Evening journal., 1899-02-08
WORK OF COURTS.
John Mccullough Pleads Guilty
to Robbing His Father.
HIS COMPANION GETS OFF
SAMUEL PEO INDICTED ON TWO
CHARGES OF SELLING LIQUOR
TO MINORS-BIIL AGAINST
MFRS. FANNuE LEMON IGNORED
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TO MlNORS-BlII. AGAINST |
MFRS. FANNulE LEMON IGNORED.
IMPORTANT RULING.
The prisoners indicted al yesterday
mornings session OF court were ar
raigned in the afternoon. Alexander
Jones, colored. charged with keeping
a gambling house at No. 219 Orange
street. pleaded guilty.. lie was repre-
sented by David J. Reinhart. jeremiah
Davis, colored, indicted TOR assault
with intent to murder Harry Brown
by hitting him with a brick and frac-
turing his skull, wished 10 plead
guilty to pain assault. The state
would not accept it, and the court as
signed John Lynn to defend the pris-
oner. John Mccullough pleaded guilty
to robbing his father, Bernard McCul-
Tough, Of $500. Elmer Coyle, who was
indicted for the same offense, pleaded
not guilty.
The grand jury ignored all the bills
presented for its consideration yester-
day afternoon. The accused were
James Barnett and William Thornton,
charged with assault and battery on
James and Mary Dugan at Rising Sun.
They were not anxious to press the
charge, and asked the state to with
draw the case, but ii would not do SO.
The bill charging Lee Roy with lar
eeny, and one charging H. d. Taylor
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, were also ignored.
At the opening OF the Court OF Gem
eral Sessions this morning John Nc
Cullough and Elmer Coyle were ar
raigned on the charge OF the larceny
of $4OO, the property Of Bernard Nc
Cullough.
Mccullough entered a plea OF guilty
and Coyle denied the charge and a
jury WAS drawn to try the case. Ber-
nard Mccullough, the father OF young
Mccullough, testified to the loss Of the
money from his residence, No. SOC
Church street, on the night Of Novem-
Der IA last during his absence at
church. The amount stolen, which was
contained in a box, was between S40C
and $500. The box was later found in
Nr. McCullough's back yard.
Elmer Deputy testified that McCul-
Tough, in company with man who
was said to be Coyle, borrowed re-
volver from him on the morning oi
November IA for the purpose OF shoot
ing muslrats.
Chief Dolan gave evidence to the ef
feet that Mccullough gave himself VI
on the charge, and in a statemen
made at the police station implicated
Coyle.
Upon Mccullough being called to tn
stand to testify against Coyle. h
stated to deputy Attorney Peter L
Cooper, Jr., before he reached the wit
ness box that if he was ex
amined that he would swear that h
alone took the money. AS the con
yiction of Coyle depended on the evi
dence of Mccullough, District Attor
ney White entered a nolle pros an
Coyle was dismissed. It is said thai
Notwithstanding the efforts Of the po
lice. Coyle and Mccullough get to
gether in the cells Of the Court Hous
last night and Mccullough agreed t
swear that Coyle was innocent. Davi
J. Reinha1h represented Coyle.
The case Of Jeremiah Davis, coloreC
charged with assault with intent
commit murder upon one Harr
Brown, colored, Of No. s11 Wilso
street, was next called. In addressin
the jury District Attorney Whit
stated that there might De two dl
grees in the case against Davis, on
as charged and the other OF simple a.
ssult. 1t was for the jury to dete
mine Of which degree Davis was guilt
from the evidence presented. Attorne
John Lynn represented the defendan
DIOWn ltollutu luel OA NAl ADeAA'
night last he had gone to No. 100 Wa
nut street after a girl named Ann
. Gibson, who was staying there. Ups
the door being opened he entered Il
room and inquired for the girl. Davi
who was there informed him that
could not have the girl, but could g
him. Brown then went out of Z
house and was shortly followed
Davis, who attacked him. knockii
him down with a brick and cutti
his hand severely with a razor. w
. liam Johns testified to pulling Da'
a off Brown while they were fighti
S. in the street. Davis had a razor in
u hand.
IS ETA la Rue testified that she s.
! Davis hit Brown with a brick, kno'
l. ing him down. Davis tinen began
e. kick Brown in the face. He said Il
he had it in for Brown and intend
to kill him.
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