Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
MORE PRISONERS SENT
TO THE W0RKH0USE
Those Of Oyer and T0rminsr Court
Committed by Chief Justice
Lore. Saturday.
JUDGE CHURCHMAN TAKESA HAND
And Transfers the Municipal
Court Victims.
SHERIFF MAY STILL CONTEST TIE LAW

Under the order of the Oyer and
Terminer Court, Sheriff Samuel A.
Mcdaniel Saturday delivered at the
Court House the following prisoners;
jackson Walker, Franklin II. johnson,
Geoge Williams. Michael Faino, Will
liam Fisher, John Dougherty, Harry
Wallace, Montyaloo A. Cole, Harry
| Blaclziston and John Jones' The court
committed them to the custody Of the
board Of trustees of the New Castle
| County Workhouse until the carrying
out of their respective sentences.
The prisoners had been brought over
from New Castle Jail by Sheriff Nc
Daniel, Deputy Sheriff Theodore Nc
Daniel, Warden John Barnes and
Warden John Simmons. As they
marched up Market street, they at
tracted a good deal of attention, but
not as large a crowd as that which
gathered ct the Court House Friday.
when the so General Sessions prisoners
were brought over.
On reaching the Court House the 10
men were taken to the courtroom, whore
| Chief Justice Lore called the roll and
committed them 10 the woIkhouse.
Walker, johnson, Williams, Dougherty
and Wallace are serving lite.sentences
for murder. Walker killed a boy named
Mulvey aud has been in Jail IA years,
being the oldest in that respect: john
Hon killed a colored man with club;
Williams killed boy named Rice in "a
parade; Dougherty killed Swede with
coupling pin; Wallace killed Mrs.
Perry. Fisher was sentenced to be
hanged for entering house in the
night time with intent 10 commit a
felony, but his sentence was committed
TO life Imprisonment. Faino killed
fellow Italian, and was TO have been
hanged, hut his sentence was reaspited
to Imprisonment until 1850. Cole il
serving q five years term for killing
William A. Montague. Blackiston is
serving five years term for man
slaughter. Jones is serving three
years. term for manslaughter.
These men generally looked healthy,
but Cole and Wallace were pale.
Guards Harvey Wiggleswortb, Frank
Gray and James Shellender Of the
workhouse were present in their bright
uniforms and took charge of the prison.
ers, They were removed in People g
line car to the workhouse.
The dates of the sentencing of the
, prisoners are as follows: Walker, Sep
TENDER 23d, 1887, for life; johnson,
February 14th, 1889, for life; Williams,
January 18th. 1890, life; Faino, Ooto-
Der oath, 1894, to be hanged, but
sentence suspended until the last Fri
/ day of January, 1885, Fisher, June I'd,
, 1898, to he hanged, remitted to life
imprisonment; Dougherty, November
27th, 1895, life; Wallace, December
18th, 1899, life; Cole, November 9th,
1899, five years; Blaokiston, November
, 26th, 1898, FIVE years; Jcncs, May l7tb,
1900, three years.
NO record could he found in the Oyer
, and Terminer docket, but the indict.
ment was found.
CITY COURT PRISONERS TRANSFERRED.
On the order Of Judge Churchman,
' 10 prisoners committed TO the Jail BY
. the Municipal Court were brought into
7 that court, Saturday morning, and com
. niitted to the wofkhorse for the re
) luainder of their terms. They were
| Theodore Carlin, Albert Strymple,
James Valley, James Dugan, Eldor
/ Hagany, Tillman Seaford, Joseph
8 Butcher, Peter Geisler, William
Hutchins, William Clements, Perry P,
8 Scott, Sarah Lewis, Annie Robinski
: Bertram Kenner, William Johnson
' Tony Wolf, Joseph Russell and Edwsrc
s Flynn. Alexander Dickinson and Franz
r Canning were called for, but WardeI
o Simmons, who brought the other mer
8 over, explained that the fines OF Dick
. insou and Canning were paid and the,
: were released Friday. Clerk Joslyl
/ said there are five still in jail who's,
Q terms will expire within the next threI
/. days. Deputy Sheriff Mcdaniel sale
q there are few remaining, but he die
8 not Bnow how many.
SHERIFF MAY STILL CONTEST.
1t is asserted that Fridays and Sat
Q urday'e deliveries have taken nearly al
:. the prisoners from New CASTLE Jail
: John Adams, who is i'll, and n maj
named Beale, remain there, and ther,
may be a lew Others.
When he has delivered all of then
: the act goes into effect which give
him salary instead Of fees. 1t ma.
be that he will have the consti
fusing to accept the salary.
. The act fixing his salary bears dat,
: of March 9th, 1901, and is as follows:
4 Section /. That the sheriff of New
i Castle county shall receive an annua
! salary of So, 600, payable in quarterly in
: stalments, and he shall also receiv,
annually the sum of 1000 for the pur
: pose Of delraying expenses of such
Z deputies as are necessary in performing
: the duties of the office. The abov,
q amount shall be paid by the Levy Cour
OF said county 10 the same manner tina
a other county salaries are now paid.
n SEQ. 9. That the provisions OF th,
4 foregoing section shall take effect a
' such time as the said sheriff shall do
q liver to the board of trustees Of tht
q New Castle County Workhouae tn,
! prisoners in his custody, pursuant t.
!, the provisions of an act entitled, al
4 Act to establish the New Castle Count.
! Workhouse, and known as chapter 247
: Vol. XXI, Laws Of Delaware.
Sec. 5. That all fees which are nov
by law taxble and payable to the sheriff
Of New Castle county for his own us
shall continue to be taxed as hereto
fore, but the Same shall be collected b.
the said sheriff and paid into the hand
OF the county treasurer of New Csstl
county.
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