Evening journal., 1895-09-17
BOULDEN AND HIS PLEA.
Court Heard it But Did Not
Strain the Quality of Mercy.
OAr AND FlVs YEARs

ncter-"Buck" Cunnineham's Pal Goes |
over tho River for Two Years aud
WIN Hug the ''Old Lady" aud BE
Caressed by the Cat.
The Court Of General Sessions did not
fully settle down tn It's work OF retri- |
button Yesterday a"trnoon. Only two
men passed beneatl the yoke. They
we're John Johnson and Samuel Chippey |
who pleaded guilty to carry ing concealed |
deadly weapons and received the sentences
OF ten days a New Castle with the same
cheorfulness Of spirit that they would
have evlnced had the sentences been
ouud-trip Il ksts TO the ssashore
Attorney General Nisholson entered a
plea Of nolle prostqui Ia the case OF the
State VS. John p. MeElroy. charged with
committing assault upon Barney FaTren
Mac was tiled at the last term Of court,
bat the Jury disagreed aud the attorney
general did not think 10 txpedient TO
push the case any further
William McGrAnn, alias "Backy
McGlnnis, WILL II he Is ever In position
TO do so. erect a monument TO tho
memory OF the present grand Jury A
/ grand Inquest which does not have TO
consider "Bucky's' frRiltes Is q rarity
aud one which ignores a bill Of Indictment
brought against him Is phenomenon.
/ He was arrested on May 10 by
/ Policeman Scott the accusation being
that he robbed August Neuman OF s.
AZ Justisou street and Railroad
avenue He wes held for court aud the
| bill feat TO the grand jury yesterday
afternoon IL was promptly ignored
Should "Buoky" put up the monument,
william Doyens will not be ct the un
Yelling He has 3 grievance which will
necessarily prevent him from delivering
the oration. The same grand jury which
refused to believe that "Bucky' stole
the 50 was only too prone to take
favorable view Of the state prosecutors
note relative TO Doyens cTrying con
cesled deadly weapon, and brought 10
a true bill accordingly.
| William Patton, tough looking young
white man. was put IN the dock this
morning charged with breaking aud en-
tering. The specifications were she steal
ing OF a pair Of trousers, a watch aud q
gun from the farmhouse ot William j. K
Wilson, IN ChrlstianG hundred on August
20 He plesdsd not guilty.
william Knottg WAS the hrst Witness
called he said that he assisted In The
capture, being assisted by James aud
Henry White, both colored. who heard
Of the theft and pursued Patton on
horseback They Ia turn oorroborAted
the statement made by knotts The
te1timony went TO show that 'Buck"
Cunningham was with Patton and that
they drew revolvers upon their pursuers,
) but did not stop them In the pursuit and
, capture
James Jefferis, eolored, testified "a
dispatching Knots and the white boy IN
pursuit when he saw Patton and
{ Cunningham making of with the things
Mr.. Wilson testified to meeting the
/ men with Patton ia custody and said that
, the goods found In their possession were
his
} The state rested aud Patton took the
stand In bis own bshslf He was sworn
. and told the jurors that he mol
Cunningham ia West Philadelphia
r They jumped a train for Baltimore aud
4 awoke at Newark On their waY back
/ | 20 WILMINGTON Buck went into Wilson 3
! | farmyard TO get a drink When he
came out he had the things and forced
the stock OF the qua upon Patton ia the
face of his protest They then made
( their dash across fslds to reach the
fence Ia Wilmington and dispose Of
4 the booty
Z The Jury went out aud in short tlml
% returned With q verdict OF guilty. The
5 court told Patton that he was not en-.
+, titled to the courts lenienoy. The
q sentence was one hour Ia the pillsry
4 twenty lashes on next Saturday, aud
n two ysars' imprisonment
y The reoogn,zancs OF Carlan Cochran
4 Indicted for carrying concealed a deadly
n weapon. was forfeited BY reason o
Il his non appearance when his nam
% was called and an attachment, return
It able forthwith. was granted on motioi
Il Of Attorney General Nicholson Hi
II hail piece IS his grandmother, Hsrrie
d Dempsey.
Shortly after II o'clock the grand jur
fled ia aud presented the following tru
bills Charles Boulden, colored, assault
= With intent to commit murder; Pete
y ID. Rlas. colored, two indictments for tn
:, same ofense. bis victims being william
- johnson and Andrew Raisen, OF Odessa
y John Smith. carving concealed dead
y weapon; Howard Waters, larceny.
Rias pleaded not guilty to bot
y indictments. relating to the Odessa oul
y rage and said that he wanted awe
u to defend him, prsferring josiah Marvel
n aud the court made the appointment
u The case WAS continued until TO MORO y
Boulden, an IS year cid colored boy
entered a plen Of guilty TO the sefiou
charge Of murderously assGultlng Alea
M ander Smith, colored. Of Hockessif
ls smith was placed on the stand and tol
90 the story Of the shooting. He said tins
u the bullet lodged in his bresst-bon'
~ They had never had trouble before
~ DR. John Ball testified to the nature {
~ the wound.
ls Detective McVey infomed the coui
u that Boulden was captured In Lancasts
y and brought back TO Delaware by McVe
" on reqnisition papers.
=" Ia imposing sentence the chief justi'
said:
e. "You are indicted for assault wit
10 intent to mmit murder You have
he thank providence and not yourself thl
rn you are not here being tried for murdl
I'd which would involve Jour own In
ha Your act seems TO have been col
~ blooded and deliberate While you ha'
"a pleaded guilty, this Is one OF the exec
al tlonal cases where We feel that there a
no mitigating circumstances whatev
and the full penalty should be impos'
to deter other persons from the crime
na The sentence was 81. 600 fne one hoI