Evening journal., 1901-02-09
JURY HAS CASR
Oh CUNNINGHAM
Many Prisoners Received Sen
tCnCO in General Sessions
Court To-day

From until 1880 o'clock this morn
ing General Sessions Court was occu-
pied by argument before the jury in
the unnlngham case. Judge Pennewill
charged the jury.
At 1.2O o'clock the jury had not re-
turned to court.
Thomas Biggar, the 1S-year-old white
boy who pleaded guilty to robblng the
house Of Caleb Chmchman, was pa
rolled for two years after James G. Nc
Comb and George L. Lodge had proved
the young mans previous good char
acter and he had furnished $500 bail.
Robert Fisher and Fred Brown, col-
ored men. who pleaded not guilty yes
terday to pointing a pistol and larceny,
respectively. withdrew their pleas and
re-entered ones OF guilty. Fisher was
discharged and Brown sentenced to six
months imprisonment
In the case of the State against
Thomas Rodgers. indicted FOR selling
| liquor without license. Mr. Ward en-
tered a nolle pro8aqui. Rodgers having
been connected with the crime by ac-
cidrnt and not In anyway interested I'M
the sale OF the liquor James Whalen.
who was indicted for a like 0ifense,
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced TO
pay a fine OF $50 and costs.
Trial OF the charge OF highway rob
berry against Edward White, colored,
was postponed until the May term of
court. Bail to the amount of So 600
was fixed in the case.
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have robbed William J. Hunter, a for
mer postmaster Of New Castle
John Roach, who had nothing TO
say TO the indictment charging him
with larceny was sentenced 30 be
whipped with ten lashes and to serve
four months imprisonment. The case
Of larceny against Sadie Chambers, a
young colored woman, was retired on
the recommendation of the State.
James Firms, indicted fer breaking
into the dwelling of Mary Logan, in
Dast Front street. i'm the night time
was sentenced to be whipped with
twenty lashes. stand one hour in the
! pillOry and TO serve one years imprls-
onment On two indictments charging
James Spence cOloed. with larceny
the court sentenced him 10 be whip
ped with ten lashe& next Saturday
and to be imprisoned for six months
A jury was drawn 20 try the case 0i
1 the Stats against Frank Patterson, in
dictod for breaking into the United
| States Hotel. with the intent 10 COM
NIT q felony. William s.. prickett who
represented the prisoner, admitted th'
crime, and asked that the jury rec
ommend the prisoner 10 the mercy O.
the court The State made no objec
hon. wkorcupon a verdict of guilty
with the recommendation, was return
ed. The sentence OF six months i'm
prisonment was possibly the lightes
ono ever imposed by the court in
similar case.
Trial of the larceny case agains
George Riley was continued until th
next term of count. A jury founl
Thomas H0bson, cOlored, guilty o
carrying concealed a deadly weapon
and the court sentenced him 10 thirt,
days Imprisonment. For larceny
Percy Coleman was sentenced to b
whipped with ten lashcs and to sefy
four months imprisonment
! OPPOSE APPLICATIONS FOR II
CENSE.
William S. Prickett. for the Lay
and Order Society. has filed rmon
strances against the following appli
cations for liquor licenses: New place
) --F. =. Dugan. G.. A. Lewis. Nicle Ia
E facia. j. w Young The only old az
J phcant demonstrated against is Josep
{ h. McCullin. Cornelius Mundy ha
Withdrawn his application for a whole
I sale license. and A. J. Richardson hi
I application for a retail license for th
, United States Hotel
Lee Ackerman. colored. was foun
guilty Of the larceny Of an overcoa
from John Miller. and was sentence
Z to be whipped with fifteen lashes an
to serve six months Imprisonment
Cases against John Saville and Hes
ter Ann Chambers were abandoned. A
l30 o'clock court recessed until
O'Clock. when the jury in the Cunning
= lham case Is expectd to be heard from.
General Sessions Court yesterday al
/, ternoon resumed trial OF the Cunninl
= ham case. The defendant testified
his own defense. denyingf the commits
n sion of the crime,