Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
COUNTY COURT.
suit of sidney Il. Wood ct al. VS.. Anson NJ.
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Suit of sidney "a. Wood ct al. vs. Anson NJ.
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In Superior Court yesterday week Peter
L. Cooper, Jr., counsel for Mrs. Ella s.
Smith, filed exceptions to the return Of
Commissioner Springer in the divorce
case of MILFORD l.. Smith vs. Ella S.
Smith. The commissioner favored the
granting CT divorce
Herbert L. Rice and George L. Town
send were admitted to practice at this
bar.
For stealing 63 pounds of trass from
the Delaware Hard Fibre Co., Daniel
Harris, colored, was sentenced to 10
lashes and six months. The State could
not connect Norman Dillman with the |
larceny CT brass from the William Lea
& Sons Co. and dropped the oase; Ed
ward Mulvey, Jr., who had pleaded |
guilty. TO the same charge, was sem
fenced to three months imprisonment.
For stealing a pair of shoes, Harry |
Grove gets 10 lashes and three months.
Henry Buck gets 10 days for assault.
The failure to secure indictments in
liquor cases and in some other cases is
oftentlmes source OF much regret to
the police department and the attorney
generals office. A strong case may be
made out by the prosecuting witnesses
in their statements to the police and to
| the States attorneys, but when they
como before the grand jury, their testi-
mony, according to an impression, loses
so much in strength that the jury does
not find enough left on which to lind
true bill,
Chief Of Police Dolan has been very
much disguised by the failure of some
of the cases between the police station
| 10 (Na,a,ol Spcoinna ('ptfft tE
the grand jury said yesterday week in its
report experience has shown in offences
against Intoxicating liquor laws that
the witnesses are very often tempered
with before the cases reach the grand
jury.
And the grand jury recommended
that the Municipal Court be given jur-
isdlction to decide such cases.
As to the case of Thomas Leach,
proprietor of the Kilkwood House,
who was charged with selling liquor
to minors, many complaints had been
received from mothers, and the names
of 81 witnesses were sent up TO the
Court House Seventeen were boys and
IA were girls and all were under q
years of age Before going to the grand
jury, several of the witnesses testified
to buying beer at Leach's, but the
Jury did not return true bill.
The police have been infoim med that
an effort was made to pay 50 to wit
ness in tho case of William Connolly,
indicted for allowing gambling at the
J Moorish Palace,'' No. Ais Market
street, to be absent from the court
room when the case was called.
! A rather odd circumstance resulted
in Sylvester d. Townsend, Jr., winning
case without half trying, in the Court
t Of General Sessions Thursday. lie
! had been assigned yesterday week
, to defend Leander Ellis, colored, charged
with assault with intent to murder
, Gordon Scott, also oolored, and was
7 allowed until Thursday to prepare
his case. After the opening OF court
, he presented the plea of "auterfois
I convict" one seldom heard in this
State. The Plea was that the defendant
: was again placed in jeopardy of hi:
liberty for crime on which he hae
r already been convicted and for which
{: he had served term of imprisonment
/ The crime for which Ellis was con
y victed embodied in the case presen toe
d at this term of court and after hearing
j. the contention of counsel, Ellis wa
Q discharged by order of Chief Justice
l Lore. o.
q Ratfaele di Pasquale pleaded guilt.
to committing q murdeious assault
upon George r, Tarbutton. at Secon'
and Lombard streets, few weeks ago
and was sentenced to three months
10 Imprisonment.
The case against John Harris, charge,
a with assaulting his wife, was noll
d pressed, there having been an amicabl
l. adjustment of tho difficulty.
IT In the Superior Court the suit c
SO Ezra Fell VS.. Sarah Fell, rule TO sc
ID aside sheritf's sale, was set for argu
1T ment on Monday. Tho cases Of Harpe
is d Co. VS.. Charles Baird q Co., an
g. we're continued for trial at the mex
le term.
l. Washington Hall, colored, was trie
in General Sessions Court Thursda
D. afternoon and found guilty OF stealing
or set of harness from Morris w. SPENCE
r. Hall was sentenced to 10 lashes an
It. six months. Michael Lynch pleade
b guilty to selling liquor to minors an
was fined $50 and costs. Another cai
e. against him was dropped.
o. The case Of saloonkeeper name
:" Burke, charged with violation of Il
lie liquor laws, which had not come befo
ne the grand jury on account of Il
absence of the principal witness, go
over until next term.
In Superior Court, Monday morning
In case that took up much of the sessit
in setting forth facts was that
la Sidney II. Wood, ct al, VS.. Anson
ew Bangs, action for debt. Martin
he Smith was the attorney for the plai
all till and Anthony Higgins for the d
es- PENDANTS.
ow Mr.. Wood was called and stat
ip- that he had received S4,560 out of
rth total of $1,000 awarded by COL
m mission for the land obtained
in Arson M. Bangs. John Riggs to
40 the stand and read the item of t
receipts less the $500 claimed. He th
wo stated that Arson M. Bangs refused
res pay the full amount Of the award.
by Mr.. Higgins questioned Mr.. Biggs
ing relation to the deed and he stated th
the he delivered the deed to Mr.. Bar
will without receiving the full amount
ich the money claimed.
ok. The cases of Edward Bringhurst, j
vs.. Alfred S. Hurluck, constable,
action in replevin, and Mary A. We
VS.. Alfred S Hurlock, consta BILE,
ted similar action, wero discontinued.
the Judgment was rendered in the Ct
vs.. of Michael Galloway VS.. John
der Walker, in which the plaintiff v
awarded the sum of 1886.
In General Sessions Court Dan
O'Connell was fined $50 ard costs
ars' the charge of selling liquor to mine
,ay' At Monday afternoons session