The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-25
A MORNING
OF COURT
Three Courts Were in SEES.
sion. But Compare
lively Little Bust.
ness Transacted

Oyer and Terminer, General Ses'
sions and Superior Courts were in
session at the Court House this
morning. This will be the last
week of Oyer and Terminer and
General Sessions Courts and much
business will be transacted. On
Wednesday the murder trial Of Mon
tyloo A. Cole will be begun. 1t will
occupy the attention of the court
two days at least. Next Monday
the September term s calendar bus;.
ness will be taken up and rapidly
disposed Of.
There being no business in Oyer
and Terminer Court this morning,
the special panel of jurors which
answered, was discharged until
Wednesday morning, until which
time the court was adjourned.
In General Sessions Court Julian
Walker, representing DR.. George
W. QUINN. indicted on two charges
of alleged criminal malpractice,
motioned for a continuance of the
cases until the next term owing to
the absence from the State of a ma
terial witness. Asthe legal ground
for continuance was laid, the State
could make no objection to the con-
tinuance and the court granted it.
In Superior Court there was heard
an echo of the Kent County trolley
fight. Peter L. Cooper, represent
ing the State, in a case against the
Delaware Electric Railway Com
pany, asked for a rule on the de-
fendant company to show by what
warrant or authority they are ex-
ercising the liberties and privileges
of a chartered company. The pc
tition sets out that the Delaware
Electric Company is constructing a
line of railway from WoodlandBeach
to Milton without authority BY law
and to the damage and great inius-
tice of the State. Henry M. Ridg-
ley of Dover, assisted Mr.. Cooper.
The court granted a rule to show
cause why information in the nature
of a writ of quo warranto should
not issue against the defendants,
returnable next Wednesday.
James H. Gregg, indicted for the
larceny of 70 cents from the store
of William e. Frank, was found
guilty by jury and recommended
to the mercy of the court. Horace
G. Knowles appeared for the pris-
oner. The court sentenced the
young man to five months imprison-
ment. The prisoners previous good
character saved him from the post
and pillory punishment.
John Gray, Frank Bayard and
Benjamin Hunter, colored. were
charged with the larceny of a guam
tity of scrap iron from the Whining
ton branch of the Central Foundry,
the old Pickles foundry.
II. c. Pickles, Joseph Elliott.
Wesley Benson and Officer Moran
testified. The jury found verdict
Of guilty and each boy was sentenc-
ed to four months Imprisonment.
Herman Faulkner, John Darling,
Thomas Goblin and Frederick Stew
art, boys who pleaded guilty to
stealing brass from the B. g. O. r.
R. Co., were dismissed on probation
for two years. If they behave for
that period. the charge will be
dropped, otherwise sentence is to be
imposed. Joseph B,erman, who was
connected with the boy in the crime
was held and will be sent to the
Ferris Industrial School.
Artemus Smith, representing Gil
bert Potts, colored. indicted for muir
derous assault, desired to have him
discharged on the ground that he
had been indicted for different Of
fence from that on which he was held
for court. He had paid fine for
assault and battery and threats and
had been held for carrying conceal
ed a deadly weapon. The applica-
ton was refused.
Chester King and James Reasin,
colored, were put on trial on a
charge of assault with intent to
commit murder on William A. Ahein
Of Middletown, telegraph operator,
at Ginns' Block on the Delaware
Railroad. Franklin Brockson APP
peared for the prisoner.
Mr.. Ahern testified that early on
the morning OF July 10. two men
came to the station window and
asked about fares and distances.
Then he was rendered unconscious
by brick thrown at him by the
men. He did not know either Of the
prisoners.
William Feeder, Delaware road
fireman, found Ahern unconscious
in the tower house, and sent him to
tor medical treatment.
Witness saw the prisoners walking
the railroad near the scene of the
assault and they were arrested.
Daniel Keith operator at Middetown re-
cognized Raisin as one of tho two coored
men who questioned him concerning tho
fares and distance to Wilmington on tho
Mr. Aern was assaulted.
William J. Bshan, operator at Mt.
saw the prisoner ut 8 30 . clock.
On Information received from Mr.. Keith
witness had the men arrested but not un.
til tho men had tried hard to escape
When captured they remarked i've
have done no hing Other witnesses
will be heard this afternoon.
"Blg Doc" Pardoned.
New York, Sept. ga cablegram re-
ccived here from Manchester, England,
ann ounces the release from prison there on