Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-09-26
prisoned one year.

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He said that all that Miller got was
: package of cigarettes. Miller's stol
was that he found the revolver beside
: colored man whom he rolled from th
railroad track and about that time Sc,
, mour appeared in a threatening att
tude, whereupon be, Miller, pointe
: the revolver IN spirit of self-defenct
Ihe Jury telt that the prisoner ha
been justified in his act and found hir
not guilty.
} Through J. Frank Ball, Frank Cor
ner, charged with larceny, entered
J plea OF guilty, established a previou
good character and by certificate fror
Dr:: >. L. France, his health was show
TO be poor. He was released on probu
tion.
Amos Beale was convicted OF stealin
revolver from Harry P. Potte, VIII
had employed him. Beale gets 81.
months.
Harry seidel, boy, was tried on
charge of stealing wire from poles O
the Delaware d. Atlantic Telegraph ant
Telephone Co., near the jackson 4
Sharp works. John +. Lynn defended
MIN. James Blake, small boy, testi
ned that he saw Seidel up pole cutting
oil wire, and SeIdel testified that h,
saw Blake up the pole cutting the wire
Ihe jury acquitted Seidel.
These sentences were imposed Jerr,
Oornish, shooting at the crew of New
Oastie car, one year; Frank Smith,
steaing shirt and two neckties, Il
lashes and five months.
Mary Courtney, colored, who pleaded
guilty to larceny flon Mrs. Maria
Hartman, was released on probation,
Stnte Detective Ratledge becoming her
surety in the sum of s.00
Ihese pleas were ente;e ed: Henry
huck, col rad, shooting Mary Demby
In the month, ot guilty. although he
was Wiling to M er plaa OF common
assault; Miahal Tui'y, arceny of LOO
YARDS OF ootn nom tao Philadelphia
heaoinR haiiFoaa Go ,gGi ,ty Char les
Shase, co oFed, arceny OF eco 81 from
Gharien Wa sh, rot gti t.; Jthn Mo.
LauRhlin, laIoeny OF iion. rot guilty
Martin Woodward, Ier eny, not guilty.
Adjournment was IN on rnt.l 10
o'cloch Monday nurniag
Frank II. Chapman, tho street ar
motofman, who shot at i.essie Fernan
dez in Brandy wine Strings Parl; on
June 10th, and whose bu ct missed her
and struck William Boulden. a boy, in
the leg, was sentenced by the General
Sessions Court Monday morning, to two
years. imprisonment. Chapman was
under two indictments on charges of
murderously asssulting Miss Fernandez
and the Toy. Through his counsel.
Henry O. Conrad, he entered a plea Of
guilty Uf assault 10 one case; the other
case was dropped.
Attornev. q ,eneral. uarbart II u.a
put several witnesses on the stand to
Inform the court of the facts. Miss
Rose Ford, George Lane, BENJAMIN
Hallett, James Hamilton and Special
officer Robert W. Chambers testified.
According to Lane, the Fernandez girl
had left Chapman and came to him,
and after that Chapman fired. At that
time the girl had her arm on Lanes
shoulder.
Officer Chambers said that Chairman
told him he was infatuated with the
girl and intended to kill her and him.
sell, and was sorry for his family.
mr.. Conrad said he had known Chap
man almost since he was baby and
ne was present rather in friendly
capacity than as retained counsel. He
held that there seemed to be no testi-
mony that indicated any reason why a
sane man should have shot at the
woman, and he felt that his act could
he explained as one OF an act Of a man
whose mental faculties had been be- |
logged. Chapman had been taking
iaudanum for 10 years. He had been in |
laii since June 18th and the Jail ply
5ician says the laudanum is about all |
put OF his system. Mr.. Conrad hoped |
eniency would be exercised also for the
sake of Chapman g mother and wife,
:, chapman looked well, although pale.
de wore frock coat and low cut vest
displaying much shirt front. On hear.
ng his sentence, he nodded his head,
1ut displayed no emotion.
Attorney General Ward accepted the
,lea Of guilty of assault in the case.
Herbert L. Rice, who represented
'hepperson tried to show that jealousy
igured in 1t. The prisoner was sem
enced to two years. Imprisonment,
Henry Buck, colored, charged with
nurderously assaulting Mrs. Mary
lenby, colored, at Odessa, changed his
lea to one Of guilty OF simple assault,
ie was represented by William Il,
imalley, Jr. Mary told the court that
iuok shot her in the head. Buck was
entenced to two years. Imprisonment.
John I. Donahoe became surety for
rank Conner, charged with larceny,
hose case was probated.
Rocco Cechello was put on trial for
ssauit and battery on Marguerite Rig
moe, cute-lUoking Italian girl. The
Wo were at work cleaning the Opera
louise and, according to the girl Rocco.
ME she was combing her hair, said
wanted her to marry him then. She
'rlied that three or four years more
ould be time enough. Then be eot
ngry and she alleged, caught her by .
10 neck and acted improperly towards
9r.
William I. Lyman, who represented I
occo, drew Attorney General Wards !
;tention to a court decision that the 9
ilmington City Court shall have ex- J
usive jurisdiction in cases of assault !
nd battery. Mr., Ward had been in
% earlier case, and he at once had the y
POGO case nolle pressed. Rocco was !,
sohsreed. 7
Richard johnson, colored, was tried |,
r assault and battery on his sister, !,
a. at Middletown. James Malloy con- ~
Icted the prosecution. johnson beat
8 sister into insensibility and claimed !.
at he acted in self defence, although !.
admitted he may have smaoked her y
little too hard. He was found guilty II
d was given one years Imprisonment. u
Harry Honey, colored, was tried in
neral Sessions Court Monday after
on on the charge of assault and bat. 81
y on William Bogansheetz Of Odessa. n,
otge L. Townsend represented the d,
,used. Bogansheetz said that Honey NJ
8 In crowd that attacked him, but Of
did not know whether Honey struck re
u. after the Jury had been out