Evening journal., 1901-11-18
MUCH INTEREST
In THIS COURT
Grand Jury Now at Work on
Criminal Cases
LEGAL DEMAND FOR PRISONERS
County Commissioners Lynn and
White Nav Not be Tried at This
Term Of Court

With prospects Of long and interest
ing sessions, the November term -0t
General Sessions and Superior Courts
began at noon The Grand Jury, which
answered. will have TO pass upon many
cases, including the charges against
John Lynn and Harry White, the two
Levy Court Commissioners, who are
under bail Should true bills be found
against Messrs. Lynn and White they
may ask for a continuance until next
term of court.
Some time this week it is thought
that Superior Court will hand down
a decision in the case of Thomas 7.
Weldin VS. the Mayor and Council OF
Wilmington, involving the right of the
Water Commissioners to purchase land
for reservoir purposes.
At 2.30 o'clock this afternoon the
court will go over the trlai list for the
purpose Of arranging for the court cal
endar.
The only capital case is that OF Alex
ander w. Jones, charged with murder
ing John w. Wilmer.
At 10 o'clock this morning business
of the September term of Superior
Court was taken up and disposed Of be-
fore the business of the November
Criminal Court was considered. The
case Of Content VS.. the Bay State Gas
Company, and J. Edward Addicks,
president. to show cause why the stock
ledger containing the list of sharehold-
ers should not be exposed in the office
of the Bay State Gas Company, in
Wilmington during business hours, was
considered.
Argument in the case will be re-
sumed this afternoon after the court
goes over the trial list.
At u o'clock the November term of
the Court of General Sessions was
opened and the Grand Jury was sworn
in.
There may be matters of grave i'm
pOrtance come before you which we
hope you will give careful Attention,
and as the criminal list is small, we
ask you to do il as speedily as possible.
TO give it careful consideration. said
Chief Justice Lore as he sent the
Grand Jury to its room.
TRUSTEES ASK FOR PRISONERS.
Former Municipal Judge J. Frank
Ball in behalf of the trustees of the
wOrkhOuse. obtained a rule on Sheriff
not deliver the prisoners now in his
custody. to the county workhouse. w.
II. Heald and Robert G. Harman, for
the sheriff. asked that the court grant
a continuance until Wednesday. but
the court thought that by 1890 o'clock
tomorrow morning the defendants
could make answer.
In his petition to the court Judge
Ball read the act under which the in
stitution was created. and the demand
made upon the Sheriff for the prisoners
by Warden Meserve along with the re-
fusal Of the Sheriff to grant the re-
quest.
The Grand Jury found true bills
against Louisa Magnell for abortion
and William SlOme for carrying con-
cealed deadly weapons.
Thomas Foy, charged with gambling
was released upon the payment of the
costs.
Attorney-General Ward reported thai
Elizabeth Gibbs cOlored. who was out
of the jurisdiction of the court. lasi
term. had been returned to Sheriff Nc
Daniel through the efforts of hel
bondsmen. and asked that the forfeit
be remitted.
Victor B. Woolley informed the court
that he would prove that John King
who cut his wife's throat with a razor
was insane at the time that the dec
was committed. The time for a hear
ing in the case was not fixed. Attorney
General Ward said that the prosecu
tion would like to look into the cas-,
before it came mp for trial.