Evening journal., 1901-11-23
LONG TERMERS
ARE COMMITTED
Scene in County Court Room
Was Sad
TO WORK UNTIL THEY Die
Life Prisoners Shed Tears Upon
Leaving New Castle JaiI-ArO
Grateful for PaVOrS
TO WORK UNTIL THEY Die

Ii was pathetic to see the life and long
| term criminals as they stood, pale-faced
and solemn, before Chief Justice Lore
this morning in the Oyer and Terminer
/ Court TO bc recOmmittcd to PRISON. Some
of them have no other prospect than that
/ of hard labor until their bodies are car
ried out to fill a dishOnored grave, prob
ably in the Potter's field. Many of them
have not seen the city of Wilmington for
many years, and have been living in idle
ness in New Castle jail. Several of these
shed tears upon leaving the jail where
! they nave passed so many years of their
misspent lives. They felt grateful for
the many kindnesses shown them by
/ Sheriff Mcdaniel and his family.
1t was a sOrrOwful procession that
marched up Market street 10 the county
! Court House, marshaled by Sheriff Nc
Daniel Deputies Theodore Mcdaniel
Charles Smith. IL. NJ. Wiley and How
/ ard Jester. The ten prisoners were
marched into the county court room
where the Court of Oyer and Terminer
was sitting TO receive them.
CHIEF JUSTICE CALLS ROLL
The men were lined up before the
Chief Justice and answered to their
names. They were.
Jackson Walker, who is serving a life
sentence for killing boy. He has served
10 years.
Franklin Johnson. who killed fellow
colored man with Il club. has served al
most as many years as Walker.
George Williams, who killed n boy by
the name of Rice and is serving a life
| sentence.
Michael Fiano, the man who walked
eight squares to get a knife To cut am
other Italians heart out and is serving
a life sentence. He was sentenced TO be
hanged hut Governor Reynolds respited
him until 1850. The prisoner. should he
live. would hc over hundred years old
William Fisher, who is serving a life
sentence for entering a house in the night
time with the intention of committing
felony.
John DOugherty. who killed a Swede
with coupling pin and is serving for
life.
Harry Wallace. who killed Mrs Mary
L. Perry. near Keakynevile who has
, served two years of a life sentence;
MOntylao \. Cole who killed William
A. Montague with a baseball bat. and
was sentenced to serve five years and
has about half of his term to serve.
Harry Blackiston, who has two years
and one day TO serve on a iive-year SEN
tence.
John Jones was the tenth and last
, man.
Chief Justice Lore then said: "You
and each of you are committed 10 the
New Castle county workhouse until the
residue Of the sentence imposed upon
} YOU by this court is carried into execu-
ton"
TAKEN TO oREENBANK
I'm charge of Guards Harry Wggles-
worth, Frank Gray and James Shelen-
der. the prisoners filed out Of the Court
House and into special car in the rear
] .e 1,.
taken to the new wOrkhouse.
After the sentencing of the prisoners
the Court of Oyer nd Terminer ad-
iourned without day.
/ Deputy Attorney-General Richards
reported to the court in the Anna Plat
desertiOn case that the man and wife
, were living together. and recommended
that the case be dismissed. The or.
der was made.
Court then adjourned until Monday
when the Sheriff will make his tina'
report as to the number Of prisoner.
now left in Jail. and by whom com
mitted.
CRIMINAL PAYS FOR lMPUDENcE
There was a sentence in the county
court yesterday afternoon. when Chie
Justice Lore sentenced William Wal
, kCi, burglar.
, You seem to be an old hand re-
marked Chief Justice Lore after find
ing that Walker served two terms in
Philadelphia for robbery
IL never stood before bar of JUS
y tice I'm Delaware in my life, shouted
1 the prisoner. What 7 may have done
/. i'm other places is outside your juris.
y diction, and cannot be used against
me"
d The Chief Justice said. You arc
T sentenced on Saturday November %
q to be whipped with twenty lashes, tC
. stand one hour in the pillory, to b'
4 imprisoned ten years, and
' II must say right here" broke il
Is Walker, that there is no justice n
n this court"
q Stop that! stop that called thu
= Chief Justice. who finished the sen
~ tence by imposing a fine of $780,
" Richard COverdale and Waite
u Thomas. both colored. who PLEADED
IS guilty TO robbery, were sentenced L
p twenty lashes, an hour in the pillory
a and one year in Jail. They will b
g fogged today. and this will be the frs
Z. whipping punishment at the new
IA workhouse.
70 Warden Meserve Thanks Officers
W 8 Meeprve chief warden of IN