Evening journal., 1899-09-20
MURDERER IN COURT.
Montylaoo A. Cole Murderer of
William Montague Arraigned.
EDNA WILSON BROUGHT ovEF
ERNA WILSON WILL ACCOMPANY
COLE. WHEN HE IS BROUGHT
FROM NEW CASTLE JAIL THIS
AFTERNOON.


AFTERNOON.
AT yesterday afternoons session OF
county court George Robinson, color
ed, pleaded not guilty to two charges
OF pointing a revolver. Four witnesses
testified to the fact that Robinson
had been handling a revolver very
|carelessly, and had pointed it directly
at James Pierce. In the face OF all this
evidence, Robinson took the stand and
swore that he did not have weapon.
The jury, after having been out a few
minutes, returned verdict OF guilty.
Chief Justice Lore remarked that he
thought the verdict was a proper one.
and, as the authorities were trying to
stop the carrying Of deadly weapons,
he would impose the full penalty.
which was fine Of 800 and costs.
Mary Fulmer, eolored, who was in
dicted by the grand jury for the lar
ceny Of clothing from Henrietta
Jones, which was valued at IS, was
sentenced to two months imprison-
ment and to pay a fine OF IS. In the
morning she pleaded not guilty, but
at the afternoon session she Withdrew
her plea and threw herself upon the
mercy OF the court. This being her first
offense leniency was granted.
Joseph Dugan was indicted on the
charge OF the larceny Of revolver
from the Diamond State Car Spring
Works. He pleaded not guilty.
The grand jury also found the fol-
lowing indictments: Ellen Mundell
larceny; William Wright, receiving
stolen goods; John Lemon, two indict-
ments for selling to minors; Herman
ID. Faulkner. Frederick Bierman, John
Darling, Fred. Stewart, George Nc.
Guirk and Thomas Carlin, all small
boys, larceny Of portions Of air brakes;
Isaac Chase. larceny; George Bell. as
sault and battery; Clifford Harris
pointing a pistol; John Manluff, color.
ed larceny Of watches from Louii
Sklut; William Henry, colored, point
ing a pistol.
Bell, Harris, Henry and Manluf
pleaded not guilty.
Attachments were issued for Fred
Bierman and Herman Walker, wit
nesses in the case OF the State VS.. VIII
liam Wright.
On the application Of W. F. Kurtz
attorney for the plaintiff in the divorce
case Of Amos c. Maxwell vs.. Annie q
Maxwell, Bayard T. Heisel was ap
pointed commissioner to take testi
mony. c. B. Evans represents the de
lfendant.
i II. II. Ward applied for an order o
sale in the case Of Egan VS.. Egan, Il
have the sheriff sell a dredge and mu,
digger now lying near Odessa. oI
which foreign attachments had beei
lmade.
j Andrew Cooper, colored, who wa
charged with carrying conceale'
) deadly weapon, was allowed a contin
uance of the case until the next tern
of court, in order to allow Cooper u
) earn the fine, so that he may not hav
to spend any time in Jail Harry EN-
= mons went on his bond.
| Deputy Attorney-G General Coope
5 asked that the bond of b. p. Bloucl
be forfeited Later he withdrew th
request and said time would be give
= until to-day for his bondsman, Johi
/ Richardson, to bring him in.
e Court opened promptly at 10 o'cloc
this morning, and the case of Isaa
! Chase, colored, charged with the lar
I ceny of a pocketbook, valued at twen
e ty-fve cents, containing s22, the proI
y erty Of Joshua Conner, was calleC
r Chase pleaded not guilty. George "
o Todd and several other prominent cit
S zens were in the court room to testif
e as to his good character, but it wa
IuOl nt1toodA 90 AhAs 0oALNA eoAN~t A.
his dismissal, which Chief Justice LoI
S granted without the case going to tn
e Jury. There was no evidence againi
e Chase, other than his dog was foun
II with the pocketbook in his mouth. 4
It has been employed by the DiamOr
State Iron Company since 1880, an
g was always found by his employers
: be sober and trustworthy.
dl Clifford Harris, colored, was arraigl
n ed on the charge of pointing a revc
Iel yer at William e. Groves. The latt
i stated that about this time last ye
iel Harris ran into his store at Townsen
Del, in his shirt sleeves. with a +
m volver in his hand AS Harris enter
IT one door he entered the other and G
le dered him out. Instead of going
pointed the pistol directly at his hea
and told him he would shoot hi
Henry Green, a brother-in-law
r Groves, was placed on the stand al