The sun., 1901-09-25
GRAND JURY
DISCHARGED
Criminal Court Business to be Fin
ished Tomorrow.
PRISONERS ARE Sc NTENCED
Anton Norlewicz Charged With
EmbezzIcment, Dismissed Because
State Did Not Prove All
% Its Allegations.


0rtlnarily busy ever since it convened oil
Septcmbcr 16. The grand jury com.
pletrd its business yesterday afternoon
aud was discharged with the thanks Of
the court. True bills were returned AMI
arrangements are yet to be made as fol
lows:
Charles Hood, larceny; VIM. Ii. Leon.
ard. embpzzlcment; Eugene ID. Il. Sutton.
cmlrzzlement; Edward Gam, giving and
selling Intoxicating liquors on election
day-two charges for giving away, one
for selling, and one for obstructing the
view in place of business where intoX
icniiug liquors are sold,
.fhc cases remaining ,nn be disposed
Of in two or three Iuys and the criminal
busincss will be finished probably on
Thursday
iIn the case Of Anton Nork"wcz charg-
ed with cmbezzlement, on the plea of
Charles +. Cuile!, attorney for the de
fence Chief Justice Lore Instructed the
jury that The State had not proven all
the allegations in the indictm mt and
thai & verdict Of acguittal should br
rendered. A verdict was given according
".
xoh not guilty to q charge Of larceny AMI
entcred one of guilty. In view Of til"
age of the defendant. 10 years. and thr
fact that he had never been in cnIrt br
fcrc, also that he had been in Jail since
June Is. he was sentenced to only three
months Imprisonment.
Ae James Dcrnby, colorcd, was found
guilty OF stealing zoe pounds Of ilaur
Il afhc property of the Philadelphia and
Rcading Railroad Company and was
'sentcrcpd to receive ten lashcs and s,rvr
siX months.
y continuance was granted in the cast
Of Ida Brown. colorcl, who pleaded noi
guilty of larceny.
John Holt pleaded guilty Of larceny
aud WINS sentenced to four months I'M
prieoimcnt.
I'm the ease of John Mclaughlin, chnrg
ed with larceny, the jury gave a verdict
Of guilty without leaving the box.
"a Mclaughlin was reprimanded by the
Chief Justice and sentenced to pay ST.
restitution money, be whipped on Satur-
1ay with Is fashes and serve one year
~ prison. On leaving the court room Me
Laughlin said: Il will go at it right the
next time"
James III. Harkins was arraigncd on
the charge of conducting gambling
device known MS an 'iowl machine III
pleaded guilty, ana as his previous go d
ch"racter was proven. the minimum s,r-
tence Of 500 fine, which was paid at
8 once. was imposed.
eH James SOrden. an aged negro, wa,
ararigned or the charge of larceny Of
a watch valued at s2 He had pleaded
not guilty and jury was drawn Jncol
~ (fDpnlr the tpt. tnlI Of thn bnf
\ Sord"n asked no questions but stated
that he did not take the goods with any
intent Of keeping them. A verdict Of
guilty with u recC mmenlation to mercy
was rendered. He was sentenced to
serve four months
,A return was made in the case of
Betha EaStburn vs.. Abind lIastl urn
action IN divorce, by Attorney TattonuS
the commissioner. Publication was or.
uered. The return was favorable ,tn
granting the divorce.
Charles Wood, colored, plead u not
guilty to the charge of larceny.
In the case Of Charles Chase, colored
charged with larceny his counsel. Harry
P Joslyn, withdrew the plea of moi
guilty and entered a plea of guilty. Or
his application the jury of which Il. \
Canby was foreman. was discharged
MIR. .Ioslyn stated il was the prisoners
hrst oifensp and asked for the mercy o
the court Chase received six months.
John Martin was fined $l.0O or in Lr
fault Of payment one months imprison
nlent for playing crap.
Edward Leavy, arraigned for the lar
ceny Of grip and SIS in money wa.
scntencrd To receive FIVE lashes and ii,
MONTHS. The plea of not guilty WA:
withdrawn and Il plea of guilty entered
A jury was drawn to try the case o
William NJ RI cher. charged with en-
bezzlement. II. II. Candy and j. Dan
forth Bush were objected to by the dc
Tense and Alfred -. I.c Carpenter an,
Charles r. Wollaston were drawn i,
their place. Rccber was represented b,
Sylvester ID. Townsend, .Jr.
He was accused of approprialine So. 3
of the moneys of David w. Liable & Co.
broom manufacturers of Philadelphia
Liable IL Go. Sod hroomS to several pe0
pie of Wilmington and authorized Rec
Der To collect the money. 1t was al
legged that none Of the money was n
tnrneG by Reeber.
David w. Liable, the prosecuting wit
ness, stood with his hat or and swor
by the five hooks Of Moses, rs IS the cii.
tomEof Hebrews. Harry Orcnstein too
the oath on the five books of Moses.
AT 5.S5 o'clock the Jury returned Ia II,
court room with verdict OF guilty m
sentence WAS three months imnriso,
ment.
Reeber's term will expire Just two da,
before Christmas.
John l.ally pleaded not guilty of stea
ing bicycle. a jury was drawn nm
dischargcd until 10 O'clock this mon
ing.
Iacoh Wright. charged with selin
liquor without license, was fined $5
At $50 o'clock the grand jury ha
completed its business and after return
ing two indictments SO Informed til
court. "Gcntlemcn of tho grand jury,
enid Chief Justice Tore. 1--WE nnderstan
ron have completed your business. III
5Ast Indictment you returned is MN
ARed "a. You have done m unprecc,
led amount Of work and we think wit
s#at Judgment and care. We thin
wy an" entitled to the thanl
lals court and of the poop
ol TINS county. Gentlemen YOU are di
charged from any further duty at tn
term of court"
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