The sun., 1901-02-08
GETS
SPEEDY TRIAL
Identified as a Noted Crook With
Several Aliases.
SENTENCED ON ONE CHARGE
Gets Five Years for Assault on Ser
geant Howgate-Served Ten
Years for Blowing Open
Safe in Washington.
SENTENCED ON ONE CHARGE

George Riley, who was captured ny
House Sergeant Joseph Howgate OH
Wednesday night while attempting 10
rob I.eyy's pawnshop, and gave the
officer such close call, was gwen
hearing in two courts yesterday anu
about 10 1-2 hours after his arrest was
sentenced to an hour in the pillory, hve
years Imprisonment and to forfeit ana
pay the sum of $1,000.
detectives Donoghy and McGinty or
Philadelphia, who heard of Riley's ar
rest, came to this city yesterday AFTER
noon believing that they could identity
him.
| They were taken to the Court House
! by Chief Massey and at once ldentinea
| Riley as Joseph Hinson, alias Joseph
Black, alias Rory Simmons. The detec-
tivcs stated that they had known kiey
for 20 years past and that his right
name was Simmons.
The detectives had a conversation with
Riley WHO admitted that he knew them.
they state that Riley had only last
July completed 10 years sentence in
,he Auburn, IN. W penitentiary for
blowing open safe in pawnshop in
Washington, ID. q.
Since July he has made his homo IN
PHILADELPHIA and was apparently living
pretty straight.
Chief Massey expects to get Rlley,s
complete criminal record from Philadel-
phia today. The chief had Riley photo
sraphed yesterday.
l{iley was araigned in City Court
Yesterday morning on three charges
breaking and entering a building with
intent to commit felony, attempting to
commit murder and pointing revolver
: land was held in 50 1900 bail for the Court
of General Sessions.
l Riley was taken up to the County
! Court House and Attorney General
Werd sent his case to the grand jury
] aI,d about noon two true bills were re-
: turned.
d One charged him with breaking and
J; entering the shop of Ettic Levy with
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= intent to commit larceny and the other
J. charged him with assaulting Joseph
;. Htwgatc, the sergeant, with intent to
:. murder him.
y Riley pleaded not guilty to the burglary
charge and guilty to the assault charge.
The court decided to at once sentence
x him on the assault charge. Sergeant
;. Howgate testified to having gone to
!e Layy's place on hearing the burglar
y alarm ard Of having desperate struggle
i with Riley whom he caught coming out
Of the Seventh street door.
Y Riley upon being asked by Judge Lore
y = f he had anything to say, said he had
i' nothing except that he did not snap the
y pistol at the officer but held it in thu
- - middle of his hand.
p Judge Lore said "Riley it is not your
~ , fault that you arc not here for murder
II with your life as the possible penalty
~ ~ from your attack last night. We propose
= to protect our people from such men as
IA you who prey upon other people anC
o % other communities.
u The sentence Of the court is tina
YOU forfeit and pay the sum of $1,000
-, that on Saturday next between thu
=, u hours of 10 in the forenoon and in tn,
~ afternoon you stand one hour in tn,
- pllory, that you be imprisoned for tn,
GO term Of five years beginning today an,
=. ending on the sth day of February, 1906
y that YOU pay the costs OF prosecution
~ and YOU are now committed to the Gus
~ -, tody of the sheriff until this sentence b
,' carried into execution"
This was the maximum sentence. /
10 was expected that Attorney-Genera
~ Ward would report to the court yester
lay afternoon his desires concerning th
N Indictment charging Riley with brcakin
~, into the store with intent to eommi
% larceny. He stated to the court that h
nj was not ready in the matter. He ri
"a marked that Riley had been identifie
Nd by two detectives ard said he desire
,.y the matter to so over till toeay.