The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-21
MANY HEAVY
SENTENCES.
III Court OF General Sessions yesterday
afternoon Harry Sidell, nyed II, charged

afternoon Harry Sidell. aged II, charged
with the larceny Of sixty pounds Of c'p-
per wire from the Delaware and Atlantic
Telegraph and Telephone Company plead
ed not guilty and was put on trial.
James Blake, II small noy, testified
that he and companions saw Sid"ll taxi
ing wire FROM pole Gil July last.
Manager James ii. Mahaffey Of the
telephone company said the wire stoien
belonged TO the company.
Sdell was put on the stand and said
he saw James Blake up the pole from
which the wire was cut. He denied
Bake's testimony and said on the day
in question he was in Il hospital. he
denied taking any wire.
The jury returned a verdict of not
guilty.
The case Of Amos Bcalc, charged with
larceny. was then taken up.
Harry =. Potter, the prosecuting wit.
ness. testified that he discharged Be"lc
ari after he lad gone found that the
lock on The money drawer in his pl;ce
Of business had been forced down and Il
revolver taken out.
Bcale went on the stand to make Il
statement and asked Chief Justice l.or9
what he would say. lie then said he had
no statement to make and returned to
the prisoners box. The jury returned n
verdict Of guilty. Beale was sentenced
to be imprisoned for six months.
In the ease of Frank Conner. charged
with larceny, the plea of not guilty wa
withdrawn by his counsel ]. Frank
Ball and a plea of guilty was entered.
His previous good character was proved
by witness.
Mr.. Ball then stated that he had n
certificate from DR.. James l.. France
showing that Conner has organic heart
disease. On this account the court was
requested to release Conner on proha-
ton.
The ease was held over until Monday.
Charles Connolly colored, was ar
raixncd on the charge of breaking aud
entering the house of Miss Anna Church
man in Christana hundred last March,
with intent to commit lar"ny. Miss
Rebecca Churchman testified that she
was awakened on the night of March
10 by noise in the house. She arose
from her bed and was seized by man
who put his hand over her mouth and
struck her in the back of the head The
struggle awakened her sister who fired
at the man and the bullet shattered a
mirror. The man made his escape a.t
a search of the house revealed that II
had been broken into
Miss Anna Churchman corruboratpl
her sisters testimony and in matter IF
fact way said she heard her sister strl.-
Cling on the floor and knew something
was the matter and fired her pistol.
Il tried to- vehcmently answered Miss
Churchr.an when asked if she had fired
at the man.
CoGnclly said he got 4 watch which
was stolen from the house by gamhlin.
and was not guilty of housebreaking.
The jury returned Il verdict Of guilty
Ct larceny but the court pointed ont
that such verdict could not be- found
on the indictment and the jury retired.
A few minutes later the jury brought
a verdict Of guilty. The sentence of til"
court was two years. twenty lashes and |
one hour in the pillory.
George Miller was acquitted of lie |
charge Of Intentionally pointing pistol
at Marcellus Seymour.
Miller fhly conducted his own defence.
In his statement to the jury he told
straightforward story admitting that he
pointed pistol at Seymour but held
him up because he was afraid Seymour |
would harm him.
"Thank you, gentlemen" said Miller
when the jury brought in its verdict of |
not guilty.
In the case of Jerry Cornish, charged
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