Evening journal., 1898-02-08
SIX FOR MILES MURPHY
Court of General Sessions Set
ties Down to Work.
DOLLY TAYLORs BILL IGNORED
A MAN WHO STOLE A CAPE MUST
HUG THE WHIPPING POST.
GRAND JURY HARD AT WORK.
DOINGS AT COURT o-DAY.


fairly into its work and the cases on
the docket are being disposed OF with
expedition.
Yesterday afternoon Miles Murphy,
indicted for stealing a clock, was ar
raigned and entered a plea of not
guilty. Similar pleas were entered by
Charles Wilson. indicted for stealing
S135, and Charles Jones, colored, in
dicted for larceny.
Robert Murphy, indicted for stealing |
from a carriage, a wrap belonging to |
Mrs. Alberta Vernon, was tried by a |
jury, found guilty, and sentenced to be
whipped with fifteen lashes on Satur- |
day and undergo six months lmpris-
onment
True bills were found against Roxie
Cammomile, for larceny, and Seymour
Auerbach, accused of obtaining money
under false pretenses. These bills
were ignored. Dolly Taylor, harboring
minor child for immoral purposes
Hugh Gheiler, pointing a pistol, and
Albert Fisher, carrying concealed a
deadly weapon.
In the Superior Court the trial list
was gene over. Thirty-two cases were
1
| be augmented on Thursday, when the
passed cases win be taken up.
I These case were reported settled:
| Mary McNamara VS.. George l.. Lit
tle;; j. b. Moore & Co, VS.. Paul Gillis.
| sheriff; Sewell- Hutchinson Lumber
Company VS.. Kent and Weeks Lumber
Company; Condor Lane Boom and
Lumber Company VS.. Kent and Weeks
Lumber Company; Jesse Scott vs. Will
mington and Northern Lumber Com
pany; Harry Emmons VS.. Home In
surance Company; Stephen A. Neister
vs.. Baltimore and Philadelphia Rail-
road Company; James Nedery VS.. Bal
timore and Philadelphia Railroad
Company; James Stewart VS.. Balti-
more and Philadelphia Railroad Com
pany; Sarah Ann Springer VS.. Charles
Green, bailiff; Catherine Mcintyre VS..
d. w. Lynch & Co.; j. T. McKeon VS..
w. b. Remley; Charles w. Edwards
VS.. William Costa.
This morning Charles Jones, colored
was put on trial for stealing an over
coat from Charles Stephenson on Janu-
ary 5. He had no attorney. Louis
Harris testified to buying the coat from
the prisoner. No defence was set up
and verdict of guilty was brought in
4
4 / months imprisonment was imposed
Seymour Aurenbach, a young white
! man, indicted for obtaining money un
. der false pretences, changed his plea I,
not guilty. The state nolle pressed thu
4 other charge. preferred against him D.
G.. II. Hollis. On the strength of tn
p James II. Meharg case, Aurenbach wa
> sentenced to pay a fine OF $50 and cost
A and be imprisoned for three months.
4 Tomorrow morning was fixed as th'
3 time for trying Miles Murphy for lar
n / ceny.
+ Charles Wilson, indicted for larceny
pleaded guilty.
4 Roxy Cammomie, cOlored, pleade,
: guilty to stealing a hat from LOui
Field, and was sent over for six months
George Bell and Pinar Dixon wer
indicted for discharging firearms ol
the public highway. True bills wer
= found against Charles Hodge, Ernes
4 | Williams, Wesley G. Brown and Rich
\ | ard Lyons, for larceny. The first fou
\ 1 pleaded not guilty, but Brown owne
n up the corn. Pending the arrival OF
- j. Reinhardt his counsel, Lyons di
4 not plead.
h Brown was. sentenced to spend thre
- | months at New Castle for stealing
roll of leather from J. E. RhOads
Son. He had already served thirty
eight days, awaiting trial, and estah
lished previous good character.
Charles Hodge and Ernest Williams
colored, were put on trial for stealth
coat and vest from Hensford era,
y Attorney-Ge General White conducted th
ld prosecution. The prisoners were with
out counsel
"a Gray testified that the theft too
" place at the tramps campfire in tn
> West Yard. He was tramping his wa
Y back to Indiana. He took on his COT
le and vest to wash his hands and faC
e. and the garments disappeared. ave fe
IS lows disappearing with them.
William johnson, cOlored, testihe
that Spider" williams took the ga
ments. and Hodge and another -fello
ne | followed him from the fire. Hodge az
he | mitted having pawned the garments.
ds | i''Spider" crOss-examined the Witnes
n but could not shake his testimony
m OFFICER Ward testified that on Jal
in uary T. he went TO a secondhand pla'
It. at Front and Thorne streets to 81
TO about the coat and vest that had bee
pawned there Hodge admitted havir
sold the garments. Williams deni'
all the time that he stole the coat, an
IS at the City Hall, some of the men WI
RS we're at the campfire supported him
he his denial.
nd Max Deitch, Front street secon
e hand dealer, testified that Hodge SO
ed him the coat and vest, saying that
bought them from rcplOred man. a
terwards Gray came in and identin'
them as his.
ar Witness said he paid 40 cents for Z
IN | coat and vest
be Hodge got up and said he gave hi
er, but Is cents for them.
to This raised a hearty laugh at q
in Jews expense. He blushed painful
but did not deny the negro's assertio
Williams took the stand in his oV
ire behalf and denied under oath that
stole the coat He said that Hod
carried off the coat after witness h
D. left the fire to go to town.
he Hodge. who halls from Dover, swo
m that a young fellow asked him to s
In the coat for him, and said that
ar | would give him cents for doing
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