Evening journal., 1896-09-29
FORFEITED HEAVY BAIL
Iron Hill Liquor Sellers Fail
to Show Up.
RBO0GNIzANoEs WERE FORFEITED.
SCENE IN COURT
WHEN BECK AND CoYLE WE'RE
SENT TO POST AND PILLoRY.
OTHER IMPORTANT CASES.


now settled down to dispose Of their
extraordinary rush Of bu-iness at the
Court House. The COZ room is SO
crowded at each sessic9 partly be-
cause of the large number OF idle men
about town-that the bailins have
great difficulty in bringing the crowd
to silence and preserving order.
ROSS GUILTY OF ASSAULT ONLY.
Austin Harrington won his case
that Of the State VS.. James Ross-yes-
terday when the jury brought in a YER
diet convicting Ross simply Of assault,
and freeing him of any murderous in
tent. Ross is the prisoner who shot
into crowd pursuing him on the
night of May %, and against whom
Thomas Green tried to prove malice.
because of some trouble they had over
the girl Lilly Woodburn. Ross's jury
was out three hours, and came very
near hanging over night. Now Ross
must stand trial for shooting little
Harrison Perkins, as both bullets dis
charged from his revolver on that
night took effect
SENTENCED FOR SMALL OF
FENSES.
Frank Brown, through Counsel Coch-
ran, withdrew his plea of not guilty of
assault with intent TO kill John Null
rooney, and the state accepted this
plea. After Mr.. Mulrooney had stated
the nature OF the assault, n number of
witnesses testified to Browns good
reputation. He got off with a fine of
$40
w. A. Dolan, who sold bogus photo
grpph tickets, was sentenced TO ten
days further Imprisonment.
William Smith, colored, having
pleaded guilty to the larceny OF a coat.
was sentenced to ten lashes and six
months Imprisonment.
TRIAL OF COYLE AND BECK.
Elmer Coyle and Edward Beck next
faced jury on the charge OF robblng
Yuen Lees laundry, at Second and
Monroe streets. Their interests were
looked after by Walter II. Hayes, who
tried TO prove an alibi.
The celestial announced that he is q
Christian, and Clerk OF the Peace
Foard swore him. He described the
robbery on July 2, and was positive
as to the Identification of the men
Beck pushed a revolver in his face
while Coyle relieved the money
drawer Policeman Ford and Turnkey
Little testified to their arrest on july
8, and to taking Chinese coin from the
men.
For the defence Of Beck Lewis
Moore testified to walking with Beck
up to $50 D. m. that night. Miss Flor
ence Beck said that her brother was
in the house at IL o'clock when she
saw him. Mrs John Beck swore that
she talked with her son as late as II
o'clock At-5.30 a. m. he was still in
bed.
For the defence of Coyle, Mrs Mar
garet Brenford swore that he came in
about 1890 p. m. She was corrobor-
ated under oath by Mrs. Margaret Nc
Laughlin, Howard Brown and John
Brennan. Here all proceedings OF court
rested.
To-day Mr.. Hayes continued to prove
a strong alibi for Beck and Coyle and
then brought up Michael Fahey TO
prove that he had given Beck the Chi
nese money found on him. But Deputy
Attorney General Cooper twisted up
the testimony by obtaining admission
from Fahey and both prisoners that
they had been arrested before Mr.
Cooper referred to the record OF Sussex
county courts and asked both prisoners
, if they were not released from there on
a charge Of house-breaking simply on
a parole of good behavior. They had
, been arrested several times for disOr-
, derly conduct and once for larceny.
Beck and COyle we're convicted after
the jury had been out half hour
There was an impressive scene when
the court sentenced the two young men
who were neatly dressed and had ra-
ther good faces. The court expressed
great distress that these prisoners had
|. come up before the court again.
Each man was sentenced to twenty
lashes. one hour in the pillory and two
wears Imprisonment. The women who
were with them during the trial burst
into tears and wept for half an hour
They will probably appeal to the act
ing-governor TO relieve the young mer
OF their corporal punishment.
NINETY-FOUR NEW CITIZENS.
The evening session was given over
- entirely to Superior Court business, and
ninety-four foreign settlers were nat.
} uralized. over 200 natives Of Poland
Italy and Russia were in the couri
. room. Having submitted their first
3 papers TO Prothonotary Woolley some
= time ago, the men presented them
5 selves with their vouchers before
- Judges Cullen and Marvel Three were
3 rejected because Of unsatisfactory an
swers.
ROSS GETS THREE YEARS IN JAIL
In sentencing Ross, the negro who
shot two men, Justice Lore commented
l on the jealous defence advanced b,
. Counsel Harrington. For shooting
J Thomas Green, Ross was sentenced tt
5000 fine and two years. Mr.. Harring
{ ton entered a plea Of guilty OF assault
in the Indictment charging Ross witt
shooting the boy, Harrison Perkins
This was accepted and Ross was FUR
ther sentenced TO 500 fine and ont
year.
WRIGHT'S DEFENCE INSANITY.
There was a breezy argument II
: Oyer and Terminer soon after the open
, ing to-day, when counsel prayed for
continuance of the case against Edward
Wright for the murder of his sweet
heart, Ida Crummell. The attorney