Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-09-18
NO DESTINATION
FOR PRISONERS
Court Commits Them to Gus
tOdy Of the County
Sheriff

Although several prisoners were con-
victed in General Sessions Court yes
terday afternoon, they were not SEN
fenced to Imprisonment and .ashes, the
place of their commitment not having
been decided upon by Chief Justice
Lore. He simply remanded the pris-
oners to the custody of the Sheriff It
now looks as If the court will have to
decide whether Sheriff Mcdaniel shall
surrender his prisoners to the new
county workhouse.
Henry II. Giles. charged with the
larceny OF one black chicken was the
first prisoner tried by a jury at this
session OF court, and he was acquitted.
William Fleming receives ten lashes
and imprisonment for six months for
the larceny of brass from the Angus
tine Paper Mills. For carrying con-
cealed weapons. George Taylor, who
also made threats 20 kill, got thirty
days: William Dorsey. colored, ten
lashes; William Campbell, colored, ten
days. Carmlne Sence, S25 fine and
costs. Howard Il. Williams, co,ored,
got twenty days for assault. william
b Boulder pleaded guilty 30 the larceny
e of a silver watch and other articles.
He was arraigned on two counts His
a sentence on the first count was ten
81 lashes and six months imprisonment
and on the second. ten ashes and Inn
I prisonment for one year.
3 Walter Osler, Chester Gilon and
II George Welch pleaded guilty TO the
e charge OF stealing brass journals from
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany. Osler and Gillon each received
n sentences OF fifteen lashes and two
3, years' Imprisonment Welch's sen
Is tence was five lashes and six months
y imprisonment Henry Macy. colored
arraigned on the charge of assault
/ with intent to murder William Brown
% pleaded guilty to plain assault but sal,
IN he had no intention OF committing
Is murder He was sentenced to tw
he years Imprisonment. John II. Watson
ie cblored. Pleaded guilty to the charge O
stealing money from Thomas Watson
colored and was sentenced to thre
Is months Imprisonment
Indictments returned by the Gran
Jury were as follows: Frank Conner
a Charles jefferson. Calvin II. Clarksor
- Henry Sidell, Lewis Purnell and Sam
- uel Bradford. larceny: James Carmich
a ae., embezzlement; jefferson an
~ lClarkson pleaded not guilty, Purne
~ and Bradford pleaded guilty.
Richard Johnson pleaded not guilt
TO the charge OF assault and battery q
Ida Johnson.
The Grand Judy found true bill
ne ~. against the following-named prisol
III ers: Phillip Shepard, resisting a pul
Pe lie officer; Harry Honey. assault an
battery; Calvin II. Garrison. larceny
nu Mary Boyer. larceny; Anton Nork,
- wloz. embezzlement: Charles Cornell,
~, breaking into dwelling to commit la
a ceny; William Kane. attempting (
ar commit robbery; Samuel Lewis, CARR
81 ing concealed deadly weapons; Artht
ne Armstrong, larceny; William McDad
NJ embezzlement
H. WORK OF THIS MORNING.
lie In court this morning, on apple
e. ton of Henry G. Conrad attorney I,
OF Frank HI. Chapman. who is charg,
~ with committing a murderous assau
Nv upon Bessie Ferdenandez and Geor
90, NJ. Boulder. the case was POSITIONS
re. until Friday morning.
ed Frank Conner pleaded not guilty
gs the charge Of larceny. and his case wi
CT be tried this afternoon
2. Henry Irons was found guilty
y! stealing a lawn-mower from Harry
n Donaldson. and was sentenced To 8
at months Imprisonment and ton lseho
ok Calvin Ciarkson was sentenced
d ten lashes and six months imprso
e. ment
AT Edward Lang pleaded guilty to Il
III charge Of larceny, but as he prov,
an previous good reputation. the corpor
punishment was remitted. and he WI
nj sentenced to four months imprisol
ce ment.
NJ Edward Jackson. colorcd. plea
~ ed guilty to larceny. but as the pri
he oner has been in jail since June Is. Il
IS court sentenced him 10 three month
or