Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-20
THE CRIMINAL GRIST
Now Being Ground by the
General Sessions Mill.
MANY PRISONERS PLEAD GUILT


WITHDRAWS HIS NAME IN THE
RIPPIGER DIVORCE CASE-CA-
PHASES FOR TWO MEN.
The county court began to wear
business look yesterday afternoon.
Frank Congo, colored; Joseph Roach,
willard Kicker, Samuel Kendig, John
Joyce, George Carney and Albert
Smith were indicted for larceny. Congo
pleaded not guilty. Rochester Gibbs
and James NIcAllister were indicted
for carrying concealed deadly weapons.
The bill against Charles Grad, charged
with larceny, was ignored.
S. S. Adams. clerk of the Municipal
Court, was admitted to practice on mo-
tion Of ]. Frank Ball.
Michael Palice, an Italian, was grant
ed final naturalization papers by the
Superior Court.
Commissioners in the divorce cases
OF Jennie Thatcher VS.. John L.
Thatcher, Mary ID. Paul VS.. Charles M
Paul and Sallie d. Loper VS.. Mitchell G.
Loper made returns favorable to di-
vorce.
William Henderson was admitted as
next friend to prosecute the damage
suit of Henderson VS.. the View Castle
Railway Company.
Frank Congo, colored man, enter
ed a plea OF guilty on G~-blll charging
him with the larceny Of shoes worth
$150. He made a statement 10 the
court that he had been arrested be-
fore, but never went farther than the
City Hall. Sergeant Lucas informed
the court that Congo had been arrest
ed and convicted OF larceny on severa
occasions. When he was sentenced The
court told him that he had endeavoreC
to deceive the court. Fifteen lashei
and six months was the dose received
A plea OF guilty was entered b!
George Gordon, charged with stealing
fifty cents.
George Carney, colored, pleade'
lguilty to the larceny Of sum OF money
Joseph Smith was sntenced to te'
days Imprisonment for carrying con
lcealed a deadly weapon.
Joseph Roach, who pleaded guilty
breaking and entering Murphey's stor'
at Front and West streets, With inter
to commit larceny pleaded guilty an
was sentenced to six monhs' imprison
ment, after Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Bale
had testified to his crime and character
Roach said he had been drinking.
Samuel Kendig and John Joyce, in
dicted for stealing $50 cigars and 81 I
money, pleaded not guilty at first, bu
afterwards Kendig withdrew his pie
and entered one OF guilty. AS he wa
nothing but a boy, he was released o
g probation, Agent Stout, Of the s. P.
b c., going on his bond
o Rochester Gibbs, colored, fndictt
4 for carrying a razor, was sent over Il
n ten days.
In. the case OF Swithin Chandlers al
q ministratrix VS.. Mecannon Brother
g Iilburn Chandler moved for judgmei
s for want of plea, the amount to be a
L certained by the prothonotary. It vi
r granted.
willard Raikes, colored, pleaded n
guilty Of larceny.
Joseph Mccullough and Villa
Griffith pleaded guilty to the charge
d stealing brass belonging to the Pen
a sylvania Railroad Company.
st On motion Of T. Bayard Heisel, w
ID liam f. Kurtz was appointed a col
l. missioner to take testimony n the
D. vorce case of Jamison VS.. Jamison.
D. The bill against Frank b. Hend'
ce son for using a female child for Il
ce moral purposes, was retired. It h
be been carried over from the May term
de The grand jury returned a numl
Of true bills upon which the followi
arraignments were made and pleas
tered:
co Theodore Carlin, Dennis Vaugl
oy Joseph Ward. larceny Of 144 cans
g corn belonging to Alexander ]. Ha
~ guilty.
OF John Kelley, Edward Mcconnell
70 Harry Maddox, breaking into store,
70 arraigned; Philip t. Sadler, Jr., Geo
ga Demby and Irving Shorter, gambli
ne not arraigned; Oscar De Braun,
ns bills for larceny and false preteni
guilty.
Timothy Maddox, carrying concea
:. a deadly weapon, guilty.
ui Thomas Reynolds, colored, larcen'
ey a s12 watch, not guilty.
'en The bill against William Kenney
III LII assault and battery was ignored.
I IN In the divorce case Of Ella Q. !
" piger VS.. Roland w. Rippiger' ia
W. Ponder had his name stricken n
the record as attorney for the plain
and also in a replevin suit institute
sn' her behalf.
u ~, The recognizances OF John Ke
- and Edward Mcconnell, missing