Evening journal., 1908-06-01
June COURT
BEGINS WORK
Of Large Number Of Prisoners
Four Stand Charged With
Serious Offenses
NEW APPLICANTS FOR
LIQUOR LICENSES

The June term Of Superior and Gem
erai Sessions Courts IN and for New GUS
tie county, began this morning with Chief
justice Lore and Associate Judges Grubb
and Pennewll sitting. oyer and rermlner
Court. for the trial OF capital cases will
open on Monday. The term is likely to ex-
tend over unto July there being a large
number OF cases for trial. This mornings
session was devoted to mere preliminaries.
Tho grand and the petit jurles answered.
ana the former entered upon its work OF
considering the bills prepared by Attorney
General Richards and his deputy. Daniel
o. Hastings The petit jury was discharg-
ed until this afternoon.
The first prisoner to be arraigned was
Horvey Brown, colored, charged with car-
rying concealed a deadly weapon. Iio
wes sentenced to 20 days imprisonment.
Tho prisoner Is already under sentence
for assault.
Walter Davis. colored, was sentenced to
% days imprisonment for carrying con.
ceaed a weapon.
Frank Mitchell. a white man. charged
with carrying concealed razor, was dis
missed after the court learned that Mitrh-
ell had purchased the razor for lawful
use a few hours before his arrest. He
lives in Sussex county.
Indictments returned were: William An
derson, William Postles, larceny: Harry
ruzlng assault with intent to commit
murder; James Johnson. driving Off mare
without consent Of owner: Solomon Laws.
Robert Wilson. Clarence Williams. WIZ
liam Wilkins, Harry Downes. larceny:
fani j. Hickman; embezzlement as bai'ee
There were two homicide and two
felonous assault cases for trial in over
and Terminer Court. The prisoners
are; Alexander Krlecurisld and FL
wood Virgins. accused OF homicide.
and Ivin l.. Lewis and William Forrest.
accused OF assault.
There are fifty-seven cases for trial
I'm General Sessions Court. Among .he
defendants viii be Benjamin L. Spence.
former city auditor, accused OF embez-
Element; Harry Bouzine and John
Yates, accused of assault. with intent
TO commit murder: Henry Weldin AMI
Armor Ward. highway robbery: AL
fonso Nalzone. accused OF writing and
sending threatening letters through tha
mais; Howard Fountain and Ross
Lockwood, accused of wife beating:
John A. Finnerty, accused OF embez-
cement William G. Black, who ac-
cidentally shot through q store window
at Delaware City and killed John Cook.
will be tried for carrying concealed
a deadly weapon. Eighteen men ara
charged with larceny and one man.
Justus i. Billings, win be tried on a
charge Of assault with intent to conf
rnit felonious assault. General Ses-
sions Court win also hear six LIQUOR
license applications. The applicants
are: Alfred Heck. Centreville: Mary A.
zell. No. East Front street; Calvin
=. Stidham, Odessa; Mary Haggerty.
northwest corner Front and Jefferson
streets. city; Harry ]. Massey. Odessa.
, and William T. Bramble. Townsend.
Mr. Bramble desires license
for the house latelv tenanted
by James l.. Dickerson who was re
fused a license at the last term oe
court because Of failure 10 have tho
proper number of freehold signatures
to his application. Messrs. Massey and
Stidham were refused licenses for tho
same reason. The applications by Mr..
Hess. Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Haggerty are
new.
In Superior Court there are ninety
one cases for trial and 27 for argument.
The trial list will be gone over later
{ in the week.