Evening journal., 1895-02-07
ELECTION CASES OFF.
Nine of Them Nolle Prosecuted
on Imperfect Indictments.
ATTORBBY-aBEER NOT TO BLAME

Tie Drew the indictments Specific Enough
hut the Grand Jury Ignored Them-of-
Tenders Against the Law PunIahed-rhe
Day IN the Upper Court.
w ben the Court of General Sessions
convened yesterday Judge Cullen de-
livered his charge to the jury. He
defined the statute and 4 welt particu-
larly on the fact tl.t If the man
registered twice. and he knew 1t. 1t was
IN violation OF the law. The jury retired
and returned at 30, after two hours
deliberation, with a verdict Of guilty and
q recommendation to mercy.
James Hinsen, colored, who pleaded
guilty to embszzling $40 from his
blind father, Marcellus Hlnson. December
"a, was sentenced TO ons months Inn
prlsonment. this being his first offense,
and the g. and jury having reco mmended
him to mercy
George Johns. colored for carrying
concealed deadly weapon, was given
ten days in New Castle He has served
over two months already
John Reed who pleaded guilty to
larceny OF goods from James Cohen, WAS
sentenced to receive fifteen lashes and be
imprisoned three months
George Little, alias Rotten" Wilson,
pleaded guilty to robbing the house Of
A o Wiyel Justice Lore said that on
two previous occasions the prisoner had
been before the court. and had received
Eve end three yesrs respectively. ',You
seem 10 make this state the place for
your deprsdAtions. said the judge "ar
We propose to break II up ~ possible by
innioting the full penalty OF the law
You will on next Saturday, between the
hours of 10 and stand one hour To the
plllory, be whipped with twenty lsshes,
be imprisoned for three yesrs, pay resti
tuition money fll0, and pay costs Of
prosecution.
Counsellor William + Smalley repre- :
senting the alleged bogus Polish priest,
John Raczfzswskl asked for continu
ance until Friday, which was granted
The case Of Noah Vincent, colored. was
taken up He Is charged with illegal
registration. j Percy Nields represent.
ing him, made long argument In sup-
port Of q motion to quash, on the grounds
that the indictment was defective, IN
the rules Of pleadlngs
Attorney General Nicholson followed
with an able argument
The grand jury handed ia their in
dictmentn and its report and was then
discharged The prisoners were ar
raigned. Alexander Wortembury, colored
charged with stealing so 70 from Thomas
Morris, Of No 9 BrGdy'a court, December
Is pleaded guilty.
William Csrberry, white, larceny Of 9
lquEutitY Of jewelry etc, from JOSEPH
u Boyd. no. 2207 Market street, Decem.
Der 20, also pleaded guilty.
Charles Coleman aud Joseph Walker
c,lored, arrested by railroad detectivel
for robbing car OF hosiery, pleaded
guilty TO having the goods, but not tC
the stealing OF them.
The endictment against J. Pusey
Smith and Harry Jacobs, for keeping /
gaming table Was ignored.
In the Court of General Sessions thii
morning Judge Cullen rendered
decision in the case OF Noah Vincent
colorsd. charged with Illegal registration
In which he held that the indictment wal
defective in that 1t does not set fortE
clearly the ohense. No blame car
attach 10 the attorney general
however, as he has clearly done all that
lay In his power. The indictment wau
quashed
Attorney General Nicholson stated
that the original indictments had beer
drawn according to preeedents in his
office. But anticipating that this very
question would arise he drafted nlns
indictments which set forth the oifsns'
more specifically. These were ignorsC
by the grand Jury and in consequences hi
was compelled to 90 before the court OF
the original papers.
The indictments against Noah Vincent
Alfred Rsy, John B. Ginder, Edward J
Gibbons. Albert Greenage. Nicholas
BostwIck and Frank Carberry, three, wer,
Dolle prosecuted, leaving only the easel
against John Lally. Patrick Munday
TO be tried
H. q Ward appeared for John Cald
we'll, indicted for keeping q gsmini
table, and pleaded guilty. he stated K
the court that Caldwell was a married
man, without means to pay a large fine
That the games we're run with no IN
tention OF profit. The court imposed q
fine Of 800 or three months.
William Gleason, charged with run.
ming gaming table also pleaded guilty
! Il u H. " nAht @hA n INV AAo W
imposed. Amos Slosser, held for thl
same charge was discharged, as he Wa
, an employs simply, and the indiotmen
was nnlle prosecuted
William Carberry, who pleaded guilt,
OF stealing was arraigned Bernard
McVey, detective, testified to his formei
good character He was sentenced TO pa
J g5 restitution money and be imprlsonet
, fer three months
Coleman and Walker, the colorsd mel
who pleaded otguilty to stealing hosier,
from 8 car on the P w. & B road. wer
rsmanded to the custody Of the sheriff
until 60 morrow morning when their trla
will be taken up
The case Of John Lally. charged witt
violating the election laws, was take
up At - o'clock.
; When the Lally case was called ther
was a slight delay caused by tn
, failure OF the defendant TO show uT
although he was seen In court bu
few minutes before. A depnt
sheriff was sent out to hunt him uE
Harvey WhltemAn and Victor 3
Woollsy appeared for him. Pending th
appearance of Lllly. Mr.. Whitemal
made motion TO quAsh the indictment 0