Evening journal., 1894-02-10
TWO MORE HEAVY FINES
Stroud and White Must Pay
$1,000 Each.
NO GROUND FOR COURT oLBMBNCy

Maggie MoManus Sent to Jail FOR Three
Months for Stealing Coods-Her Com
panions WIN Be Tried in May-Leyy
Paid His Fine-w Walker Changed His
Plea.
DR.. ]. T. " Blocksom was called to
the stand yesterday afternoon and testi'
fed that Edward 4. Stroud was
unable to come into court The court
stated that the case would be disposed ot
at this term, but let it rest until this
morning.
In opening the case against Thomas
White Deputy Attorney. General Giles
said there were policy hesdquai ters In
several cities in the United States. The
drawings were made twice day and
telegraphed over the country. The local
offices announce the winners. The odds
are great aud the game seductive IL is
the lowest and most despicable manner
Of gambling, the odds being sometimes
100 to /.
The first witness was Sergeant Eugene
Massey. He testified TO arresting White
at No 9 East Third street on February
., and taking him to the City Hall
Sergeant George Welsh said he had
played policy. He examined the policy
books presented by the state. and iden
titled them as having been dropped In the
City Hall by White and picked up by an
officer.
Sewell Whitlock. who was arrested for
policy writing on Wednesday and turned
states evidence, was put on the stand
as an expert on policy playing. He ex-
emplfed the workings Of the game
Mr. Giles-"What numbers correspond
with the Chicken Bow'Y
80 II %" was the reply. IF negro
dreams of the police he plays on the
| Police Row which is 2S-35 60 If he bad
a dream of fire. he would play the Fire
| Row, 6 46 g. Policy is a matter OF 81
perstition.
Florence Miller, q stout mulatto woman
with more impudence than anything else,
testified that she bought q policy slip
from White and paid him FIVE cents, on
Tatnal street.
Mr. Gnes-"That was Tatnall street in
this city2'
"Of course, there haln't no other Tat
nall street
"And in New Castle countyY
Supposed to be
"And State of Delaware2
Supposed to be "
And the city OF Wilmingtonf'
"R'ght here. where / was borned.
the state closed its case and Mr..
Smalley said:
1--WE have no witnesses and no testi-
mony. It is almost impossible, from the
nature of the case. to get testimony.
shall ask the court to charge the jury
that il must be satisfied from the testi-
monv that Thomas White, on or before
january 20. was concerned in p0licl
writing ana sold policy to Florence Nil
ler"
The case was submitted without srgu-
ment and, after short charge, the jur.
went TO its room. In a short time it re-
turned a verdict of guilty.
Trying an Alleged Chicken Thief
winiam,H. Faucet, William Walke
and John Young, colOred accused o
stealing twenty chickens from Roa'
Commissioner Newton J. Derrickson, o
r near Elsmere, were put in the box
| Walker and Young had previousl
pleaded guilty Faucet pleade,
=. not guilty and secured Lilburi
Chandler to defend him Christopher L
Ward conducted the prosecution.
d The state called Mr.. Derrickson, Polio
t Captain Chambers, Police Officers Whit
and Nealy, who testified TO the arres
and the finding Of feathers.
William Walker was put on the stan
to peach" on his pals He said Faucet
, led the way to Derrickson's roosti
Walker and Young went inside an
s grabbed chickens" while Faucet
n watched. They took them back Of th
building and "stuok" them. Wake
said he hailed from Smyrna, but was nc
driven away from there for stealth
chickens.
John Young gave similar testimony.
u While the state was putting in II
I case. some excitement was caused by
IS stout man in the audience haviRg a
i epileptic ft
It The defense called Daniel w. Mssse.
Q John Elliott, Mary Ray, w. Il. Mile
}; George H. Mccall Thomas Curlet
d Councilman Ratledge and others.
II Before the defense had finished cou
y adjourned.
HIS Text "The Golden Calf"
As soon as the names of the juro
IS were called this morning the Fauce
rt hearing was resumed Mr. Cnandl
y called Ada Hurtt j. Jackson Pierce, 81
A the prisoner.
Of Faucett denied that he went out on
A chicken stealing expedition with Walk
IN and Booth. He said ne had dominic
OF white and Plymouth rock chickens
i'd his own. On the night Of the chick
stealing he was sitting home resdii
from the Bible to his wife. His text "
''The Gelden Calf
by Counsel were given twenty minut
90 each for argument
lo White aud Stroud Sentenced.
~ The court was in the same unmercif
Ihs frame of mind towards policy writers q
H0 morning. Edward T. Stroud, who 9
- pesred and pleaded guilty, and Thom
White who pleaded not guilty, a
- was convicted by a jury, We
sentenced to pay $1,000 fne or be il
prisoned for one year. Stroud oI
pleaded guilty to one court and the sta
entered plea of nolle prosequi in
: other. Elk Mayor Harrington asked
clemency for his client but the court 81
. he was an old offender and mi
Il have tha f1l1 canfeuce of the law 81