Evening journal., 1900-11-21
DUMPNON GIFTS
HEAVY SENTENCE
Five YearSIin Jail for Shoot
ing His Brother
Court Refused to Hold Rash, Sutton
and Toner Until February.
Cases Marked for Trial

Before the Court OF General sessions
had adjourned yesterday afternoon the
grand jury had completed its work.
During the afternoon the committee
composed of Peter A. Horty, ]. X.
Polk, John S. Miller, James Cranston
and James A. Mulrgan, appointed to
investigate the alleged extravagant ex-
penditures Of the recent Levy Court
held q meeting, at the CONCLUSION OF
which a report was made TO the grand
jury. The committee found that the
methods Of the Levy Court in transact
ing business were so lax that no salts
factory investigation could be made.
The committee suggested and the
grand jury in it's report to the court,
which will be made in February, will
recommend that the court urge legisla-
tion which will more clearly define the
methods of disbursing the county Il
nances.
The grand jury fixed December 13
TO visit the New Castle Jail, November
2S to visit the almshouse, and the date
to visit and inspect the new county
workhOuse at Greenbank tomorrow.
After being discharged by the court
the grand jury inspected the cells in
the Court House.
Because Magistrate Kelley was late
in sending to the Court House the bail
bonds of Frank Toner, Walter Rash
and John G. Sutton, who are charged
with violating the primary election
laws at the Republican nomination
the cases did not go before the grand
jury. After the jury had been dis
charged, Deputy AttOrney-General
Cooper stated the case to the court and
asked if it was necessary to have the
men enter into new recOgnizance for
a trial next term. They were in court
Chief Justice Lore and Judge Spruance
said that the grand jury should have
been held. Mr.. Cooper replied that he
did not get the papers from Magistrate
Kelleys office until it was too late to
present the matter to the jury. The
chief justice said the men were only
held to appear at this term Of court,
and that If they complied with that,
and there was no charge against them,
they should go free. Mr. Cooper Op-
posed this, saying that st was the prac-
tice of the court TO allow such cases TO
go over until the next term.
Bills charging ]. Leonard Johnson
and George H. Walker with cOnspiring
to defraud advertisers in the Galveston
relief fund concert program were not
sent to the grand jury.
James Martin, colored, through his
attorney, william f. Smalley, withdrew
plea of not guilty and entered one of
guilty of assaulting and attempting to
murder Antonia LeeastrO by shooting
him. He was sentenced to pay a fine
of $500 and one year imprisonment
John Auker and William Bradley
were each sentenced to be whipped
I.nH
prisOnment for stealing perfumery from
the p, w. & B. railroad. William
Smith was sentenced to ten lashes and
four months Imprisonment for lar
ceny.
Charles Dumpson, colCred, who was
indicted for committing an assault
with intent to kill, his brother, Ottrey
Dumpson. was entenced to pay a fine OF
$500, stand i'm the pillory one hour and
be imprisoned for five years.
Alexander Finney, cOlOred, was
found guilty of assaulting Mary j
Finney, and was sentenced to onS
months Imprisonment The charge o.
larceny as bailee against George Cor.
don was abandoned.
For burglarizing the house of Jane.
II. Cleaver. on October "a; Patrick anC
James O'Brien were found guilty, anl
each was sentenced to pay a fine o
500, twenty lashes and two years il
jail.
The court heard the arguments o
Deputy Attorney-General Peter l.
Cooper, Jr, this morning, who aske'
that Rash, Toner and Sutton be hell
on a recognizance for the next tern
of court. William S. Hilies opposed tn
motion on the ground that the mel
had not been indicted and the cour
had nothing on which to act. The cOur
informed Mr. Cooper that it could no
grant the motion. nor would it dis
charge the accused men, although the
were at liberty to leave the court room
The case against John Donahoe, fo
failure to support his wife, was con
tinued until tomorrow.
The time for filing remonstrance
against applications for liquor license
was extended until tomorrow.
The court went over the trial liz
Immediately after cOnvening tn
morning.
Special juries were asked for in IL
following cases James L. LaWless' az
ministrator VS.. the Pusey and JON
Company; Adair Neuman VS.. the Dii
mond State Iron Company: jam
Graney VS.. the J. Morton Poole Cor
pany; Lidia J. German VS.. the p.
& B. Railroad Company; John Robe
Grimes VS.. the p, w. & b. Railroi
Company; William Miedzamowsk
administrator VS.. w. & N. Railroi
Company; Indiana Wilson VS.. the
w. & B. Railroad Company; DAM
Cahill's administrators vs.. the Jess
& Moore Paper Company: John
Clark VS.. the Diamond State Ste
Company; Henry Tulley's administr
tors VS.. the p. w. & b. Railroad Col
pany; John M. Lacey VS.. the B. &
Railroad Company.
Sixty-four cases were marked
trial az this term.
Five cases were reported to be d