Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-09-19
THE COURT IN MOURNING.

Win H0mDfe DlhCk all ABOUT, anu IN
the presence of an unusually large
gathering the General Sessions and
Superior Courts for New Castle county
were opened shortly before noon Monday
at the county Court House. CHIEF
Justice Charles b. Lore and Associate
Judge William Ii. Boyce were on the
bench.
The exterior and interior of the
building were draped in mourning for
President Mokinley. In each window
ON tine outside was draped black hunt
ing and the same material was festooned
from oornioe to cornice all around the
building. In the court room, the walls
bore iestoons of black, and from this
border, black bunting dropped down
the columns. Over each window and
the door was the emblem OF mourning,
and IL was also on the bench and wit,
ness stand and jury box and sever al
tables in the room.
In the alcove behind the Judges was
black cloth pleated disclosing Maltese
CROSS in honor of the fact that Presi-
dent Mckinley was a Knight Templar.
After the opening Of the courts Judge
Lore announced that, owing to the
assassination OF President Mckinley,
the feeling OF the court was in favor Of
adiourning until after the funeral, but
the pressure of public business and the
necessity to relieve the county prison,
made il imperative TO continue at work
until Wednesday, when adjournment
will be taken over Thursday, the day
of the Presidents funeral.
Judge Lore announced that the grand
aud petit jurors summoned to this term
were the jurors for this term. In ad-
dressing the grand jury after the mem
befs had been sworn by Clerk Of the
Peace Quigley, the Chief Justice said
that there was nothing Of special
character requiring attention; the
number Of cases was unusually large,
and many were OF trivial sort. There
we're numerous cases OF assault with
intent to commit murder. He asked the
jury to dispatch business as rapidly as
possible.
Upon the application of Francis FL.
Hoffeeker, Horace Greeley Eastburn
was admitted to practice at tho bar of
New Castle county.
Returns we're made in the matter of
opening road In Mill Creek hundred,
favorable; changing road in White
Clay Creek hundred, unfavorable; to
vacate Buena Vista street adjacent to
the Brandywipe River on the petition
of the Wilmington City Railway Co.,
favorable.
Petitions were fled for a new public
road in st. Georges hundred and to
widen a road in that hundred.
A large crowd was 10 attendance at
Tuesday MORNINGS session.
On application of Herbert II. Ward,
Daniel o. Hastings was admitted to
, practice at the bar of New Castle
county.
An interesting case was made out Of
that Of Henry s. Giles, oolored. charged
with stealing one chicken from Mra.
SAKE Of 12l French street, David j.
, Reinhardt represented Giles. and At.
torney. General Ward the State.
Giles house adioins the Saxe's and
they both have the same yard. Mrs.
SAKE is German and she used sort
Of pigeon" English. William F.
kurtz, the attorney, was sworn in as
interpreter. Sometimes he had to in
: terpret, and other times Mrs. Sake
i answered the question in English,
I 'Wo wohnen SieI" asked Mr.. Kurtz.
. She told him in German where she
} dwelt, and he gave her answer in
, English. Then Mr.. Ward asked where
, she lived at the time Of the robbery.
hb bho nhsho ploCos oho ohpWVA ot
in English. She testified that she had
lost many chickens and one day saw
, Giles walking OIL with one.
J Mrs. Sake appeared In court with a
baby. Her husband held the child
while Mrs. SAKE testified, and she took
J, it when her husband went on the stand.
Several witnesses were examined for
the defence.
The case was still pending when the
noon recess was taken,
Upon the application Of L. Irving
Handy, counsel for the wife in the
Jameson divorce case, an attachment
WAS issued for Charles w. Jameson, it
being claimedsthat he had failed to pay
alimony and counsel fees.
The grand jury ignored the bill
charging Maggie Segers with assault
ing John Webb on July 4th with muir
derous intent.
The General Sssaions Court sentenced
some prisoners Tuesday TO terms OF im-
pritonment aud remanded them to the GUS
iody OF the sheriff. This indicates that the
tcourt Is not yet passing upon the question
or whether the sheriff must turn over the
prisoners to the workhouse trustees In re-
sponse their demand. The 10 days allowed
him under the law will expire on Friday.
As he expects to administer on Saturday the
corporal punishment imposed by the court,
it looks as II he proposes holding on TO the
prisoners, The whole matter will probably
, be brought formally before the court.
Henry Giles, colored, was acquitted in
General Sessions Court Tuesday afternoon
OF the charge of stealing chicken. His
acquittal followed a somewhat lengthy trial
| In which Attoruey-General Ward repre-
sented the State and David j. Reinhsrdt,
the prisoner,
Sentences we're imposed as follows:
Larceny, William Fleming, stole brass
! from Augustine Mills, 10 lashes.six months
| William Boulder, two counts, 10 lashes, six
months ION one and 10 lashes and one
Gillin, stealing b. q Q. car Journals, each
10 lashes, TWO years; George Welsh, same
offence, five lashes, six months; John n.
Watson, colored, stole about S1f from
. Thomas Watson while the latter slept, three
months.
Assault, Henry Macy, colored, who cut
William Brown, two years; the Indictment
was for murdeIous assault, but Macy was
allowed to plead guilty of ASSAULT William
PinksOn, six months; Howard E. Williams,
20 days.
Carrying concealed deadly weapon,
George TaS lor, 80 days; William Dorsey,
10 days; William Campbell, 10 days; Raffaelo
Dejio, S25 or 10 days,
In the cases of osler, Gillin and Welsh,
Annie Kelley had been in Jail 102 days to
insure her appearance as witness. She
receives from the county on that account
SS1.60.
At yesterday mornings session, the case of
Frank H. Chapman, charged with murder
ousiy assaulting Miss Bessie Fernandez, was
set for, trial on Friday. sa
Henry Irpns, coored, was found guilty OF
stealing lawn mower from II. ID. Donald
son, and will receive 10 lashes and six