Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-16
second EDITION.
THE COUNTY COURT
Business Was Transacted With
Dispatch This Morning,
MULLEN GOT OFF EASY
Because Hs Was His Mothers Only
Support.
QUESTION AS. TO A PLEA
several Men Charged With
Carrying Weapons.
The WORK OF THE GRAND JURY
Rr,use Hs Was His Mothers Only
Support.
QUESTION AS, TO A PLEA
several Men Charged With
Carrying Weapons.
The WORK OF THE GRAND JURY

Rusiuess was disposed Of rapidly in
,bs County court this morning.
The Court Of General Sessions has
l.a1 in session for three days and the
At Jury was drawn at o'clock yes
ta,day afternoon. All other cases that
had come up prior to that time we've
concluded without the services of the
The case upon which the jury was
drawn was that of James Homes,
CHARGED with assault with intent to
commit murder upon Joseph Moseley,
on February 18th.
Noseley testified that he was at
lacked twice on the night Of February
I'M by James Homes, who cut him
40 badly about the face and neck
that it required IA stitches to close
me- wounds. The assault, he said,
took place on Guthrie's Lane. The
knife with which the cutting was done
was made Of a large corset steel and
witness called it a 'cheeser. " Will
liam II. Cooper represented the de-
iendant.
After the cross examination of the
witness Attorney General Richards an
nounced that the prisoner was willing
to plead guilty to common assault and
that the State was willing to accept
the plea. A member of the jury was
withdrawn and the case was concluded
BY the statement Of Homes. in which
he claimed that Moseley had provoked
him. He was sentenced TO Is months
imprisonment.
Moseey, who has been held in the
Workhouse since February 18th was
released and will receive pay for the
time he has been in prison less ais
board He has been confined l05 days
and will receive 81 per day less 40
cents per day board.
Frank Smith and Andrew Blackson
pleaded guilty to carrying concealed
deadly weapons. Smith paid his fine,
house with the understanding that he
should be imprisoned for 20 days
unless be paid the fine sooner.
John Garvey pleaded guilty to the
charge of taking $500 from the
pocket of Joseph Pierson in Holt's
restaurant. He was shown TO have a
police record and was sentenced to a
years imprisonment and 10 lashes.
His defence was that he took the money
out of Pierson' s pocket.
MULLEN PLEADS GUILTY.
Thomas Mullen, who pleaded not
guilty to the charge Of highway rob-
berry, yesterday, changed his plea this
morning to guilty. The crime of
which Mullen pleaded guilty was that
Of robbng Francis Shoemaker, 20
years old, veteran Of the Civil War,
Of his pension money, amounting to
$50. Howell S. England, counsel FLOR
the defendant, asked the court TO be
lenient, because it was Mullen's first
offence and because he was the only
support Of his aged mother. She has
another son who has lost both legs
and cannot support her. In imposing
sentence ths court told Mullen that
lis case was a pitiable one, but his
deed was a very lawless one. In re-
sponse TO the plea Of his counsel and
because Of his mother the court gave
him a light sentence. The lashes,
which could have been inflicted to the
number Of 40, were remitted. Mullen
was sentenced to a years imprison-
ment.
Bertha Coates, a comely 15-years-old
girl, was arraigned on the charge Of
stealing a hat. She was represented
by Edward G. Bradford, Jr., who
asked that the defendant be paroled
on account of her youth and because
she had borne a good character prior
70 the taking of the hat. She was
paroled, her father being accepted as
her bondsman.
George Elliott, colored charged with
assault with intent to murder Frank
Davis, was arraigned, and, in the alb
S3ence of his counsel, S. II. Baynard,
Dr., pleaded guilty.
Inc court asked him il he meant tc
plead guilty to attempting to murder
frank Davis. He said he did not at
Tempt to murder Davis. The court
asked If he meant to plead guilty tC
common assault.
Mr.. Richards refused to accept a
pea of assault. Later he announced
lnat he would accept the Flea of guilty
OF common assault.
Mr.. Baynard said his client did not
enter such a plea but pleaded moi
guilty. The case will be tried.
James Brown, colored, charged with
permitting gambling in his house, was
arTaigned and pleaded guilty. He was
represented by Hugh M. Morris, who
asked that a light sentence be i'm
posed The court imposed a fine Of SlC