Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-05-18
KING TOPPlED OVER.
Two Years Sentence Too
Much for Him.
PAINTED IN PRISONERS DOCK

MoRNING-PInlA or INSANITY
SET UP IN THE FOSTER CASE
AT this mornings session OF Superior
Court the trial list was gone over and
tho time was set for the following cases:
Addie IT. Dearborn vs.. John r. Rogers:
Jennie Lewis vs. Howard c. ELY; Fide,-
ity Mutual Insurance Company vs.. Hart
& Bro. and s. C. Simmons 4 Bro: Glenn
ent II. Congdon vs.. Charles s. Horn.
Clement II. Congdon vs.. George n. Han.
son; r. c. Fairbank & Sons vs.. Elizabeth
Hendricks; d. Hopes vs.. Wilmington
city Railway Company Especial jury,
tho Groves Elovated Company vs..
Charles W. Edwards; Wilmington and
NV Castle Electric Railway Company
vs.. John whany.
The following cases were continued
pending settlements Johnson Forge
Company vs.. Fitchburg Railroad Com
pany; Anna Alsentzer vs.. Martin w
Shockley; William H. Given vs. Martin
w. shockley. In the cases OF Mary A.
Merritt executor. vs.. the Philadelphia.
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Company, settlement was made.
Application for special jurles was
made and granted IN the cases OF Adam
Nermian vs.. the Diamond State Iron
Company; Charles f. White. administra-
tor. vs.. the Diamond State Iron Com
pany' John III. King vs. Wilmington and
New Castle Railway Company; Frank s.
Henderson w. Wilmington and New
Castle Railway Company; Abble H. Ia
lin VS.. same; Allce E Henderson vs.
same; Charles j. Higgins VS. Mayor and
Council; Charles II. Dugan VS.. same.
Burris McMullln. accused OF larceny.
failed to appear and his bail was for
feited. Or. John Fahey Is his bondsman.
James King was arralgned on the
charge OF burglary and entered a plea OF
not guilty. After a jury had been drawn
| Attorney Lyman. who represented TN,
prisoner, withdrew the plea Of not guilty
and asked mercy Of the court The jurs
did not leave the box and gave verde
Of guilty
J Harry Nash, colored, was convicted o
the larceny OF three horse blankets be
longing to the Wilmington City Electrb
Railway Company.
shaffner was taken to the City Hal
this moining and photographed AM
measured for the rogue's gallery.
George ]. Foster was arraigned
charged With an assault on Peter wal
ters with intent to commit murder. Al
ter Deputy Attorney-Generai Cooper out
lined the case, Waters was called to III
stand and stated that Foster and he wer
talking In the county aimshouse and al
ter a few remarks Foster got up fror
the table, walked around and cut him q
the back with knife
Several witnesses were called to prov
the cutting and the state closed.
J. Frank Biggs, attorney for the de
fense, asked the jury to render a verde
Of not guilty. on the ground OF insanity
Dr. d. I. McColley and other witnesse
were called to prove the Insanity OF tn
prisoner
AT the conclusion Of argument Nj
Biggs requested the court to instruct Ia
jury that II It doubted the mental capas
ity Of Foster the verdict should be on
OF not guilty by reason OF insanity. Th
request was complied with and the jur
retired.
TRUE BILLS FOUND.
These true bills were returned by n
grand jury: George Robinson. breakin
the dwelling Of George Manlove, on Jul
Is, 1897, with intent to commit larcen.
Martha Handy. harboldng a small 81
for immoral purposes; Albert Frisb
using a small girl for immoral purpose
Joseph Queen, using a girf under Is yea
old; Alexander Finney. larceny; VILLA
+. Redmlle. carrying conc called a dead
weapon; Albert A. Brown. attempting
secure diamonds from Samuel II. Ba
nard by false pretenses ;Artnnis A. Joe
embezzling money from Polish resident
AN EXCITING INCIDENT.
nj James King. a young white man,
Newport. was, after william T. Lyna
had spoken to the court in his beha
sentenced for breaking into the house
William Crawford. The corporal punis
ment was remitted and the court h
y just sentenced him to $500 fine and o.
7 years in Jail when. with moan, he 4
= over IN a faint, being caught by his 4
. low prisoners. This incident excit
everyone, Sentence was susp ended,
Z prisoner was remanded to the custody
the sheriff and court took a re cess un
l.30 O'clock this afternoon. AS the pr
oner came to he said; God save ms
and began to cry. The sheriff and
p deputies carried him from the court ro'
is to the cell. There he was laid down q
IS three doctors were sent for.
N The state prosecutors believe Il
F. much Of his grief was assumed. She
ii Taylor disagrees with them.
IL During recess Mr.. Lyman. his attorn
had conference with Chief lust
Lore.
When court reconvened King was
MI able to be sentenced. Nash, coiored, y
Is sentenced to six months i'm Jail and
a. teen lashes The jury in the case
George J. Foster returned a verdict
not guilty.