Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-16
TRIAL OF SAMUEL PEG.


blended guilty to entering the house OF
Robert @. Broekson In Blackbird hun
dred, with intent to commit larceny,
and asked for the mercy of the court.
He had stolen S2S and. gold watch.
After reminding him that he had
served 10 years in Kent county for
similar offence, Chief Justice Lore
sentenced him TO pay $500 fine, stand
one hour in the piIlory, be whipped
with 20 lashes and be imprisoned 10
years.
For stealing s4oo from Bernard Nc
Cullough, his father, John McCul-
Tough, aged 20 years, was sentenced in
General Sessions Court yesterday week
to pay $500 restitution money, be-
whipped with 10 lashes and be impris-
oned one year. Chief Justice Lore told
him that his case had received long
consideration and it was found that he
would have to be sent to New Castle.
To his crime, he had added ingrati-
tude, In robbing his poor old father.
The restitution money was twice the
amount lost, which had not been re-
covered. While the chief instice WIS
speaking young Mccullough held his
head down.
Benjamin Jacobs entered o plea of
not guilty Of the charge of peddling.
lie was represented by William +.
Smalley, Jr. Upon application, tho
case was continued until the next term,
Jacobs being held in $500 bail with
Samuel Slesinger as his security.
jeremiah Davis, oolored, who had
been convicted in the morning of as
saulting Harry Brown, colored, was
sentenced to be imprisoned for two,
years. Chief Justice Lore told him he
ought to be thankful he WAS not
charged with murder.
Lewis Raisin, colored, who had
pleaded guilty to stealing piece OF
harness from Joseph Eastburn, was
sentenced to receive 10 lashes and be
imprisoned six months. He had been
in court before.
John Heck Withdrew. his plea of
guilty of the larceny of Gilbert Jones'
oyerooat and entered one of not guilty.
This was at the suggestion OF Attorney
General White so that q jury could
pass upon the case and, in view of cir
cumstances, recommend Heck to the
mercy of the court. The Jury returned
verdict Of guilty with the desired
recommendation. Heck, who Is an
elderly man, was sentenced to IL
months imprisonment. Chief Justice
Lore referred to his having good repu-
tation except when he was drinking
and expressed the hope that while in
jail he would learn to stop drinking.
Clara Lewis and james Short, both
oolored, were tried on charge of steal
ing sheet, pillow cases, table cloth
and napkins, the property of Matilda
Kerr. The State was represented by
Samuel s. Adams DR., IL being Mr.
Adams maiden effort before the court
and jury. The owner of the goods
testified to missing them from her
clothesline. Officer Lucas stated that
he found them in house occupied by
the prisoners. Clara Lewis told him
she had paid man 6 cents for them.
Tho State dropped the case against
Short. The woman told the jury that
a man brought the goods to her house
and she gave him cents for them.
She admitted that she had been In
court before. A verdict OF guilty was
returned, and Clara was sentenced to
six months Imprisonment. Short was
discharged.
The following sentences were i'm
posed: Edith Murray, colored, larceny
Of a guitar, Imprisonment for six
months Annie Scott, colored, larceny
of money and pocketbook, six months;
Edgar Butler, larceny Of razor, three
| months.
Samuel Peo, pleaded not guilty in
the county court on Thursday to the
charge of selling intoxicating liquors
to minors at his saloon, No. 205 Market
street, and was put on trial. He was
represented by Austin Harrington and
Robert q. Hartman. Attorney General
Robert 9, White and Deputy Attorney
General Peter i. Cooper, Jr., repre-
| sented the State. A jury was drawn
with Charles Munson MS foreman.
| Mr.. White announced that the date in
the indictment was January 26th, but
that il the selling were proved upon
any other date prior to that date, he
would ask for conviction.
Annie Conner of No. 1910 West
| Second street, testified that she would
be II years old next August. She knew
Peo's place, the Washington House,
and had got intoxicating liquor there
on the evening of January 26th.
Thomas Cayanaugh, Lillie Houghton
and the witness were together and had
beer. PEG took the order. Tho beor
was served in private room.
On discrimination by Mr.. IIar-
man, Miss Conner said she arrived
home that night between ii and II
o'clock. After leaving home she had
gone to dancing school on East
Fourth street. She was there about an
hour, after which the party of three
went to Poo's; stayed there long
enough to drink two glasses of beer,
and then went home
At Peo's place, tho proprietor let
them in. Cavanaugh bought the first
| drinlxa and Pan tnnLx fine Drapr for tha
second drinks. Cayanaugh paid for
them both.
Mr.. Hartman underworld to find from
| the witness whether or not she was ar
| rested on the evening of the 9th, tho
desire of the defence being to show
| that on tho 9th she got liquor at Turn
Hall and that because the thing had
| to DO fastened on some one, it was
fastened on s'this poor man." Mr..
Hartman insinuated that tho State daro
| not prosecute some certain place and
| so 1t prosecuted Poo.
To this Deputy Attorney General
Cooper replied, with much emphasis:
1--WE do dare to prosecute anybody and
We are not prosecuting this man be-
cause we dare not prosecute anyone
| else."
Mr.. Cooper added that where she got
liquor on the 9th was not tho ques-
| tion, this case having nothing to do
with the 9th or whether the girl had
been drunk every night ever since.
Mr.. Harrington said the defence
would show that she never was at
Peo,s place that there was q motive,
| the girl having secured liquor at Turn
Hall on the27th:' He proposed to sayso
to the jury and did not know but that