Evening journal., 1901-09-17
COURT Did NOT
PASS SENTENCES
To Decide Where Criminals
Shall be Sent
CHAPMAN PLEADED NOT GUILTY
Giles Has jury Trial on The Charge
Of Stealing Black Hen From
Sake

In the Court of General Sessions this
morning no prisoners were sentenced for
the reason that the court has not decided
where to commit them. Attorney-Gen-
eral Ward said that the matter would be
determined this afternoon.
William Boulden, colored. pleaded
guilty to the larceny Of household goods
from William Floyd, the well-known col
ored bootblgck on the coast" Bonlden
was committed TO the custody Of the
sheriff until il pleases the court TO pass
sentence upon him.
CHAPMAN PLEADS NOT GUILTY
When arraigned this morning or the
charge of committing murderous assault
upon Bessie Fernandez, Frank IL. Chap
man pleaded not guilty. He made like
plea TO the charge of assauting G.. NJ.
Boulden. a small hoy. who is alleged 60
have been struck by the bullet intended
for Miss Fernandez.
Henry g. Conrad, attorney for Chap
man, told the court that the matter was
of great moment and asked that the case
be continued until Friday morning.
Attorney-General Ward said he did not
want to rush into the case, but he wished
] 20 expedite matters, and that he was
rendy To- proceed with the case.
The court asked Mr.. Conrad IL his wit
nesses were in court and he said they
were not Then the case was continued
until tomorrow morning
The charge which Chapman must an
swcr is the result of an assault made
| unon Miss Fernandez by him during a
iit of Jealousy. He was street car mo-
torman and became infatuated with Miss
/ Fernandez. She reciprocatcd his aifec-
tiOns until she discovered that he was a
married man, when she discontinued the
! intimacy
Chapman is said 10 have met Miss
| Fernandez in Brandywne Springs Park
ana tried To renew the friendship, and
became enraged at her refusal TO have
anything TO do with him, he drew a re-
volver ana fired several shots at her. One
OF the bullets struck young Boulden. The
woman was uninjured.
z CHARGED WITH STEALING A CHICKEN
Charged with stealing one hen from
Benjamin SAKE, of No. 121 French street
last March, Harry Giles, colored. faced
the Court of General Sessions and Jury
this morning Mrs. Fannie SAKE said
that She saw Giles making off with the
chicken under his arm.
Giles lived next door TO the Sake family
and it was alleged that he passed through
the Sake chicken yard to get into his
own yard. As Mrs. Sake could not
speak English, Attorney w. F. Kurtz
acted as interpreter.
Attorney David J. Reinhardt repre-
scented Giles and Attorney General III. III.
Ward conducted the prosecution.
The Grand Jury ignored the bill
charging Maggie Segars with assault
ing John Webb on July with intent
to commit murder
On the charge Of murder0usly as
saulting Thomas Mullin. the Grand
Jury found a true DILL against Harry
w. Fish. Mul.in. whose life was in
jeopardy for some time after the as
sault. is now well.
Other true bills were found as fol-
lows:
John King, Henry Macy and Joseph
w. SheppersOn, assault with attempt
ITO commit murder: Edward Long.
Charles Lynch, Walter Oster, Chester
Gillen, George Gilen. Henry Irons.
Andrew Jackson. Hastings Applegate.
John Fisher and John II. Watson. lar
ceny.