The sun., 1898-11-23
MANY CASES DISPOSED OF
Criminal Docket Being Cleared
With Rapidly in Court Of
General Sessions.
LIGHT SENTENCES IMPOSED
A Number Of Convicted Men Sen.
fenced to be Whipped in New Cas-
tic Jail...Frank Jones Re.
leased Fer Shooting
Elmer Smith.

Should the same progress be made
with the criminal cases to-day in the
Court OF General Sessions as was made
yesterday, tomorrow will complete the
criminal cases before the court.
At yesterday mornings session Hopes
and Dugan, two white men pleaded
guilty to the charge of the larceny Of
5000 cigars from Samuel II. Durstein.
The court after lecturing the two men
sentenced them pay $62 restitution
money be imprisoned for three months
and pay cost Of prosecution.
William Deaton, colored, Is years old
pleaded guilty to stealing rope from the
p, w. g. B. Railroad Company. He was
ordered to pay IS restitution money, re-
ceive ten lashes and remain in prison for
three months,
John Fisher, colored, indicted for rob-
bing the house of Mrs. Ellen r. Brad
ford, pleaded guilty.
The court sentenced Fisher to pay
Mrs. Bradford 1858 restitution money,
receive 20 lashes and spend two years in
Jail.
The case against Frank Jones for
shooting Elmer Smith in the hip while
Smith was in a bedroom of house at
Eighth and King streets, on October s.,
was abandoned. The woman in the
case was Josephine Hyatt.
At the time OF the shooting Jones was
in the room with the Hyatt woman and
Smith, who was jealous of him, broke in
the door and received wound from a
pistol in Jones' hands for his pains.
| Jones claims that Smith came at him
with razor and that he shot in self
defense.
Smith is now in Jail and the State de-
cided that Jones was entitled to some
consideration at their hands.
William Daniel, a young negro from
st. Georges hundred, pleaded guilty to
the larceny of a gun. Martin B. Bnrrls
-i-wiit defend hlDl.
The bill charging William Donovan
with assault with intent to murder was
ignored by the court.
Many cases were disposed of yesterday
afternoon and the court made great
strides toward the completion OF its
work. Several cases were continued
until to-day, and in one or two instances
charges were Withdrawn by the court.
John Callahan pleaded guilty to steal
ing bride valued at 81. Chief Justice
Lore in sentencing the young man told
him that the fact OF his pleading guilty
and never having been charged with
felony before, disposed the court to be
lenient.
He was ordered to pay - restitution
money, receive five lashes and be i'm
J prisoned two months.
The case of Cato T. Pennington, the
negro who is accused OF attempting tC
rape Miss Kate Baugledorf Of near New.
ark, on May "a, pleaded not guilty, and
, stated that Pierce Blair Pie was his
counsel. His case will come up to-day
John Norton and Robert Stewart, who
we're out on bail and whose bondsmer
were ordered to produce them in court,
appeared later, and by request OF the
counsel the case was continued until
) this morning.
Joseph Russell's case, in which he is
charged with assault with intent tt
murder his wife, was also continued
! until to-day.
Willard Daniels case was put off unit
to-day.
Frank Prior, colored, pleaded guilty te
Stealing a watch valued at $l35 from
John NJ. Houston. He was sentenced tt
pay $i35 restitution money, serve slz
months in prison and receive 10 lashes
Robert D. Simpson, an eX-member o.
the First Delaware Regiment, charged
with carrying concealed deadly weapons
pleaded not guilty and made the state
ment in his own behalf thas he had Jus
been mustered out and had to carry the
revolver to his home. The court with
drew the charge against him and he was
told that he could depart by paying the
fine for disorderly conduct which wa!
imposed by Judge Ball in the Municipa
Court. :,
This afternoon the Superior Court viii
occupy its time in taking up the passed
cases.
The cases are 33 in number and are al
important cases which involve consider
. able interest.
J At 4.3O o'clock the court took reces:
, until 10 O clock this morning
CAITGHT IN A DRAW BRIDGE.