The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-05
The COURT OF
GENBRALSESSION

having a fit, Mulvey with Jane
Tomlinson and Leroy Dilmal
We're indicted on IL charge of tn,
larceny Of forty pounds of bras,
from the Pullman Palace Car Co
All three of the men at first plead
ed not guilty but later Tomlinso
who is represented by William I
Lyman changed his plea from
not guilty to guilty aud after evi
dence was introduced to prov,
Tomlinsons character Mr.. Lyman
will en.leavor to have him paroled
Mulvey and Dillman insisted OF
their plea of not guilty and wer,
placed on trial. Mulvey had beer
placed on the stand and was stat
ing how he had fallen i'll fit il
the street just previous to being
arrested when he fell from the
stand as stated above
Charles w. Bowers, one OF the
tlpstaves went to Mulyey's aid,
and he was led to Il chair where
he recovered in a few minutes.
Many persons thought Mulyey was
about to have fiji, but some
policemen said that Mulvrv had
a habit of feigning to arouse
sympathy in his behalf.
A few minutes after Mulvey
fell. Court adjourned until this
morning without sentence being
passed. Indictments were returned
and pleas were entered as follows:
Alonzo Turpin, larceny Of Il
coat; Henry Clay Booker, larceny
of chickens; James F. Finley, wife
beating; Florence Walton and Rose
HagSerty, larceny Of ii pair Of
diamond cut1-buttons from {. 4.
Rudolph; Joseph Adams, larceny
of a pair Of trousers, not gull ty;
Michael FULLY, larceny of IL curry
comb and brush, guilty; Isaac Sisco
colored, larceny Of scrap iron, not
guilty; james e. Davis, colored,
larceny of scrap iron, not guilty.
Tully was sentenced to receive
ten lashes and to be imprisoned
nine months.
Alexander Boyer, oo'orcd, was
placed on trial charged with
carrying concealed Il deadly weap
on in the form Of a pair of steel
knncklcs He was represented
by Horace Ct. Knowles.
After hearing Il great deal of
evidence the jury returned il YER
diet Of not guilty.
At this mornings session of
Cont Attorney General Ward, re-
called Mulvcy to the stand and
asked him if he attempted to sell
the brass. He replied that he did
not lut helped Gilman to carry it
to Noltoi's junk shop. In his own
defense Mulvcy stated thai he and
Gilman got the brass from I mi II
son and that III " did not know
where he got it, The two prisoners
had no witnesses. The jury after
being out for a short time return
ed with a verdict of guilty,
The Court sentenced both Null
yey and Gilman to one year i'm
prlsounent in the County Work
house, and five Mshcs. William J
Lyman representing James Tom
llu5on who pleaded guilty to steal
ing the brass asked that he be |
pnroIod As it was his first ottrlls,,
William Williams, whom Young |
Tomilson had worked for about
two years SAID that ho had alwa, $
found him to be an honest boy. !
The prisoners father testified that
his son had been in the Industrial
school for five years but since that
time Ii" had been a good boy.
The court parolrl Tomlinson,
G"org" Mckclvy going ON his
bond for his good behavior for two |
years, I1enrv Clay Booker charg-
ed with the larceny Of II chickens
from Edward Donahor of Brandy
wine hundred pleaded not guilty.
}. Frank Ball who represent,
Booker aSEcl that the ease be
postponed until this afternoon as
he was unable to have several of
III, Witnesses present until that
time. Arthur johnson pleaded
not guilty to the charge Of larceny
Of Il watch from Joseph Iirhcn-
baum jl5 Tatnall street.
When She returned laIies
watch WI, missed from the show
case. .)ohnson'~ arrest followed.
The jury brought in u verdict of
guilty He was sentenced to six
Imprisonment and five
lashcs.
james L. Davis and Isaac
oisco charged with the larceny Of
700 mounds nf Sr,rn iran from