The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-06
SUPERIOR
COURT.

In the Superior Court this morn.
ing the cases Of Joseph Canning,
defendent below appellant. vs..
Annie O'Donnell. plaintiff below
respondent, and John O'Donneli, d.
b. H., VS.. Annie Cummings. p. b. r..
were referred TO referees by the
prothonotarv.
The appeal case of The Leader
va. Empire Shirt Manufacturing
Co., was continued for settlement
The case OF Frederick Strattner vs..
Wilmington City Railway Co., was
marked Tor trial.
Franklin Brockson who was
bringing a civil case matter to the
attention OF the court explained
that he was not here Monday morn.
ing because he didSuo know OF the
recess. Chief Justice Lore said
that the announcement was made
to full bar, I.
BY agrecmcntthe case OF William
F.. Leeds, use OF e. T. Bell1h, uses'
of ]. e. Smith VS.. William S. Hiiles,
administrator c. t. a. of Levi Dick.
son. deceasc, was continued until
May term OF court.
In the Court OF General Sessions
Peter l.. Cooper, the former deputy
attorney-general, informed the
court that he and John H. Rodney
represent James Whalen and Thos.
Rodgers, charged with selling liq-
uor without license. and asked
that they not be arranged until
Friday. The requestwasg granted.
These are the men alleged to have
acted in a disorderly manner at the
public sale near Newark. Whalen
is under indictment tor assault and
battery. The cases will bring a
former prosecuting officer against
new prosecuting officer
Raymond Benson, pleaded not
guilty to pointing a revolver and to
dischargng it on the highway.
Attorney General II. II, Ward
announced that Wesley White, who
is charged with promising money
to vote at general election, and
John H. Mansfield. who is charged I
with desertion. had not been lound.-
The cases came over from. the laseS
term. On Mr. Wards application
capias was issued IN each, re-
turnable at the next term o. COURT I
III the case Of Raymond benson, !
Joseph McHugh was The first wit
ness called. He testified that Ben.
son and another man starFd
fight and that he plttbem ouNand :,
then Benson came back and tried
to get into his place. Finding the
door locked he fired a revalver at
the door and the bullet hit Il wire
in the screen on the door,
Gilbert Bryan the uext witness,
testified that he heard Benson say
10 the other man who was with him.
Give me the revo.yet, III shoot
him Then he ran 10 the door of
McEugh's saloon and tried to get
in. Finding the door locked he
pointed the revolver DIT the door and
fired Tobias Johnson gave similar
testimony. The jury returned
verdict OF guilty without leaving the
box. Chief Justice Lore told tho
prisoner he should be glad he was
not trial for his life. He was sen
fenced TO pay a fine Of $50 and be
imprisoned one month.
The grand jury brought IN the
following indictments: Henry Bigby,
carrying revolver; Henry Macy,
colored, larceny; Char.es Lewis.
colored. larceny; john Laven, lar
ceny; Paul Nash. colored, larceny;
William Dutton, colored, larceny
OF one be tile OF milk valued at tour
cents and one bottle valued at live
cents property Of Henry Snyder.
pleaded guilty to the larceny Of l
bottle: Arthur Armstrong, larceny
OF one bicycle, the property Of
James Buchanan; Cora Ross. color
ed larceny of one thousand bread
tickets, the property Of George Il.
Huber, and John II. Cunningham
use OF female child for immoral
purposes, The prisoner was rep
resented by J. p. X. Nlelds, who
asked for a continuance, which was ,
granted. The court took rcccss
until ,, so this afternoon,