Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-23

named Boyce was With Conlon. Boyce
was striking matches ip the barn. The
next day witness went to the Prosperity
Club to do some work and found
hatchet there with blood and feathers
! on 1T. The witness said Conlon was
very drunk the night he camo to his
place. fyts va
On account of the many criminal
cases yet to be tried, the County Court
will not b take up civil business before
Monday, May 9th. The Superior
| Court trial list was reviewed Friday
afternoon. When the list had been
gone over on Monday, the cases Of
Frederick Bringhurst's trustees and
Margal ct X. Bringhurst's trustee,
against Harvey Il. Baldwin, tax col
leotor. were passed, the attoi neys in
the cases stating that they would await
the decision Of the Court 10 Banc on
the Adams Tax law before deciding as
TO what disposition would be made OF
| tbeo ases, Yesterday the cases we're
marked for trial at this term.
General Session Court Friday
afternoon continued the trial of John
Conlon, charged with the larceny of a
turkey valued at 81, the property Of
Mrs Ida Whartenby of Braudywine
hundred, A fcwl, believed TO have
been the one stolen, was found roast
ing in the oven at the Prosperity Club,
Grubh's Landing OF which Conlon was
janitor. Philadelphia policemen and
politicians are members OF the club.
| William II. Boyce, who was with
Conlon the night the turkey disap-
noared, said they we're returning from
Wilmington when their wagon, which
was bathtub nailed on wheels, broke
Il n &,. Eta Mn
Sorley's to have it fixed. After they
left McSorley's Cor Ion told him he
had bought turkey, tut he lBoycel
/ declared he never saw it until it was
placed 10 the oven. He denied telling
Conon that he had him now where
Conlun had tried to place Boyoe.
The audience enjoyed the numerous
ti1ts between Attorney General Ward,
for the State, ard David j. Reinhardt,
for the prisoner. This State rested.
i The May term OF Superior Court was
opened Monday morning. On applica-
| tion Of John Bigss, John +. Malloy
/. was admitted to practice.
The 10 lowing entries were made on
the trial list; Frederick Bringhurst's q
trustees, defendant below appellant,
vs.. Harvey T. Baldwin, tax collector,
plsiniff below respondent, and Margaret
X. Bringhurst's trustee vs.. Harvey T..
Baldwin, tax collector, judgment for
defendant, below for costs; these cases
we're brought 10 recover investment tax
and as the Court in Banc decided
against the oonstitutionslity of the
law, the defendants win; Jacob Y.
Crowding ys. the Wilmington, City
Railway Co., and William Wilson va.
Margaret q. Furey'a executor ct al. d,
stricken from the list.
These entries were made in divorve
cases Bertha O'Brien vs.. Walter W.
O'Brien, time for return of cominIs.
sioner extended to June 3D. Elizabeth
Knots vs. William j. Knotts, tu May
27th; George W. johnson vs, Elizabeth
Y Y. johnson. to June 3D.; AMMO e.
Dickinson. by her next friend, Georgs
b. Davis, vs.. james II. Dickinson, tt
!, June Sd f7hereteip Y. Pyle VS.. Joseph
p. Pyle commissioner to take more
testimony and return extended tt
September: i.avins e. Broughton vs..
William =. Broughton; Hanna May
McMullen We. Joseph A.. McMu ullen,
: Marum Soarhor vs. Robert H. ScGrbor
J and Mauoe 8. Rice vs.. Courtland Rice
publication ordered.
Publication was ordered in the cast
,, of james H. Oofiin VS.. Ella Il. Coffin
!, General Sessions Court resumed th'
: trial Of John Conlon, charged with
stealing turkey from Mrs. Id,
Whartenby Of BrandywineI hundred.
. David J!Reinhardt, attorney for Conlon
. claimed that it would he shown tina
Gonlon bought the turkey from William
: H. Boyce. Conlon testified that Will,
in Wilmington with Boyce, he CAV,
/. Boyce s2 to buy turkey, and that mex
l | aGrF Inn a aau m f.TEy ~ nm m y
! riage house aud he and his wife picket
1T
Attorney General Ward dropped tw,
cases charging Walter 4. Davis will
I embezzlement, and one charging Loui
3 Chspiro and Jacob Rodinski, charge,
with carrying concealed deadly weapons
The case of the State VS.. JOIN
Conlon, janitor of the Prosperity Club
! Grubb's Landing, charged with th
! larceny of turkey, was given to
General Sessions jury Tuesday after
!, noon on the charge OF Judge Grubb
y After about ten minutes deli 5eration
u the jury returned verdict of mo
:. guilty. and instantly the sound @
. much handclapping and sciaping O
feet arose from the audience. Th
y court was surprised at the feeling Q
the audience SO vigorously expresse
and commanded trier, and directe
Crier Smith to bring forward anyon
Q he had seen applauding He did nc
. locate anyone. The court said th
IS y courtroom was not the place for ar
" plause. Conlon was released. Ii
shook bands with his counsel, Dayi
q j. ReinhardtNard the attorney genera
I Herbert II. Ward.
Harry G. South was indicted by th
:. grand Jury Monday on the charge {
" conducting gaming table at the MeI
u camille Club, I'll Market stree
Samuel Miller, indicted for larceny
y did not respond when his name wa
{ { called, and his bailbond was declare
10 forfeited.
y Chief Justice Lore imposed the TO
g lowing sentences Tuesday: Charl,
oi Brown, colored, larceny, 10 lashes, 81
l. months; Charles Frazer, larceny, 81
y months; Mary Carter, oolored, larcen,
y three months Fred Austin, coloreC
y larceny. 10 ia3hes, six months; Edwar
:, Mulvey, Jr., larceny, SIX months; Wi
liam Dorsey, larceny, 10 flashes, Vi
y !, months; William Tasoo, larceny,
y lashes, six months; John Hick
10 larceny,al0 lnshes, six months; JAM
= Hunter, buggory, Que hour in pillor.
one year g Imprisonment; Rodney Hal
u ~ colored, using female child for immor
"a purposes, two years Imprisonment
W Charles DoEnelly, larceny, thr,
months; Henry Flynn, larceny, thrt
- months; John S. Adams, forgery, 81
I. fine aud one year. A recommendatio
y to mercy was made by jury in beha
Y of Adams, who had forged the name
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