Evening journal., 1899-09-25
IDR. QUINN GETS BAIL
His Case Will Not Be Tried
at This Term OF Court.
REASON AEB KING ON TRIAL

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DERoUsLY ASSAULTED WILL
LIAM A. AHERN. TELEGRAPHER
OPERATOR AT GINN's BLOCK, ON
JULY 10, ARE IDENTIFIED.
At 10 o'clock this morning the Court
Of Oyer and Terniner was opened, and
the roll OF special jurors summoned to
try the case of Montylaoo A. Cole,
charged with the murder of William
A. Montague on May II, was called to
which all answered. Chief Justice
Lore then dismissed them until We'd
nesday morning, and the court was ad-
journed until that time.
The Court Of General Sessions was
then opened, and Julian B. Walker,
representing DR.. George w. Quinn, who
is charged on two indictments Of Grim
inal malpractice, petitioned to have the
case continued. Chief Justice Lore said
that if the necessary bonds could be
secured, which is $1,000 in each case,
he would allow continuance. The
bonds were procured, and the case dis
missed until the next term of court.
JamessH II. Gregg pleaded not guilty
to the charge of breaking into the
store of William E. Frank and steal
ing therefrom sum OF money amount
ing to seventy-two cents. Attorney
General White requested the jury to
render a verdict Of guilty, but recon-
mended him to the leniency OF the
court. This was done. and owing to
Greggs previous good character, he
was only sentenced to serve five
months, pay seventy-two cents resti-
tuition money and the costs Of prosecu-
tion.
Herbert Faulkner, Frederick Bier
man, John Darling and Walter Stew
art, who pleaded guilty to the charge
OF the larceny Of twenty-seven brass
triple air valves, belonging to the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, and valued
at SO apiece, were given into the
charge Of their fathers, with the in
junction that they should not commit
and the case would he dropped. But
if they were caught in that time in do
ing any wrong they would be brought
back and sent to Jail.
John Gray, Frank Bayard and Ben
jamin Hunter, three colored lads, wer
larraigned on the charge of the larcen,
of 300 pounds Of scrap iron, valued a
three-quarters of a cent pound, from
the Central Foundry Company on th'
evening of August 10. They PLEADED
not guilty, and a jury was drawn tC
try their case.
Henry c. Pickles, superintendent o
the company, identified the iron as be
longing to the company, and severa
witnesses stated that they saw the boy
with it, The boys attempted thei
own defense, and every question the!
asked Of the witnesses implicated then
the more. They were found guilty b.
the jury, But owing to their youth
Ivery light sentence was imposed upol
them. They were sentenced to serv
-four months Imprisonment and pa,
lS2.5O as restitution money.
The next case before the court wa
that of Chester King and James Rea
son. both colored, who were charge
with murderously assaulting William
Ahern, the telegraph operator a
iGinn's Block, near Middletown, on tn
might Of July 10.
William Ahern, the victim of the as
sault, was the frstw itness called to tn
stand. He said that on the night q
! July 10 he was at work in the towel
when he was hailed by voice from tn
darkness without, who asked him ho'
far it was to Wilmington and the far
, from the nearest place, which was Mic
dletown. After having the converse
, ton with the man, OF whom he onl
saw the outline and could not identif.
the next thing he was conscious Of wa
e a queer sensation in his head. Whe
he fully recovered consciousness b
-, found himself in Townsend. This wa
about one hour and a half after ii
conversation at GEMS Block. Sever'
e itrainmen who went down from Wi
mington on a train leaving here abo'
2 o'clock a. m, testified to seeing a re
v light at Ginn's Block, and after wal
j ing a reasonable length Of time wei
y to the tower. where they found Nj
Ahern lying unconscious on the foo
q Seeing that he was badly injured the
took him to Townsend. They also sa
where a large stone had enter'
n through the screen.
II William J. Bohn, the operator at N
o Pleasant, was called. and identified 4
men as the one whom he had been n
n titled over the wires to keep a wat
"a ION nc Nov had assaulted the Operat