Evening journal., 1898-11-23
N YEARS FOR A BRUTE
urt of General Sessions
and Its Docket.
AVE GASES ARE NOW IN ORDER

AVE UASbS Akh NUN In UhUbh |
| AaNKSGIVING DAY WILL BE OBJ
1RVED BY THE COURT AFTER
DAY oF IMPORTANT DOINGS
CRIMINAL WORK.
the Court of General Sessions yes
ay afternoon Alexander Williams,
red, was found guilty OF stealing a
Gle from Charles Workman, of
lisa, on October "a. He was SEN
ed to be whipped with ten lashes
be imprisoned six months. In SEN
ing him Chief Justice Lore said:
want to here give notice that bd-
es must not be stolen"
hn Callahan pleaded guilty to
4 ling bridge and, was sentenced TO
months Imprisonment and to be
n ,ped with five Iashes.
ank Pryor, co.ored, pleaded guilty
d tealing a watch and WAS sentenced
e whipped with ten lashes on Sat
y W and be imprisoned six months.
II larles Grimes, colored, was charged
i assault with intent to murder
= lander Scribner. There was a cleri-
& error in the indictment and Grimes
remandtd to the cells until the
r can be corrected.
N obert H. Simpson was charged with
"a wing concealed a deadly weapon.
& has Just been mustered out Of the
" and the case against him was
ri )ped.
TWO YEARS FOR RUSSELL.
)galph II. Russell, colored, was ar
ned for assault with intent to COM
murder, his wife being the prose
ng witness. although exceedingly
Fl.ing to be such. Deputy Attor-
General Coopsr hooked after th'
rests Of the state and Robert II
hards for those Of the defense. Rus
Withdrew his plsa of not guilt.
entered one of guilty, thus throw
himself on the mercy OF the court
er hearlng from the wife and other
story of the assault with an AK
being informed by Police Sergean
& elk that Russell bore a good reputa
for industry and sobriety, On
rt sentenced him to pay $500 fine
Id one hour in the pillory and b
risoned for two years.
Russell was led from the noo1
thanked the court.
riginA,ly his case was a capital on
indictment being drawn liking Oh
ne as that of entering a dwelling
night time for the purpose Of CON
ting murder, but this was change
murderous assault, Thus removir
n the crime the capital element.
fuartin B. Burris, attorney fer Wi
1 Daniel, colored, cf st. Geors
ldred, indicted for stealing a q
onging to Kemp Wright, bailee, a
lnced What he had been unable
y certain witnesses for the defen
that the trial would have to pr
d without them.
Kemp Wright, cOlored, Of Middl
m, who had borrowed the gum frc
ilip Simmons, said THAT on Octoh
Daniel took the gum out Of his hal
the depot platform and told him
away. Afterward he found it at
Ner saloon, and Daniel was arrest
a warrant swoTn out by him befC
gistrate Reynolds.
mi cross-examination Mr.. BuIris
avored to make the prosecutor
at the gum was taken from him
Ugh fun, but he refused to make 81
admission.
Matthew Brown, James Watson q
orge H. Iockerman were then cal
the prosecution and testified to
ions OF Daniel. Watson denied t
told MIR. Cooper that Daniel S
at he Bought the gun.
Mr.. Cooper said that as the te
ony had changed materially since
ST heard it he could not ask 70
nviction and noEe prosecuted
IS. Daniel was immediately
arged, but warned not to come b
to court.
Friday was fixed as the time
wing Henry Blackiston, colored,
cted for numbering Charles Or
lored. Martin B. Burris, his at
sy, endeavored to get a later day 4
1T WAS unsuccessful. The state as
r and obtained a writ Of certio
moving the case from the Cour
eneral Sessions TO the Court OF
I'd Termfner. The additional ju
nd witnesses were discharged
lat time.
ALTO #. PENINdNGTON'S ORDH
Cato +. Pennington, a burly nt
as put on trial for attempting to
gss Kate Bangeldorf, a nice-lCo
oung white woman residing
ewArk. Nttoguey-Gcueral White
,s,,,,e,- AHiorney-Ceneral Cooner