Evening journal., 1893-09-27
ONE YEAR FOR GALLON
The Sharp Young Man Who
Lived BY His Wits.
THE STATE ACCEPTED HIS PLEA

Charges of Forgery NoIle Prosecuted
by the state-A Black beauty on
Trial for Stealing Marked Bills Be
longing to Herrick-Minor Offenders
Sentenced.
In the Court of General Sessions, yes
terday afternoon, julius Krauspe, the
Ninth street dealer in sporting equip.
ment, was fined $25 and costs for selling
pistol to a minor. He pleaded guilty.
Deputy Attorney General Giles, for the
state, and Alan Cunningham, for the de-
fense, asked the court to exercise its
| cemency in the prisoners behalf.
Krauspe, after asking young Homer
Brennan II his father allowed bin to
have pistol and receiving an aiiirma
tive reply, sold one to him. While
Brennan was loading the weapon In the
store it went OF and killed little Edward
Crosby, his playmate.
Trial of Claude Hildebrand and
Thomas White was postponed until
November.
Attorney General Nicholson read an
affidavit made by State Detective Witsiln
II stated that Carrie f. Bently, the.
woman alleged TO have been raped on
the tug Isabel, and her husband, Julius
Bently, would not be able TO appear
against George White this term. The
court calendared the case for November
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In the General Sessions Court this
morning, the following sentences were
passed on prisoners who pleaded guilty
John Macy, colored. stealing a bicycle
from Mcdaniel & Merrihew, thirty days
John Warrington, stealing tools from the
| Wilmington Abattoir and Cold Storag,
Company, nine months, fifteen lashes
costs and SO IS restitution money Georg,
Goosebury, II years old, assault RnC
attempted highway robbery upon a bo,
named Peter b. Aldrich, t, n days; VII
liam Cnmmins, colored entering tn
house OF John Yukasld and stealing
jewelry, $50 fine and nine months i'm
-, prisonment.
In the case Of A. G B. Andeyson, &C
cused OF assaulting Election I0sDscto
James F. Farley, Walter H Hayes, o
counsel for the accused, asked the cour
to qussh the indictment on the grounl
that the Municipal Court chad exclusiv
jurisdiction He asked the court to fl
time for argument, but the matte
was carried over.
Sophia Bailey, an OK eyed colored dam
sci, was put on trial for stealing sums o
money from William s Herrick, wb
a last way, lived at No 5lS East Eevent
street She was represented by Victo
: B Wooley. Peter L. Cooper, Jr. COZ
= ducted.the prosecution. MIR. Herrick te
= titled that he caught her by setting trap
f with marked silver certificates.
' George Beckley. Herrick's prother-ir
law, testified that he was concealed bl
meath the bed and saw her steal u
: money from the chest He afterwarc
Q confronted her with the charge
T. MI Woolley called Sophia TO IL
! stand. She denied the theft and sal
she was not upstairs that night. 81
offered return money she had M
n stolen, to keep from being locked up
3 Matron White. of the police station
testified to finding 81 on the prison'
= when placed in her charge.
Q Elizabeth Clark, Of this city, and Re
Lebanon A. Purnell Of Philadelphi
g testified to the girls good characte
/. Both sides rested and ars ument was col
! cluded The charge was deferred unit
30 o'clock TINS afternoon.
One Year for Gallon.
. The last act in this mornings sessiC
o was the sentencing Of William b. Gallo
/ young, hopeful, but old offende
II accused Of two forgeries and thr
J. counts of obtaining money und
. false pretenses H. H. Ward, h
counsel, withdrew the plea of not gull
% and entered one of gailty
+ obtaining money under false pI
< tences The State accepted IL. N
10 Ward asked .the mercy of the coui
saying the prisoner had an aged al
! helpless mother dependent upon hiI
The deputy attorney general express
u the opinion that he was Of little comic
+ TO his mother
g The court gave GaIlions one year, q
Z warned him not to appear in the prise
i er's dock again The state nolle pro:
= quied the other cases against him.
n victimized dozens Of persons in, q
10 city.
TX On motion of d. g. Ward for Charl
ye +. Richards, of the Sussex bar, Franz
u H. Hoffecker was appointed commission
7. to take testimony in the divorce case
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