Evening journal., 1897-11-16
A DAY FOR SENTENCES.
State Won in Two Jury Trials
This Morning.
POOR WOMAN LET GO BY THEsTATE
SHE HAD SEVERAL SMALL CHILL
DREN TO TAKE CARE OF AND
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WAS
MERCIFUL


THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WAS
MERCIFUL.
AT the session Of the Court OF Cen
eral Sessions yesterday afternoon the
following sentences were imposed:
George Ashley, embezzling $50 from
Charles Melchoir three months; Isaac
Cannon, 19 years old. colored, stealing
a bicycle from John Taggart, ten
lashes and three months; Alfred Lu-
kens, carrying a razor, three months.
A true bill was found against Mary
Jadozowski for stealing some furniture
! from Andrew Conner, but she was
not arraigned. John Fisher, cOlored,
pleaded not guilty to the larceny of
thirty pounds Of copper. Beniah Quinn
and John Leonard were indicted for
the larceny Of pair of trousers. They
We're out on BAIL hut when their names
were called did not respond. A capias
was issued for them.
When the 1873 cases on the civil list
were gone over seventy-six were mark
ed for trial, eighteen were passed, and
lle balance were either continued or
reported to be in process of settlement.
The list will be gone over on Wednes-
day morning, and definite disposition
made of the cases.
This morning William II. Crawley
and Richard Mahan were found guilty
of stealing a S1.25 sweater from Isaac
GO.dstein. Each was sentenced to be
whipped with ten lashes and be inn
prisoned fer three months. The prose
cutting Witness wore his hat when
sworn and took the oath on the Fivs
Books of Moses.
John Fisher, c0lored, was found
J guilty OF stealing thirty pounds Of cop.
r per belonging to George A. Frazier
The commercial value of the copper wal
placed at 81. The defendant deelarst
/ that Frazier gave him the cop
- Per while he was drunk. When th'
e prisoner stood up TO receive his sen
tenoe he laughed, but he wllted whei
}. tas sheriff was ordered to give hin
e twenty lashes and keep him a. New Cas-
n tie for six months After he sat down
p and Thought the matter over his cheer
d fulness returned, and he went down I
l. the cells with a heavenly grin of resig
= nation on his face.
Out of Pity for the woman and hc
n numerous small children the stat
Is dropped the case CT larceny agains
Mary Jadozowsk. She was charge
II drew Conner.
) At 1890 o'clock the chief justice oi
lt dered the grand jury to come in an
report whatever bills it had found, S
l. that the court could have something I
10 do 1t did so and upon it's report tl
II prisoners were brought up and a
r raigned
a. Walter u Hayes, attorney for San
n uel Hunter indicted for assault with il
in tent to commit murder, had the case 81
Ip for tomorrow morning.
The others were arraigned and pleal
TO ed as follows: James II. Smith, colore
m breaking into Coughs store, at Bei
n station, not guilty, and gave the nam'
10 of his witnesses; Charles Biddle, co
ored, larceny of twenty-One hens b
g. longing to Thomas n. StaytOn, gull
r and did not want to put the court
rd any trouble further than exercising
a. mercy; Charles Draper. colored, stea
rn ing clothes from David Fisher, n
o. guilty; Daniel Green, colored, assau
with intent to murder Jesse Brow
er asked for David J. Reinhart as his a
nd torney He then pleaded not guilt
Elk Robert McClintock, an old white ma
Ill forging the name of Frank Forbes
VS. two checks on the Union National Ban
which he gave to Max Ephriam al
ire John Moore, not guilty.
De- A true bill was found against Jose
ma Thomas, indicted for obtaining goo
cd under false pretenses, but he was n
arraigned.
MD The chief justice expressed the syl
me pathy of the court and jurors regardi
the severe illness Of Amor G. Forwo'