Evening journal., 1896-09-25
LONG TERMS IN JAIL.
Chronic Chicken Thieves Get
Three Years.
sTAATs ARRAIGNED FOR MURDER,

PLEADS NOT GUlLTN-BANNING
BURGLARS DECLARE THEIR IN
NoCENCE- -McNABB's ALLEGED
VICTIMS IN AN ALARMING
STATE OF MIND.
lnhuman and bestial fathers can find
little quarter In Delaware. Before the
Court of General Sessions yesterday
afternoon the ease of George Harris
was tried, the grand Jury having
brought in true bill agulast him for
using his l2-year-old daughter for im-
moral purposes at Bear Station I'm Au-
gust.
Marietta Harris testified to the crime
upon her, and swore concerning her
age Her mother also swore to her age.
but her testimony was rejected on the
ground that no wife can testify against
her husband. Constable S. w. Cooch
made oath that Harris had confessed
TO him.
Harris called several witnesses to
prove his good reputation and then
went on the stand and, under oath, de-
MED the whole crime in toto. His jury
returned verdict of guilty, and he was
fined $1,000 and sentenced to seven
years.
THEMFARLAN CHICKEN THIEVES
William Frazer and Charles w.
Brown were individually tried forhelp-
ing themselves to thirty-fonr Of Robert
McFarans chickens during the night
of June l3. Their companion, George
Robinson, who had pleaded guilty In
the morning, proved a valuable wit
ness for the state. Mr.. McFarlan swore
of oh h,
shown him in the police station as
having been taken from Frazer
ID. j. Reinhart conducted the prose-
cution OF these men, Josiah Marvel
for Brown asked for dismissal, on the
ground that all the evidence against
him had been given by an accomplice.
Brown went to the stand and made a
sweeping denial under oath.
CONTINUING THE CHICKEN CASE.
This morning when court reconven-
ed Charles W. Brown finished his tes-
timony in his own behalf. under redi-
rect examination by Mr.. Marvel EN-
ory Trusty swore that Brown roomed
with him and remembered his being
there in bed with him all night on
June 13.
Did you have any chicken to eat
aitef tnat nlBnll
mo, indeed, sab Don't get much
chicken in my house." (Laughter)
Don't you like it?"
Indeed | do"
Joseph H. Gould swore that Brown
was good workman.
THEIR FAILING Is CHICKENS.
Mr. Marvel again prayed that the
court charge the jury concerning the
testimony of an accomplice and that q
confession must be entirely voluntary
Attorney-General White, in his address
to jury, said Il came as natural for a
negro to steal as IL did for a duck TO
take to water.
Down in Sussex, gentlemeng il is
alleged that some negroes hypnotic
the fowls and they actually hop right
down off the roosts into their sacks"
Mr.. Marvel, in addressing the jury,
called down the attorney-genral for
insinuating that every negro would
steal He was nursed by an old negro
whom he loved still. Some he would
trust with .his money or HIS life. And
as for any conviction being asked for
on the testimony of that double-action,
acrobatic liar. George Robinson, that
was going too far.
and returned a verdict of guilty. All
three of the convicted chicken thieves
remained in the dock. Brown was
questioned closely by the chief justice
before sentence was imposed. IL was
the first time in his life he had ever
been arrested. The justice remarked
that he had a good face, and was the
last man to be taken for a chicken
thief He was ordered to pay $5l.75
and be imprisoned one month.
: Frazer then stood and received SEN
tence. He must pay to Robert MoFar-
. Ian s51.75, be whipped with twenty
lashes, and be imprisoned three years
Robinson was also sentenced tC
/, $51.75, to be whipped with twenty
|, twenty lashessaa ldssGtth2rC:h nj
]. lashes, and be imprisoned two year.
4 and six months.
BANNING BURGLARS ON TRIAL.
James Mitchell, Josepl, Eldridge
: Emerson Palm and Arthur G.. Webster
: young white mon, whom the grand juIl
! had indicted for breaking into thu
house of John Banning at Oak an,
BroOme streets, and stealing S123 wortl
! of Miss Florence Tybolts jewels wer'
arraigned Josiah Marvel appeared al
1 lntlI NOullntls WI ~ AAH nun WV
well dressed and had good faces. Al
four pleaded not guilty enphatically
e Their trial is on this afternoon.
I ONE YEAR FOR BURGLARY
n William Rothwell, who is charges
IS with entering the dwelling-house o
Is Michael Hayes and stealing therefron
l. S. and a silver watch, on the night o
s, February u. was brought up befor
is a jury. Mr. Hayes testified that burg
d lar entered his house by opening hi
d cellar window. His watch was in IN
n kitchen and his wallet, containing s.
ie was in a vase in the parlor. Both wer
ID stolen.
s, Henry Whitcomb swore that he
J." connected with the Philadelphia De
tective Agency. and that the Phoeni
st Loan Office reported to him that va
IS liable watch had been left with ther
rt answering the description of one stole
al in Wilmington. Upon information r.
T. ceived from Mr.. Lindsay, of the loa
Office, he arrested Rothwell on th
al steamer City of Chester as she wa
q 1oo,rf,,., Cfboufu,tf cfrQof wharf He In