Evening journal., 1895-05-08
THE DIRE WAGES or SIN
The Judges of the General
Sessions Make Out the Pay.
THR COUNTY, IuRoRs DIaAaaEEp.

Number OF ylolAtors Of the Law
Unwittinely Accepts Them Trans
gressors who win Repent Their
Breaches Of the statutes-Ths moEIrov
Jury Disagrees.
In General Sessions this morning James
Trusty. colored, was arraigned. He stole
some meat from butcher on King street
ard will serve a month for IT,
Nellie Fields, colored charged with
larceny Of lot Of articles from Mrs. ].
Frank Davis, Of No. POI Washington
street, pleaded guilty. The court SEN
tenced her to pay s47 05 restitution
money and be imprisoned for six months.
Harry Mason. colored, larceny, said he
was sixteen years old. The court doubted
this, and, ,as one of the lawyers remarked.
he would be OF age by election day, the
sentence was to pay 81 30 restitution
money, and serve thirty days
William Michael Byrne rs counsel for
Samuel Black. oolored entered plea Of
guilty to writing policy slips. at the same
time asking for leniency on the ground of
previous good character. The Judge
said that that fact and the additional
one h It he had good counsel. would have
great weight. He fned Black 800 In
default OF which he will serve a month in
jail. II is very probable that his address
for the next month will be New Castle
Julius Anderson, colored, was charged
with chicken stealing. The evidence
WAS not sufficient TO convict, and as
Julius's atepson, Howard Piner, pleaded
guilty to taking the fowls, julius WAS
discharged with caution never to come
back As he was leaving the room he
remarked. No, air, I'll try and neyah
come heah again.
Howaid Plner, colored pleaded guilty
TO stealing chickens near Middletown.
He WIS sent to the Ferris Reform School
Melinda Jacobs colored, was charged
with the tapping OF the till OF Butcher
kumpfel at Middletown. Owing to her
youth aents nee was deferred In order to
permit her to secure bond for her good
behavior 10 the future.
Bob" Allen, colored for larceny at the
house OF Thomas Malln ard John
Webster at Shellpot, pleaded guilty. and
will take two years and ten lgsheH for
one and one year aud ten lathes for the
other offenae.
Robert Jefferson and Henry Irons, both
colored, got one month each for larceny
J he grand jury returned true bill
against Emil Ffank who stole quantity
Of stuff from Herman Lang Hs has not
} been arraigned yet The bill against
I samuel J Stanley was ignored
, At II s5 this morning the jury In the
case against John p McElroy, for
assault on Bernard Farren. came in.
Foreman James Nj Ball said that the
. Jurors stood eleven for acquittal and ont
e for conviction, and that they could not
agree They we're discharged Jamel
0arlin Is said to he the Juror FOL
conviction. 0ne Of the Jurors. Isan'
Green, WAS over the age Of exemption
aud Judge Cullen told him he need no
serve unless he desired. 4 replied tina
be felt as well as when hs came, and he
was allowed to remain on the panel
q At IL So the grand jury came Ia ant
% handed up batch OF indictments Their
being no further business to act on th
3 jury was discharged with the thanks o.
\ the court,
There were seven indictments hsnde
up and the prisoners were at once broueh
into court. Samuel Black was aRAii
arraigned on technical charge 0
policy writing, which Che attorney
general said he would nolle proseqr
The Indictment. Mary Thomas, 10
It gambling Frank Crofft. Frank Higgins
il larceny; William S Harris, Williar
: Dutton and Edward WRrdsll, burglary
! All OF them pleaded guilty excep
y Wardell None were sentenced.
Samuel 7 Hill, boy aged R5eut Il
d years, was charged with breaking into
e. house with intent to steal Peter
X Cooper appeared for him aud after pros
ing good character, action WAS defsrre'
. as in the case Of Burnhsm and Lewis.
y Court took recess until $50, whe
'h Wardells case will come up
he In Superior Court.
81 In Superior Court John Blggs, attorns
TO for defendant In the case OF Shannan an
Wrightson Hardware Company VS.. Hem
or K. Armstrong, MADE motion to stril
the case from the calendar AS Superb
=, Court Is not In session action was DOS
hl p0ned until next Monday.
Mr. Biggs also mads a motion to def
the suit OF Hartman & Fshrsnbsch Bre
IL ing Company VS. Maria Newell. uni
the September term. This was granite
ed Completing New Railway Curves.
Railway workmen to day complet
- L.. n,