The daily Republican., 1902-11-19
FIVE YEARS FOR
A. Il. PALMER.
He Must Stand in Pillory and be
Whipped for Horse
Stealing.
MAGGIE MURPHY GUILTY.
Stole Money From Malone
Eliza Hoke Sentenced for
Stealing Coat.

The jury in the Palmer case re
turned to General Sessions Court
yesterday afternoon with a verdict
of guilty and Palmer was sentenced
to pay John Mccall the sum Of 800
| restitution money, to forfeit and
pay fine of 5000, to stand one
hour in the pillory, to be whipped
with twenty lashes, and to- be i'm.
prisoned for five years.
Daniel Massey, who pleaded
guilty to attempted felonious as
sault on Annie E. Hickman, was
fined $500, given one hour in the
piIlory, thirty lashes, and five years
in the workhouse.
The court sentenced William
Oliver, a boy, to serve ten days in
the workhouse for carrying steel
knuckles.
jeremiah IIarrigAn was charged
with beating his wife. and pleaded
not guilty.
Charles Cooper. the colorcd boy
who pleaded guilty to stealing his
fathers watcn, was sentenced to
three months Imprisonment and ten
!ashcs.
Edward Cameron was ARA igned,
charged with stealing coat. He
pleaded not guilty.
Maggie Murphy, alias Maggie
Shields, was placed on trial char ged
with the larceny of $l55 from James
M,l1 in,
Market streets
Maggie Murphy, accused of steal
ing morey from James Malone, was
convicted in General Sessions Court
to-day. The woman was arrested
by Chief Black and Detective Ritchie
at Maguire's Court, in the rear of
5l3b Filbert street, Philadelphia.
The chief testified that she admit
ted taking the money, but wished
Malone to promise that he would
not prosecute. State Detective
Francis said the woman admitted
getting the money but claimed that
$50 was her own. Malone declared
that it was all his money,
The Murphy woman, on the stand
declared that she had put $50 to
Sis owned by Malone, in order to
make nest-egg with which to go
to housekeeping.
In rebuttal Malone declared that
every word the Murphy woman
said was lie, and denied getting
her a place. Mrs. Mary Mccormick
who keeps the house where Malone
boarded, said the woman worked
for her day and a half and Malone
had nothing to do with getting her
the place
The court sentenced her to pay
James Malone $22o restitution
money and be imprisoned for three
months.
Eliza Hoke, colored, was SEN
fenced to pay Crosby and Hill s?S
restitution money and be imprisoned
for six months for the larceny of a
coat. Matte Bothey identified the
coat, which was found on the Hoke
woman after it had disappeared
from the store.
The Court Of Oyer and Tcrminer
was opened for short while this
morning. The special jurors for
the court were discharged until Fri
day next
Edward Winder, charged with
embeZHlement as bailce Of $I25
from the Charles Warner Company,
was convicted and sentenced to one
years imprisonment.
Philip Sheppard was charged
with carrying concealed deadly |
weapon. Sheppard testified that +
he had taken the revolver from
another man to prevent trouble. A
V er1ict of guilty was returned.
Henry Honlng was tried for as
sault and battery on William Caulk
by shooting him in the arm. Tho
jury was discharged at l O'Clock
lntil $50 o'clock,
The Court issued bench warrants
ful the arrest of Dominick Sustillo
and John Solo, they having been
indicted by the Grand Jury for il
egal liquor selling.
Court adjourned til 2. 80 O'Clock.