Telegram-herald., 1890-09-09
A YEAR IN JACKSON
A Minister confsssas 10 stealing
HIS Swesthealt's Jewels
HE VAS SHlCKLED 10 4 MURDERER
Arrals nm~nt Day IN the saperter Seers-
Job1 DsAAaa Plead, Ne1 ogiits 20
the killfag % Chris. RAskiiag-
A Nifs Me3kens

A murderer and a thief manacled
together, were brought into superior
Court yesterday afternoon. Iat former
was John DeMana, charged with kill
ing Chris Rieklng, and the other MAS
Adolph Doeiiing, Il clergyman by pro
fessiOn. Who was charged with stealing
a watch and chain from his sweetheart,
Mamie Phelps, OF -. Louls, Miea. lie
brought the jewelry to this city and
disposed of il. The y4ung woman's
father, Who is also a preacher, notified
the Grand Rapids authorities and the
Rev. Doelling Was in consequence taken
into custody.
DeMann and Doelling were two out
of dozen or more wh4 were brought
before the tribunal 70 arraignment.
DeMann when asked to plead, mutered
an incoherent sentence and attempted
TO find a smile. but MS efforts TO appear
self composed were failure. HIS
attorney said not guilty for him and
the Young man was gam shackled and
led from the court between Two depu-
ties.
The preacher was very pale and
worried when the court asked for his
plea. He said guilty in an almost IN
audible voice and asked for \ private
examination. After hearing his story
Judge Burllngame told hlm that the
extreme penalty for his crime was tive
years. He was a man of education
and should know better than to lower
himself 10 the paine OF a common thiel.
There were no extenuatlpg gclrcuDistan-
cesin the case further than the fact that
lie had pleaded guilty, thus saving the
expense of "A long trial. He WIS, there
tore, sentenced 10 one year AZ nara
labor in the jackson State prison.
The case against Lewis ). Chapman,
charged with adultery, was dismissed on
a motion OF the respondent, has wife,
Laura A. Chapman. She stated, IN an
affidavit presented to the court, that
she would not have made thc COM
plaint if she had not been over per-
suaded and that IT was against her own
feelings and wishes. She also stated
that for the sake of her child, a glrl OF
8 years, and her own peace and happl-
ness it would be better II he WAS dls-
charged.
Matte Gleason, alias the Midget,
pleaded not guilty to being a common
prostitute. The court appointed Eliza
beth Egglestield as her attorney, but
the lady declined, saying that business
obligations prevented her from accept
ing. j. w. Robbins was substituted.
John Crlslivitz, who was convicted
and fined $50 and costs in the police
court for throwing eggs at street car
during the recent strike and who APP
pealed the case, pleaded guilty. lie
Will be sentenced this morning at 9
O'Clock.
Charles Johnson and Charles A.
Kelley, charged with Sunday saloonism,
pleaded not guilty. Louis Engleman,
charged with the same oifense, did not
appear when ms name WAS called. A
bench warrant was issued for bis arrest,
and his bail estreated. He afterward
appeared, however, and stated that his
attorney, w. F. Mcknight. who was
now engaged in political struggle
with another limb of the law for the
Office of prosecuting attorney, had
failed TO notify him. His Honor set
aside the bench warrant and estreat.
Michael Dreher pleaded guilty to not
paying the State liquor tax, and sent
ence was deferred for one week.
James kehoe, James Arnold and
Martin Wander Clos, charged with
breaking and entering. pleaded not
guilty, as did also John Murphy, who
will have TO answer 10 the crime of fell
onious assault.