Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-29

costs was rendered. Tho appeal case
OF Elius Rhodes vs.. Cam Il Bro. will
be referred to counsel.
THE GEORGE W. PHILLIPS CASE.
Walter II. Hayes was given leave to
withdraw his name as counsel for the
defendant in the case of Thomas j.
Smith vs.. George W. Phillips. Mr..
Hayes stated that ho had written to
Mr.. Phillips but had net heard from
him. Mr. Smith is represented by his
brothers, Artemus and Martin r.
Smith, and sues for damages for in
| iuries received in an assault upon him
by Phillips.
The case of George NJ. Riley VS.. the
New Castle u Delaware City Railway
Co will be referred to referees by
counsel. That Of William jacobson vs.
the Wilmington g. New Castle Railway
Co. was discontinued.
In the suit of John l.. Taylor, former
sheriff, VS.. j. b. Stidham, ct al, judg-
ment for $3.50 against the defendants
| was entered.
How long have you been in this country"
asked l.. Irving Handy of Paklewski,
manager of the troupe of Polish actors,
| three of whom were on trial on the charge
| of embezzlGment us bailee of costumes hired
from Isabel Behringer. Said Paklewski,
| through an interpreter:
| ''Omitting the time ! am Mt the work
house have been in this country nine
| months.
The reply caused n laugh.
Mr.. Handy held that his clients had in
tended to return the costumes. He asked
the court to charge the jury to acquit
Paklewski, the manager, because bRilment
was not shown The court denied Mr.
Handy motion, and the case went TO the
jury.
John Manlutf, colorcd, pleaded guilty to
highway robbery upon John Wright and WIS
sentenced to two years, 500 fine and costs,
one hour in The pillory and 40 lashes.
Wright was held by three men and was
robbed Of II dollar. Peter Goldsberry was
sentenced TO II days for carrying concealed
II deadly weapon.
Harry Mclaughlin pleaded not guilty to
murderously assauting Police Officer John
DonHhce, and Il. Baynrd Heisel was ap-
pointed by the court TO defend him,
In view of the criminal business yet TO be
transacted, the court decided TO postpone
The beginning of the civil trials until next
Monday. The cases will fall on the same
days Of the week as calendared, but one
Attorney General Ward dropped tho case
of George A. Hayes, charged with carrying
concealed u deadly weapon. The Case came
over froIr the last term.
Harry Mclaughlin, indicted for muir
/ L
hoe, changed his plea from not guilty of
Inurderous assault, to guilty of simple as
sault. The officer told of Mclaughlin 4
firing ut him twice with Il revolver. Now
| got you, y said Mclaughlin, us he fired the
second shot He had made threats against
the officer
The revolver was afterwards found to con.
tain blank cartridges, but as Mclaughlin
lind borrowed 1t, he is believed not to have
known that It had blanks in it.
Officer William Ward testified to threats,
and Park Guard William Weldin said he
loaned the revolver. George Greenly colored
said Mclaughlin had asked him ii he had
seen Donohoe and had declared that he had
the revolver for him.
For the prisoner Samuel Moore and
Christopher Cole testified that he had q
good reputation heretofore.
Mclaughlin was informed by the court
TINT he was lucky that he was not in court
10 answer for his life. He was sentenced tc
one years imprisonment
Luigi Pucci was put on trial on the charge
of improper conduct towards Rosario Mazda,
who is under the age of consent. Howell s.
England represents the Italian. PUGET wai
not In court when they started to draw thu
jury, so Warden Meserve went after him
!, Attorney General Ward acting as the guarC
of the three Poles in the dock, for II minute
, or two. William Lawton is the foreman o
the jury. Deputy Attorney General Rober
II. Richards Is conducting the prosecution
The Mazda and PUGET families lived neal
Second and Washington streets and the chile
went to Pucci's house to deliver laundr!
done by her mother.
When the Mazda child, who is IL year
old, came on the stand, the court asked he
/ what would happen to her ii she swor,
falsely. She replied that if she swore falsel,
, that she would go to the DEVILS house, whei
she was dead. The court directed her to b.
sworn.
Attorney General Ward dropped one o
the two cases against Reuben A. Gordol
| and George W. Fisher, colored boys, charged
2 with burning stable. Because of M erro
4 in the first indictment, it had been foun,
/ necessary to draw second, and the frs
!, cRse was nolle prosecuted.
A capius was issued for Frederick Beck
charged in two cases with practicing medi
4 cine without license.
l The other cases remaining for trial in
clude the following: Frederick ransant, per
| jury; Patrick Fahey, subornation of per
jury; Samuel A. Mcdaniel, Evan q. Boyd
Harvey b, Wiggesworth and Walter Rash
conspiracy, and Henry Q. Robinson, falls
a pretences.