The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-21
|PILLORY
and POST.
And two Years in Jail is
the Sentence for Jas.
Mundy.

and Oyer and Terminer sat this
morning at the Court House. Court
Crier Smith opened the court with
/ his usual ''oyez. Oyer" and then
declared the session opened at 10
o'clock.
The names of the Grand Jurors
were called and after answering to
them. they retired tothe grand jury
room TO hear the evidence in the
cases which will be presented be-
fore them, before the parties can be
indicted and tried before the court.
John J. Lucas, colorcd, for carry
ing concealed deadly weapons was
sentenced to 10 days Imprisonment
and pay costs of prosecution.
William Honey, colored, was
sentenced to 10 days Imprisonment
and to pay costs of prosecution for
carrying concealed deadly weapons.
John Dcakyne, colored, was SEN
fenced TO pay fine of s. to Samuel
J. Purnell, the value of the pair of
gum boots stolen by him, be whip.
ped with 20 lashes, imprisoned six
months and pay costs OF prosecu-
ton.
Maggie Segars, colorcd. who was
charged with attempt to kill Alex
ander Scribner, colored, by cutting
him on the side of the neck with a
knife, was represented by William
Il. Lyman. The plea OF assault
was substituted and the court SEN
fenced her to 3 months Imprisonment
and pay costs of prosecution. The
Chief Justice, in passing sentence,
said that the court was disposed to
be lenient with her this time in con-
sIderati"n of her pleading guilty.
The case against George Fisher,
colored. charged with stealing a
half pint of whisky from the rooms
OF the Maryland Club, was dropped.
John II. Morgan was sentenced
to pay fine OF $500 for running Il
gambling room on East Fourth
street. In default oil payment Of
line to be imprisoned o months.
a farmer, Alfred Tallcy, was
reprimanded by the Chief Justice
for failing to appear IN court Men
day when summoned. He was dis
charged with reprimand to be on
hand IN the future when subpoe-
naed.
James Mundy, charged with
breaking into and entering the store
of the Delaware Electric Supply
Company on Tuesday night, Nov !
18th, was arraigned and plead not
guilty. He said he was drunk and
entered the store, but not to rob.
The prisoner asked Officer Sherry
itEhe was the officer who arrested
him, claiming he was too drunk to
know who arrested him. Chief |
Justice Lore said "vou were con-
victed and served three years for
burglary lnGeorgetown Jail. " His
sentence expired three days before
he was arrested here. The prison.
er said he was anatIve of Delaware
and this was the second time he
had been arrested
The court sentenced him to be
whipped with 20 lashcs, stand one
hour in the plllory, serve 2 years in
Jail and pay cost of prosecution.
James Hunter. colored, was
charged with stealing a ST. so pair
of shoes from Lena iilverman. He
plead not guilty ard Il jury Was
The case was with
drawn, owing to the prosecuting
witness first name being wrong, as !
it should be Bertha instead of Lena
A new indictment was
drawn and the case went on.
Hunter took the stand and told !
how he got the shoes. The Jury
gave a verdict Of guilty without
leaving the room. He was sentenced
to 10 lashes, Smonths imprisonment
ahd pay Sl.5O restitution money.
Edward b. Warpool plead guilty
of issuing worthless checks.
The court asked him on what
grounds he had thrown himself on
the mercy OF the court. The priS-
oncr stated it was his first offcn>e.
Attorney Handy said the prisoner
came from a good family. his father
being very worthy man and resi-
dent of Newark, Del. He was SEN
fenced TO 3 months Imprisonment
and pay costs of prosecution.
The case of Charles Brooks. col
ored, charged with pointing pistol
at the head Of another, was passed
until the Afternoon session when it
will he taken up.
Court adjourned until 80 O clock.
There were four indi ,tmcntS
found against. A. Daniels for using
a female improperly.