Evening journal., 1891-10-28
FRlssY aers THREE YEARS.


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Hard Labor.
After District Attorney Watson and
O. Oscar Bessley, prisoners counsel. In
the case OF the United States We. Moses
Frsby. had concluded argument before
the Jury In the fraudulent bounty appli
cation. yesterday, the Jury was charged
at length by Judge Wales After being
out for half an hour the jurymen filed
into the cour. room aud announced that
they had agreed upon verdict Of guilty.
II was thought that the jury would dis
agree, as the evidence was conflicting
but the jurors doubtless credited the
sworn statewe nts Of the colored war
veterans that there was but one Jim
Frisby in Company |, Sixth Regiment
United States colored troops, whilst !
was there
Hezekiah Harrington, who was
charged with receiving a pension certin
cate as pledge, pleaded guilty, and
made the following statement.
Matthew Goslin of Wilmington came
TO Harrington last July and offered his
pension papers as collateral security He
directed the postmaster to give the
papers to me Soon afterwards be re
turned to Wilmington and then heard
that he had sworn out q warrant for me
for holdl1g the papers had given him
goods to the amount Of 500 9S. had no
knowledge that 1t was violation Of the
law to accept the certificate When the
deputy marshal wrote to me about the
matter, wrote back asking for advice
| had given Mr. Goslin the goods simply
as an accommodation
Several witnesses testified 70 the good
character Of the defendant, and Judge
Wales said that there was evidently no
intent to violate the law The sentence
was $40 hne and costs, or about 500
Goslin was arrested rnd will be tried at
the January term for offering his pension
paperr as pledge.
When court opened this morning there
was some difficulty in getting the ma
chlnery Of the court in operation. at.
torney Bessley had Rot arrived from
Philadelphia and Moses Frisby, his client,
was detained in the dock until after his
arrival Detectives Hawkins and Hatton
did not answer to their names as wit
nessss and on this account the counter.
felt case was held back until they we're
brought into court
At 1890 o'clock the case was opened
and the following jury was drawn:
Theodore Manor, David Clark. George
W. Gray, William W. Hurdle, Joseph
Petitdsmsuge. S q. Baynard, Elias N.
Moore, William v. Slppie, Horace Sudler,
John Garrison, William A. Cochran.
David Ekoff E. B Frazer and Edward
Farmar were challenged by this district
attorney.
The prisoners had no counsel aud were
allowed to summon two witnesses
George M. Beeson Was the first witness
He was one Of the boys who sold score
cards on the Wilmington Fair grounds
during the recent exposition On the
afternoon Of Thursday, September
10, Robert Cassidy and John
Harkins approached bin and Cassidy
said 4 want a score card. and handed
him dollar that was produced in evil
dence Hsrkins said Give me one, too. y he
gave them 80 cents In change and then
discovered that the dollar was q bad one.
By this time Cassidy and HArkins wers
running toward the gates Tbs witness
hurried towards Detective Hatton, who
went with him and srrested the two who
were then near Haywood's restaurant
Detective George t. Hstton corrobo-
rated this evidence Detective JAmess.T.
| Hawkins swore that after the two de
/ PENDANTS had been arrested. Cassidy said
We've got ourselves Into a heap Of
trouble for = small sum Of money.
In the absence Of any eounsel FOR the
defendants. Judge Wales cross-ques-
toned all the witnesses for the prosecu-
ton and gave the defendants each an op-
portunity to ask questions and make
statements. They produced as wit.
nesses Peter Cassidy and Harry
NJ. Mullen, who swore that they
and the defendants we're seated
together near the grand stand from II
o'clock that morning until the men were
arrested Their testimony was not shat
tered by the distriet attorneys cross
questioning. but the defendants both
made rambling statements which aid
thsir cause but little good.
Sentences Passed.
Before the morning session adjourned
Moses Frisby the signer Of fraudu lent
bounty application was sentenced to !
years at hard labor
Isaac Anderson and Joseph Andy,
colored. who pleaded guilty to being &C
completes Of Frisby. were each sentenced
to 81. 600 fine and costs, or thirty days
imprisonment, as the defendants could
not pay the fne
Robert Cassidy and John Harkins hav-
ing been adjudged guilty, were each
sentenced TO one years Imprisonment at
hard labor and 81 600 fine.