Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-18
PRISONERS hRRAIGNED.
Some Plead Not Guilty-Others Plead
Guilty and are Sentenced.

In the Criminal Court, Chief Justice Bing-
ham, this morning there we're fifteen prisoners
in the dock-nine colored males, one colored
female and five white mentor arraignment,
sentence, &c.
Daniel S. Hill, arraigned for forgery OF two
checks for $50 each, October 1. purportirg to
be drawn by Geo. Ryneal, jr., plead not guilty
and gave bail in q, 500 august Douglas surety
for his appearance.
Geo. Harmon, ENFORCEMENT Of IS pounds of
dried beef and four boxes of smoked fish.
valued at $3.50, of Andrew Wonder, Novem-
Der 8, plead not guilty.
Artie Evans, colored, larceny from person
(S1l5Ol from Alice Bates December "a, plead
not guilty
Robt. Quiet and Carrie Russell. colored. as
sault with intent to kill Mollie Graves, Deem
Der 25, plead not guilty.
Henry Wallace, colored, assault with intent
to kill James II. Jennings, December Is last,
said: Yes; l am guilty" Assistant District
Attorney Mullowney said that the affair took
place at parlor sociable; that Wallace used a
razor cutting Jennings six or seven times. Wal
lace denied that he used razor. saying that it
was pen knife he used in emitting tobacco. Jen-
nings tread on him and he said he ought to excuse
himself. and two of them attacked HIM. when he
used the knife and one started to run. The
doubtful if he could be convicted. do you
still desire to plead guilty." Il refer it now
said the prisoner. Il only scratched him a
little. I'll take advice of counsel and withdraw
my plea" The court directed that the case
stand without plea
Edward Lewis. colored. embezzlement of SIS
from 2. b. Anderson d Co., December 2s
plead guilty, saying he was sent TO get IS
note changed and lost it, the wind blowing il
out of his hand as he was coming out of The
STAR office. He was sentenced 10 ninety days
in Jail.
James Maher, for the larceny of three monkey
wrenches, the property of the United States.
plead guilty, saying he took one wrench
Sentence was deferred until he could confer
with his attorney.
Charles Dean plead not guilty to a charge of
embcZZllng 100 pounds OF meat from L. A.
Scott on January 3.
Frank Green, colored. for larceny from the
persona SO cents from Moxie Reed), January Z,
plead not guilty.
Henry McWilliams alias VIM. Mitchell. a
stouf-buiit coiored man, plead not guilty to
charge of HOUSEKEEPING at the chicken house
of Joseph Moss January g.
George Z. Young and Henry johnson alias
Garner, two young colored men, tor house
breaking a. the stable of J. T. Varnell Il Son
on January s, plead not guilty
Henry 1lppett. convicted of false pretenses
and sentence suspended December II, was
called and Assistant District Attorney Mullow-
ney stated that he was under sentence of sixty
DAYS in default of S20 fines in two other cases
in the Police Court He had never been in
Jail for more than three days before and as
his family had promised that his fines would
not be paid he asked that no action be taken as
to the suspended sentence. This the court ac-
coded to.
The case of James Waters, convicted on April
% last OF receiving stolen goods (the Tyler
jewelry), was called and Mr.. W. A. Cook urged
that Waters be admitted to bail pending the
decision of the Court in General Term The
court took the motion under adyisement.
In the case of Robert L. Hall, convicted of
false pretenses, motion for a new trial was
filed.
In the case of Albert Merritt, convicted on
the 10th instant of HOUSEKEEPING and the
larceny of chickens in November last from
John Weeks, motion for a new trial was
argued by Maj. Med. Darlington for the
prisoner and Assistant District Attorney Lips
comb. The court overruled the motion.
In the case of Edward Archer and William
Boswell, convicted yesterday of the larceny of
a horse. notice was given of motion for a new
trial. Messrs Shillington and Gloss also moved
for their admission to bail, pending the dispo-
sition of the motion for new trial. This mo-
ton was argued this afternoon.
The court decided to admit them to bail in
$1,000 pending judgment. and Boswell gave
bond, John Z. Hickey surety.