The sun., 1898-11-24
COL0R[D F|END SENTENCED
Pennington Given Ten Years, One
Hour in Pillory and
Thirty Lashes.
"A MOTHERS TERRIBLE GRIEF
Henry Blackiston to be Tried for the
Murder Of Charles Green T0.mor.
row-.-Court Asks for an #
Early Return of @
Civil Suits.
A MOTHERS TERRIBLE GRIEF

| Cato +. Pennington, the cOlOred fend
and brutal assailant of Miss Kate Bangle
dorf, of Newark, was yesterday morning
convicted Of attempted criminal assault
and the Court imposed fine of $500, ten
years imprisonment, one hour in the pill
lory and thirty lashes.
When sentence was passed on Penning-
ton he broke down and wept like child,
woman cried out ooh! my God!' and
the mothers grief over her sons down
/ fall was so violent that the cou,t bailiff
had to lead her from the court room.
The facts in the case as told by Miss
Bangledorf are that at the time she was
attacked she had been sent to the store
by Mrs Kelley with whom she lived.
While returning to her home she no.
ticed Pennington standing near the Deer
Park Hotel. She heard some one fol-
lowing her and turning around discov-
cred that Pennington was coming up
the street behind her. The negro passed
her and after walking a short distance
up the street turned about and came
toward her.
lie grabbed her and threw her to the
ground with both hands around her
throat. Removing one of his hands
from the terrified girls throat he placed
it over her mouth to prevent her from
screaming.
In the frantic struggle to protect her
honor the brute's hand slipped from her
mouth and she gave a lusty scream
which was answered by Mrs. Kelley's
son who said: IL am coming Katie"
Pennington jumped to his feet and
quickly vanished. Miss Bangledorf fully
identified the prisoner as ner assailant.
Detective WitseI testified that he had
arrested Pennington on description fur
nished him by Miss Bangledorf.
Pierre Blair Pie represented the de-
fendant and made the best he could of
the bad case.
The jury was out ten minutes when
they returned with verdict Of guilty.
The time set by the Court to hear the
case OF Henry Blackiston, charged with
the murder of Charles Green, colored, is
tomorrow. "
The attorney for the defense endeav-
ored to secure longer postponement OF
the case, but he was unsuccessful in the
attempt. The State asked for and OBJ
tanned writ OF certiorari, removing the
case from the Court Of General Sessions
to the Court of Oyer and Terminer The
additional witnesses and jurors were dis
charged until tomorrow.
The civil suits that were passed at the
opening session of the Superior Court
were taken up yesterday afternoon and
run over for the purpose of forming the
Court calendar.
Many OF the cases were marked for
trial, while others were again continued.
The Court informed the attorneys that
the case must be in such shape that the
court calendar could be made out. In
bringing the case of Chang lee VS..
Robert S. Stewart and John Norton be-
fore the court Walter H. Hayes, repae-
senting the defendants, took exception
to the Indictment charging the prisoners
with highway robbery. Mr.. Hayes con-
tended that tfe perpetration of the deed
vas not highway robbery according to
the statutes of the law, but robbery plain
and simple. The Court sustained the
Indictment and the trial proceeded.
The Indictment charged the two men
with entering the laundry of Chang Lee,
on Fifth street between Poplar and Lom-
bard, on the night of Octor 20, and with
drawn knife and threatening to commit
murder if their demands we're not COM
piled with, called for the Chinaman's
cash. After hearing the testimony OF
several witnesses the State abandoned
the case against Norton for lack of evil
dence.
The jury after being out few minutes
brought in verdict Of not guilty in the
case of Norton and found Stewart guilty
of plain robbery. The Jury was then dis
charged until tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
Chief Justice Lore sentenced Robert
Stewart to pay 500 fine, stand in the
pillory one hour next Saturday, receive
20 lashes and one year imprisonment.
Norton was released and left the court
room as fast as he could. The Jury which
;ried the case was j. E. Eliason, r. II.
w. Morrison, ]. Davidson,
George Speakman, d. A. Ward, J. r.
Francis, Matthew ORourke, Samuel
Kidd, Charles Labsing, Frank Burchard
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