Evening journal., 1894-05-08

/ ne tthhluu ol lnt OOull OF ntutIhl
Sessions yesterday afternoon was quite
prosy There was scarcely a ripple of
excitement TO repay the large audience
for its attendance.
Chief Justice Lore did not sit Judge
Cullen presided in his stead
George Clark, a young white man suf-
fering from footwear kleptomania, pleaded
guilty to the charge Of stealing pair Of
shoes from John Thomas.
Judge Cullen-"Have you ever been
here before2"
Yes, sir; four years ago
"What was your offense2'
| Stealing shoes
'The sentence Of the court is that you
| pay costs, 75 cents restitution money, re-
ceive ten lsshes and be imprisoned for
FIVE months"
Clark took his sentence with a smile.
David, alias Buck" Cunningham,
white, pleaded not guilty to stealing
| 1872 yards of sateen, worth S149 02,
from the mills Of the Joseph Bancroft
and Sons Company, but entered plea Of
guilty to receiving the goods so stolen.
This the court would not allow Detec
tive McNey went over to the box and
talked with Cunningham for some time
At the conclusion of the conversation the
prisoner withdrew his plea Of not
guilty and substituted one Of guilty
The court. after hearing the statement
of R J. Forrest, imposed nine mouths
imprisonment, ten lashes and $29S o.
restitution money.
Harry Cox, indicted for assault and
battery upon John w. Scones, and for
whom a capias was issued last term,
failed to put in an appearance and, while
l s,.N, L.,
ported non est.
The abortion case against DR.. John
Cameron was continued until the next
term He is on Jacob Pusey's farm, in
Maryland, and too i'll to appear in court.
Ella Burnight, the prosecuting witness,
is also ont of the jurisdiction. The
witnesses were discharged
AT 345 o'clock, Attorney General
Nicholson reported to the court that
there would be no cases ready for trial
until to-day, and the petit jury was
discharged until 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
The state will not prosecute James
Hawkins, accused of obtaining goods
under false pretenses from Purnell Il.
Jones' Of MiddletOwn. e r. Cochran,
Jr counsel for Hawkins, will now bring
an &C ion for false imprisonment against
Jones.
At o'clock the grand jury, afte
returning true bills against the follow
{ ing prisoners, was discharged until II
Z o'clock this morning; Bernard Dorsey
James Mccullough, Daniel Gillespie
Edward Burke, Frank Sullivan, larceny
of 1S5 pounds of copper from the p, w
. & B Railroad Company; Robert Allen
. theft of pair of boots, valued at 81 20
from Nathan Perchman, on January 80
Edward Beeson. stealing revolver. anC
, Johni Burke, stealing clothing from l. w
Gibney's store.
. Beeson. Burke and Allen pleaded
guilty. Mccullough, Sullivan and Gil
lespie pleaded not guilty Burke an'
Dorsey were not present and their re-
. cognizances were forfeited. Burke'l
. surety is John J. OHara. Mrs Dorse,
was surety for her son. Capisses wer
issued for their arrest. +. r. Cochran
Jr., represented Gillespie
Court adjourned until 10 o'clock thi
), morning
Work Resumed This Morning.
y Chief Justice Lore did not sit this morn
- ing, still being indisposed Immediatel
after court reconvened Attorney Genera
Nicholson asked the court to remove tn
forfeiture Of the recognzances Of Ber
- nard Dorsey and Edward Burke, the
having put in an appearance. His re
< quest was granted Levi C. Bird wi
represent Dorsey and f. r. Cochran, Jr
will appear for Burke, Mccullough an
Gillespie They will be tried to-morroV
p morning
'' The following sentences were impose
]. on prisoners who had pleaded guilty:
l. Edward Benson, stealing a revolver
Dc FIVE lashes, one month in jail, and
cents restitution money; John Burke
q. larceny of clothing from I. w. GibneY
- one hour in the pillory, twenty lashel
three months Imprisonment and SOC
= restitution money; Robert Allen, larcen
II OF pair of boots, FIVE lRshes, thre
ie mouths imprisonment, 81 20 restitutio
money; Charles Kilson, carrying cor
n. cealed deadly weapon, unable to pay
fine, ten days Imprisonment.
.. Joseph Griffith pleaded not guilty
~ carrying concealed a deadly weapon
He subsequently withdrew his plea an
e. was sent over for ten days.
Outside of the Jurisdiction.
James J. Gibson, the morocco mai
accused Of obtaining goods and none
under false pretenses from Marquise
Co, should feel relieved. He will not
tried
In entering plea of nolle proseql
Attorney General Nicholson said: II
the case of James j. Gibson l desire
state that it was only yesterday that
was able to get all the witnesses, WI
were non-residents, here. find that u
circumstances alleged occurred outsi'
Of our Jurisdiction therefore there 7
nothing to do but enter 3 .nolle proseq
In both cases
The remaining cases against Cunning
ham, Sweeney and Maggie McMsnu
now doing time for stealing sateen fro
, Bancrofts mills, were disposed Of. TV
were retired and one nolle prosecuted.
Light Sentence for Faucet.
/. William Faucett, colored, through b
III counsel, Lilburn Chandler, withdrew
plea Of not guilty of stealing the chicke
Of man by the name Of Derrickso
"Ths jury disagreed in his case at {
- February term" said Mr.. Chandler, IA
he proved a previous good character