Evening journal., 1900-02-07
Conducted His Own Defense and
Jury Deliberates on His Case
But a Few Minutes.
INDICTMEN rs MADE TODAY
THE GRAND JURY TO COMPLETE
ITS WORK TODAY-THE POTTS
GO TO JAIL FOR ASSAULTING A
CoLoRED MAN-TwO CAP1AsEs
ISSUED.

| COLORED MAN-TWO CAPlASES
ISSUED.
Cyril B. Variau was tried yesterday
lafternOon in the Court of General Ses-
sions on the charge OF enticing Adelia
| e. Cuppers, OF New York, to this city.
THE prisoner did not have counsel and
conducted his own defense.
The Cuppers girl testified as TO how
she had answered an advertisement,
which Variau had placed, for young
| girls to join theatrical company
Variau saw her at her home and az
terwards In Philadelphia, where they
stayed a week in a hotel. Then they
came to this city and registered as
husband and wife at the Clayton
House. The girl said that Variau had
ipromised to marry her.
Mrs. Cuppers, the girls mother,
and Harry Bothman, testified, and
! Variau made a statement in his own
behalf. The jury was out but a few
minutes and brought in a verdict OF
guilty. Variau was Immediately SEN
fenced to FIVE years Imprisonment and
900 fine.
The grand jury found true bills
lagainst the following, who were ar
lraigned and pleaded: Wesley Brown,
colored, larceny, guilty; Edward Null
vey, larceny, guilty; Norman Dillman.
larceny, not guilty; Edward Sewell.
larceny, guilty; James Blair and Sam
uel Rogers, colored chicken stealing,
guilty The following who were in
dicted were not arraigned: Elizabeth
Potts and Gilbert Potts. charged with
assault and battery. and J. II. Con-
nelly. charged with running a gam
bling device.
John Backus was sentenced to four
months Imprisonment and ten lashes
! for the larceny Of a robe from r. Bay
ard Heisel.
) In the Superior Court Commissioner
Baldwin Springer's recommendation
( for a decree of divorce was handed
down in the case of wilford l.. Smith
VS.. Ella s. Smith. John P. Johnson
T was granted a divorce from Mary B
= johnson.
e Referees in the case Of Daniel P
e Hamilton vs.. Eiram Grand Lodge o.
Colored Masons made their report I,
Y the court Hamilton had gone on al
< excursion of another lodge instead Of
+ going on that of Hiram Lodge. Ham
= iltOn was called to account by The
lodge and was expelled. The referees
S report was to the effect that the lodg,
did not have the right to expel tn,
complainant
In the Court Of General Sessions thi,
e morning James Klair and Samuel Klail
I pleaded guilty to the larceny of thirt,
p chickens from James II. Carpenter. O.
= Middletown. Each was sentenced Z,
!, four months Imprisonment and fiftee.
t lashes.
d Wesley Brown, colored, who has
mania for stealing type metal, was sen
fenced to six months Imprisonment
and fifteen lashes He stole this timi
= from the Justice Publishing Company
{, Edward Sewall was sentenced t
4 three months Imprisonment for steal
e ing candy from Mary Fredd.
Gilbert Potts and Elizabeth Potts
i beth colored, were tried for commit
j. ting an assault and battery on Caesa
e Potts at Middletown. Artemas Smitl
% represented the defendants. In IN
l. assault the prosecuting witness testife
that he had been struck on the heai
with a butt Of a whip.
The Potts were sentenced respective
= ly to three and one months imprison
lment
The grand jury ignored a bill of lar
J. ceny against Roxie Cammomile, c)l
lored.
j. These prisoners were arraigned an
r pleaded:
, Harry Buck, colored, assault en-
r battery, guilty; Harry Grow, larcen,
II lguilty; William Morgan. colored, lar
t ceny, not guilty; Daniel Harris. color
If ed, larceny, not guilty; Leander Ellis
o, colored, intent to commit murder, nl
p guilty.
Forthwith capiases were issued 70
John Connolly. who Is charged wit
gambling. Frank NJ. SEWER is hi
l. bondsman: and for Washington Hall.
d Frederick Plum and William Rec
\ CROSSE were tried for stealing som
Is smelter metal from the Diamon
T. State Steel Company. The arrest ha
IN been proved, but when A. V. Leslie
al George, of the company. was asked [
ne identify the metal which was prs
le duced. he said he could not swear I
it. Thereupon Deputy Attorney-GeI
eral Cooper entered a nolle prosequi.
The grand jury completed its wor
this morning and this afternoon wi
IL have its dinner at Market street re-
taurant.