National Republican., 1888-05-28
SENT no TIE PRISON CELL..
Convicts who VIII Fay the Penalty OF
Their Crimes.

court last Saturday heard the pleas ;of
parties indicted aud passed sentence in the
following United States and District oi
Columbia cases:
Franklin Cook, alias Otis +. Ham, was
brought in on bench warrant and was the
first arralcned Cook was indicted ,about
three years ago for violating section 1920,
Revised Statutes United States, in opening
a letter while m emplOye Of the city post
office, but was never arraigncd or tried Re-
Gently he was called for Arrangement, failed
To answer, and II bench warrant was issued.
He pleaded not guilty TO the charge and was
then released ON $500 bail, With Philip Pol
lard as surety. His counsel also submitted
a motion to vacatc the forfeiture on the
ground that Cook was absent from the city
by agreement Of the district attorneys
Office.
The next called was James w. Wclcll,
white, who hOd already served sentence
in jail for hritally beating his wife, another
for breaking his child's arm, and who on
May last went to his wifo's residence with
the avowed intention of killing her, but un-
cXpectedly found Officers Pearson and Dun
nigan in waiting. When they attempted
to arrest him he assaulted Pearson and
seriously injured him by kick. lie plead
guilty to the charge and was sentenced to
Alhdll ltIlltnllulN lOT OIC year.
Two colOrCd boys, John Barnes, aged II
years, and John Harris, one year older,
trcmbliugly faced his honor on the Charge
of stealing pocketbOOk containing $40 and
u pocket knife from the person of Blanche
Madden on May 3, and plead guilty. "Re-
form School until 81 years Of age" was the
sentence.
\ trio of youthful looking white burglars,
but who are old IN crime, next came to the
INilrnplI
Osborne, and John Welsh, alias Nicholson,
and were all under age. They were charged
with breaking into the store of William
Fcgan on Ap$l p and stealing Sl.23 in
money and u quantity Of tobacco, cigars,
and candy. They all plead guilty. On
being questioned as TO their record Iyprecht,
the leader Of the trio, proudly acknowledged
list of fifteen sentences IN iails and peni-
tentiaries and Justice Montgomery gave
him seven years in Albany as the sixteenth.
Osborne was stubborn and would not an
swer any questions and was sent with
Iyprecht on a three-year sentence. Welsh,
the youngest, also confessed to several pre-
viOus sentences, and he too will 30 to
Albany, but for two years only.
Elmore Fields, q young white man, en-
tered plea of not guilty to an indictment
charging him with the. larceny Of four $50
bills from John q. Schlund on Mar. IS and
was remanded for trial.
Elizabeth Stewart, indicted for second
oiIense of petit larceny IN stealing guam
tity Of clothing, iewelry, &C., valued Mt ser
from Joseph 1oirans on Mar 81, and Jos.
llall,.fhdictcd on the same charge Of -
from Lucy Talbert on June 10, 1887, by
agreement Of the district attorney, were al
lowed Ia plead guilty to q first oilense OF
petit larceny and were sent to the District
Jail for six months each. This action was
the result of the decision of the United
States Supreme Court on the Jurisdiction Of
the police court
\ plea of not guilty was entered by Adam
| WineCoff to the charge of larceny OF sill
verwatch valued ut 81 from the person of
| Joseph w. Stewart on May 3 last. Andrew
| j. Henning entered similar plea to the
| charge of breaking IN the day into the tool
house of John Casse on April "A and steal
ing a quantity of tools valued at $l3.
VIM. Briggs, young colored man,
| pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder
| in killing Wm JOnesSalso cOlored, on May
3 on Nineteenth street, extended, by shoot
| ing him in quarrel overa hat.
| Charles Snowden pleaded not guilty Of
| hOusebreaking in the house at the dwelling
| of Josephine Downey on May II and steal
ing quantity Of clothing.
Pleas of not guilty were entered by
Sunny, alias Buck, johnson on the charge
Of assault with intent to kill George Hunt
|
same charge upon Stephen Morris ON May
13.
Edward Golway and James Quarles en-
| tered pleas OF not guilty. They were in
dicted, with Edward II. Schureman for rob
berry, in knocking down and taking 40 cent
in silver from William Armstead on April
last.
The last To appear for arraignmcnt wa
| Maud Maytield, alias Staples, a young octO
az ri IA m laI In Ia,
charge of the larceny Of gold watch ant
chain, valued at 500, from Arthur Emory
| Il young white man, on April Both last. Mr.
A. b. Williams appeared rs her counsel
and strong defense will be made. II TIL,
girls story is 10 be believed she is innocen
of theft. She was an inmate of a house o
illreputc ON Thirteenth street, near ID stree
northwest, and says that the prosecutin!
| witness, Arthur Emory, placed the watcl
and chain IN her possession rs collateral 70
| $40 which he owed her. She kept the watcl
three weeks, waiting for him to redeem II
Then she was taken sick and needed none,
| badly As a last resort sent it to a paw
shop and raised so on it, She says that sh
instructed the messenger to get only tina
sum, rs that was the amount of her claim
and she asserts that she can prove the trutl
of this story, The next thing she knew sh
was arrested on the charge of stealing til
| watch
| Antonio Wiener, Il middle-aged German
woman, o-N'"iatna of kGening an unlicense
bar, was sentenced to pay fine OF sos am
costs.
The next was VIM. Loring, who had bcel
convicted of selling liquor TO two small col
ored boys. AS his clerk had sold the liquo
to the boys under the impression that II wa
for their parents light sentence was i'm
posed-$2O and costs, or S4l. go In all,
conviction for carrying concealed
weapons was thCrecOrd on the books agains
Dabney Fleming, ana when he was calle
for sentence he failed to appear Justic
Montgomery ordered a bench warrant t
issue for him.
George Riani also left $lOj and costs 70
keeping an unlicensed bar, and DAME
Flynn failed to appear for sentence on
similar conviction, aud bench warrant wa
sent after him.