Evening journal., 1894-05-09
M GRAN HIS OWN LAWYER
But His Tact and Chain Of
Evidence Didn't Save Him.
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
That is the Bill Found Against the Ital-
Ian slasher and on which He Must
Stand TriaI-Mr. Pickett Files His LII

Ian slasher and on which He Must
Stand TrIaI-nIr. Pickett Files His LII
oense Remonstranoes.
Chief Justice Lore is still unable to
attend court and Judge Cullen presided
this morning
The first work Of the Court Of General
Sessions yesterday afternoon was the
sentencing of batch of prisoners who
had pleaded guilty previous to the noon
adjournment.
Charles Dumpson and Samuel Demby.
colored, operating a sweat cloth, 500
fine, or. in default of payment, two
months imprisonment.
Howard Walters, colored, larceny OF
clothing, three months imprisonment
and ten lashes.
Nathaniel Willots, forgery, $500 fine,
one hour In the pillory and three months
in jail.
Jerry Simpson, a colored boy who
drove of with a horse, was sent to the
Ferris Industrial School for an indefinite
period.
BuclSy SIcGInnIs His Own Counsel.
William McGran, alias "BuclSy McGin
not fine clothes, conducted his own case
with all the tact, energy and abandon of
lawyer. All he lacked was eloquence
and previous good reputation. He made
very favorable impression upon the
jurors and caused them to deliberate
some time before bringing In their YER
diet of guilty.
McGran was charged with the larceny
of n af tvh hirh
was found in his possession, cut into
pieces Patrick f. Walsh, a plumber Of
No. 915 Lancaster avenue, ..swore that he
loaned a copper colored pump to Mrs.
Mary Bollen, Of his neighbofh fhood. dur
ing the winter and the next time ne saw
1t was when he was called to the police
station to identify the remains. When
he saw 1t at the police station it was
broken iuto bits Mrs. Bollen swore
that she laid the pump outside her
kitchen on Sunday, April 8. Soon
afterward she saw the iprisoner walking
past her house Officer, Eugene Massey
saw the prisoner with a box OF copper
in his possession. AS soon as the
prisoner saw Massey coming, lie dropped
the box aud fed
All the witnesses were piled with
questions by McGran, who finally
outlined his defense to the jury and
called to the stand Chief Of Police
Dolan, Captain Kane, Harry Mullin and
/ John Lslly. The former verified his
statement that he had confessed that
| two men working In a sewer on Front
street had handed him the box Of copper
to take to an East Side junk shop; that
be had asked for their arrest.
McGran swOre that he slept with
Mullin and Lslly on the night before the
pump was stolen and that, while walk
| ing up town James Walters and Joseph
/ Dugan, whose names he had given tc
the police, handed him the copper tC
sell. When he saw the officers coming
he thought he was wanted for an alleged
assault, and that is why he ran.
He was sentenced to three months
| imprisonment, ten lashes and TO pay $ls
restitution money.
Policy Better Than Honesty.
True bills we're returned against Ed
ward Green and Edward Chippey, col
ored, for lottery policy writing. Upor
srraignment they pleaded not guilty.
FainO's Neck Endangered.
In the case Of murder against Mlchae
Faino, for killing Carlo Ruva at No. TO-
Market street. the grand jury, aftel
hearing three witnesses returned bill
of murder Ia the 6rst degree. The triR
will begin on next Wednesday.
Joseph M. Mccullough, Bernard Dor
sey, Daniel Gillespie, Edward Burke ant
Frank Solomon, who pleaded guilty q
stealing quantity of copper from th
p, w. & B. Railroad Company, were put Il
the dock. With the exception of Solomon
reform school boy. they proved thei
previous good character. Mr.. Bird aske'
the court to be- lenient with Dorsey, h
being the only support Of a wldowe'
mother.
Dorsey got fifteen days and the other
one month in jail The court said
was painful TO It 20 pass sentence oi
such young men, but hoped 1t would b.
q lesson to them to conduct themselve
properly in the future.
George Chippey aud Edward Green
colored novices in lottery policy writing
withdrew their plea of not guilty. The
were sentenced to pay fine Of $40
each, and to be imprisoned for one mont
In default of payment The court warne
them that they would receive the ful
. penalty of the law If they were eve
i caught writing policy again.
!. KinsIow Wants Witnesses.
p Victor b. Woolley, counsel fC
Charles Kinslow, indicted for assRu
. with ,intent to commit rape, filed a
affidavit, asking that four witnesse
material to his defense be subpenae
and the costs paid by the state. he bein
INDECENT. The witnesses named wei
Oily johnson, George AThatcher, GeorG
Hayes and Joseph CAulk.
| The prisoner stated in his affidavit this
be expects ito prove by then that u
prosecutrix made statement that 1
assault, with intent to commit rape, WI
made upon her. The prosecuting witnei
is an unprepossessing young colored 81
named Susan Price.
License Remonstrances Filed
Interest in the License Court WI
awakened to day William S Pricket
attorney for the Law and Order Societ
| filed remonstrances against ali the ne
/ anulicants and a number Of 1.-THE old one