Evening journal., 1898-02-09
SENTENCES IMPOSED.
General Sessions Grinding It's
Criminal Grist.
LASH AND PRISON IN SIGHT

.COLORED BOY SENTENCED FOR
CUTTING A LAD-ROXY CAMAIO-
MILE GOES OVER FOR SIX
MONTHs-THE WORK OF THIS
MORNING.
A number Of prisoners accused of
petty offenses were disposed OF by the
Court of General Sessions yesterday af-
ternoon.
Seymour Aurenbach, a young white
man, charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses, was sentenced to
pay a fine and be imprisoned three
months.
For theft. Roxy Cammomile, who
pleaded guilty. was sent to Jail for six
months.
Wesley c. Brown, colored, another
plead-guilty, will serve thirty days for
stealing a roll of leather.
In consideration of a plea of guilty
and previous good character, Richard
Lyons. who stole an Overcoat. was let
off with thirty days ID. ]. Reinhardt
represented him.
The case Of Thomas ROwen, Of Ches-
ter, Pa. who acknowledged that he stole
a pair Of shoes, was continued until to-
day.
For resisting an officer at Town
send and committing assault, George
Bell, colored, was fined 5000 and sent
to Jail for six months.
For firing a revolver in the streets
Of Townsend, Piner Dixon colored, wiz
pay fine of $50 and spend a month In
Jail.
Twenty lashes and two years was the
dictum OF the court in the case of JOIN
Wright, who stole ton or iron from
the Diamond State Iron Company, anI
pleaded guilty when arraigned.
Thirty days Imprisonment was i'm
posed on George Daniels. a 14-year-ol'
colored boy, who cut George Benson
another colored boy with a knife.
For carrying concealed a deadl
weapon and being unable to pay fine
/, Wilbur Covey crosses the river for te
+ days.
, Isaac ,Hackett was arraigned on tn
, charge of forgery and pleaded nc
guilty. The grand jury yesterday al
q ternoon ignored the bills charging
Fl L. Cleaver with assault with intent
a commit murder and William Matthew
4 of larceny.
: Attorney-General White announce
that he had retired the cases AGAIN.
o Joseph Theildstein, indicted for pee
ding without a license. George Gil
3 son. larceny; John Leonard and BE
o nard Quinn, larceny, and John Ham
gan, highway robbery.
Sarah Emma White, a 12-year-o
colored girl. charged with assaultir
and attempting to kill Mabel McCron
little white girl, at Christiana, w
II arraigned She was such a mite tn
, the court assigned ex-Mayor Aust
Harrington to defend her .andactingu
-, der instructions from the court q
y pleaded not guilty. Deputy Attorne
u General Cooper said that he did n
- know her age when he framed the bi
~ and had never seen her. She is {
- smallest prisoner ever seen in the do
-, in this county
- These true bills were returned by t
~ grand jury:
y John e. Fulton, defrauding hotS
/, William Speller. cOlored larceny, g
~ | tered a plea of guilty; George A. IA
~ assault and battery, out on bail; Jo
=. Norton and Frank COrkran, larcer
30 not guilty; William Deitch, peddli
a without a license, not arraigne
~ George Chippey, policy writing, I
io guilty; George White assault with
tent to commit murder, not guilty, a
Julian Walker assigned to defe
him; Willard Raikes, three counts
larceny, not guilty; James Walls. /
r. terry policy writing. did not plead.
20 In the case of John S. Bellows
20 Jennie S. Hopes, William S. Hill
asked for a rule to show cause W
ed $500 should not be taken out OF I
nd fund in the hands Of the court. II v
IN. granted and made returnable on Sat
"a. day.
N Sarah Emma White, the little CHI
tiana cOlored girl, was tried this mo
ST. ing and acquitted after Mr.. Harring
at had made an eloquent plea in her
nd half.
by Judgment for the defendant was
,ut ported by referees in the case of Hi
IN kins VS.. Agnew, and it was confirm
ell "