Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-30
GETS A HEAVY SENTENCE
Ernest Dutton is to Receive Sixty LaShaS
for Administering Poison.
ONE HOUR IN PILL0RY
AND FINE OF $1,000
He Must Serve Four Years in
New Castle Jail.
OTHER MATTERS BEFORE THE COURT

The grand jury yesterday week ip.
nored the charge against Harry Ca!.
lahan OF trying TO asphyxiate Clara
ElKins at her home on West Third
street.
John F. Barlowe plshded guilty TO the
charge Of stealing collars and cuffs and
was sentenced to thre8 months impris-
onment George Ashley pleaded guilty
of embezzlement ands got six months.
Frisby Jones, oolore0, charged with
mnrderous assault, ehtered plea Of
guilty of simple assault and got one
month. For stealing S15, Sarah Laws
got three months E
-Four, policy men pleaded guilty in
General Sessions Court, Thursday.
and through their cdpnsol, Andrew O.
Gray, asked for ghtEaentences. 1--WE
nave considered thefe cases and also
your application, g5id Chief Justice
Lore, after the oouH had oopsulted.
We want to break Nc these cases and
we mean to do it il wb CAM Clarence
Smith, John I. Mcdowell. James
Walls and Frank Zones, the latter
coiored, the defendanfs, were then each
sentenced to pay abfine of $500 and
costs. and in defaultthereof, to be I'M
prisoned II months.
The State dropped additional indict-
ments against Smith, Mcdowell and
Walls. A recoenizahce under which
Walls was accused ID keeping a house
where lottery was played was dis
charged, no indictment having been re-
turned on that charge. '-I
The court exercised mercy In the
case of John Mullins, charged with as.
sault and battery on Special Officer
James j. Riley of the p, W. q b. rail
road. Mullins WAS Indicted at the Sem
tember term. 1900, but VAS not arrested
until March, since which time he had
been In Jail, William F. Kurtz. who
represented him, told the court that
he was discharged soldier and had
borne a good reputation, although he
sometimes drank too much. A place
was awaiting him. He had wife and
six children dependent upon him for
support. Police Captain Black and
Special Officer Riley gave the prisoner
a good reputation. Riley said he used
to work with Mullins and was SURPRISED
to find him 10 the Job which resulted
in his arrest. :
You're one infirmity is drink?''
said the court to Nd lfllins, who assented
and promised to try and leave liquor
alone. '
1--WE are going to discharge you right
away, y said the Chief Justice. "Go
home to your wife and children. -
William s.. alias Bunny Harris,
pleaded guilty to stealing eggs from
the r., W. Il B. Railroad 90. and Was
sentenced to 20 lashes and 1s months.
a charge of murderous assault on
Special Officer Riley was dropped.
Spider Anderson, oolored, charged
with larceny, was released. He claims
to be mute. Deputy Attorney General
Richards wrote a question, asking him
II he would leave the State il dis.
charged. His written reply was that he
Henry +. Giles, colored, was charged
with stealing dung hill fowl com-
He pleaded not guilty, and at the re-.
quest of David j. Reinhardt, was held
under 800 bail for trial at the Septem-
ber term.
Percy Smith, youth, who pleaded
guilty to the larceny Of SIG worth of
jewelry from CornelIa Entrikin, was
sentenced to receive 10 lashes and six
months. Another charge against him
was dropped.
Charles Stout, colored, charged with
larceny, was released ON probation for
two years, William Sherwood his en-
ployer, becoming bis security.
John Henry Gould, oolorsc, was tried
on the charge of stealing five skirts
from Maggie Davis. Lizzie jackson.
who had pleaded guilty to the charge,
testified that she, and not Gould, stole |
the ski is. Gould was acquitted. Be.
cause OF detainer lodged against him
held. ~ -
To make up jury to try William H. !
Brown, charged with stealing 200
pounds of coal from the p. a. r. Rail- |
way, Sheriff Mcdaniel called three tails
men, Isaac Pyle, William s. Moore and
John Manloye, s. d.. Townsend, Jr.,
Brown.
William Scott, a boy, said he held
'he bag while Brown poured the coal
n. The jury found Brown guilty with
. recommendation to mercyof the court.
ie was sentenced 10 six months' inn
Attorney General Ward dropped the
'ase charging Benjamin b. Ferguson
With practicing medicine without
icenss. He said that Misunderstood
hat he had no diploma and hence the
Indictment drawn would not cover the
ase.
Lizzie jackson. colored, was given six
months for larceny.
This cases charging Michael Grady
md DR.. Frank W. Lang with failure to
lrocure licenses were continued until
he next term.
George Williams, charged with
was held under 81, 200 bail
or trial in September.
Ernest Dutton, oolored, will enjoy
be distinction of reoeiving the highest
lumber of lashes ever given in a SEN
ence announced by Chief Justice
.ore. Ernest put rough on rats into
be food at the humble home on Me-
hanic street where William Ellegoou,
Us wife Rachel and JOSEPH Hopkins,
William Gibbs and William Dennis,
oarders, resided, and as consequences
I eating the food they were taken ill. T.
he crime was committed about March
7th. and all the victims except Gibbs,
scovered in a few days Gibbs is still [
, the Delaware Hospital under treat
lent. 1-NH
This was Dutton's sentence:
Five Thousand dollars fine. /,
One hour in pillory.
Sixty lashes.
-Four years. imprisonment. II
Costs of case.
Uh.,.