The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-23
CALLAHAN
GOES FREE
Grand Jury Ignored Bill Of At
tempted Murder.
SOUTH GETS A HEAVY FINE
Grand Jury Complets Its Work.
Jurors Did Not Want to 60 to
the Circus and Court Was in
Session all Day.

The grand Jury yesterday ignored the
bill against Harry Callahan, against
whom a charge had been brought of at
tempting to asphyxiate Clara Elkins by
turning on the gas jets in her ROOM
Miss Elkins was nearly asphyxiated,
being found in an unconscious condition.
| The members of the grand jury were
asked yesterday morning If they desired
| to take the afternoon off to go to the
circus. The members of the jury said
they preferred to 90 on with their work.
So court was in session all day.
The grand jury completed its labors
yesterday afternoon and We're dismissed.
Chief Justice Lore said they had much
larger amount Of work to do than any
| jury for sometime, and that they had
done it with fidelity and execution, re-
turning twenty-five or twenty-six bills in
one day. He thanked and discharged
them.
4 Harry G. South, indicted on twenty
eight counts for conducting gambling
table, entered a plea of guilty TO the
first count against him. Walter ID.
Hayes, who appeared for South, eX-
planned that the entry of such plea
would not admit of record which might
be used against him for any purpose in
Iany other matter
The court and .Attorney-General Ward
were opposed TO such plea, whereupon
South withdrew it and re-enntered one
Of guilty.
South was fined $500 and costs, which
he promptly paid. The costs in the case
amounted TO $256.
John +. Barlowe plead guilty TO the
larceny Of collars and cuffs. A plea was
made that he was in i'll health. A SEN
Itence Of three months Imprisonment was
Imposed
John Henry Gould and Lizzie Jackson
were indicted on the charge Of larceny.
Gould plead not guilty and said Lizzie
jackson was the only witness he de-
sired.
George Ashley plead guilty to em-
hezzlement and was given six months
Frisby Jones, colored indicted on a
L i-i,arso s,s,u,ritwitir -inteuu ~ XIII,
plead guilty to assault. Thomas Davis
was arraigned to defend him. The court
FIRST imposed sentence of three months
which it changed to one month as it was
shown that Jones was d good farm hand
md a steady worker.
George Williams. George Tucker col
ornd and Theodore Adams, colored, who
were indicted on charge of gambling.
! plead not guilty.
John 7. Mcdowell and James Walls
, Indicted on charge of lottery policy
writing, plead NOT guilty. Frank Jones.
.oloreti, indicted on a similar charge,
, dead guilty.
Sarah Laws. colored. plead guilty to
, iarceny Of SIS and was given three
months.
Thomas Sampsell Of Chester. plead
! .uilty to larceny of 500 pounds of sheet
!, lend. He Is but II years of age and it
= Il likely he will be discharged nnan his
satlnr giving bail for his future good he
:. havior.
Indictments were found against the
following Frank 4. Lang, practicins
: lentestry without license; Benjamin
~ Ferguson, practicing medicine with
: rtt il lcense: Michael Gooly, buying and
ling goods without license
Percy Smith was Indicted on n charge
! II larceny Walter T. Davis. colored,
was Indicted on a charge of carrying
J J concealed deadly weapon.
Walter Il. Davis. colored was tried on
> The charge OF embezzling iewelry owned
: Nv Hattie Luff and acquitted. Another
!, charge against his was mol pressed
William #. Smalley was assigned to de
: fend Ernest Dutton, colored indicted on
: il charge OF attempting to murder vii
: linn and Rachel Ellegood.. William
Gibbs. William Dennis and Ralph Hop
kins by placing arsenic in food which
= they ate.
J An Indictment charging Charles Emory
= with larceny was ignored.
In the divorce ease Of Edith w
= Dougherty VS. Joseph ]. Doughertv. anf
:, Preston VI. Vincent vs.. Annabell Vim
: cent. publication was ordered
: Charles Clayton pleaded guilty to lar
crny and was sentenced to four months
i, imnrsonment
= W. ri. Brown pleaded not guilty 10 4
.harge OF larceny.
- Time for making answers to rcmon
= strances against liquor license appli
= -ntinns was extended until Monday.
z The court sentenced Charles CLAYTON
n Young colored man. 10 four months
inurisonmeRt for stealing quantity ot
y nld iron from the r., w. & r. Railropt
= Company. He proved previous soo'
= reputation.