The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-06
A MORNING
OF COURT.
Many Prisoners Receive
Sentence. Bill Against
DR.. WEIGH Ig-
So nOred.

| Grant Hawkins, a young colored
man who stole so cents worth o.
goods from Michael Cofferman, was
the first prisoner to receive sentence
in General Sessions Court this
morning. Through Julian D. Wal
ker, his counsel, Grant pleaded
guilty and asked tor clemency, the
offence being his first.
The court replied BY imposing the
light sentence of one months i'm
! prlsoument.
James Mcdonald. a middle aged
white man, who stole silvcrwarc
from James A. Kelly, was sentenced
to three months Imprisonment. The
oHense was his first.
VIM. Deputy, white, who stole IS
pounds of IRON pipe from the Har-
Ian g. Hollingsworth Company, was
sentenced to four months imprison.
ment and and to be whipped with
ten lashes. He is the first man to
receive the corporal punishment
sentence at this term.
For stealing goods from Joseph
Mann, Samuel Dillman, was sen.
fenced to two months imprisonment.
Circumstances in the case we're
such as to warrant the courts
mercy.
Joseph Simpson, colored, pleaded
guilty to stealing oyster forks from
Joseph Sell.
Andrew L. Deitz, white, pleaded
guilty to stealing an oyercoat from
Harry Keegan.
Ella Price, colored, entered plea
OF guilty to the indictment charging
her with the larceny OF $40 from
John Crumlish.
James Trusty, colored, pleaded
not guilty to the larceny of $40 from
John Crumlish. a jury was drawn
to try the case.
Mr.. Crumllsh swore that on Jan
uary %, some one stole $40 in mon.
ey from his room in the United
States Hotel. Detective Witsil tes-
titled to having found the money IN
Trusty's possession At the sta
ton house Trusty admitted that
the money had been given him by
ella Price. Officers Aiken and
Massey also gave the testimony
that Trusty had gotten the money
from Ella.
IN SUPERIOR COURT.
Trial OF the case of Schwartz &
Schagrin, d. d. a, VS.. Jennie Gray,
p. b. T., was continued until the 4
next term of court.
Upon motion of Henry c. Conrad,
Herman Nj. Sypherd was admitted
TO practice in the county courts
on payment of the usual fee and
taking the prescribed oath
The jury found Trusty guilty and
the court sentenced him to ST
months Imprisonment and to stand
enc hour in the pillory.
Ella Price was sentenced to six 4
months Imprisonment.
Joseph Simpson was sentenced Il
two months Imprisonment for lar
ccnv. Andrew b. Deitz was SCI
fenced to four months impris
ment and to be whipped with'
lashes.
The cases Of highway robbS
against Henry Gamble and WilliaS
Fitzpatrick. brought over from las
term of court, were retired by tho
Attorney General.
The grand jury returned these
true bills: Cyril u. Narian, using
female child under age for immoral
purposes; John BOGUS, coorcd, lar
ceny OF 4 lap robe from n. Bayard
Heisel. The prisoner not guilty.
Narian also entcrcdtl plea of not
guilty. He will Ls,tried this after
noon. Adella Cuppers, the prose.
cutting witness, having arrived
from New York.
The bill charging Dr.. James B.
WEIGH with murder in the first de-
gree was ignored 1t was alleged
that Dr. Wclch committed malprac-
tIcc upon Annie Harris, 4 young
coorcd girl of Camden, from which
she died.