Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
THOMPSON ACQUITTED.
Jury Out hut short Time-sIr. Eastburn
Wins His Pirst Criminal Case.


Warren e, Thompson, druggist was
acquitted In Gene al Sessions Court
Monday Of the charge Of acting m.
n operly towards S.yeaTs 4 liertha
May MaoDonaid. The III y was QUO
about 10 minutes. Thonpsua wac de.
Tended by William +. Kurt.
Herman Rothwe!, ea,m so, yrs pnt
on trial on charge % stealiaG :, .: yer
watch and chain aud some 81 stockings
from Samuel Handler, on Front streRt
between Market and King. Deputy
Attorny-G General Richards represented
the state, and Horace Il. Eaatburn,
the prisoner. IL was Mr.. Eaetburn's
first case. Handler testified tbRt Roth
well came into store to look at
vest, did not ike the vest shown him,
and while Handler was on q ladder,
grabbed the several articles and fed.
kothwell was captured eight squares
away, but with none of the goods 10
bis possession. The prisoner testified
that Han iler had grasped him and con
Quoted MIN into the store, where he
tried on q vest in the pocket oil which
was watch. Rothweli said that when
he left the store, Handler followed.
mot knowing the rules of the town, -
added Rothwel, II ran. l did not
KIN " whether that man was going to
take my money or not, for down In
Middle. own, whers came from, they
don { Pull people into stores to make
them buy. y 1t took the jury q minute
or two TO decide to acquit Rothwell.
A jury was empanelled to tty Charles
Hood, oolured, on the common law
charge OF cheating John Lucas by
means of pAir of knives
Amos Beale, whose term expires in
March next, WAS produced in General
Sessions Court Monday afternoon by
Sheriff Mcdaniel and was committed
TO the worlihouse for the residue of his
term. Stephen Morris, committed to
jHil by Mayor Boyd Of New CASTLE will
remain until Saturday, when his
sentence expires. He will o.san the
Jail.
A lively time was had in General Ses-
sicns Court Tuesday Rs the trial of
the case Of Charles Hold, colored. on
q charge OF cheat ng, proceeded. The
liveIiness was furnished by the passes
between Horace u. ERstburn, represent
iug the State, and Charles F. Curley.
fol the prisoner. John Lucas testified
thai in Front street ga Don, he met
Hood VINO showed him knife that
opened by means OF spring, and later
u stranger and Lucas made bet that
Lucas could not open a certain knife
which had been in Hood q possession.
Surprising it to be the knife with the
spring, Lucas bet 90 against similar
amount put up by the stranger, Hood
holding the stakes Lucas could not
open the knife and tine stranger received
the money.
"You made the bet to win s2?" asked
Mr., Curley.
81 didn't bet for to lose 81, /"
answered Lucas.
Mr.. Our ey asked the court to charge
the jury to return verdict of ao-
quittal, but the court decided TO leave
IL to the jury.
veidict OF not guilty was returned
in about an hour. Evidently the Jury
had been trying the two knives in thu
case, for although the impression had
been that only one of them would open,
the Jury brought them back both open.
That is what saved Hood.
Don't come back here again, - eaid
Judge Lore 10 discharging Hood.
Deed | WON'T" he said.
Lottie Turner, colored, was put on
trial ON the charge OF stealing Sl2
finger ring from Mrs. Zenia Pyle OF a03
West Fifth street. George l.. Townsend,
Jr., conducted the prosecution, and
Franklin Bruckson the defence. Mrs.
Pyle said she handed the girl her ring
to put upon nail while she was wash
Ning, but did not know whether she did
or not. Anyhow, the ring is missing.
Della Turner, colored, testified to
-
rings worth about 20 cents. This testi-
mony caused smile.
William Brinckley, colored, John
Gould, oolored, and Officer Michael
Ma!oney testified. after whioh the court
instructed the jury to return verdict
OF not guilty, which 1t did. Lottie
WAS released.
Joseph Weldin Of Brandy wi inc hun
bred pleaded not guilty OF assault and
battery upon George W. Supple. His
counsel, ARENAS Smith, asked for O
continuance on the ground of the
absence of material witness. The
State objected, saying the prosecuting
witness was an old man and might not
be able to come at the next term. 1t
was continued until Friday, and the
State will try to get the defendant q
witness for him.
Robert Adair, representing John Hall
Rollo, who is charged with stealing
books from the Wilmington Institute,
asked the court to quash one OF the in
diotments ON the ground that the al
legation that the property belonged TO
Wilmington Institute" did not give
sufficient information; that it should
further show that it Is corporation.
He also held that the corporate name
ia 1.-The Wilmington Institute. " Deputy
Attorney General Robert Fl. Richards
ia to present authorities this afternoon
to sustain the form of the indictment
Rollo was in court wearing q detected
air.
Tho case of Wesley White, who was
charged with promise OF money TO
vote at general election, was con-
tinued until the February term.
The cases of James Ration, charged
with uttering worthless check, and
Clarence McSorley, charged on three
indictments with receiving stolen goods,
were retired. Harrison Crittendon, who
was held to this term, was not indicted,
and his discharge was ordered.
John Hall Rollo, for stealing books
from the Wilmington Institute, was
sentenced by General Sessions Court
Tuesday afternoon TO three years. i'm
rrisonment In the New Castle County
Wurkhouse. Librarian George +. Bow
erman, in statement to the court,
estimated that the damages to the free
library by reason of the depredations of
DALI ~, s-bt raaah 90 5nn A. s...l.uA