Evening journal., 1900-09-19
ltiCe lore Sentences One to
i've Years Imprisonment
Their SIMILAR SENTENCE
Who Shot Railroad Conductor
0 Stand One HOhrIiR PiIlOry.
Other Sentences Imposed

+ rt yesterday afternoon on q charge
pocketp. .cking. because there was not
Ugh evidence to convict him, William
le was arrested upon leaving the
rt House yesterday afternoon and is
being held to await requisition TO
hago, whore he is wanted for pocket
ing.
tlie was indicted for having robbed
4 Ceoeha Forrest on June 10, but as
Ind not seen the man who had de-
ed her of her purse, he could not be
Nhecled with the crime. l.. Irving
Ihdy, who represented Little, made an
rt to protect him from Detective Nc
4 who sought his arrest, but was un-
s sessful.
jury found William a. Pierce not
Z ty Of the charge OF stealing wire from
Wilmington and Brandywine Springs
#lway Company. The following pleas
@ entered to Indictments: Andrew
kson. murderous assault, not guilty;
red II. Palmer, horse stealing, not
Aty; Morris Strauss, passing worthless
cks, not guilty; George Floyd, lar
y, not guilty; Joseph Coppage, lar
b. guilty; Frank Baker using minor
for immoral purpose, not guilty
n Emanuel Thomas, larceny, guilty; Eze-
Wneatlcy and Harvey Clare, lar
Is. guilty; John Bcal, embezzlcment
Il guilty; Agnes Emory, carrying con
ed deadly weapon, not guilty; Louisa
lton, larceny, not guilty; Edward
y, larceny. guilty.
8uCKEN THIEF FARES BADLY.
lseph Coppage, a young coloreS
h, who acknowledged to having
q before General Sessions Court To-
eny, was sentenced in that tribuna
morning to be whipped with tel
les and serve five months imprls
ent for having stolen chicken
n John r. Robinson.
or the larceny Of three overcOat
81. the property Of George ID. Mar
Emmanuel Thomas, colored, wa
fenced to be whipped with tel
.es and to serve four months i'm
iCnment
cur months Imprisonment and tel
ls was the punishment meted L
ward Ieary. who said his home /
Connecticut, for having stolen
b and brush from Edward Jack
he first jury trial Of the mornin
that in which John Green was tn
oner. John was indicted for hay
broken into the house of Miss Sara.
MILLER, i'm Elsmere. on the night q
gust Z. and taking therefrCm 81
espoons. eighteen teaspoons. table
his, gold glasses and various othe
cles. Of which the spoons wer
nd in the possession of the pris
r.
iss Milelr told OF tho robbery Of he
le Miss Clara Miller c0rroborats
testimony in that particular. Chic
Police Eugene Massey and State Dc
i've Witsil testified that Green ha
litted to him having had the stole
erware in his possession when Al
ed, and of explaining that he ha
ght it from an unknown man fc
This was all the evidence pre-
ed by the state.
roen under oath, testified that til
siware had been bought by hiI
m an unknown white man for SO.
RGLAR GETS SEVERE PUNISH
MENT.
he jury returned n verdict of guilt
inst Green, and Chief Justice LoI
tenced him to pay a fine of $50
ld one hour in the pillory, /
pped with twenty lashes and sery
years Imprisonment The ser
,e is the severest one imposed upc
prisoner at this term of court.
FIVE YEARS FOR THIS MAN.
mother jury was drawn to tt
iry Johnson. colored, indicted fC
ing murderously assaulted Stephe
zson. a P.. W. & r. railroad cor
or, in the West Yard on August
id X. Reinhardt conducted th
secution John W. Lattomus repr,
ed the defendant
he testimony of Mr.. Jackson wa
when he ordered Johnson an
n men from a freight train I'll
opened fire on the train crew an
him i'm the right arm. The test
~ showed that Johnson was tt
~ man. In his own defense JOhI
acknowledged the crime. givin
reason for its commitment that m
life was in danger
fter argument by both sides, tt
was charged by Judge Boyce an
red a verdict Of guilty was n
ed and Johnson was sentenced (
d cne hour in the pillory and
five years imprisonment
st before the noon recess l.. Try
Handy. representing Marcus
uss indicted for issuing worthles
KS. withdrew the prisoners plea
guilty 10 one OF the bills. and 1,
red one of guilty whereupon NJ
ta nollc pressed the two ether IL
nonts AGAINST the prisoner tn
90 TO which Strauss pleaded guilt
the passing of q check. alleged [
been made by Alfred B. Lees.
tcr. ON Daniel Ross. OF this cit.
uss was sentenced to six month
isonment
e grand Jury returned these il
.ncnts: Albert Conrad, assault wit
Ant to commit murder; Fannie Wi
Charles Ross. Charles Brown an
HI Carr. larceny; John Mullins, a,
David Roy. emhezzlfment.
charging Tohn Heck with larccl
ignored.
N0RCE COMMISSIONER AT
POINTED.
Superior Court, ID. !. Reinharr
appointed commissioner TO tab
mcny in the divorce case of Sail
itch ys. Samuel b. Hitch.