Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-20
The September Term Began Mon
day, Most of the Cases Are
of a Petty Sort.
ONE CAPITAL CASE ON THE LIST
Commissioners Appointed In
Divorce Suits - The Grand
Jury Asked to Pass on
Smaller Cases First.

William ii. Boyoe OF Georgetown were
on the bench at the opening of the
September term of courts few minutes
before the noon hour Monday In re-
Spouse to the direction of Chief Justice
Lore, Crier Smith opened court 10
banc and adjourned it until next Nom
day, opened Oyer and Terminer Court
and adjourned it until today, and
opened General Sessions and Superior
Courts to remain open for time.
Attorney General Robert O. White
was in court to look after the interests
of the State. while his deputy, Peter
L. Cooper, Jr,, was in the attorney
generals Office preparing the two or
three score cases for presentation to
the grand Jury. Most of them are of
petty sort. One capital case, that of
Albert Conrad, charged with killing
George Leyrer, is on the list.
Clerk of the Peace Jefferson B. Foard
called this roll Of grand jurors, who are
Peter A. Horty, foreman, John s.
Miller, Patrick Neary and John Pyle.
Wilmington, John |. Clark, ST., and
Isaiah ID. Mousley, Biandywine Charles
Mcdonald and James II. Polk, Chris
tiana; @. Frank McNaugh ard John
L. Talley, Mill Creek; james r. Mar
shall and james Crossan, White Clay
Creek Joseph O'Rourke and William
E. Smith, Pencader; Joseph Grimes
and Joseph LeFevre, New Castle !;
james A. Muligan, Jr., and William
X. Price, Red Lion; Henry Cleaver and
Frank B. Watkins, st. Georges; Will
liam II. Money aud George W. VAN
dyke, Appoquinimlnk; John A, Latta
and William Rawley. Blackbird.
Henry Cleaver, who is postmaster at
Port Penn. was excused from serving
on the grand Jury.
The judges had no special instruc-
tions for the grand jury, but asked it
to pass upon smaller cases first SO as
to keep the court busy.
1t was announced that the argument
list in Superior Count would be re-
viewed at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
On motion of Andrew G. Gray, Charles
+. Curley was admitted TO practice in
this court upon taking the oath ard
paying the fee. MIR. Curley il n 500
of Thomas Curley. He received the
degree of A. B. from Georgetown Uni,
versity in 1897, and of LII, b. from
Harvard University in 1880. He was
registered under George Gray,
Clerk Foarl called the roll OF genera
petit jurors. which is as follows:
Wilmington - James G. Hopes
George w. Baldwin, James A. Hart.
Brandywine-Joseph W. Casey, A bra
ham P. Tyre.
Christiana-Eugene Williams, JOSEPH
Knox, Robert Kelley.
Mill Creek-Jacob G. McCary, Henry
Leech, j. Howard Mitchell.
White Clay Creek - William HI.
Russell, Peter A. Reilley, Milton J
Robinson.
New Castle - George p. Duncan
James =. Biggs, james j. Ryan.
Pencader-Henry Russell, James FL
2 Benson.
Red Lion - Lawrencs O'Reilly
Thomas j. O'Neill, Jr.
Appoquinimink-C @. S. Martin, Georg
H.. ONeill, John Montgomery.
Blackbird-G George II. Hartup. Viii
liam r. Henderson, George Gooden.
st. Georges axey Bland, jaime
L. LsOompte, John M. Cleaver.
They were discharged until 2.3
O'Clock Monday afternoon.
The afiidsyits of applicants fo
license to sell Intoxicating Liquor
were received. There are about 40, {
which two or three are for new places
Matthew Myer, who had applied fc
license, has decided to withdraw hi
application.
CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
The case of Robert ii. Hill, coloret
charged with the embezzlement
funds Of the Mutual Aid Union, W;
continued, on application of Ii. i
Ward, until the November term Samu
Hall, colored, continued as his bond
man in the sum of $500. These tr,
bills were returned by the grand iur,
Edward Truman, Wesley Cook, Rote
Cooper, Henry Strain, Samuel M
Caulley, Vickers Burris, each charge
with carrying concealed dead
weapon.
DIVORCE CASES.
The return OF the commissioner
the. divorces case OF Margaret \
Baldwin VS.. Joshua Baldwin was co
tinued until the November torn; th
in the case of Joseph w. Dolan '
Mary Ann Dolari, until September 24t
On the application Of Howell
England, Edward W. Cooch, was a
pointed commissioner in the case
Bertha O'Brien VS.. Walter W. O'Brie
On the application OF William
Hilles, Herbert L. Rice was appoint
to take testimony 10 the case of i
Carter We, William e. Carter.
On the application Of j. Harry
Whiteman, Charles b. Evans was a
pointed to take testimony in the ca
Of Mary Porter Whitaker VS.. George
Whitaker.
a recess was taken until 2.3O o'cloc
One jury trial took place at Nj
day afternoons session of General s.
sions Court. II Was in the case
Harwood Miller, colored, charged wi
stealing II pounds of copper bondi
wire from the Wilmington & Branc
wine Springs Railway Go. He eaid
tried TO sell the wire but said he {
not steal it. He claimed that one Rob
Elliott, who was prisoner, had gi,
him the wire to sell. Elliott was
ION the stand; he denied that he 81
the prisoner any wire. William J. Nd
srine testified to the loss of the wi
John Stirlith said Miller tried to .
It. and Detective McVey swore to
resting Miller. The Jury conyic
Miller without leaving the box ~
For the larceny Of a watch Fl
Frances Winchester Edwin L. 10
was sentenced corrective 10 lashes ;
six months Imprisonment JAN
William Strain, Robert Cooper, "
ley Cook, Oscar johnson and Rich
Harris, all colored, and Edward I
man, pleaded guilty. to carrying Q
osaled deadly weapons and each
spend 10 daysin jail. III
William a. PIERCE; ooiored; plea
not guilty to stealing wire.
These true bills were returned: III
ings Apologize, two indictments
stealing wire; Howard Curtis. stea
wire; Andrew. james, breaking
the store of Nathan M Motherel i