon and
Michael Donahoe VS.. the receivers of
the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad Co.,
| have been r,enoved from the Superior
| Court to tho United States Court on
the ground that one of the parties, the
defendants, is nonresident.
In Superior Court Saturday argument
was heard in the case of the Ferris In
dustrial School VS.. the Levy Court.
| The question involved is whether or
not the school is q public corporation.
| If it is decided to be public corpora
ton it will be qualified TO received an
| appropriation from the Levy Court. j.
Frank Ball and David ]. Reinhart rep
resent the school and John II. Rodney
| appears for the court.
In the case of the State of Delaware,
use of Sadie r. Lowell VS.. Elizabeth
Hendricks, Judgment was granted tho
| plaintiff in the sum of $500, with in
torcst from December 10th, 1897.