Daily Republican., 1882-05-09
FOURTH BD;Fl;y;u
QUE COUNTY COURT.

wi = COUNk OVOAAs
A Shoe Thief sent to hug the Pos
Perry Gumby's Marrow Eseap
William Miller to be Lashsd.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court reconvar ed At 3 o'clock whe
William Curtis, y white man, was pu
in the dock to answer the charge of th
larceny of twenty. -four pair Of men
lgaiters from John 7. Walker, q sho
ldealer on Third street near King
Charles l. Dupont, Esq, was detaile'
by the Attorney General to conduc
the case for the State and Thomas j
Davis volunteered for the defense.
Jury was called and the case was pre-
sseded with.
John T. Walker being called to tn
stand, testified to the loss of "a pairs q
mems shoes or CATERS, val ued at S4e
He had been advised to be on the look
out As there were evidently sus
picious persons looking for an oppor
|tunity to steal shoes. He went a few
minutes afterwards and found case 0
shoes missing.
w r. Jones the detective at the p
W. Il B. depot testified that he fount
the shoes in pillow cases made of tick
ing, lying back of 9. Warner & Coz
Coal office the morning after the rob
berry.
| G. F. Thor as. a police officer testified
to having arrested the person
who drew knife on him and accused
q young man who was with him will
| "giving him away
Patrick Munday young lad testified
to having net Curtis at Front and
Market streets and at the request OF
Curtis he got him a bag, when they both
proceeded to Warner s Coal Yard whers
the snoes which had been LETT there
were transferred to tie bags.
Munday after leaving, Curtis went
and informed Detective Jones of what
he had seen AMI az the request OF Mr..
Jones he watche the movements OF
Curtis until he came and arrested him.
Mr.. Jones took the shoes and carried
them to the depot.
Chief of Police MaXwe testified to
having visited the prisoner in Jail tor
the purpose of Obtaining some informa-
tion about some other suspicious char
acters, when CARTS, without any solicit
tation on his part, sad he would not
"ssueal,' and wonld suffer the conse-
quences for the larceny OF the shoes
which he said he took.
The case was submitted without ar
gument aud the jury without leaving
the box returned a verdict of guilty.
Chief Justice Comegys then sentenced
Curtis to pay the costs OF prosecution,
to pay to Mr.. Walker Sis restitution
money, to be imprisoned tor six months
and on Saturday the 18th inst to be
whipped with 80 lashes and after his
liberation from jail to wear . convict's
Jacket for six months as "a badge of his
crime.
The next customer for justice was
Perry Demby, who was iAdlcted for
the larceny OF pair Of gum boots from
Reese Burton. Ajury was empaneled
and the prisoner plead net guilty.
Charles J. DUPONT, Esq, also con-
Quoted the Prosecution in this case.
Reese Burton testified that he boarded
over Third street bridge and that when
he returned home en- February 10th, he
found his boots which be had left in
mis- room were missing On the follow
ing day he found them in tie possession
OF Edward Smith, to whom the Priso-
ner had sold them.
Thomas Brown who kept the house
where Burton, boarded, testified that
On the morning the boots disappeared
he missed them. He afterwards met
Dembey on Market street with a pair Of
boots which he said were too tight and
said be was going 20 sell them.
Thomas Brown testified that the pur-
son iet; the house in the morning OF the
robbery. He met johnson in the
streets, and was told by aim that Dem
hey had sold the boots for 25 cents, but
subsequently had got them back again.
Edward Smith testified that he had
bought the shoes from Dem bey.
C.esk of the Peace Cochran, testified
to the good character OF Dembey.
The prisoner in his own defense stated
as the only excuse for his acting in
such a suspicious manner was that he
was 50 drunk he did not know what he
was doing.
Chief Justice Comegys said there was
a doubt as to Dembey guilt
advised the jury TO take that fact in
consideration in making up there YER
dict.
The next case called and ready
tor trial vas hat OF State vs..
William Miller indicted for the larct.
ny OF pair Of chickens from Charles
Writ, who keeps = stall in ,he Second
Street Market. Charles /. Du Pont for
the State.
Emmett Stidhain, watchman at the
Secon Street Mare ct testified to see
ing Miller take the chickens on the
evening Of February l7th. He Cap
turea the thief, and held him until
James McIntire came to his a assistance
when !. policeman who was sent for,
came and took him away. The
prisoner dropped the chickens when
caught.
James McIntire testified to assisting
in the arrest of Miller.
The prisoner plead that he was limo
cent, but his word was 1t believed by
the Jury who retired and in q few
minutes brought in verdict of guilty.
At $50 the jury in the case oy Perry
Demby retnrned with verdict of not
guilty. Isabella Sharp, was convicted
of the larceny OF a pair of gloves from
Hr .dah Gumby and was sentenced to
pay costs of prosecution $40 fine and to
be imprisoned six months.
William Miller was sen fenced to pay
| tie costs of prosecution, to pay Charles
Writ 81 % restitution money, 70 be
whipped with twenty lashes, and to
| wear a convict's Jacket three months
after being lii rat.n.
The sum of $780,, lie amount oi
James Lees bond Tor the appearance OF
solomon Davis to answer the charge
of carrying concealed deadly weapon'
was declared forfeited, Davis having
| failed tn apnAar