Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
COUNTY COURTS CONVENE.
Judge Ignatius g. Grubb Presides at the
May Term in New Castle County.

Judge Ignatius c. Grubb Presides at the
May Term in New Castle County.
The May term OF General Sessions
Court of the State of Delaware in and
for New Castle county was opened at
the Court House promptly at II O'Clock
Monday. In the absence of Chief Justice
Charles B. Lore, who is attending the
Methodist Episcopal General Confer
ence in Chicago, Associate Justice
Ignatius g. Giubb Of this city presided;
the other judges present were Associate
justices James Pennewill of Dover and
William II. Boyce of Georgetown. At
tornoy-G General Robert Q. White was on
hand to handle the half hundred
criminal cases which come up from the
lower courts.
After the new grand Jury had been
polled and sworn, Judge Grubb an
nounced that the court had no special
instruction. but made the request that
the jury transact its business as rap
idly as possible, taking up the shorter
cases first, in order to keep the court
supplied with work. James Monaghan
is as usual the bailiff of the grand jury.
Peter A. Horty of this city was elected
foreman and Frank Il. Watkins of st.
Georges seci etary of the jury.
Henry Cleayer of st. Georges and
Joseph Grimes of New Castle were ex-
cused from serving on the grand jury.
The first man sentenced at the present
term of General Sessions Court was
Walter Honey, colored, who, according
to the Judgment of the couit as pro-
nounoed by Judge Grubb Monday
afternoon, must spend one year in Jail
for assault and battery on Warner jack
son, colored. Coleman pleaded guilty
but said he had nothing against Jack
son, for his anger was directed against
John III. Coleman. A party of colored
people at Odessa were enjoying them
selves when Honey had trouble, accord
ing to his story, with Coleman and he
said Coleman threatened to nit him,
whereupon Honey shot His cartridge
was loaded with shot and several per-
sons wers struck. jackson was nit
in the right eye, and its sight was
destroyed. Jackson was a peculiar look
ing young man. Although born OF
colored parents part of his flesh is
almost fair. His forehead is fair but
the darker marks are below his eyes
and stretching to the jaw. His fiesh
began to change color when he was six
years old. A large portion OF his body
Is white.
Wesley Mason, colored, pleaded guilty
to stealing pair of trousers belonging
to John Boardley, but asked for the
mercy of the court. !. lie said he had
done time before fof "using goods for
his own use. He was sentenced to
receive 10 lashes and be imprisoned five
months.
Judge Grubb presided at Tuesdays
session of the General Sessions Court.
William Moore, colored, swho on
Monday pleaded not guilty to the
charge of stealing a kit of paper,
hangers tools, the property Of ii. Cloyd
one of guilty. He was sentenced to
three months Imprisonment.
Attorney General White stated that
in the. case of Ella Davis, for larceny,
he did not feel warranted in going to
trial, as it was stated that she is of
unsound mind. He deemed it best to
let the case go over for the present
ard await an examination by ply
sician.
Walter Christy, colored, was then
placed on trial, charged with the lar
| ceny of gold watch, chain and cuff
button, the property of Elite Twitohell
of Christiana hundred. Mrs. Twitchell
testified to the loss of the property and
the identification Of the goods.
Officer Shields testified 10 the arrest
| and to finding the goods in the de-
| fendant's room, wrapped in a handker-
| chief on February Sth. A laugh was
crea&ed when Christy insisted that he
was not out OF New Castle Jail on
February Sth. Officer Schell and Capt
Black testified to the confession of the
defendant. .5N =,
Cbristy stated that he had confessed
| to taking the watch, but that ho only
did it when Capt. Black told him he
would get five years il he did not say
what he did. He claimed that he got
the watch from William johnson and
was to take it to Philadelphia, sell it
| and receive one.half of the money.
The jury was out two minutes and re-
turned a verdict of guilty.
| A Jury was drawn to try the case OF
Charles Harris.j charged with pointing
pistol ut Joseph Davis. alias Smith,
on April 18th.
Charles Taylor was the only witness
called by tEa rState, and testified that
Harris pointed Sthe pistol at i)avis,
placing it directly behind his ear, in
| this manner bringing him out OF the
| Salvation Army headquarters.
Harris made general denial and
stated that he had taken the gun out of
pawnshop for a friend who was in
| Camden, N. j. He had been drinking
and placed the revolver on the shoulder
| of Davis.
The State dropped the case of Frances
Jagodwinslsi, charged with larceny in
the street markets. She has five small
children, and if kept from them they
would suffer.
Walter Christy, colored, who was
found guilty of the charge of larceny
and was sentenced to serve a term OF
two years and receive 20 lashes. The
other charge against Chrisiy. of break
| ing into and entering, was dismissed.
Harry f. Neelan was charged with
CARRYING concealed deadly weapon.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to serve 10 days.
Paul Nash, colored, charged with
the larceny of one pair of gum boots,
pleaded guilty. He has heen in the
tolls before. He was sentenced to pay
s3, receive 10 lashes and serve SIX
months,
Frederick Moore. colored, charged
with larceny of bedspread, pleaded
guilty, He was sentenced to serve three
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