Milford chronicle., 1901-05-03
Kent County Court.

The first trial of J. P. Hughes for
stealing a diamond pin from DR.. R. Y.
Watson last March, resulted in a disa
greement. The jury stood II to l for
conviction. The Attorney-G General then
fixed Friday, the next day, as the time
to proceed with a new trial. The case
was gone over, and at p. m. Friday
last, Chief Justice Lore charged the
jury. In it he said that one reason
why Delaware. although practically
Southern State. had never been afflicted
with mob law was that justice here
was speedily administered. The peO-
pie had confidence in their juries and
their court, knowing that while inno-
cent men were not punished the guilty
did not escape. Mr.. Kenney had ar
gued an hour and half for acquittal,
claiming that no actual theft was COM
mitted. Acknowledgement Ward closed
with a powerful appeal to the jury. He
said there was never a clearer case of
professional thieving shown in Della
ware. The jury returned at 7.30 o'clock
with verdict of guilty. The defence
had the jury pOlled, but took no further
steps. The prisoner was remanded I'M
til Monday morning. He gets twenty
lashes, one hour in the pillOry, and
three years in prison.
Lizzie Stevens, who on September 6,
made an attempt to kill Walter Barber
at the cannery of Isaac RObinsOn's at
Hartley, by thrusting a knife into his
body, was put on trial Friday. Wit
nesses testified to Lizzie's running
amuck with an open Barlow knife be-
cause somebody had pushed her into
trough. DR.. Frank E. Wideman
swore that the wound was directly
over the heart and that Barber was
close to death, from profuse hemOr-
rhages. for nearly ten days. Defence
attempted to prove a fight between the
girl and Barber. The jury found hel
guilty of assault, and she was sentenced
to four months in Jail
Harry Quillen was sentenced to fif
teen 1ashes for stealing a pair of shoes
from Hayes Moore. as he was shown tC
have been in prison before. He was
; also sentenced to six months impris
Onment.
Walter P. Pratt, a well-dressed car
rage salesman, was arraigned before
: the Court of General Sessions anC
, pleaded not guilty to the charge of thu
, embezzlement of buggies from TIN
Media Carriage Company. Henry
Ridgeley, Jr, his counsel, petitiOneC
for and secured a continuance Of tn
! case until October, on the ground tia
! witnesses who are now in New Yorl
t would prove that the carriages were sen
] to the defendant as agent to sell for tn
} company,and that they were sold, bu
S the parties have never yet paid 70
. them; therefore there was no embe2
= element.
Several assault and battery cases wer
e before the Court. Adjournment {
l. Court was made until Monday.
DANIEL BENDING IS FREE.
Daniel Bending, accused Of the mu
der of George w. Hearn, at Harrint
ton, on March y, was released fror
prison Monday night. The grand jur!
e which had the case under considerable
since last Friday, came into court wit
the bill ignored by an almost unan
NOUS vote. 1t is understood that onl
c. three of the twenty-fOur jurors vote
to indict Bending on the States ev
denee. The case had brought near
forty witnesses to Dover for the wee
In the Court of General Session
Tuesday, John Johns and John Watt
l. colored, convicted of larceny, were Sc
fenced to three months imprisonmer
The case against Isaac Ingram, c.
ored, charged with larceny, was co
80 tinued until the next term.
= Nathaniel Benson, cOlOred, was
quilted of the charge of assault al
battery.