Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-05-18

might Us we'll let it go guilty. said he,
after first pleading not guilty; John
Green and William Dayton, colored
boys, larceny Of 20 pounds of copper
from the Gordon Heights Railway Co.
Louis Broomal, larceny OF Is pounds
of brass from tho Diamond State Iron
Co.
True bills were returned against the
following George l. Foster. assault
with intent to commit murder; James
King, breaking and entering the house
of William Crawford: Andrew j. Mes
sick and Burris McMullen, gambling.
The grand jury ignored the bills
against William Colbert, charged with
breaking and entering house, and
Edward Davis, larceny.
James w. Ponder, representing Her
bert McColley, who pleaded guilty at
the morning session to two indictments
charging forgery, withdrew the plea of
guilty as to one Of them ard entered n
plea Of not guilty. He asked that Nc
CoIley be released on probation, stating
that he was hut 10 years old and had
never been tried before for any offence.
He said McColley's father would go
on his bond. Deputy Attorney General
Cooper opposed the application, saying
that McColley should be sentenced and
an example made of him; that it was
dangerous to turn him loose on the
community. Decision was reserved.
The case against Warren Kettlewood,
who was accused of being implicated
with Alfred L. Shaffner and McColley
in the forgery, has been retired, Kettle
wood turning States evidence, Warren
Yerger, charged with forging his
fathers name to u check, has been dis
charged, his father refusing to prose-
cute.
ONE YEAR FOR M'coLtEY.
Clemency was exercised yesterday in
case of Herbert McColley, charged with
forging the name of Thomas Davis to
check and with uttering the check.
the corporal punishment of one hour
in the pilory being omitted by the
General Sessions Court on account Of
recommendation by the jury for
mercy. McColley was sentenced to pay
fine Of $500 and to be imprisoned one
year.
McColley and Alfred l.. Shaflner had
both pleaded guilty, having been Jointly
indicted in two indictments. One OF the
latter was held up and on the other,
the young men were allowed to with
draw the plea of guilty and enter plea
of not guilty, the purpose being to cal
| Jury and ask for recommendation
| for mercy in order to secure the remis
sion of the corporal punishment. This
was agreeable to the State, and tht
| jury was drawn. 1t returned o yerdic
of guilty with recommendation |,
mercy.
| Sentence as deferred in the case o
Shatfner, because charge of crimina
| libel is pending against MIN. In sen
fencing McColley, Chief Justice Lor'
referred to tho recommendation and tt
| the fact that he is youth, his ag
being given as 10 years. The Stat
| dropped the other indictment agains
the two young men.
William S. Hilles and j. Harvey
| Whiteman of the committee of censor
Of the bar, Court Stenoerapher e. G
| Hardesty and Willard Salisbury AM
John Biggs, who preferred the charg
of criminal libel against Alfred L
Shaffner, were before the grand iur
testifying in the Shaffner case.
William j.. Finley, who had spen
several months in Jail for failure t
support his wife, was discharged o.
his own reeognizance.
The State dropped the case agains
William Dorsey, charged with stealin
CLOCK. He had pleaded guilty blu
was allowed to Withdraw it. Dorse
halls from Hartford county and made
favorable impression on the court
Louis Broomal, who had pleaded guilt
to stealing brass from the Diamon
State Iron Co., asked for mercy. Ii
said he had been in Jail four months
that wife and eight children were de
pendent upon him; that he was drum
when he stole the brass; and that
was tho first time he had violated th
law. Deputy Attorney General Coope
and Special Agent Stout of the S. T
G. G. spoke in behalf of Broomal, VIII
was sentenced to one months imprison
ment.
John Green and William Dayton
the Gordon Heights Railway Co., wer
sentenced to be imprisoned four month
and to receive 10 lashes.
| A jury was drawn to try the case
Irving Shorter, colored, charged wit
stealing two pairs of shoes from d. /
Keith of Dover. Mr.. Keith had bough
the shoes in Philadelphia and left ther
in charge of A. L. Shetzline, who place
them on the car seat, whence they wer
taken by Shorter. The prisoner wa
represented by William S. Hilles, an
his defence was that he had taken th
shoes by mistake, thinking the paclsag
belonged to his brother. When h
found that it did not. he said he coul
not find the owner and after some tim
sold them to Kate DENLY of Delawar
City.
Shorter was found guilty and ser
fenced to six months imprisonmer
and IS lashes.
sHAFFNLR INDICTED FOR LIBEL.
The grand jury returned two tru
bills against Alfred L. Shaftner IL
, criminal libel, one indictment allegin
that he libeled Willard Salisbury an
! tho other that he libeled John Biggl
: Shaffnor pleaded not guilty and ii
cases were SGT for trial Friday morning
J Tho following true bills were n
turned:
Ulysses Milton, colored, larceny
eight chickens from David ii. Klunt
pleaded not guilty.
Charles Smith, larceny of coat of Ey
Braoklen, pleaded not guilty.
: Charles Wilson, colored, resisting a
officer and pointing pistol. pleade
} not guilty
William Kamelia, larceny of $40 fro
, William Woodrow, pleaded not guilt.
Henry Nash, larceny of three hori
, blankets from the Wilmington Cit
Electric Co., pleaded not guilty.
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