Evening journal., 1897-09-27
THREE YEARSF0R JONES
He Pleaded Guilty of Man
slaughter.
TIE COURT WAS MBRcIFUL TO HIN
WORK OF THE COURT OF OYER
AND TERMINER CONCLUDED
MINOR oFFENSES DISPOSED OF
IN QUICK ORDER.

~ 4tACAN OANTA@ANs
Judge Bradford, of the United States
Court, spent part of the morning as
guest of the judges of the Court of Gen
eral Sessions.
When court reconvcned Irving Ben
nett, a white lad, was put on trial for
pointing a pistol. Deputy Attorney |
General Cooper conducted the presocu- !
ton and John Lynn defended the pris-
oner, who plead not guilty. A jury was
drawn and the trial proceeded
i William e. Weaver, the prosecuting
witness, testified that he and a party, |
of which the youthful prisoner was one,
were on Cherry Island marsh on July |
8. They had a pistol. The prisoner, he
said, pointed the pistol at him. IL went
OF and the ball struck him just above
the ankle
The prisoner testified that he was fir
ing at a mark on the ground and not
aiming az Weaver when he shot him.
Several witnesses were heard on both
sides, the preponderance Of testimony
being that Bennett shot az Weavers
foot several times before finally hitting
him in the ankle.
The jury retired after hearing brief
argument
Forfeiture Of the bail bond OF John
Collins, accused of non-support Of his
wife, was removed on application OF
John Blggs, who informed the court
, that he had an understanding with Mr.,
Cooper that he was to be notified when
the case was to be taken up by the
state. He had received no such nOtih-
cation, the failure being due to the ig-
Z norance OF the Encouragement Of the
promise made by his deputy
Charlie Trpra npIornI ~ Middle
own. accused Of killing Alexander
Thomas. withdrew his plea of not
q guilty Of manslaughtcr and entered one
of guilty. Horace c. Knowles, repre-
sontcd him In the proceeding.
Jchn Shovel was called TO the stand
by the state and told how the killing
occurred during a game Of crap.
w. =. Biggs. G. =. Cochran, Martin
A B. Burris, Joseph Parsons and Clerk OF
the Peace j. b. Foard were called by
the defence and testified TO the previous
} good character of the prisoner
Jones took the stand and told his own
story, which was that he and Thomas
E got into a dispute over cents which
= he had won. Thomas knocked him
down and was beating him when he
pulled his barlow-knife and stabbed
ID him, the wounds being fatal in charac-
II ter.
aiI James McIvor and Detective McVey
81 testified that Jones confessed In theil
~ presence that Thomas did not strike
a. him before he cut him.
Jones denied that he made such
a confession.
T. Mr. Knowles made a short plea fO
!. the courts mercy for his client
Chief Justice Lore reminded the pris
AZ oner that he had taken the life of {
I'd drunken man, but that proof Of pre-
a viOus good character was I'm his favor
or He was sentenced to pay a fine Of l0Ol
al and be imprisoned for term OF thre'
. years.
~ This disposed Of the business Of the
as Court OF Oyer and Tcrminer. The spe
OS cial panel was discharged from furthe
m attendance and the court was adjourn
ed without day
an Charles Woodland, colored offered I
he plea Of guilty of plain assault upoI
to William Freeman, colored. Il was ac
to cepted by the state and he was flne'
i'd 500 and cost and sent to jail for sil
rd months
OIL Dennis Reardon, Of the United State
utl Hotel, pleaded guilty to selling liquo
er on Sunday and was sentenced to pay
lis fine Of $50 and costs.
Ini The state entered a plea Of nollepros
he equi in the case of Michael McGraw, in
m dicted for perjury.
re George Hill, cclored, VINO pleadc
an guilty TO carrying a blackjack belong
on ing TO q friend, was sentenced TO b
M. imprisoned for ten days, his term be
,ot ginning on September %, when h
an pleaded guilty
81 William Thomas, alias William
at Robinson, colored, was put on trial 70
stealing S205 in money and a silvo
re- watch from James Stats. eolored, q
of near State Road. ID. j. Reinhart reT
resented the prisoner Stats said tn
nd money and watch were stolen from hi
house.
i'm Detective McVey testified to the fine
,r- ing of the pawn tickets on the perso
He Of the prisoner by Officer Davidson
The watch was recovered from a pawr
ed shop at Tenth and Parrish street.
cle Philadelphia The prisoner said b
bought it from a man in Philadelphi
FOR for ST. The theft took place on Jul
and the watch was pawned later
IA the month.
I5e Several other witnesses were calle
by the state
ara The defence will be put in this a
For ternoon
NJ NJ In the Superior Court Benjamin
,o,, Duncan confessed judgment S4,9OOi
favor Of the Newport National Ban
,,ts He was represented by Walter
Ia Hayes. Colonel Nields represented II
bs bank. The suit was instituted in lS9
on An order Of sale was issued in the TO
al eign attachment case of /. Pusey Wicl
oS9 ersham vs.. William Clark. The pro-
he erty seized was real estate. Walter
sts Hayes made the application.
80 Deputy Attorney-General Cooper e.
Me poets all criminal business but the Al
.er drew Higgins case to be wound up III
~ afternoon.
,nd The contested license cases will
40 disposed Of on Saturday
!. In the civil suit Of the Conrad Mar
Company VS.. William jerks Fell, w
,or liam S. Pricke,t attorney for the d
- fendant confessed judgment for So
an with stay Of execution for sixty day
William S. Hilles represented the plai
tiff