Evening journal., 1901-05-17
TRANSGRESSORS'
WAYS ARE HARD
Highway RObber Will Re-
CeiVO Forty LaSheS
CRIMINAL COURT Is BUSY BODY
AttOrney-GeneraI Keeps GraRd Jury
Considering Bills Many lndict-
mentS Returned To daV
CRIMINAL COURT Is BUSY BODY

AttOrney-General Ward is rapidly
disposing OF the General Sessions
Court business. This morning he tried
several cases. and had other prisoners
appear for sentence.
After court had opened trial OF the
Guy and Pullman cases was resumed.
The jury found the men guilty, and
the court sentenced each OF them to
stand one hour in the pillory. be
whipped with ten lashes, and serve
six months imprisonment.
William Fisher, colcred, pleaded
guilty TO the charge of enterting a
store, with the intent to commit lar
ceny, and was sentenced to stand one
hour in the pillory. be whipped with
twenty lashes and serve four months
imprisonment.
FRlSBY'S ASSAILANT SENTENCED.
A jury was drawn 70 Try the at
tempted murder case Of the State vs.
Charles Burkhardt, William Frisby. OF
bUCtblack' fame was the prosecuting
witness. He told OF having had trou-
BILE with Burkhardt on April ~, and
that 10 resulted in the prisoner shoot
ing him in the left groin. The wit
ness said he had given the prisoner
absolutely no provOcation for COM
hitting the assault.
After Burkhardt had told the court
that Frisby had abused him, and that
he shot in defense Of his own life,
F'risby having had a hammer in his
hand, the prisoner said he was a "cou-
pie OF hundred yards from the shop"
when he drew the revolver to shoot.
The statement caused an outburst or
laughter among the court attendants.
To the surprise of everybody in the
court room. the jury found Burkhardt
guilty Of assault only, and he WIS inn
mediately sentenced to serve two
| years Imprisonment
Another jury was drawn to try John
| Conlan, white man, for the alleged
| larceny Of a turkey from Mrs. Ida
| Wortenby. cf Brandywine hundred, on
April 8. David y. Reinhardt appear
ed for the prisoner. Mrs. Wortenby
testified to the loss of the turkey and
| Everett NJ. McSorley thar Conlan and
another man were on the Wortenby
property that night. The prisoner was
50 Intoxicated, however, that he could
not walk. Further testimony will be
heard this afternoon
The grand jury returned these in
/ dictments: Edward Mulvey, Jr.. Will
/ llAlu IUelitH, dNill H. EtNdint MARY
/ Carter, Charles Stout, Charles Frazer.
for larceny; Sanford S. Smith and
Mary l. Smith, for assault and battery;
and William f. I-oper, for carrying
concealed a deadly weapon.
THIS is SEVERE SENTENCE.
The most severe sentence imposed
by Chief Justice Lore for many years
was that which Edward White, color-
ed, received yesterday afternoon as a
| punishment for having waylaid and
robbed William j. Hunter, OF New
/ Castle. Ii was to serve five years i'm.
prisonment, be whipped with forty
lashes and to stand one hour in the
pillory
After sentence was passed, the court
gave consideration to cases of a less
serious nature. For having carried
concealed deadly weapon. John p
Reed "A member of the Black Patti
Opera Company, paid a fine Of S25 and
costs. Henry Jones, Noah Davis and
Henry Brown, all colOred. pleaded
| guilty to carrying concealed deadly
weapons, and each was entenced to ten
days in Jail
The grand jury in the afternoon ig-
/ nored the accusation against Freder-
lex S. Adams, who was charged with
using minor child for immoral pu-
poses A true bill was returned against
John Condor, charged with the larceny
OF a turkey. Condor pleaded not
guilty.
A jury was drawn TO try the charge
Of burglary against William Guy who,
with Henry Pullman. was arrested for
robbing the store Of Frank B. Wat
kis, in Odessa. He pleaded not guilty.