Evening journal., 1905-09-18
SEPTEMBER TERM
OF COURT OPENS
One Hundred and Twenty
five Criminal Cases on
Docket
TOWNSEND RIOTERS TO Be TRIED

When the September term of the
county court was opened at noon to-
day Chief Justice Lore informed the
grand jury before sending the jurors
TO their room that there was an un-
usually large amount of criminal bus
mess to come before them, but most
OF 1t Is OF a minor nature.
He asked the jury to bring in the
indictments as fast as possible 80 as
TO keep the court busy.
The Chief Justice and Judges PEN
.newill and Boyce are sitting. There
are said TO be 1875 criminal cases TO
be disposed OF. Among them Is the
Shellpot district election case.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY CASE FIRST.
Attorney General Richards an
nounced that the State would be
ready this afternoon 10 try the case
against Howard Meharty and George
Bramble, who are charged with high
way robbery. It was continued from
the May term. L. Irving Handy rep
resents the defendants.
on application OF Philip l.. Garrett,
commissioner. the time for filing the
return in the divorce cases OF Mary
C. Connell VS.. Michael T.. Connen and
Emma Wright VS.. william T.
Wright was extended Prominent
among the criminal cases Is that
against the group OF negroes who shot
Ia constable. assaulted another man
and created a general row recently al
Townsend.
The court announced that II would
go over the divorce list at 2.sO O'Clock
this afternoon.
on motion OF William S. Hilles. Ca
leb e. Burchlnal was admitted to
practice.
The only trial case on the list. W. +
Main Company vs. George b. Pearson
was continued until the November
term.
LIST OF JURORS.
The members Of the petit jury fol
this term of court follow:
Wilmington--Willi II. Babcock
Robert L. Chadwick. Charles Grant
land. Joshua c. Howell. James p
Jones, David w. Layton. Max Mat
thes, Clement S. Woods.
Red Lion-Joseph Anderson and Is
rael Holmes.
Mil Creek-David Bowing and VIII
liam J. Deighton
st. Georges Richard Grassland an
4 Frank r.. Stevens.
Blackbird-James Fortner and Jane
G.. Loclxerman.
Joseph L. Handy an,
Harry Rotthouse.
William Hilyard. Eph
rain Myers and John p. McCullum
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lave McFarlin and Jacob Wright.
Appouinimink-Walter c. Ingram
and Albert e. Wells.
White Clay Creek-Frank J. Jami-
son and James II. Kennedy.
Pencader-A. X. Paxson and T r.
Rutter.
The grand jurors follow:
Alfred Belts. Wilmington: Samuel
II. Baynard. Wilmington: J. L. Cralle
st. Georges; Darlington, Finn; Chris
tiana: Paul Grlls, New Castle; Rich
ard Hodgson. Appoquinimink: Thorn
as Jones. Blackbird; John +. johnson,
White Clay Greek: James McIntire
Pencader; Israel Prichard Appoquini-
mink; ]. Taylor Pierson. Mill Creek
c. c. Righter. Brandywine; Richard
Rothwell Christiana; Isaac Richards
Mil Creek; Thomas c. Reeves. Red
Lion; Edward L. Rice. Wilmington;
Charles A. Rudolph. Wilmington
Benjamin r. Serverson, Blackbird
Nicholas Spilices. Brandywine; James
G. Shaw. Jr.. New Castle; w r. Skin
ner. Pencander; George L. Spence
White Clay Creek; Thomas Vail. Red
Lion; /. J. Woods. st. Georges.
The following true bills were return
ed for carrying concealed deadly wea-
pons: James Mitchell. Hayes Burton
William O'Hara, Ralph p. Biddle. Nor
man Hetherington, William White
Angelo Leona. Charles Nicholas, AL
fred Milton and Howard Cooling.