Evening journal., 1896-05-14
BRUTE GETS TEN YEARS
Attempted to Assault a Pretty
Little Schoolmarm.
LYNCH CASES WERE CONTINUED

'Reddy" Powell Pays for the Cowboy
Trend of nis Mind and John Meredith,
of Baltimore, Keeps Him Company.
Three Months for Poor Louis Rate.
"Reddy" Powell was the first victim Of
the mill In the Court OF General Ses
sions yesterday afternoon. de was a
willing sacri6ce. pleading guilty TO the
| charge Of carrying concealed a deadly
weapon. Chief Justice Lore prescribed
$40 ard costs and ten days imprison
ment
The most important case of the term
was then taken up A Jury WAS drawn
TO Try Htzskiah Batson colored. for at
tempting TO rape Miss Mary May Os-
borne, q young. pretty and ladylike
school teacher near Harmony, Mill Greek
hundred on April 2l. Deputy Attorney
General Cooper conducted the proHecu
tion, while ex Mayor A stin Harrington,
assigned counsel, looked after the Inter.
ests of the prisoner as best he could. con
sidering that the case was dead open and
shut against him.
'Ol April 2l, on my way to school.
passed Batson on the road" said Miss
Osborne after she had taken the stand
and been sworn. "He followed me, and
when l crossed the road he also went
over When at a point IN front of the
school. house he grabbed me by one arm
and caught me around the LEGS with his
other arm l jsrked away and started
to run, but ne followed me Mr.. Alfred
Whltemsn, q nelghbor. saw what BAtson
was doing he yelled at him ami B Bltson
turned and ran of down the road" /"
Mr. Harrington put George Lyman on
the stand In the prisoners behalf. He
said that he had employed the prisoner
for early year aud believed him to be
a man Of good character.
Il only rubbed up against her aud
am sorry that did It," said the prisoner
when placed on the stand in his own be-
half.
What we're you doing that mornlng2'
asked Mr. Cooper,
81 was hunting for work" Bltson
replied
Then what made you rua when Mr..
Whitemsn yelled TO your
81 WAS running out OF danger, said
Batson. This frank admission was pro-
ductive OF laughter.
State Detective McVey. police sergeant
Evans and patrolmen Eakin and Lucas
gave testimony which showed that the
prisoners character was not good and
that he had served one year for assault
ing Wilmington women.
Alfred WhitemAn and James n. Ham
mond swore that Batsou followed Mss
| o sborne, but a turn of the road pre-
vented the latter from witnessing the
assault. Whiteman correlated Miss Os
born's story
Constable John 81 Thonplon testified
that he made the arrest. Farther thar
that he knew nothing.
Mr Harrington made an earnest efforI
to get verdict OF simple assault but
the Jury after an hours dellberatlon,
found Bstson guilty in manner and form
rs Indicted
The court detsrmlntd to make an ex-
ample of him TIE sentenc, was $500
/ fine, one hour In the pilory, thirty
lsshes aud ten years Imprisonment
As soon as Batson had been removed
the court turved It's attention to minor
matters. Louis Bate was sentenced to
pay $5 so restitution money aud serve
three months for larceny Ten days was
the dose for John Meredith, OF Balti-
more. his of nse being carrying con
cealed deadly weapon
Pleas Of not guilty we're entered By
John Polk, colored, indisted for larceny,
aud William Lukens colored, indicted
for attempted felonious assault.
The assault and battery cases against
Michael ]. Lynch, the sx attendant at
FArnhurst were continued until next
term, This is indicative that they will
be dropped