The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-14
|laFE SENTENCE
FOR WALLACE.
Motion For a New Trial
Withdrawn and Sem
tence is Imposed.

This was the day hXed tor ming
reasons for a new trial IN the case
Of Harry Wallace, who was con-
> victed in Oyer and Terminer Court
last Saturday Of the second degree
murder Of Mary c. Perry, but the
reasons were not filed. On the
other hand David J. Reinhardt,
senior counsel for the prisoner, in
formed the court that no motion for
a new trial would be made in Wal
lace case. Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Cooper then asked that the SEN
hence Of the court be passed upon
the prisoner
Wallace was brought into court
by Tipstaves Armstrong and
Brooks. He did not appear con-
eerned over his position.
N"Henry Wallace. stand up. said
the court, and Wallace obeyed.
..You were indicted for murder
OF the first degree. You had fair
and impartial trial and have been
ably defended. The jury, after
protracted consideration of your
case, returned a verdict Of murder
Of the second degree.
.sThe sentence of the court is that
you forfeit and pay fine of 800
and costs of prosecution and that
you be committed for the term of
your life and you are now committed
to the custody Of the sheriff until
this sentence is carried into cxecu-
ton
''Sherf, he is remanded to your
custody
- Wallace was returned to the
cell. The sentence of the court did
not affect him.or at least heshowed
no surprise when it was imposed.
The crime for which Wallace pays
the penalty with life Imprisonment
was committed at Deakyneyille,
Biackbird hundred, on November
& and was perhaps the most henous
in the crime annals of the county.
He beat ont the brains of Mrs. Wal
lace or Perry with hammer with
which he claimed she first assaulted
him.
After the disposition of the Wal
lace case. Oyer and Tcrminer Court
adjourned without date.
GENERAL SESSIONS COURT.
In General Sessions Court. Horace
G. knowes moved for the reica sc
from Jail Of Fitzpatrick and Gamble
who were tried several weeks age
for larceny. The jury in their case
failed to agree on verdict. Mr.
Knowles moved for the discharge Of
the prisoner on the ground that it
was against the constitution of the
county TO place Il man in jeopardy
twicosfor the same oifensc, and that
the court had not allowed the Jury
sufficient time in which to delibea
ate. a disagreement having beer
reported after the jury had been in
consultation one hour. The court
held that the constitutional law was
not applicable to the case, and that
the question Of time to be allowed 4
jury to deliberate upon Il case was
at the discretion of the court The
application for the release Of the
men was therefore refused.
SUPERIOR COURT.
In Superior Court. trial of the
special jury damage case of Julian
G. Beechcr vs.. the Wilmington Mills
Manufacturing Company was be.
gun. Hartman and Knowles appear.
ed for the plaintiff and Lewis c.
Nandcgrift for the defendant. The
case was on at the hour of recess
- Baty's Body Found,
George Shils, OF No. III Eas'
Third street, the sexton of Asbury
Nj. L. Church, found the dead bod y
OF an infant in Asbury cemetery
about | o'clock this morning. Fol
the past two days he noticed what
he supposed TO be a bundle of paper
lying at the lower end of the GENE
/ terry. He was trimming the
trees today and wishing to rid the
cemetery OF all rubbish, he wen
over to pick up the paper. As he die
so, he was shocked TO lind that the
paper contained the dead body o
d baby. ShilS went over to the lv
cry stable OF Harry W. Lowe, op
positc the cemetery and tclcphoneo
to Coroner Nandever, Upon the ar
rival Of that official he found that ;
large crowd had gathered. lie Sc
cured small box and placed thu
body Of the infant in it, The bod,