Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-21
TRIAL OF CAPITAL CASES
Court Of Oyer and Terminer Opened Yes.
terday; the Cole Case Taken Up.
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY NOW
The Additional Panel of Jurors
Reported.
PROCEEDINGS IN GENERAL SESSIONS

Business dragged at Tuesday after.
Moons session of General Sessions
Court. Mary Fulman pleaded guilty
OF the larceny of q hat, skirt and shirt
waist belonging,to Henrietta Jones aud
was sentenced to be imprisoned two
months. George Robinson was con-
victed of pointing a revolver and was
sentenced to pay fine of 500.
Joseph Dugan pleaded not guilty to
q charge Of stealing a revolver from
the Diamond State Car Springs Works.
lie is represented by Andrew Il. San
born.
The following true bills were re-
turned: Larceny, Herman ID. Faulk-
ner. Fred Bierman, John Darling,
Fred Stewart. George McKirk, and
Thomas Carlin, and Ellen Mundell i;
receiving stolen goods, William Wright /;
selling liquor to minors, two indict-
n,ents, John Lemon.
Oyer and Terminer Court, the court
for the trial of capital cases, was
opened yesterday. The grand Jury
took up the case of Montylao A. Cole,
charged with the murder of William
Montague. The additional panel of
Jurors for the Oyer and Terminer
Court reported. James Mulligan of
Red Lion hundred and Courtland G,
Montgomery Of this city were excused.
In General Sessions Court Isaac
Chase, colored. was put on trial on a
charge of stealing S22 from Joshua
Common. After Chase was arrested, a
dog found Mr.. Connor's pocketbook
IN Chase's yard. Attorney General
White found that the evidence was very
vague and abandoned the case without
calling any witnesses. George W. Todd
and other citizens were present to give
Chase good reputation.
Cliffitt Harris, colored, was tried on
q charge of pointing a revolver at Will
liam E. Graves at Townsend, October
10th, 1893. Graves keeps store. lie
said Harris pointed pistol at him,
without provocation. Josiah Marvel
represented Harris, who took the stand
and swore that he was looking for a
man who had abused his father and
was carrying the pistol, but did not
point it. Graves ordered him out at
the point of an iron bar.
William Perry, Albert Gaddis, Jacob
Harris and Ella Chandler corroborated
the defendant in some respects. State
Senator George M. d. Hart testified
that he knew nothing against Harris
before this affair. Mr.. Marvel had
Israel Pritchett Of the grand jury on
his list, but Mr.. White admitted his
testimony would be similar to Senator
Harris.
The defence made point out of
the fact that although the offence is
alleged to have occurred last October,
the case was not brought until this
term.
In arguing before the jury, Mr..
White made the propositions that the
prisoners story could not be believed,
and that the colored persons who testi-
fed for him could not be believed.
Both these propositions were opposed
by Mr.. Marvel The jury, after being
out about 10 minutes, returned YER
dict of not guilty.
Meanwhile the trial of George Bell,
colored, on charge Of assault and
battery on Jacob Harris. had been
started. The prosecuting witness was
. witness for the defence in the case Of
Harris, and Harris is his SOD. The |
father testified that Bell shot a re-
volver and afterwards struck him. An
drew Collins admitted that there was a
conspiracy against Boil, but denied |
hat he was one Of the conspirators.
George M. Timmons, William Harris,
Emory Hayes, John W. jackson and |
Magistrate William L. Reynolds Of |
Middletown were witnesses for the
State.
Julian c. Walker, who represented
Bell, asked Mr.. Reynolds il no didn't
nave it in for Bell. MIR, Reynolds said
'nly so far as warrants were issued for
lin.
Mr.. Walker declared that this case
hould have been settled in the souire's
'iiice, and that it was due to spite
york, because young Harris had been
.rrested. Bell admitted that he struck
he elder Harris, but not until after
harris took hold of him. He denied
having revolver.
Alice Simpson, Rebecca Watson and
lharles Bell testified for the prisoner.
The Bell case goes to the Jury this
fternoop.
The grand Jury ignored the bill
hargipg William Mccartney with
legally selling Intoxicating liquors. n
Indictments were returned in the fol-
owing cases Howard Hinton, Joseph
)ugan and Elmer Coyle, breaking
yelling Albert Smith. false pretence,
nd Elmer Hinson, larceny,
Attorney General White and Deputy
ttorney- General Cooper propose to
ress for trial at this term. Walter
|. Hayes of counsel for the defence,
'ould not say whether continuance
'ould be asked for or not.
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