The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-25
FOURTH EDITION


He Had Tempered with the Hank Boob
of Fame Cnstie, No. 2, A. q. IA. Of NJ
C., to the Amount at SI37.
After the opening OF the court this
morning Nelson X. Walker. colored
was sentenced to pay y fine of+l00. and
In default to serve three, months i'm
prisonment, he having pleaded
guilty to the charge OF lottery policy
writing.
THE HoUEs CASE.
The court ordered Jury drawn to
try the first count of fraudulently oh.
talned money az baIlee IRON Fame Cas-
tie. No. 2. A. q. X. OF NJ. q.
The State opened tho case BY placing
on tho stand William k. Johnson, a
member OF the society. 1t was his
duty to collect ~ cents each week
from the members. which no turned
over to the treasurer. Louis X lIoues.
On July rs, he received $3.50 from
Houes, which his receipt book showed.
o cross examination MIR. Bacon
asked the witness whose money tha
$3.50 was, ana he replied the Castles
as soon as 1t pissed into his hands.
Houes Is still n member OF the Castle
He did not think lioues was RESPONSE
BILE for the debts of the Castle. MIR.
Bacon asked the witness II he person.
convert the money to his own use and
he replied that ha did not.
John Percy is the recording aecre.
tary OF Fame Castle, No. 2. A. o. X. NJ.
q. The bank book was used before
MIR. Houes WAS treasurer.
On October 81 he suspected some
thing wrong with the bank book. He
casually glanced over the book ut
that time and marked in his report
bank book report correct Later he
looked over the book, and noticed q
change in the figures. which led him
TO mnke an Investigation.
ON the 10 lowing meeting night he
requested that the bark book be ex.
amined, which was done. and the de-
tlc'cnoy. amounting TO Sl37, discover
ell iio WAS rot present at the time.
and when he came In was confronted
with the charge. lie admitted tho de-
ilclency and said that he would refund
the money before January &.
William Butt Is the bookkeepar OF
the Union National Bank lIe exam
ined the bank book and found the last
entry had been made on July 9Th.
Charles VAIN was present when
Houes admitted the theft. 1t was In
Magistrate Smiths office. when lIoues
snid he had taken the money and
spent it,
Thomas G. Hogue was also present
when itoues confessed tho theft. lie
said if.tiny would give him until Janu.
AIRY g. he would pny it all, hut If they
cent him to court they would not get
a cent.
William A. Beerbrower is the presld.
ing officer of thee nstle and saw Mr..
johnson turn the money over to Houes
h" prosecution then rested, AS did
also the defense. without presenting
any further testimony.
After minute review OF the tesil.
mony SIR. Nicholson closed. Mr.. In
con began his argument at IL;
O'Clock. lie contcnded that the Grim,
had not been completed. iouea being
as much an owner OF the money a,
any other member of tho order
Tho court said that after each Nom
ter had contributed TO ono common
fund IL was no longer their own per
sonal property. His personal owner
ship ceased Mr.. Bacon t'egan his ar
4 Sument, during which he said thal
\ tho Attorney General had been bull
dozed" into the case by certain pur
4 ties, or no would have abandoned it.
4 On Mr.. Bncon comuletiiig his argu
mont the jury retired ut l3.i5 o'clock
The case OF tile State vs.. Alexander
MrGovCrn was nolle pressed. Me
Govern was charged with highway
robbery upon Joseph Hayes. Hayes
was fined $40 and costs ful contempt,
he falling To- obey the summons of The
court