Evening journal., 1902-11-19
MAGGIE MURPHY
FOUND GUILTY
Sentenced to Three Months
Imprisonment for Lar
ceny of SI55
MALONE CALLED DEFENDANT LIAR

! MALONE CALLED DEFENDANT LIAR
Albert Palmer Got Five Years, Twenty
Lashes and One Hour in the Pillory
for Stealing a Horse and Buggy
True Bills Found by Grand Jury
The courts OF Oyer and Terminer
and General Sessions were both opened
this morning. There are two cases to
come before the former court. They
are Vito Matassino, charged with f.
lonious assault, and John White, color
ed, charged with murder. As there
still remains much business to be dis
posed of in the Court of General Ses-
/, siOns, the special jurors for the Oyer
T and Terminer Court wiere discharged
until Friday morning.
, The case against Maggie Murphy,
alias Maggie Madden, charged with
2 stealing $155 from James Malone, was
resumed in the Court of GeniIal Ses-
sions this morning. Some testimony
was taken yesterday, when ii was
stated by Malone that the wOman had
taken $l55 from him and gone to Phila-
delphia, where she was caught. The
money he said, was taken while he
was in a lodging house at Front and
Market streets, kept by a Mr.. Miller.
The defendant said Malone gave her
: the money.
Il did not" replied Malone.
Yes, you did. You know you did, 3"
insisted the woman.
Il did not You dirty liar" replied
. Malone, which answer cOnvulsed the
1 spectators with laughter
The first witness this morning was
I Chief of Police Black, who told of Ma
D lone making the complaint, and Of the
4 woman having been arrested in Phila-
e delphia. He went to Philadelphia to
see the defendant after she was arrest
e. ed. She told him she took the money
= and askd Malone not to prosecute her.
State Detective Francis testified that
: he got out Tequisition papers and
= brought the woman to this city.
o The defendant took the stand in haI
own behalf and said she did not take
the money.
The jury found her guilty. The couri
sentenced the prisoner 20 three weeks
n Imprisonment
Shoplifter Convicted
Eliza Hope. cOlOred, was placed on
v trial, charged with stealing a coat, the
+ property of Crosby & HILL The testi.
z mony proved that the defendant en-
+, tered the Crosby & Hill store and, after
u looking at some coats, left without buy.
e ing one. After she had gone il was
discovered that a coat, valued at SIS
c by Officer Pierce i'm King street Thy
J. jury returned a verdict of guilty with,
q out leaving the box. The court sen
fenced Eliza to six months imprison
nient.
Old OHek der Gets One Year
If Edward Wihder, colOred, was founs
r guilty of the larceny as bailee of $7.2l
It from the Charles Warner Company
l. Winder drove a coal wagon for The
l. above firm. He was sentenced to oni
y years Imprisonment.
d Phillip Sheppard, cOiored, was fOunS
is guilty of carrying concealed a deadi!
y weapon. The court viii pronounce sen
Ir tenoe this afternoon.
1. Henry Honing. colored, was place,
n on trial. charged with assault and bat
N terry. HOning is alleged to have sho
Ie William Caulk, at Townsend ON tn
last day of registration. The case wa
still ON trial when court adjourned.
Indictments were brought in agains
- Dominic Sustillo, No. sos Tatnal
~ street, and John Solo for violating tn,
- liquor law
= The time for filing remOnstrance
\ against the granting of liquor license
n was extended until glriday.
re Palmer Gets Heavy Sentence
lie The jury in the case of AIber
Palmer, charged with stealing a team
belonging to John w. Mccall, r3turna
verdict of guilty yesterday afternoon
and the prisoner received a heav.
sentence.
Chief Justice Lore, in sentencing
Palmer said that the court felt boun'
r TO give him the full extent Of the law
and then sentenced him TO pay JOIN
Mccall 800 in restitution money, pa.
- a fine of 5000. stand one hour in tn
~ pillOry, be whipTiad with twent
n, lashes and be imprisoned five years.
PaImer's Matrimonial Scheme
The cross-examination of Palmer b.
Attorney General Ward was resume
at the afternoon session and brOugh
out some facts in regard to his matri
as monial scheme. Mr.. Ward asked Pal
as mcr when he Was last in jail tn
I'M prisoner replied he had served a shor
to term in Philadelphia. Previous TO tina
time Palmer said he had served sen
he tence in New Castle Jail for horse steal
e. ing. and previous 10 that a term in tn
y Media Jail for a breach of trust in ref
re erence to a horse.
rk ''Why were you in jail In Philadel
Ily phia?" asked Mr.. Ward
zig For violating the postal laws n
p piled Palmer.
on WAS it not for running bogu
matrimonial agency?" asked the Attoi
ney-G General.
mo. sir" answered Palmer. IF yo
nd want to know about it I'll tell you.
ne LET us have IL all" said Mr.. Ward.
nt 1T was this way" said the witness