Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-09

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Bent down and kissed siiken curl;
1T cannot be-" she said, replying,
Because am Summer girl"
IN THE CRIMINAL COURT.
Charles Leonard Sentenced for Man.
slanghter-A Sentence Set Aside, Etc.
In the Criminal Court, Chief Justice Bing-
ham, this morning the case Of Chas Leonard,
| the young white man, convicted June % OF
mansiaughter, under an Indictment for the
| murder Of Geo. VIM. Savers, q companion by
cutting him on sunday, February %. causing
death March l, was taken up aud the motion
for new trial was Withdrawn. This 10 the
case where the cutting took pl,.ce over game
| OF crap near the K-street bridge over Rock
creek.
Col Christy, his council, called the courts
attention to the youth Of the prisoner and his
! good character and appealed for light sent
ence.
Assistant District Attorney Lpscomb said in
reference to the statement of good character
that the evidence was that Leonard was drunk
and engaged In the playing Of crap on Sunday.
aud the case was one bordering close on to the
crime of murder.
The chief justice said it was ths duty of the
court to exercise careful discretion in FIXING
the punishment This case was not murder,
and while there were circumstances Of aggra-
vaf0n yet there we're some OF mitigation. The
crap and had INDUCED in drinking. but the
court did not believe that be was unconscious
OF what he was doing. Looking to the defend
ant alone he thought Jail sentence more apt
10 prove refcrmatory than penitentiary SEN
| tence, but in cases OF young men convicted of
ahAnlA hS
| institution where they would not be confined
with hardened criminals After expressing the
hope that defendant would take the sentence
as lesson, the court imposed q sentence Of
eleven months and twenty -nine days In Jail and
. fine OF S25.
The case of Robert Powell, colored, who
plead guilty some months since Of violating
the postal law-embezzling q letter-and was
sentenced to one year in the penitsntiary, was
| called up. Judge Hoge said that the sentence
was one OF those which could not under re-
cent decision be carried out. He suggested
that as this was the first offence of this man
that the same action be taken as in the case of
Darby, that the sentence be set aside and the
defendant be allowed to 60 upon his personal
recognizapce. This the court consented TO and
the order was entered setting the sentence
aside and the personal recognizance taken.
HAPPY JACK, THE CLOWN.
The case Of Frederick Mason alias Jack
Laughton alias Happy Jack Laughton." the
circus clown, charged with larceny from the
person Of J. A. Campbell, for which he had once
been tried and the jury failed to agree, was
| again called to the attention. Of the court. Mr.
Taylor said that he vas unable to give bail Dis
trIct Attorney Hoge remarked that it would be
a hardship to hold the man In Jail ell the sum-
| mer, for il was no fault Of the defendant that
he had hot been tried Mr.. Taylor said that he
| would see that defendant would appear when
| called for. Judge Hoge said he was willing
| that the request be granted on the assurance OF
Mr.. Taylor that he would appear at the October
term. Tbs defendant then gave personal bonds
and asked that the appearance day be made
4 October Is, rs the circus season would then be
| over, which was done.
TIE YENALE sHopLfYrERs.
| The case OF the two white women-Kate Fri
day and sarah /. Lewess-arrestod last Decem-
Der for sh0plifting . seal skin sacque from
Stinsmetz Son and jewelry from Gait, Bro.
| 4 Co. and Harris 4 Schaffer, was called. They
were tired February 8 and convicted and March
| 10 the Friday woman was sentenced TO two
| years and the Lewess woman to four years in
the Albany penitentiary. Notice Of motion for
new trial on bills Of exception WIS given but
the bills had hot been prepared.
| SENTENCE.
Messrs. G. Darlington and C. Maurice Smith
appeared for them, and after consultation
stated that they had nothing to say at present.
Mrs Lewess, the elder woman, who had re.
eeived the four years sentence, arose and said
Judge, your honor, may I say few words.
When we were sentenced was 30 excited that
] scarcely knew what Was said. never per.
suaded any one for ana . mother and have
children. and beg Of you take the two years
od-nake my sentences the same o. hsrs Here
il Miss Friday and she knows did not per
suade her: have poor. sick daughter and
grand daughter. Please, Judge, make GU,
| II IN Al wkas,~
right" This she spoke With tears in her eyes
The conrt mid IL he vas convinced that he
had erred he could change the sentence, but
he thought that he had not erred In her case
since the imposition OF the sentence he haI
received such information as convinced hin
that he had erred in fixing Miss Fridays sen
tence too low and that she ought to have beer
| sentenced to longer term. In the case Of
Miss Friday. it was necessary to make the sen
tence comply with the recent decision Of tn.
Supreme Court OF the United States and there
fore in the two grand larceny cases the ssn
teuee would be one year spd one day in eacl
case aud then to be brought back here ana
serve thirty days for petty larceny in Jail.
The counsel for each pgisonsr appealed
that the sentences be made the same in eacl
case.
The court said that under the circumstance
he would reduce the sentence in Mrs. Lewess
years. the formal sentence being Que year an;
nine monts In each Of the two cases, and thirt,
. days in jsil, and now the order will be for tn
vardsE 70 take them TO the penitsntizFy at Al
: bsny, when the sentences vill commence.
The Golden Croas.
The officers Of Columbis commandsry, No
37A o. o. g. c., we're installed last sveninl
} by Deputy Grand Commander George +. W
Strictly, assistsd by Deputy Past Grand Com
mander Jessie n. Blair and Deputy Gran'
Herald WIN. H Pope. The ecicsrs are .
J follow: Chss Z. Lewis, n. c.; Mrs Emma =
Bishop, v. n c.; Edward Q. Gunson, W. p.
. Z. K. H.; Mira Hattie p. Dickinson. n. T.
. Frank II. Cole, W. II: Mia Flora Z. Mcdonald
, W. CT MIRA Jessie y Blair. W. O Gil Ed
ward ID. Farmland, p. n. @. Grand Com
. msnasr !shn n Ehis vas present. and sPok'