Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-05-17
M'CAULLtY ONE YEAR.
More True Bills Found
Against Shaffner.
HE PLEADS NOT GUILTY OF LIBEL

RESULTING IN CONVICTION
The Court Of General Sessions Is bus
ily engaged In dsposlng Of the criminal
business.
Yesterday afternoon James W Ponder.
representing Herbert McCauHey. asked
that the prisoner be released on proba-
ron on account OF his youth He said
that he was but 10 years OLD, ana hao
never before been tried for any ofensc.
His father would 80 on his bond Deputy
Attorney-General Cooper opposed this.
and said MoCaulley should be sentenced
and an example made of him. 1t was,
in his opinion dangerous, to turn him
loose on the community.
The case against Warren Kettlowood,
charged with being concerned In the
same forgery, was retired. ne having
turned states evidence. Warren Yea
ger charged with forging his fathers
name to a check. has been discharged
his father refusing to prosecute him.
Harry Harding. colored pleaded guilty
to breaking into the house Of A. ]. Ke-
ough, In White Clay Creek hundred. lie
secured two cents. q quantity of food.
and a revolver Iic was sentenced toI
stand one hour In the pinory, be whipped
with twenty lashos. be imprisoned one
year. ana pay a fine of Si0O
Harry Hail, colored, pleaded guilty toI
stealing a watch from Robert Carberry.
He was sentenced to be whipped with
twenty lashes and be imprisoned slN
months.
Edward Ponzo, colored. was convicted
Of larceny. and was sentenced to two
months imprisonment.
William Dorsey. colored, when ar
ralgned. charged with the larceny Of a
clock, pleaded guilty TO having 1t in his
5 possession, but not guilty Of stealing it.
When tho court asked him " he was
ready for his trial he said; You might
as well let 1t go guilty"
John Green and William Dayton, col
ored boys. pleaded guilty to stealing
5 twenty-five pounds Of copper from the
R Gordon Heights Railway Company
Louis Broomal pleaded guilty to steal
ing seventy-eight pounds OF brass from
= the Diamond state Iron Company. The
e following were indicted. but not ar.
a raigned: George 1. Foster, assault with
u intent to commit murder; James King
e breaking and entering the house Of WI
liam Crawford Andrew J. Messick ant
T. Burrls McMunen gambling. The grand
s. jury Ignored the bills against William
/ Cobort, charged with breaking and en-.
v terng a house. and Edward Davis. lar
d. ceny.
re The case against Benjamin Jacobs was
~ dropped, Jacobs paying the costs.
Levi c. Bird William s. HHles and J
a- Harvey Whiteman. OF the Board Of Cen
'e sors of the New Castle County Bar. ant
's Willard Salisbury. Jr., and John Blggs
u oomplainants and Court Stenographei
'e Hardesty, were before the grand jury to-
Is day, giving testimony in the case Of tho
State vs.. Alfred shaffner. charged will
criminal libel.
~ William j. Finley who had been in jai
% for some months for non-support OF hh
d. WIFE, was discharged on his own recog
~ nlzance.
Oi William Dorsey. a colored man halllni
from Hartford county. Nd. made such Z
favorable impression on the attorney
>. general and the court that the prisone
was ordered to withdraw his plea o
~ guilty and enter one OF not guilty. TIL
state than none pressed the charg
against him. which was that Of stealing
clock.
Lewis BroOmall made a touching ap
peal for mercy when ne stood up TO re
ceive sentence for stealing seventy-elgh
pounds Of brass from the Diamond Stat
Iron Company. He said that n eeodwo
Iron Company. lie said that ne ha
Ut been in jail four months that a wifi
SE and eight children were dependent upo
him: that he was drunk at the time O
the commission Of the crime, and tina
IN he had never before violated the law.
lO Both Deputy Attorney-General coope
'al and Agent Stout. Of the S. p, c. {
spoke in the mans behalf. The couI
he gave him the nominal term Of one mont
In and ordered him to pay S1Od restituto
money.
ne. To enable the court TO remit the col
nd poral punishment in the cases. Of Alfre
en L. shanner ana Herbert J. Mccaullel
ne charged with forgery. the pleas Of guilt
ed we're withdrawn by Robert II. Richard
lly and James w. Ponder. their respectiV
on attorneys. A jury was then drawn an
instructed to bring In verdict
iSe guilty. with recommendation TO II
III mercy Of the court. 1t did so. owing
IN the tendency Of the action for crimin
iie libel. the sentencing OF Shanner was d
oi ferred. McCaulley was sentenced to pa
" $500 fine and he imprisoned for one yea
10 He was visibly affected. but Shaffn
az merely laughed at his fortunate con
a. panion In crime.
John Green and William Dayton, wi
- pleaded guilty TO stealing copper fro
-, the Gordon Heights Railway Compan
- were each sentenced to pay $3.50 resttt
- tion money. be whipped with ten lash
,ed and be imprisoned for four months.
1bo Irving Shorter. charged with stealing
"a pair Of shoes from David f. Keith, Of
o. Georges, hundred. was put on trial. n
tgbe Cooper conducted the prosecution, a
William tIiles thele BiAisl5 4u odwd'
Us William S. HMes the defense
rlv Shorter was sworn and said that
xxi possession Of the shoes was due to m
Jim take He picked up the package on
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