The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-20
TWO YEARS
FOR SHAFFNER.
General Sessions Court
Sentences Him For Liz
belling Messrs. Sauls-
J bury and Biggs.

The General Session Court jury yester-
duy al, erhoon found Aliroi H. Schaffuer
guilty OF criminal iibuliing Frank Biggs
and Willard Saubury. and the court SON
fenced him to two years Imprisonment,
one year on each indictment
When the court convened again in the
afternoon Schafrner opened his defence hy
putting G. II. s. Schalf finer on the stand.
Ho said all lie knew about the matter was
that the bov told him he was going to
Philadelphia to sell some papers for MI
Marvel.
Shaffner thon took the stand in his own
bahulf, He said on the nj ght of the Brandt
tiinl the papers weru written in Mr.. Mar
yel's back office. Josiah Marvel and ID. L.
Marvel were there and dictated to him.
The next morning he was to wac for Mr..
salisbury and Mr.. l|iggs, Mr. Marvel was
to sec Mr.. Biggs and tell him about the
statements, but his nerve failed, Josiah
Marvel wanted thu witness to soc MIR.
Bigas, but he would not doso. Mr.. Mar
vel then tried to sell the statements to the
New York journal, the Philadelphia Rec
ord and the Baltimore SUM- every day the
witnese said, ho notified him hv mail OF
the devcloDmont'. He said he (Mr. Mr.
vel) asked the witness to go to the sun Of
flee and dispose Of the papers. Ha was
promised so If he sold them When they
were sold Mr.. Marvel got 500, Ralph G.
Lupton knew all about tho papcrs. he was
there, and read the papers,
Mr.. Lupton was called to the stand and
denied knowing ANYTHING about tho
papers. lie never saw them. and did not
know about Them until aiter the bar had
taken the matter up. Didn't you try to
sell them for Mr.. Mavvel?" Schaffner ask
cd. mo, did no." was the reply. Former
Judge Marvel WAS called and said he did
not know anything about the papers. The
statement that the Dapers were prepared IN
his presence was false. Th2 case was sur
mittcd to tho jury itbont argument. Al
ter being >ont for an hour nnh 1lve MN
utes il returned with n verdict of guilty.
In sentencing Schaffuer Chief .lnstice Lore
said no matter how great the temptation
was he had no light TO try to blacken Two
mems characters Scha(1ner had previous
lv pleaded auity to forging the nalno OF
Il hnmas Davis to ii check, and on this
charge was sentenced to one mon h's i'm
prsopment.
jaime King, who tainted while being
sentenced on Thursday morning, was
brought into court and his sentence
oomplrtcd. Chief Justice Lore began
whore he left off on Thursday. Completing
tho two years sentence he said: 'For the
term ending May IS, to pay costs OF prose-
cntion, and you arc committed to tho GUS
tody of the sheriff until the sentence Is
carried into effect"
Charles Smith, colcred, convicted of lar
ceny. was given months Imprisonment.
and Is lashrs
Charles Wilson,; convicted of resisting
an officer, was sent enccd to one years iln-
prisonment.
Annnns A. Joci4, colored, pleaded not
guilty 10 tho charge of cmbezzlenent The
cases of Andrew J. Merrick and Burris
McMullen, charged with gambling. were
continued until the next term. The case
of William L. Redmilc. charged with
carrying concealed deadly weapon, was
George Robinson, colored, peded not
guilty to breaking into the house of Gsotge
Man love at ST. Georges.