The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-13
FIFTH EDITION.
SANDERS GETS -FOUR YEARS.
lie Pleads GuilIy TO RobbinR aud Cut
ting n United Stntes nIuli Pouch.

lie Pleads GuilIy TO RobbinR and Cut
ting n United States Mali Pouch.
For cutting open with n knife and
riiling tho contents Of United States
mall pouch on the night OF August 2s.
William Sanders. colored, pleaded
guilty to the charges before the Uni
ted States Court this morning. He
was not represented by counsel.
The drst indictment was drawn I'M
der the statutes OF the United States
No. 5i69 and under 1t he was sentenc cd
70 three years imprisonment. On
the second indictment that OF cutting
the bag, he was sentenced to one
years imprisonment at hard labor and
to pay fine of 300.
The charges to which Sanders plead
Oh guilty are worry serious, but owing
TO llls having plead guilty he escaped
with 90 light punishment.
On The evening OF August 2Sth inst.
he accompanied mail messenger Grim
mage to the Baltimore and Ohio de-
pot TO assist him in despa tcblng the
mail. The train on which the poliches
were to be delivered was late. and
Grinnage having to despatch other
mail, asked Sanders II he would put
the mail going north aboard the train.
lie consented to do so. and on the
trains arrival, placed 1t aboard.
On an incoming train was pouch
containing maiiable matter for points
along the Delaware railroad. This
bouch Sanders secured and after
carrying 1t to the Rosendale Park
riiled IL oil Its contents and threw tho
bag away, 1t was found the next day
and on that evening Post Office In-
spector Maxwell arrested the prisoner.
In the bag there were SEQ 900 in
checRS money orders aud postal notes.
All OF this WINS recovered.
Sanders will be taken to the Kings
County New York PonItentiary In q
few days to serve out his sentence.
lie 10 the second man to be sentsn-
ced To that institution from this city
during the past year his predecessor
being 7. 1. Il. Smith, who delrauded
tho First National Bank.
CONTINUED GASES.
AT orney levi Bird. counsel for John
ii Former, indicted for selling liquor
without a Government license at
i5iack'hr1. motioned for a continuance
In the case OF his client until Friday
morning. IT was granted.
Attorney Bird also repI esents Isaac
Nnilor, indicted for using tho mails as
carrier for obscene letters. MIR.
Bird asked for u continuance until
Monday morning, but as the court
lus to sit in the Philadelphia Court OF
| Appeals on that day. tho case was con-
tlnued without n set date.
District Attorney Watson asked for
tho continuance of the ton charges
against Dennis Dougherty. nine for
falling to eilnce the revenue stamps
on empty liquor kegs and ono for SELL
| ing liquor without a Government Ii.
eeh5e. The cases were continued un-
III the November term Of the district
court. ii. Ii. Ward represents the dc.
PENDANT.
The two cases against Angelic Clca-
tollo oil selling without Government
license were also continued until Fri-
day. MIR. Watson snid there would
| probably be some arrangements made
between the prosecution and the do.
Tense whereby the cases may be dis.
missed.
Three indictments against Julia
Hanrahan OF failing to efface the
stamps on emptied liquor casks, we're
also continued until Friday on recon-
mendation OF Mr.. Watson. Mr.. Ward
represents the defendant.
Tho Grand Jury last night returned
true bill against Captain James II.
! Miilman for pluudering tho wrecked
schooner, William G. bee, during the
last severe storm.
Mr.. Watson asked for 'continuanco
in he case until Friday morning. John
BigEs represents the defendant.
The witnesses in all the cases, ex-
ceptlng that .of Sanders and the jur-
ors wero thor discharged until Friday
morning at 10 o'clock
| At the session yesterday afternnon,
Captain J. ii. Warrington, OF Milton.
witness In the Nuilor CASE, was com.
| PEELED to pay tho cost OF m attach
inent, he having been one hour late In