The daily Republican., 1902-11-18
PALMER SAYS
HE ISN'T A THIEF
Tells on Witness Stand That Man
Named Tully Stole Mr.. Nc
Calls Team.
ADMITS BENIGN CARRIAGE
Man Accused Before of Horse
Stealing and Pardoned Again
Before the County
Court.

yesterday afternoon the trial list was
gone over and the calandar arranged.
Several cases were marked for speci
| Jures. OF the l12 cases on the trial
list, 10 were marked for trial, Is
passed, l8 continued. l discontinued,
4 referred to Counsel, settled, and
tho remainder passed for different
reasons.
William Johnson, colored. was ar.
raigned for carrying concealed dead
ly weapon, and pleaded guilty. Chief
Justice Lore sentenced johnson to
ten days imprisonment.
The grand jury returned the fol-
lowing indictments: Michael Caya.
naugh, larceny; Charles Cooper. col.
ored, larceny; Joseph Sheppard, COL
ored carrying concealed deadly
weapon; Henry Homing, colored, as
sault and battery; Albert Palmer, lar
ceny of horse and carriage from
John W. Mccall. All the prisoners
when arraIened pleaded not guilty
| with the exception Of Cooper, who
acknowledged stealing watch from
| William j. Cooper
Sheppard. when arraisned, said 1t
was not his pistol, as he had taken
it from q man at Townsend when
some negroes started fight.
The Court Of General Sessions met
atten O'Clock this morning. The
grand jury Immediately retired to
their room. Charles Cooper was ar
raigncd and pleaded guilty of stealing
a watch from his father. lie vas
sentenced to pay to William J. Coop
er, The sum OF $1,000 restitution
money on Saturday next, to be whip.
ped with the Iasnes and TO be i'm
prisoncd for three months.
The chief justice ordered that the
sheriff, who was absent, must be pre-
sent in court personally, during the
entire time the court is in session.
An attachment was issued for
Louise Grcavcs, an absent witness.
William Abbott, a youth of II,
charged with assault on Thomas
Schoiield, pleaded guilty. Abbott
acknowledged shooting at Schofield,
who had turned tho hose on him.
The court decided to hear the testi-
mOny.
Thomas Schofeld testified that
Abbott had shot at him under the
circumstances as above. Samuel
Benson and Jerry Sullivan gave
similar testimony. Abbott was
sentenced to be Imprisoned for three
months, and to pay the costs Of the
prosecution.
Albert Palmer was arraigned
charged with larceny of a horse and
carriage, the property of John w.
Mccall. He pleaded not guilty. d.
o. Hastings represents him. This is
the second time Palmer has been
before the Delaware courts for
stealing horses He was pardoned
on account of i'll health after serv-
ing part of his sentence.
Daniel Massey pleaded guilty to
an attempted felonious assault upon
Annie L. Hickman.
Edward Winder pleaded not
guilty to charge Of the larceny of
$125 from Charles Warner Com
pany.
Robert Morton pleaded not guilty
of toying with Edith Sipple, child
under the age Of 16 years.
PALMER CALLED TO TRIAL.
The Palmer case was taken up.
The prisoner was charged with the
larceny of the horse, buggy and
harness on September 9th from the
Gibson House stables. Mr. Ward
said he would show by an eye-wit.
ness that Palmer and another man
hltched up McCall's team and drove
away.
John W. Mccall testified that h e
lived on the Delaware city road.
about II miles below Red Llon lie
said he arrived 10 this city about 4
o'clock the afternoon OF September 9,
and sent histeam 10 the Gibson house
stables, by James Mitcalf, between
6 aud 7 p m; that the horse later
returned of its own accord to his
own home, and that there was a
woman's cape, a black whip and
summer spread in the carriage.
There also were oats in the buggy.
None Of these articles belongedto
Mr.. Mccall. G. Baldwin OF Doe
Run. Penpsylvania, had written
Mr.. Mccall relative to these ar.
ticles, be said.
William Lawler testified that Net
calf brought McCall's team to the
stables between 7 and o'clock. on
that date. that he went into the
Gibson, House, and when he came
out the horse and wagon were gone.
He said he met Palmer on the after.
noon of September 9th, on Shipley
street between Third and Fourth
He saw Palmer at the door of the
Gibson stables, talking with friend
of Palmer who lived at Doe Run.
Walter Witsll, ex. state detective
testified that he knew Palmer, and
hat he saw Palmer at s O'Clock on
hat evening on Fifth street below
King. Palmer was coming along Fifth
treet with u stranger, and WitsI
hadowed them to Fourth and Sh pley
trecls. Palmer's partner left him at
Fourth and Shipley streets but came
Jack. After a moments conversation
he man looked into Gibson House
,ar.
Then they went down ShIpley
treet toward Third, Mr.. WitsiI said
'e missed them for a moment, and
ound them In Holiday . saloon.
Vitsil said he saw them come out Of
Holiday 'ssaloon. and from his posi-.
ion back Of q telegraph pole. saw