The sun., 1901-02-07
GUILTY
TO BURGLARY
Reese Roberts Admits That He
Robbed Three Houses.
ANOTHER FELLOW in IT
Paul Nash, Colored, is Given Eight
Months Imprisonment and Fif-
teen Lashes For Stealing
an 0vercoat.
ANOTHER FELLOW in IT

In County court yesterday AFTERNOON
Reese Roberts, colored, was arralgned
IN the charge of robDlng the residence Of
caleb Churchman at GruDbs Landing
and of j. ID. Lodge near Claymont.
Three indictments were found against
him by the Grand Jury which charged
chat he robbed the Churchman residence
and obtained 500 pieces OF chinaware,
valued ut so cent each, 100 pieces Oh
cable linen, valued at 81 each; 100 pieces
of ped linen, valued at 81 each; lOO
valued at S. each; mirror, |
valued at sl0O; at the Lodge residence,
one set of harness valued at $50 and the |
following property belonging to Il. A.
Myers: harness, straps, valued ut IL;
gun, valued ut $1O0; copper tankard,
valued ut $50.
Roberts, when asked to plead guilty
or not guilty, caused considerable laugh
Ger by saying that he was guilty OF some ,
Of it.
He was asked whether he meant that
there was another party with him.
He answered, "Yes SIR" Judge Lore
then said: I'VE will try to catch the
other fellow too"
Paul Nash, colored, denied the larceny
Of an overcoat belonging to George
Greenly. He admitted that he pawned
it for fifty cents but declared that it was
given to him by some one else to pawn.
4ue jury was ont for sometime but
finally returned with verdict of guilty.
The overcoat was valued Mt $3.75. Nash
was sentenced to months Imprisonment
and fifteen lashes.
William Dutton admitted stealing a
bottle of milk belonging to Jacob T..
Snyder. The latter alleged that Dutton
stole two bottles Of milk, one worth
cents and the other worth cents, from
doorsteps early in the morning. He was
given five months imprisonment and ten
lashes.
The trial of Henry f. Bigley, who
pleaded guilty to carrying concealed
deadly weapon, but not guilty to point
ing it.
James w. Ford, b. & B. brakeman,
testified Bigley rode 'on freight tram
from Baltimore to this city and part OF
the way attempted to run the train with
Il revolver.
He discharged the revolver and latel
pointed it at Ford.
Z ID. ], Reinhardt, Jr,, was counsel 10
: Bigley. Bigley claimed that the revolver
was loaded with blank cartridges ant
admitted that he discharged the revolver
but it was not at any one. lie denlet
that he pointed it at Ford.
The jury after being out for some
time found him not guilty.
When it came to sentencing Bigley OF
the charge of carrying concealed dead
ly weapon, Mr.. Reinhardt read SOM
, letters of recommendation which showed
, that Bigley had been employed by tn
P. & II. Railroad Company at Port Rich
mond, Pa, as a yard master, but re
signed owing to family complications.
, Mr.. Reinhardt insinuated that as Big
, ley was not member of the Railroaders
F. Union this might be the reason that tn
+. railroad men were against him. Judg
/. Lore said he wanted no attacks on wit
nesses who were entitled to fair treat
1 ment. He then imposed fine Of $40
: and 80 days imprisonment.
e Ed. Handy plead guilty to the charg
:. Of carrying concealed a deadly weapon
a Thomas Mullin plead not guilty t
! driving off with team.
q Henry Macy plead not guilty to tn
a charge OF assault and battery.
Robert Nickens plead not guilty t
:, carrying concealed Il deadly weapon.
Il Frank O'Conner was indicted on tn
!. charge of pointing shot gun at perso
d and Clarence McSorley on the charge Q
/, receiving stolen goods.
a The grand jury ignored the bill agains
+, Howard McGinnis for receiving stole
q goods.
:. John LAWN plead guilty to the larcen
l. of a pair of shoes belonging to Reube
l. Walthers.
l. Charles Lewis, colored, charged wit
1, stealing an overcoat belonging to San
y mel THOMPSON, said he .pawned it bl
le did not steal it.
r, Cora Ross, colored, denied the the
lie of 1000 bread tickets belonging to Pa
Weber of Middletown. She was repr
t, sented by Austin Harrington. III
y State decided to retire the case.
b, Harry Macy, colored, pleaded gull
r, to stealing buttertub, horse nipper
n, two sweaters, pair of shoes and
es piece Of shaving soap from Robert
IL Reed.
IN John II. Cunningham pleaded n
r guilty to charge Of using fema
child under IS years Of age, for immor
D. purposes. John =. Nields represen
w him; the trial is to be held on Friday.
n, Arthur Armstrong admitted stealing
'r- bicycle owned by Clifford Mecannon.
ra Peter L. Cooper, Jr. informed t
,r, court that he and John FL. Rodn
w represent James Whalen and Thorn
ce Rodgers, charged with selling liqu
ID without license, and asked that tn
la not be arraigned until Friday. The
lp- quest was granted. These are the m
alleged to have acted In a disorder
,r- manner at public sale near Newal
EST Whaen is under indictment for assa
ee, and battery.
ell Raymond Benson, colored, pleaded !
l.. guilty to pointing q revolver and to q
al charging a revolver in public ro
Id Joseph T. McHugh testified that he |
lie, Benson out of his place at Eighth a
on, Church streets and Benson tried to
Al in again; when he could not get in,
lrd shot his revolver through the door.
FL. jury found him guilty without leav
er, the box. Judge Lore gave him the
re, penalty of $50 fine and one months
am prisonment. He was also charged W
am pointing revolver but the charge v
car dropped.
Chief Justice Lore, Benjamin Me
and William S. Hilles arranged the
perior Court cases which is to begin
Monday.
S., In the Superior Court the cases
the Joseph Canning. defendant below up