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State v. Handy

2 Del. Cas. 258 Court Court of Quarter Sessions. Decision date 1829-04-28 English

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p. 258
STATE v. SAMUEL HANDY, free Negro.
Court of Quarter Sessions.
April 28, 1829.
Stout's Notes.
Rogers [for State].
250 kegs lard [equal] $25.00
4
$100.00
Property of John M. Clayton.
1. John M. Clayton, sworn. All the kegs [of] lard my family had was taken off in the month of March last. I got back no part of the lard.
2. Elijah McDonnel, offered. Heard Sam say he received from Pete, slave of J.M.C., a pot of lard on the green, took it to Parker’s, and he got a pair of shoes. Sam is free.
p. 259
3. Charles C. Emory, sworn. Heard Sam say J. M. Clayton’s boy delivered to him on the green a pot of lard, carried it to Parker’s, sold it and got a pair of shoes.

Submitted without argument or charge. Verdict, guilty.

. Judgment. Twenty-one lashes. Pay $100. . Pay costs [of] prosecution. Sold seven years to the highest and best bidder.