The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-06
Court Of % neral Sc ssions.

# 1ohn LOWS, coloreu, Ior feius'iS W
u 5nlaos bis right hand on the Bible
u that he might be sworn as witness
Il III the Court OF General Sessions yes
4 }erday afternoon, was adjudged to be
,k5n contempt of court and consequent.
sE1y passed last night to the work.
house. Lewis. who halls from State
Road was called to testify in behalf
4 of his daughter Clara Lewis who was
/ accused OF larceny.
After ascending the steps to the
Il witness stand Lewis was directed by
"A Chief Justice Lore to put his hand on
the book. ''What am to put my
hand on that for, asked the witness
"A lp loud tone,
ss "We order you to put your hand on
That book, commanded the chief JUS
III want 10 know first why should
Ut nv hand ON it before don't. "
ssFut your hand on that book to
NJ ~ sNSrn to tell the truth, requested
ohn +. Lynn one Of the counsel in
ahe case.
~ ssTo tell what truth, asked Lewis
sas II astonished
s "Put your hand on that book, or
1--WE will commit you to the work
Shouse, " commanded Chief Justice
Lore, in a tone that indicated he was
SsEannoyed by the attitude Of Lewis.
S swell can 60 to the wurkhouse,
\ hut want to know what must put
h 4 tl,ut fnr
mi This case is suspended decreed
<.kthe chief justice. "Mr. Meserve,
Intake this man to the workhouSe. We
Es will commit him for contempt
1A Charles w Bowers, one of the tip
Il Staves, grasped Lewis, and removed
4. him from the room in jltfy.
@t The Lewis woman was charged with
Ntealing 50. 50 from Benjamin McNey.
6he was represented by John +. Lynn,
GcVey testified that the women took
kthe money from bis pocket while he
1 Twas standing at Front and Market
lstreets ON the night Of December IA.
kHer father was next called when lhe
III scene was enacted as stated above.
k William n Brown colored. who
II PLEADED guilty TO stealing a horse
NJ saddle and bride the property OF Mrs,
Margaret Kent of Concord was SEN
tenced to two years Imprisonment and
k twenty lashes,
EI William Cannon pleaded guilty to
entering hotel at Delaware city and
stealing a barrel of gin and several
bottles Of liquor. He was represent
ed by Fl. G. Eastburn. He was SEN
l fenced to received ten iashes and to
be imprisoned six months,
E Alonzo Turpin, cuIored, charged
n with larceny, plead guilty and will
Il be imprisoned six months.
N h Charles f. Simmons pleaded guilty
to stabbing John Melarkey with a
Ii, pocket knife during braul at the
!. I Bellevue Hotel where Mclarkey IS a
III hartendcr ite Was represented by
II Josiah Maryil, and was sentenced to
N pay a fine Of $40 and costs
Cornelius Gould, colurel, who
pleaded guilty TO larceny Of pair of
M boots, was sentenced 10 serve Sis
s months in the workhousc,
IN Edward Briscoc, cOurcd, Pleaded
n not guilty TO having improper CON
a duct toward 5ycar.o'd Carrie Anger,
~ stein. lie Is represented 10y licrhcrt
J.. Rice, who was instructed by the
Il court to be prepared for trial,
Margaret Sheds pleaded not
GE guilty to the larceny Of rnateaIue
q bag and a purse She = represented
BY Julian {. Walker
IA Andrew L. Sanhom Of counsel tJr
NJ George b, W Rhodes who N,s tiucC
III 800 fer assault N IUcSday, app.lel
to the court for reduction IT the
costs in the case, He said that iAC
costs returned 10y Sheriff McDauie
were excessive lie pointed ont sew
Mn enteen witnesses living in and near
M MiddIetuWu we're summUned tn,
sheriff returned costs for mileage il
III each OF the seventeen cases although
3faE the suhpI ena, were served all in on.
F day.
The court decided undcr the cir
CumStanceS the costs were improper
fsS and .ldcred that they be stricken
| from the costs asscssed against .th
Y defendant, Chief ju,tICe Lore Sait
(, fs this action could not lie taken 4,
precedent, however,
! The first case Of wt'r NeaDlng t
Come before the Genera Session
was called yesterday afternoon. Here
tofore like cases have been tired II
the Municipal onrl under the cllarg
of assault. James f. Finley ncat
guilty To striking hi, wife.
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