Evening journal., 1891-05-12
LAST EDITION
COUNTY COURT.
Several Petty Criminals Sentenced to
short Prison Terms.

Several Petty Criminals Sentenced to
short Prison Terms.
The Court OF General Sessions recon
vened at 80 o'clock Yesterday afternoon
Andrew Jackson pleaded guilty to the
larcency Of cigars, pumpkins. and other
articles from N. 7. Price of Red Lion
hundred. Theodore Clark and N. T T.
Price gave The prisoner a bad character.
He was sentenced to one years imprison-
ment, one hour in the pillory and twenty
lashes next Saturday.
Leonard z. White. charged with driv-
ing s' away the horse and buggy
OF DR.. Peter Cooper last winter,
pleaded guilty, and was sen.
senced to three months Imprisonment
and hned $50 and costs Peter Leshwell,
charged with assault and battery with
intent to kill Peter skeifington, pleaded
not guilty. and Peter l.. Cooper was as
signed to defend him.
The Court of General Sessions of the
Peace and Jail Delivery. convened this
morning at 10 o'clock A number of
prisoners were placed in the dock.
Patrick Mclntire pleaded guilty to the
larceny Of two horse blankets from
Michael Reilly He was given a good
character, and IS this was his first offense
the corporal punishment was remitted
and sentence of three months inn
rrisonment imposed.
Elias Williams, colored, pleaded not
guilty to the charge Of stealing chickens
from David Cloud. Walter Bacon, ESQ
was assigned to defend him and the trial
was fixed for TO morrow morning
Samuel Sewen pleaded guilty to the
sharge Of stealing six watches from the
store Of Anthony Dinomme. Sentence
was deferred.
Sentence was also deferred In the case
of Frank Meechan aud Charles B Nor
ton, who pleaded guilty TO the charge Of
breaking into the stors of Henry B.
Alexander, and they will be enabled to
procure Witnesses as to character.
Michael Hayden, small boy, charged
with larceny, pleaded guilty, and Officer
Taylor, his father and another man gave
him good character, in consideration OF
which he escaped corporal punishment,
while term Of three months imprison
ment was imposed.
George Cummins, colored, charged
with the larceny Of watches from Will
liam Burgher. pleaded guilty and was
sentenced TO three months Imprisonment
with ave lRshes EeAt Saturday.
pied cobbler, charged with committing
an assault and battery with intent to
kill James skefington. was resumed
Leshwell was defended by Peter L.
Cooper.
James skeAiiagton detailed the
circumstances connected with the
assault, which occurred in Samuel
Mal2ney's shop on Front street last
February, whom Leshwell attacked him
with the knife and severely gashed his
throat Skefhngton gave his evidence
with many pantominic representations
which caused considerable merriment In
court. George Taylor, Who saw the
hnish Of tue fight swore that both were
drunk. He saw Sksffington on top of
Leshweil, crying out TO him not to cut
his throat
The prisoner was allow to give his
version Of the story, which was to the
effect that be had been assaulted by
Skefington and only acted in self
defence when he struck with the knife.
His story was believed and the court let
him off with one months imprison nent.
and fine Of 81 and costs Mr.. Cooper
conducted the case with marked ability
and made favorable impression.
Charles B. Evans moved to have
Parker Smith, colored, who committed
an assault and battery on Joseph Leach.
in Mill Creek hundred. on November 4.
discharged from prison. He argued that
as two terms had passtd since the com
mission Of the assault it would be illegal
to try him now.
The attorney general said that at the
two last terms there was a probability of
Leach dying and he could not have Smith
tried for assault when his crime might
be murder. BE asked for trial. A
decision was reserved.