Evening journal., 1895-09-18
TOM NOLAN GETS OFF.
The Jury Would Not Convict
Him of Burglary.
LITTLE TERROR IN BIG PANTS
Munday Sentenced TO Jail on Wednesday.
Prisoners who Pleaded Guilty and Not
Guilty Before the Judges in the Court Of
General Sessions.

posed Of good amount of criminal
business with but little aid from the
jury.
Elijah Ross, charged with larceny on
two indictments, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to be whipped with twenty
five lashes and be imprisoned for seven
months.
During the afternoon the following
sentences were imposed upon prisoners
who had pleaded guilty
Samuel Wright, colored, larceny OF
watch from Joseph Bergman, ten lashes
and six months
William Frazer. colored, carrying
concealed deadly weapon, ten days.
Charles August, larceny Of skins from
the factory of the Stevenson Leather
Company, ten lashes and six months
The bail bonds OF John Smith and
William Dozens, indicted for carrying
concealed deadly weapon, were for
feited because of their non appearance.
and attachments were issued for their
arrest. Samuel Z Flnck is Smiths
bondsman.
Thomas Nowland alias Thomas Nolan,
against whom true bill hal been found
for stealing knives from II. B. Wright
pleaded not guilty.
John NJ Beale, who pleaded guilty TO
getting goods from Lichenstein & Hart
by false pretense was remAnded pending
sentence
Before knocking of for the day the
grand Jury found true bills against
Horace Munday and w. d. Anderson for
larceny and George Robinson for carry
ing concealed deadly weapon.
Superior Court business was the FIRST
to come up this morning Josiah Marvel.
fed petition for the production Of the
books Of the Reliance Fire Company for
uss in the mandsmus case instituted by
Joseph Cash for reinstatement as
member. The petition was granted and
the company was ordered TO place It's
books In the hands OF the prothonotary
at o'clock to morrow morning.
W. s Hilles, representing w. q
ColbourD, confessed judgment in the
sum Of $474 20
The Court Of General Sessions then
took up its work.
Carlon Cochran aud John Smith, who
had entered pleas Of kuilty to the charge
Of cairyiDg concealed deadly weapons,
were allowed 20 g on two years proba
tion under the new law passed by the
last General Assembly. They may bs
arrested and sentenced at any time prior
to the expiration Of the probation
Tho trial OF Peter d. Rias, for
murderous assault committed at Odessa
set for this morning, was, on motion Of
Josiah Marvel, Rias's counsel, postponed
until 70 morrow morning
John NJ. Bsal, who pleaded guilty to
obtaining goods by false pie-ense from
Lichtenstien & Hart, was sent over
for six months, despite his earnest plea
for mercy. A5jutant General Hart was
placed on the stand 10 show how Bsal
had played the game of getting carpet
and oil cloth undOr an assumed name
Besl called Detective hcVey to testify
In bis behalf but the few words spoken
did not help him any
George Robinson 3 small yellow terror
from St Georges hundred, who bad
previously figured In the coart under the
name Of Goldsborough, pleaded guilty to
carrying concealed q deadly weapon
and pointing a revolver. He wore
pair OF prison pants which were ev,
IDENTIFY cut for Big Frank From the
testimony OF Farmer Harry Rhoads II
would appear that the little yellow bov
armed himself with 3 revolver. went on
Rhoads's place, refused to leave when
ordered to, and drew a revolver and put
stop TO all eff lrts Of forclble ejectioa
The cour. gave him 500 fne and thirty
days for carrying the revolver, and 500
ine and costs for pointing It He was
then handed over to the sheriff
William II. Anderson, colored, said
mot guilty" when Clerk Of the Peace
FoArd lsked him II he stole four knives
from John JaErell at Fifth and King
streets on September
Horace MundRy, colored. OF Mil Creek
hundred. entered 4 similar plea when
arraigned for stealing q pair Of shoes
from John Benson, Of this city, on
August A jury WAS drawn, and
Attorney General Nicholson delegated
Andrew @ Gray to prosecute the case
for the state. II was Mr. Gray's hrst
case since his admission TO the bar and
he conducted It with signal ability.
Benson testified TO the theft and
Solomon Sllverman swore that he bought
them from Munday. The prisoner made
a short cross examination Of Benson and
then took the stand in bis own behalf,
he denied the theft
The prisoner said that he left his case
with the jury and asked the mercy OF
the court. This anticipation Of verdict
OF guilty made every body smile
! NC Jury IcNlECu nu4t III = A0W min
utes, returned a verdict of guilty.
The court sentenced ,Mundsy TO pay So
restitution money. twenty lashes ana six
months Imprisonment.
A jury was drawn to try Thomas
Nowiand, alias Thsmss Nolan, young
white man accused Of breaking into
HeWes d Wright's store in Newark and
stealing four revolvers and nine pocket
knives. Christopher l. Ward conducted
the prosecution.
Nc Wright swore TO the fast that his
place was broken into on November IA
1894 and that he Identified the revolver
found on Holand IS one Of those stolen
The prisoner asked him II the revolverI
OF the same make were not sold by othel
merchants beside himself. Ar. Wright
admitted that they we're.
Policemen Taylor and Davidson swore
that they found the revolver on hin
when they captured him IS he was in th'
act OF roboiDg another store
Solomon SilvermaD, called by the state
said that he never saw Nolan until h'
was before the magistrate. He did no
puI chase any goods from the prisoner
Officer Kelleher testified that he recovered
revolvers and knives from the second