Evening journal., 1900-11-20
CHICKEN THIRlES
TO BE WHIPPED
LaSheS for COIOrCd Men Who
Looted a HeDrOOSt
Charles DumpSOn, COIOred, Pleaded
Not Guilty to ASSaulting With In
tent to Kill Ills Brother

In the Court Of General Sessions yes
terday afternoon Walter Gross, colored,
indicted for stealing chickens, was dis
missed
Charles Higgins who was indicted for
the larceny OF 81, WAS discharged ON the
recommendation OF the attorney general
Charles johnson. colored. and George
TAYLOR. were each sentenced 20 ten days
imprisonment for carrying concealed
deadly weapon.
Charles Redden. colored. pleaded not
guilty to stealing fifteen bushels of wheat
from Richard r. Cochran. A jury found
him guilty without leaving the box. Red
den was sentenced TO be whipped with
fifteen lashes and be imprisoned six
months.
The following persons indicted by the
grand jury were arraigned: Lewis Pur-
nell, colored stealing set OF harness from
Frank c. Stidham, pleaded not guilty;
Patrick McHugh and James O'Bren,
burglarizing the house of Mrs. Ada V.
! Cleavcr and stealing jewelry valued at
$3.50. not guilty; Charles Brewington and
Moses 4. Brinkley, colored chicken steal
ing. not guilty. William Green. indicted
for carrying concealed a deadly weapon,
was not arfalgneu.
The trial list was partially gone over
and the following cases were continued.
T. 4. Warner VS. Sarah $. England,
Weisman vs. Commercial Fire Insurance
CO.. George g. Weldn vs. Mayor and
Council and Il. & l.. II. X. Co.. Benja-
min NJ. West VS. Hester Roihwell'
Charles Forwood vs.. pusey T.. Brown
William Mayne vs. Mayor and Council
Mary Il. Lattomus vs.. Arthur r. Dodge
4 / Commercial Beneficial Association vs.
John Fitchett.
The following cases were discontinued
Thomas NJ. Fowler vs.. w. X n. X. II
Co: Il. Devine & Co. vs. Commercial
Fire Insurance Co.; Mary E. Spencer vs.
r., w. 4 b. II. II. Co.; Adelaide Ahren
vs.. Patrick Mclaughlin; Joseph Best
vs.. Patrick Mclaughlin.
These were stricken of: Guarante
Friendly Fund vs.. Ida Henderson; II.
Cochran vs.. Hiram NJ. Pleasanton.
The list will be completed to-morro'
{ morning.
II A jury was drawn in the case {
= Lewis Purnell, colored, charged wit
o stealing a set Of harness from Fran
d c. Stidham, which he afterwards sol
for 81 to Major Fisher. Pulnell had n
- witnesses, and he stated in his Ow
defense that it was Fisher who stO
e the harness. The jury returned a We
v dict of guilty.
Purnell was sentenced 10 be whippe
next Saturday with ten lashes and 81
months imprisonment.
The court sentenced BrewingtOn an
= Brinckley each to be whipped with ts
e lashes and to be imprisoned S
e months.
William Smith pleaded guilty to Il
II larceny of an overcOat.
20 Two boys, John Anchor and Villa
lie Bradley, pleaded guilty to the larcer
of three boxes of perfumery from u
l. p, w. &'B. railroad in Christiana hui
II dred, on November 4.
10 Charles DumpsOn. colored, was a
is raigned,and pleaded not guilty toassau
with intent to kill his brother, Ottr,
Is Dumpson, on November 5.
ot Moses Brinckley and Charles BreV
m ingtOn, both colored. were charged Wi
r stealing sixteen chickens from FraI
= Taylor, of No. ZIG Lincoln street. Ia
lOr in his testimony, said that
heard an Oise in his henrOost I
procured a revolver and shot at d
10 thieves. They escaped and droppl
In one bag containing fourteen. He sa
le three men run, but could mott denti
o the prisoners. Officer RalstOn ma
sn the arrest Howard Groves, colOre
4 was also a witness for the state. I
M said he saw Brinckley throw a pair
is chickens in a cart. Chief of Poll
as Massey and Detective Witsil stated tn
n Groves confessed at the City Hall.
,e the presence of Brewington and Brine
ar ley. The latter did not deny the stat
ment. Groves stated that Brinckl
planned the robbery.