Daily Republican., 1888-09-19


months, aud on Saturday be whipped
with lAshes.
Harry Robbins, colored, plea ded
guilty TO = CT arge Of carrying y con.
oesled deadly WEAPON, but made a
statement to the court that he had baen
shaving with the rtzor found in his
pocket and bad ioTgottsn 10 lake 1t out.
As no has been In jail several weeks
and II was evident that he bad net oar
rlsd II designedly the court was dis-
posed to be very lenient, but as he had
plead guilty there wks no other oJurae
leib bat 10 sentences him to ten days i'm.
prisonmont, the lowest term provides.
By law.
a Jury wss drawn md the osse OF
Samuel WAlte.s, ool0rsd, indicted Tor
carrying . concealed deadly weapon,
!. !. We taken up for trial, with George
Lodge, Esq for the Slate.
! Joteph 3. Willis Of Newark testified
that he Ia 3 constable And arrested the
accused. Upon searching him he
found revolver In bis pocket.
This wah the only witness examined,
And the prisoner made q abatement to
he effect that be had taken the revolver
out 70 sell q 20 q man, when he Wns 81
rested. The j1ry, without leaving the
boz, EeEdevt d verdict OF guilty.
] WslttTs wac stnteuosd to pay the
costs Of prosecution ard 8 lna o. 40.
The case OF Nathaniel JOHNSON, oul-
Ored, indicted for burglary and larosny,
was taken up for trial and 3 Jury drawn
Ihe State was represented by GeorRe A
Elliott, Esq., and the defense By vii.
lard Hail Porter, Eiq
PlpheV Huntar rnlnrad vgaa Mr-ovC
and testified that SIZE is the wife Of
Frank Hunter and livos at No. 1903 East
Filth s,rtgt, this city. Only July 10
she vas out 90 work and LEFT her h0uss
locked mp when she went away In the
morning. When she came home ia the
afternoon ste found that the Window
had been broken open. She saw John
son getting ont Of the house, md found
that several articles OF clothing and .
bFeAstpin had bten taken. She noticed
wien the prisoner MAS escaping from
the houss that he had bundle nnder
bis coat.
AEnss Perkins q little oolorad airl,
testified that ahe lives back of Mrs.
Huuter, and that on the morning OF the
robbery johnson ffared her q quarter
II she would stand Out In the street aud
wAtch that no one came while hs was
in Aru. Hunters home. She ralussd
TO do IL, and Afterwards saw him
break the window open and enter the
house.
James Mcso ley testified tina. he is a
police ofloer la thls city, and arrested
the accused on tho chsrRs for whioh he
Is now being tried.
This was the last witness for the
SAT-, and Mr.. Porter commenced tue
examination Of witnesses for the de.
Tense.
George Il, Heritage testified that on
tho afternoon OF July 16 the prisoner
was at work for him hauling some
BROKE frem an old building on French
street, and that he did not believe be
was out OF his EiEht ten minutes all the
afternoon.
Henry Conner Vas sworn, aud testI-
6ed that he thought he saw the priso-
nsr on Jnly 18th Atout Ia 30 O'Clock,
and was cure that he saw him IN the At.
terpoon as he WAS experimenting the
work the prlsoL err Was doing for MI,
Heritage on Freoch street near THIRD.
4 The case was submitted to the jury
4 without Breuun aus, and after q Orlei
charge by the Chief Justice this Jury re.
tired Et u O'Clock.
Another Jury was i'm mediRtely draw
and the case II james Il. Walker, in,
ldioted fer the larceny OF several arti
olea OF clothing, was taken up for trial
with willard Hall Porter, Bsq., for th,
ststs and L. o. Fandegrlft, Esq, iei
the defense.
Il James A. Barron testified that he re
sides Ia this city, aud that on June Q
he bad coat, vest, pair of pants an,
ahoes stolen from mis- boarding houfe
The ArtioieB were In his room when b.
went 10 work NJ noon, but when b
came home Ia the evening they weE
lgone.
The prisoner boarded in the sam
house with the witness and roome
with him.
Elisabeth PAtohett testified that oh
kesps = boarding house In this CITY, an
that the prosecutor and prisoner bot
boarded with her. On the day Of th
Robbery tbs prisoner came in during ID
Afternoon and went up to Mr.. Barron
! lroom. TIE witness BuHptcioned hii
aud called TO her daughter to WAtC
/ him. he came down and went on
but afterwart returned, but the wi
Ineas did not Zee htm when he left u
Ihou,e
Lila Newton testified that the pr
ylous witness lie her mother, and tbi
she resides with her. She cOrrobo-Att
hor testimony In regard to the prosec
tor and the accused boarding with b
mother, and also the fact OF his bavil
Game In and gone out several times Il
Iday OF the robbery. TIE last time
n lcame down he had large bundle wra
Hped In q newspaper.
! Alter he left 1hs house the witne
went up to Mr.. BarTOn's room aud f0uI
that thu things had been disturbed. 8
locked in the olosst and raw IL "
empty.
The Jury in the Case OF Nsshani
, 1Johnbon, came In nj IL 55 O'Clock wi
verdict OF ga.lty, after which bat
u LOT pEisoneTP, charged with vArio
fsnssa, were afFAiEned aud at
o'oloeh court took recess antll o'clo
this afternoon.
For the switehbaok.
The excursion of Hope Lodge, No.
II. o. o. F. to Mauch Chunk and