The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-16
PERIPATETIC
THIEVES.
Three of That Band Are
Sentenced to Severe
a.. Punishment.

In Geueral Sessions Court this morning
n severe corporal punishment sentence
was passed upon Harry Aul, the Balti-
more youth who several mouths ago
smashed with a brick the show case In
from. of DR.. Frank u. Smiths place or
business and carried therefrom set OF
teeth and several dolla.s worth Of gold.
Aul is a young man OF good appearance
and of more than average Intelligence.
He has however allowed his ABILITY TO OK
end in tho ways OF iawlessness, 1t having
been shown thay he Is u professional THIEF
whose picture Is in the rogues galleries OF
the country and who has spent che major
lily of the past five years in prison.
lie acknowledged the theft and was SEN
fenced to be whipped with 20 lashes nnd
to serve six months Imprisonment. Ho OK
pressed gratefulness at what no Considers,
light sentence. Another travelling thlet,
John Wright, who stole two knives from
Samuel Woltars, received the same SELL
tance as did Aul.
Wesley Brown, q Wilmington. colorcd
man who has spent n term in Jail for lar
ency, and who pleaded guilty to the lar
ency OF IL quantity Of metal from the star
Publishing Company, was sentenced TO oe
whipped with twenty leshes ana to serve
six months Imprisonment.
A nolle prosequi was entered in the case
ed with poddling without license Jacobs
paid tho usual license fee.
II WENT THERE TO SLEEP"
Charlie, Williams, the young Virginia
colored man who was found asleep Sunday
morhing in the residence OF Miss Helen n.
Bradford pleaded guilty to the charge OF
the silk waist and other articles which
were found undur his coat by the officer
making tho arrest.
Williams told the court that he went in
to he house to sleep.
What were you doing with that waist
and stockings in your possession? asked
the court.
The only answer Williams could give
was that thoy were in the room.
From the testimony it appeared that
Williams he'd forced his way into the
house.
He was sentenced to six months i'm.
priso:ment and to be whipped with 20
lasies.
George Wilson, colored, who pleded
guilty to the charge of breaking and on
tcring the junk shop of Addison Roth, No.
III md 1ly West street, was sentenced to
be whipped with 20 lashes, stand one
hour in tho pillory and serve one years
IMPRISONMENT. The offence was Georges
first.
Attorney General White informed the
court that Sheriff Taylor had been unable
to find Herbert McColley who Is indicted
with Alfred l.. Shatfner for forging the
name Of Thomas Davis to checks for S43
and SEQ and that be would therefore be
compelled to 60 inlo the Shaffner tial
without him. The young prisoner vas
subsequently brought into court and plea
ded guilty to both counts In the indict-
mont. Sentence was deferred upon tho
request of Attorney General White.
10 the surprise of the court and Mr.,
| White, McCollcy later walked into the
court room and answered to his name
when called by the Attorney General. Nc
| Coiley walked into the dock and like Shat
ner entered pleas of guilty to the indict-
ment's counts. Sentence in his case was
also deferred
Edward ponzo and Erwin Shorter, three
coloreI men, having been indicted by the
grand jury were brought into court for
| arraignmcnt
Ponzo pleaded not gui!tyto the larceny
| of quantity of goods from Benjamin t..
| Gallagher of St. Georges hundred. His
trial was fixed for this afternoon.
Shorter entered plea of not guilty to
tho Indictment charging him with the lar
cenv of Il pair Of shoes from David keclh,
| of Delaware City. William s. Hilles will
| defend shorter to- morrow morning
"The circus will not Interfere with your
| intentions asked the court of Mr., Hillcs.
! Il shall not allow it too was the laconc
reply.
who wore jointly indicted for highway
robbery, were discharged IRON custody
the grand jury having ignored the bill
against them.