The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-22
Sheriff Mcdaniel Obeys the Order Of the Superior
and General Sessions Court and Brings
s 81 Prisoner Before the Bar
of The Court.
the JUDGES ACTED UNANIMOUSLY Y.
Judge Churchman Makes An Order on the Sheriff
For the Production in Court OF the Fine and
g. Costs Prisoners and the Life
Termers Will Also Come
Over Tomorrow.

| The county van made it's daily
trip over from the Jail aud brought
batch Of prisoners Tor whom hand
cuffs could not be provided. The
van arrived before tn. cars and
the people on Market street rush.
ed to the back entrance OF the
| building 10 see them march ia.
! They were disappointed however,
as Driver Beck had orders from the
Sheriff TO keep the prisoners in the
van until lie arrived. The mcu
were allowed to remain in the wa
gon iu the cold for over half hour
and when taken out were half
frozen,
| 1t was cruel to keep them in the
wagon subject 10 the cold for SO
long a time and arrangcme nts
should have been made totake them
into the warm Court House as soon
as they arrived as they suffered
considerable on the trip over from
the Jail.
Judge Churchman ia the Munci.
pal Court at IL o'clock this morn-
ing made an order on Sheriff Nc
Daniel to produce % fine and costs
prisoners iu Court tomorrow morn.
ing at II o'clock, They will then
be sentenced to the new workhouse
to complete their sentences. They
are a few fine aud costs prisoners
who are not to be brought over as
their terms expire in a few days.
This will practically leave the
Jail deserted. The Jail and the
Sberitf's residence reyerls to the
City OF New Castle and will be in
charge OF the Trustees OF the green.
Yesterday afternoon when the
juryln the Thompson case was dis
charged until this morning, Chief
Justice Lore remarked that Court
was not adjourned and it was
thought that a decision was to
be given in one Of the argume nts
that have been made before the
court. Everybody was prepared to
listen to the decision. when imagine
their surprise when Chief Justice
Lore called Sheriff Mcdaniel before
the bench, and then had Clerk of
the Peace Quigley read the follow.
ing order, addressed 10 the sheriff:
Andnow, to wit, this 2lst day
OF Nov. A. ID. 1901, it is order
ed and directed bv the court
that Samuel A. Mcdaniel, sher-
III OF New Castle county alore.
said. bring to the bar OF this
court, at 9 o'clock a. H., Fri
day, the 22d day Of Nov. A. d.
1901. the following named prls.
oners now confined in the pub
lie jail Of SAID county.
Appended to this order were 81
names. representing all the long
term prisoners confined In the iaii.
and including all except thos in
for a less term than few months.
The ''drunks' and "disorderlies"
were not enumerated In the list
This was entirely unexpected bv
the sheriff, for he had made no
preparations to bring the prisoners
to the Court House and was con.
fronted with perplexing problem
of how to convey the 81 men, some
OF them desperate criminals, from
the Jail to the Court House without
any OF them making a dash for lib
erty to escape from the custody of
the sheriff.
1t was 4 o'clock when the order
was communicated to the sheriff,
and hs wasgiveu II hours in which
to p.oduce the 81 convicts specified
before the bar Of the court lie
was confronted with the alternative
OF being 10 contempt of court if he
disobeyed the .a,andate OF the
Judges. The sheriff consulted with
VIM. II. Heald shortly atterward
and remarked that he did not know
how he would bring the army of
prisoners from the Jail 10 the Court
House, although he would not think
OF disregarding the directions of
the court.
A. $. Meservc, warden OF the
Workhouse, was ia the court room
when the order was made on Sher-
if Mcdaniel, and he soon was In
consultation with J. Frank Bal
secretary for the trustees. about
the new situation. Mr.. Meserye
said he did not know what method
would be followed in transferring
the prisoners from the Court House
to the Workhousc it the Judges re.
The men. but he had no
douot they would be handled expe.
ditiously ii tho court should so di.
rect.
Sheriff Mcdaniel swore 10 several
deputies 10 assist in transporting
the prisoners in two trolley cars.
which he chartered last night.
Twenty.tour pairs Ct handouts
were gathered by the sheriff, after
a quest lasting until II o'clock
last night. Nine pairs were loaned
by Warden Meserve OF the Work.
house; the police department con-
tributed 6pairs OF shackles, Detec.
tive Francis loaned his bracelets,
Detective Jones offered his hand.
cuffs, and = private pair was secur.
ed, making ~ iu MI. The sheriff