The sun., 1901-11-23
TEN YEARS
FOR WALKER
Heavy Sentence Imposed on House
. Breaker.
WILL BE WHIPPED TODAY
Buck" Cunningham Pleaded Not
Guilty to Stealing Brass From the
Baltimore and Philadelphia
Railroad Company.
WILL BE WHIPPED TODAY

II must say right here that there is no
Justice in th.s court" declared William
Walker as he stood with right arm ex-
tended in the prisoners box facing the
judges in the Court of General SEES
siOns yesterday afternoon when he heard
the severe sentence of the court. Walker
was impelled to make this defiant declar-
alton by the imposition of the heavy
penalty OF ten years Imprisonment, TWEEN
ty lashes, one hour in the pillory, and
$500 fine, pronounced by the court
Walker pleaded guilty of breaking into
the residence of John Evans, No. 112O
West street and stealing number OF
articles. Late yesterday afternoon he
was brought into court for sentence. IL
have statement to make" he said. II
pleaded guilty of breaking into a house
in broad daylight before 6 O'Clock and
taking away some jewelry-"
He was stopped at this juncture by
nief Justice Lore who remarked, wal
ker, you seem to be nm old hand, you
have spent most of your time in Jail
We have your record here"
II have never stood before the bar OF
justice in Delaware before" replied
Walker. what l did before was ont OF
the jurisdiction of this court. l have
worked here for two years at the Della
ware Pulp Works, at Edge Moor and AT
pullman's, and no man in this room
can prove that | ever committed any
wrongloing here before this time"
Chief Justice Lore then imposed the
sentence OF the court and it was at this
time that Walker burst forth with his
l.,t., ,s.y
here that there is no justice in this
court"
stop. stop" calculated Judge Lore
and Walker was compelled to sit down
He wastrenfanded to the custody of the
workh0nse trustees, and his sentence is
the heaviest imposed at this session OF
the court.
Walter Thomas and Richard Cover
iale. both colored, pleaded guilty OF
breaking into and robbng the residence
of Thomas Mckinney, ut Porters Sta
ton. The sentence of the court in each
case was one hour in the pillory, twenty
lashes and one years Imprisonment.
Thomas and Coverdale We're the first
prisoners sentenced hy the court to bt
whipped at the workhouse and they
with Walker, will be whipped by Warder
Meserye touay between the hours of II
o'clock in the morning and 2 o'clock il
the afternoon.
DAVID, alias "Buck" Cunningham was
the first prisoner to be committed to thu
custody of the workhouse trustees t.
awai. trial. Cunningham was arraigne(
on three charges, stealing thirty-siX brass
car journals. the property of the b. II o
Railroad Company, stealing 100 pounds
of copper. the property of the Brandy
wine Springs Railway Company, ant
stealing fOrty-eight brass car journals
the property OF the Baltimore IL Phila
delphia Railroad Company. To all the
charges he pleaded not guilty and th'
| court set next Wednesday as the day
| for his trial.
The case Of Warren Thompson. charg
ed with toying with Bertha May Me
| Donald. was on trial during the after
noon. The jury in the case was discharg
ed until o'clock .Ionday morning, whel
the trial will be resumed. The case il
expected to occupy the greater part o
Monday.
All witnesses except those summoned
in desertion cases. which will be taken nj
| in Superior Court today. We're discharg
ed until Monday morning Superio
Court was adjourned until this mornin,
and the Court of General Sessions wa
adjourned until o'clock Monday morn
\ ing.
The Court of Oyer and Terminer wa
opened at 2.30 o'clock and the court or
dered Sheriff Mcdaniel to bring ten Ions
term prisoners before the bar of the conr
at o'clock this morning They will b'
| committed to the wOrkhOuSp