Evening journal., 1904-05-16

Srimlnal BUSINESS Not % TcaNy but
There is a Large List Of Civil Cases.
One Murder Case For Trial For This
Term Of Court.
In the absence OF Chief Justice
Charles B. Lore, who is in California.
Judge Grubb viii be the presiding
Judge at the May term OF the county
courts which opened this morning The
other judges who are sitting at this
term are Judges Pennewill and Boyce.
The Court Of General Sessions was
opened al 70 o'clock. There is not an
unusually large amount OF criminal
business, but large number OF civil
cases are on the calendar for trial be-
fore the Superior Court, which viii
probably keep the court In session until
the last Of June. There Is one case to
come before the Court OF oyer and
Terminer which convenes next week.
This case Is that OF Walter Brinte and
John Joiner, who are accused Of mur-
derng William Taylor. also colored.
Grand Jurors.
After the names Of the grand Jurors
had been called, the court selected
Theodore +. Clark as the foreman OF
the jury for the year The names Of
the new grand jurors follow; Edward
Andrews. Walter ID. Bush. J. Jackson
Pierce and Alfred ID. Warner. OF Will
mngton; Edward Brlnghurst. Jr., and
Henry l.. Evans Of Brandywine hun
dred. Robert Blakely and John E.
Whanu. OF Christiana; Richard @.
! Buckingham, Mil Creek; Wilkinson r.
Cranston, New Castle Jacob 3. Cazier,
OF pencader; Theodore +. Clark. OF Red
| Lion: Henry l.. Churchman, White
| Clay Creek; Frederick W. Curtis.
White Clay Creek Merritt Dixon, Of
! MnhCreek: Nehemiah +. Davis. Of PEN
cader: Michael Keegan, Sr., OF st.
Georges: John S. Lattomus and Arnold
S. Naudain, of AppoqulniminS; Charles
w. Pancoast, Of Red Lion; John ID.
Reynolds and James J.. Webster. OF
Blackbird: James NJ. Wise. OF New
Castle Frank b. Watkins. Of St
Georges.
Judge Grubb Addresses Jury.
In sending me grand Jurors to their
room. Judge Grubb had the following
to say:
Gentlemen Of the Grand Jury: You
have been selected to be the grand
jurors for New Castle county during
the ensuing year. Doubtless matters
Of grave Importance to the mainten-
ance Of the public peace and welfare
win come before you.
"A government OF law cannot be
maintained without general respect foI
the peaceful and orderly methods OF
the law; and such respect is necessarily
founded upon popular confidence in the
integrity. zeal and efficiency Of all con-
cerned in the administration Of JUS
tice.
"The prompt dispatch Of all busines,
, brought to your attention by the At,
, torney-General will greatly facilitate
Z the procedure of the courts and pro.
mote the public welfare. He will give
! you such aid and Information as yot
. may need from time to time, and th'
courts viii also instruct you special,
whenever you may deem it necessar,
TO do so.
"At present we will suggest that yol
need only examine such witnesses al
are necessary to warrant you in deter
mining whether or not true bill o
: Indictment shall be found by you II
1
not whether the accused or suspected
person is actually guilty, but whethe
- or not there is sufficient ground 70
., your presenting that question for tria
by the court and the petit jury empan
e eled for that purpose. You can expe
r. dite the criminal business and enabl
the court to be more constantly EN-
ployed II, as a general rule. you viii
, consider first such cases as have few
- est witnesses and take least OF you
time In finding indictments for tria
here.
! I'VE will add that you need not wal
D until the close Of your morning or az
ternoon sessions before bringing in tru
bills, but may do so at any time dur
ing a morning or noon session,
% ready for the action OF the court"
u On motion OF Acknowledgement War
u the case against George Stradley. charge
with stealing one pound OF candy and tW
pounds OF nuts from Edward V. Wilson
Of Appoquinimink hundred was dil
missed.
Matthew Duncan. charged with nor
support was discharged from custody.
!" True Bills Returned.
The grand jury returned the foilowin
l. ! true bills.
Is Charles Baust and Howard johnson ca,
a rying concealed deadly weapons.
m Two Thomases Arrested.
II There are two very much twisted cas-
&c 90 come before the Court Of General Sc
is sions az Hnis term. Two men by the nan
III OF William Thomas. are charged wi
stealing coal from the p, B. & W. ra.
u road On the same day and the state
experiencing much trouble in getting tl
oi cases Strengthened out.
Will Present Flowers.