Evening journal., 1888-09-18
LAST EDITION
JUDGE AND JURY.

Found Guilty.
Court re-convened this morning at 10
Iclock, Chief Justice Comegys and assoc
Blte Judge Paynter were on the bench
he grand jury retired to continue their
8ork. At 10. 45 o'clock Harrison Roth
|ell alias Sugar Awful" was sentenced.
he chief justice in few remarks made
Il him, told him that he was an
3d offender, though young
san, he had been tried and
&ntenced for larceny and house breaking
Sght or ten times His Honor re
*inded him of an occasion when he met
m on the street and promised to be a
bod boy. This was some time ago, and
#e promise had not been kept. He be-
! zeved him TO be incorrigible. The sen
Nnce was on three indictments. Two for
*rceny, to which he pleaded guilty, and
#e for assault with intent to
#n, for which he was tried
.sterday and found guilty The total
&vided as follows: For the assault on
Il liza McClain he was sentenced to pay
#e costs Of the prosecution, $500 fine,
md in the pillory one half an hour on
#turday next and be imprisoned for four
2hrs For one indictment of larceny he
S sentenced to pay the costs, make res
@ution of the money stolen, be impris-
81 &ed for three years from the expiration
the first term of Imprisonment, stand
# quarter of an hour in the
lory on next Saturday and
III &eive ten lashes on the same day For
a other case of larceny he was sentenc-
B to pay the costs, restore the value of
~ articles stolen, be imprisoned for
H Zee years more and be confined in the
81 ory for a quarter of an hour next Sat
U lay and receive ten lashes on the same
The total sentence is ten years inn
BY sonment, 5000 fine, one hour in the
j ory and twenty lashes. Sugar went
=s& smiling
n the case of the State VS.. Joseph
il am, for the illicit sale of liquor, the
endant pleaded guilty ana was fined
s# and costs.
he case of the State VS.. James Nc
by, Thomas Ryan, Jacob Venn and
n Il. Moore, was called. The attorney
s eral stated that Morris could not be
] nd he had skipped. Venn pleaded
B ty, and James McNesby and Thomas
IN were arraigned A jury was drawn
the paraphernalia of the gamblers
nght in. Mr.. Biggs opened the case by
ling the Indictment and the act of
emily bearing on the case
illiam J. Blackburn, sergeant of
&c. was the first witness called. He
# med. The witness identified Nc
by and Ryan, and gave the story of
y raid on the old Malta house on the
z 1t of August 4, which he led. He told
Z! the men in the room were surprised,
sted and taken to the police station.
Identified the urn, dial, chips, blocks
other paraphernalia of the lay out
|7MN offered in evidence.
Z INES Maclear being sworn, testified
he was at the Malta House when the
was made. He identified McNesby
Ryan. They were assisting in oper
H. the game, collecting the money and
s. He played that night. At the re-
t Of the Attorney General he de-
ped how the game was played, 10
was paid for each chip which were
ed on the blocks, the numbered balls
drawn from the man and called.
| N a row Of numbers were obtained
game was won, and the man took
was in the pot. Venn was turning
urn, Morris was cashier. The house
ten per cent. of the money in the
seph T. Meyers swore that he was
at the Malta House playing keno on
night of the raid McNesby and
were taking chips off Of his card.
cob Venn who pleaded guilty, was
by the defendants. He said that
men had no interest in the game. He
lot pay the men, but could not say
or when they were paid
e attorney general quickly sum =
up the case, the chief justice de
ed his charge and the jury retired.
being out an hour the jury came in
rendered a verdict of guilty as
ged in the indictment.
|e sentence Of the court was as fol
Venn, who pleaded guilty, was let
with the payment of the costs
esby and Ryan were each sentenced
ay the costs and 500 fine and three
hs' Imprisonment. The layout was
red destroyed.
G grand jury came in about noon,
,nted their bills and were discharged
3 0 clock this afternoon.
G following persons We're arranged
lg the morning: William II. Brad
cOlored, for the larceny of watch,
and iewelry from the residence OF
S E. Reynolds, on July 8. He
ed guilty and was sentenced to pay
Of 81 600, pay the restitution
~, be imprisoned for one year anc
turday next stand one hour in ths
" and be whipped with twenty
ward Wilson of Red Lion hundred
Indictments. One for the larcency o.
and gOssamer coat from the resi-
of James B Clark on the night Of
Z. One for the larcency Of an over
and money from the residence o.
ge w. Reybold on the night Of May
He pleaded guilty to both indict
S.
e sentence of the court was that he
$500 fine and the costs of prosecu
be imprisoned one year, stand in tn,
~ for a half hour on Saturday next
be whipped with ten lashes. Thi
nee for each Indictment.
aries Morton pleaded guilty to th'
ny of cigars from the store of JohI
Dugbs on August 90. The court sen
d him to pay the costs and restitu
money, be imprisoned for one yea
stand an honr in the pillory ant
re twenty lashes on Saturday next
lrt then adjourned until o'clocl
Afternoon.
HELD For Homicide.
report from Centreville Md in tn
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