Evening journal., 1900-09-22
Handy Wins HabeaS Corpus
Then SurreRdOrS Client
DESERTION CASES HEARD
Orders Made in Several and Others
Dismissed, Troubles Having
Been Adjusted

DISPOSITION OF several cases of a trihing
character was made by General Sessions
Court yesterday afternoon. For the lar
ceny of o PAIR of shoes James Sparks was
adiudeed guilty and sentenced 20 be
whipped with ten lashes and serve six
months Imprisonment. Charles Curley,
recently admitted to practice, represented
Sparks.
For having acted improperly toward a
minor female. Frank Luke was sentenced
to two months imprisonment.
For the larceny Of pipe from the OXy-
Hydrogen Company Charles Hess was
found guilty and sentenced to fifteen
lashes and one years Imprisonment.
The Jury in the Carlin case returned "a
verdict of guilty and the court sentenced
him to be whipped with fifteen lashes and
serve six months imprisonment.
Argument in the habeas corpus pro-
ceeding begun by L. Irving Handy ia
behalf of William T. Little, alias Ed
ward Maloney, was made in General
Sessions Court this morning
Little. or Maloney, was arrested as he
left the county court room on Tuesday
since which time he has been held there
to awaH requisitlon by the Pennsyi
vania authorities. by whom he il
wanted for alleged burglary.
The court decided that the anidavi
filed against the man was not SUM
lclent. and accordingly discharged him
Little consented to return to Philadel
phia to answer the charge Of burglary
An officer of this state took him Z
lClaymont, where ne was turned over q
la Pennsylvania officer.
'lCOURT HEARS DESERTION CASES
Mary Donahoe. a comely youn,
woman. OF MiddletOwn, charged he
husband, John Donahoe. with non-sup
lport. but the hearing was a brief ono
Donahoe having been discharged be
cause Of a flaw in the writ on which h
was committed.
In the case Of George r. Hawlett, tn
court ordered him TO nav S12 a mont
to his wife, Kate Hawlett.
Mrs. Martha j. Williams charged he
sOn-in-law. William Lawler. with tn
non-support Of his two motherless chi
dren. The court made no order in tn
case. but released Iawler with the 81
structiOn that he must support the chi
dren.
Similar cases against Charles lie
William H. Mccormick Stephen J
Cloud. John II. Ross. William T. FO
rest and John L. Craven were di
missed. the troubles between husband
and wives having been adjusted.
Chalkley ]. Buegless, having failed
answer to his name. the charge mad
! by his wife, Rebecca. was continued f
J. trial on Monday. A capias was issue
- for his arrest.
n Levi c. Bird appeared before Il
. court and asked for a ruling on the o
! der issued in 1888, granting MAJ
Il Wood a divorce. Several weeks as
|, when Miss Wood desired to sell a pro
Vt erty her title was questioned becau
Is the order granting her divorce failed
l. contain the initial of the court. II
e court held that it was not the rule
n the court at that time to add its init
d to divorce DEGREES.
a LICENSE CASES. BEFORE COURT
= At 12 o'clock the court gave its a
Il tention to the license cases. That
James j. Mccormick. proprietor Of NJ
.e CCrmick's Hotel. and Edward Clip
+ proprietor Of the Delaware House. we
e taken up. The question was wheth
n two bars could be maintained in tho
hotels. Peter L. Cooper and Walter
HAYES were for the applicants, and \
5. Prickett appeared for the Law al
Order Society
The court, in summing up the arg
ment. looked upon the question as ;
. important one, and for that reason pr
ferred to consider 1t in chambers.
The applications of Evan Mccall +
1t License for the house No. los Mark
IS street, and Of William A. Hagan. for
Is place in Delaware CITY, viii be hea
S, next week
/ The court signed thirty-four uno
q posed applications for liquor licenses