Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-05-25

In the Superior Court last Thursday
morning settlement was reported
in The case of Mary A. Merritt's exeou-
for VS.. the p, W. & B. Railroad Co.
George J. Foster was put on trial in
General Sessions Court charged with
sssauting Peter Waters. The assault
occurred at the county almshouse in
February, when the two men had
warm discussion over butter, and
Foster closed it by stabbing Waters in
the back. Edward Brown and William
Ruth, who saw the trouble. and DIR.
D. /. Mct'olley, who attended Waters,
testified for the State.
J. Frank Biggs, representing the de-
fendant, announced that the defence
was insanity.
DR.. McColley testified that Fosters
mind did not seem to be sound and it
was not safe for Foster to go around.
Superintendent David Mccoy of the
almshouse, testified to the prisoners
eyctability. Foster had said he was
crazy and had already killed one or
two men. This caused a laugh. David
W. Colpitts, secretary of the grand
jury, was called to the stand by the
defence to testify as to u paper which
had come from the grand Jury with the
Indictment, but upon Mr.. Cooper's
objection he was not allowed to testify
as to the actions of the grand jury.
Mr.. Cooper held that Foster had not
been shown to he insane. Chief Justice
Lore charged the jury, which retired
/ shortly before | O'Clock.
Henry Nash, colored, was found
guilty of stealing three horse blankets
| from the Wilmington City Electric Co.
k.tNf txT s,f
| breaking and entering the house of
nit larceny. The jury recommended
him to the mercy of the court.
William Kamelia was charged with
stealing $40 from William Woodrow.
. Woodrow said he saw Kamelia wearing
his vest. The prisoner said it was the
custom at their clearinghouse to wear
each others clothes. Mr.. Woodrow
said he thought Kamelia would have
returned the money. Mr.. Cooper said
tho State would drop the case, but
allowed the jury to return verdict
Of not guilty, which it did.
The morning session of the court
came to close under very sensational
circumstances. James King, in whose
behalf a recommendation to mercy had
been made by the jury, was told to
stand up to receive sentence. The
chief justice told him that by reason
of this recommendation and Of the good
character given him, the one hour in
the pillory and the 90 to 30 lashes
would be omitted; but cases of break
ing into a house in the night time
must be punished, and he sentenced
the prisoner to pay fine of $500 and to
be imprisoned two years.
The limit is 10 years." remarked
the Chief Justice, before completing the
sentence. just then the prisoner closed
his eyes, uttered moan and fell like a
log in the dock. Bailiffs and Sheriff
Taylor went to his assistance. He was
placed in sitting position and water
was offered him. Meanwhile Chief
Justice Lore suspended sentence and
ordered recess until 1.3o o'clock.
"God save me" moaned King as he
came to himself. Finally he was car
ried to the basement, where he appeared
completely Frustrated and Sheriff
Taylor summoned DR.. L. w. Finn ia
look after him. Attorney General
White spoke rs il he considered Kings
action feint rather than faint.
When court reconvened in the after
noon, Sheriff Taylor reported that
King was not able to be brought up.
Henry Nash, colored, convicted oil
larceny, was sentenced to be whipped
with Is lashes and be imprisoned 81,
months.
The jury in the case against George
j. Foster returned verdict OF "no
euilty by reason of insanity" whereaI
the prisoner smiled broad smile. TIL,
court ordered that he be sent to tn,
Insane Hospital at Farnhurst.
Robert A. Brown, who tried to secur,
a diamond ring and an unmounteS
diamond from Samuel H. Baynard b,
representing himself to be Job II
JACKSON, pleaded guilty in Genera
Sessions Court Thursday afternoon Il
obtaining ring box, valued at 81. 30
under false pretenses and was sentences
to one years Imprisonment.
Alexander Finney, for stealing
chickens, was sentenced to receive i
lashes and six months Imprisonment
The grand jury found the followin,
true bills for failure to pay licenses
Robert Adair, p. B. Pie and Waite
, Bacon, lawyers; Samuel Biddle, An
drew Grotz, j. Z, Martin, merchants
J, T. Elliott, manufacturer DIR. Emf
liertel and DIR. j. A. Parm; John III
: Mansfield, real estate dealer.
Charles Wilson was found guilty G
resisting Policeman Tobin Of Ne,
I" Castle. Wilson objected to Georg
a Rhoads who had been drawn as fore
\ man of the jury.
Charles Smith was convicted of stea
"a Ing coat from Eva Brackner.
!. Ulysses Milton, oolored, known a
"a Dewey" was tried for the larceny
II three chickens from David II. KlunG
Il The trial was concluded at Friday morr
NJ lng's session, and the jury found hii
~ guilty.
r The case against Joseph Queer
jr eaareed with using female child ft
III immoral purposes, was continued unit
en- 'ae next term of court.
ot Continuance until the next term wa
ii. laken in the cases of Andrew j. Me-
hck and Burris McMullen, charge
with gambling.
GEORGE Robinson, colored, pleade
BY aot guilty to breaking and entering IL
mousse of George Manlove with inter
isl @,commit larceny.
Ie1 Martha Handy, colored, pleaded NJ
suilty to harboring a female child II
hid Immoral purposes. Howell S. Englar
re, represented her.
ord ,Antanas A. Jocis pleaded not guilt
~ Sss eam5,ezzling. d. j. Reinhardt repr
at sents him.
noI :. THE TRIAL OF sHAFFNER.
~, M members of the bar were largely re
y resented in General Sessions Cou
~ u Friday when the trial of Afr
% Il. ,ehaIfner, charged with Grimm
's PRG iNe upon Willard Salisbury and Jol
w SGggs, was begun. Upon the apple
~, I,On o. Of Deputy Attorney General Pet
no u Cooner jr tba fyo ;pd;ot,nar