Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-11-27


specify the offence.
The Oyer and Terminer Jury was dis
as there was nothing to come |
before it. The case of John White of |
New Castle, which was charge OF |
murder, was ignored by the grand jury |
and the uase of Vito Matasino, charged |
with felonious assault was nolle
pressed. The jury attended two days
and it cost the county Sl2T. 81. The
grand jury cost the county 1884 32.
In the Court of General Sessions
Thursday afternoon William s. Harris.
a West Chester attorney, appeared and
informed the court that Jacob Smith,
a constable OF Hockessin, had come
into Pennsylvania and arrested Chris
II. Wilson and Ella Brown, both
colored. The visiting attorney alleged
that the Delaware officer went into
Pennsylvania ana handcuffed the
prisoners, bringing them with him TO
Delaware. Wilson now is in the work
house and the colored woman is in the
hospital for the insane at Earnhurst.
Mr.. Harris incidentally remarked that
the Brown woman was insane as a
result of her arrest.
According to the Pennsylvania law
it is a nisdemeanur for an officer from
any other State to make an arrest and
remove a person from the State with
out first obtaining requisition papers,
Tho casa was held up for few days
until the governor of Pennsylvania has
had time TO request the governor OF
Delaware to release the prisoners.
Chris Wilson and the Brown woman
are accused of causing tight in
Hookessin on October 4th, and shoot
nd tut.I n n h
who is colored man.
Smith told reporter OF The Gazette
| that there was no resistance on the
rart of the prisoners and that their
| home is in Delaware.
Jeremiah Harrigan, charged with
| assault, was sentenced to 10 months in
| the workhouse. The court informed
him that its only reason for not in
Guiding the lashes in the sentence was
the age of the defendant.
| Spencer Lee, colored, was acquitted
of the charge of assaulting his wife.
He then pleaded guilty to carrying
concealed u deadly weapon. He was
| fined F25 and COSTS The fine and costs
were paid and Lee was released. Philip
L. Garrett represented the defendant.
] Robert Martin, oolored, pleaded
guilty to acting in an indecent manner
towards a female child and was fined
500 and sentenced to three months in
the workhouse.
Edward Chambers, charged with
stealing coat from Howard Gross,
was tried, but no value having been
proved, the court directed the Jury to
bring in verdict Of not guilty, which
was done.
Harry Dawson, charged with stealing
potatoes from Harry Orenstein, pleaded
not guilty. He said he had no sttorne,
or witnesses. He admitted taking the
potatoes but said that man gave then
TO him. Dawson was acquitted,
In the Court of General Sessions
Saturday the case of William FnhT,
charged with having aided in spiritinl
away William Futon and Elmer John
son, witnesses in case of alleged
selling liquor on Sunday, against thu
late Merritt b Furry, was finished
Fuhr was put on the stand and sait
he did not persuade the men to go, bu
that he went with them to Faulsborc
N. ]. He said Mr.. Furry got him t.
accompany the two men and gave hin
S5. so for each. to give the men, whicl
he did on the steamer Ulrica whil
crossing to Penn's Grove.
Fuhr was represented by Samuel 5
A dams and John Lynn.
Attorney General Ward and Deput
Attorney General Richards proseoute
the case.
In charging the jury Chief Justio
! Lore informed the members that
witnesses were spirited away tho arr
of the law was paralyzed.
The case OF Dominica Sustillo
8 charged with selling liquor to a Il
3 years-old boy, was continued until th
! February term of court.
Q Tho domestic troubles of John j
y Ayers and his wife we're brought out ]
non-support case Saturday in th
r Court Of General Sessions. Mr.. Ayei
was charged With not providing hon
for his wife and family. Thomas Davi
!. represented him ard said that he wa
d willing to provide home for the vii
and children and had made such a
n offer but that his wife had not acoepte
!, his offer. He wrote her letter la
Saturday in which he repeated the otfe
S After reading the letter, which va
offered in evidence, Judge Sprnanc
d said it was a very cold letter and col
Q tanned no request to come back, an
d that it did not contain the words IN
G dear wife. "
y Mr.. Ayers said that he could tah
y proper care OF the children by ssndin
them to the home of his parents
a New Jersey, but the court said that
10 was not its custom to determine I'll
custody of the children in non-suppo
cases.
!. After hearing the evidence in I'll
y case Chief Justice Lore said:
y 1--WE think that neither you nor yol
u wife have done your duty in esei
, sense. -
d The court ordered Mr.. Ayers to pf
!, s16 month for the support of u
7 children and bond in the sum of So
y - for tho payment of tine support none
- After the Chief Justice had fnisht
y talking Judge Spruance advised NJ
y and Mrs. Ayers to live together.
70 In non-support chse the name
4 James Gibson was called and ;nsteI
of the defendant appearing james Gil
- son, young man held in custody {
- the charge of assault with attempt
10 kill, was brought in, As soon as Depu
Attorney General Richards SEW him
y informed the court that the young m;
y was not the defendant and furthe
- more he should be released as the q
III torney- general did not present his ca
= to the grand jury.
- The court ordered the boy released.
tb After being out for about eight hou
4 on Saturday the Jury in the case again
as William Fuhr, charged with spirltil
- - of witnesses, came in with disagre
= ment at 8 o'olock in the evening, Il
y, jury stood seven to five for conFictio
- Fphr continued his bond and the ca
- may be ratried at next term of ooui
~ Elm the Superior Court Mond
10 John L. Aeary and Reuben W. SRttert
- waite. Jr., vera admitted to the Del
ot war; bar. Mr.. Seary read law und
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