Evening journal., 1905-02-07
CONVICTED OF
WIFE-BEATING
Thomas Holmes Gets Four
Months But Lashes Are
Omitted
HEAVY SENTENCE FOR WHITE

Daniel o. Hastings. the new Deputy
Attorney General, prosecuted his first
case for the State in the Court OF Cen
eral Sessions this morning. Mr.. Hast
dngs made a good start. as the jury
reached a verdict Of guilty without
leaving the jury box. The prisoner was
David West, colored. and he was
charged with the larceny OF a watch
chain, the property of Solomon Church.
vile, also colored. Chief Justice Lore,
in pronOuncing sentence, told the pris-
oner that he was an old offender and
that dt would be cheaper for the coun-
ty to keep him I'm the workhouse than
to try him from time TO time. He then
sentenced him to serve one year in the
workhouse and be whipped with ten
| lashes.
Thomas Carroll WAS charged with
the larceny OF a watch and chain. The
prisoner said that in one sense he was
guilty and in another sense he was not
guilty, as he was 50 drunk he did not
know what he was doing. He pleaded
guilty, however. and was sentenced to
five months and ten lashes.
Walter Scott, colored, through his
counsel. David J. Reinhardt, pleaded
guilty to the charge of pointing a pis-
toll He was sentenced to pay a fine
of $40 or serve two months in the
workhouse.
William johnson, colored, was placed
on trial charged with the larceny Of SOC
pounds of scrap iron. the property OF
the Diamond State Steel Company.
This was the first case prosecuted by
Mr.. Richards as Attorney-Ge General be.
fore a jury, and he lost it. After be.
ing out for about twenty minutes tn,
jury returned verdict of not guilty
and the prisoner was discharged.
Indicted for Wife Beating.
Thomas Holmes was indicted for wifi
beating and when arraigned pleade,
not guilty. The prisoner said the onl!
witness he had was his wife. whicl
fcaused a laugh.
Henry Johnson. colored, entered ,
plea OF not guilty to the charge o
breaking into the house of James NJ
Downs, near Middletown. and stealing
a gun and several overcoats. JOsepl
Gains, colOred, pleaded guilty 30 point
ing a pistol
Gains stated he was unable to pa,
a fine Of $40 and was then sentenced L
two monthhs Imprisonment.
, Sewall Anderson, a young colorel
boy, was reprimanded by the Court 70
failing to appear as a witness yester
day, when he had been summoned. Sc
wall said he lived at Kirkwood an
had no money to get here. The Cour
said as the conditions Of the road wer
such that he would probably have beel
unable to walk to Wilmington, the at
tachment would be discharged. bu
the witness must remain until dis
charged by the Attorney General.
On Trial For Wife Beating.
Thomas Holmes was placed on tria
charged with beating his wife, Eft,
Holmes. There were two counts in tn
indictment against Holmes. one 70
lstriking and one for beating his wife
Mrs. Holmes testified that she live,
lat No. South West street, and ha,
been married to the defendant for six
teen years. She was married by tn
Rev. John ID. Hanna. She said tina
between and s o'clock on the even
ing Of December "a. her husband strucl
her twice. He then left the house an,
returned about 1 o'clock Christina
morning. when he struck her again
while she was I'm bed.
Witness said her husband was in
toxicated. The reason for the beatinI
she said was because her husband
wanted her to give him back 81 whicl
he had given her that afternoon. Sh
stated that she had three children
but only one of them lived with heI
oil So kuF nf4, 10 L.
, husband arrested once before 70
beating her.
DR.. Chas. w. Hughes testified that h
was called in to treat Mrs. Holmes ol
the morning of December Is. and foun
both her eyes black and her fac
bruised.
Holmes went on the stand and de
MED that he struck his wife and sal
she got her injuries by falling. II
J said she was so drunk that she did no
: know what she was doing and aske
: him the next morning how she hur
} herself. Witness said his wife ofte
} got so drunk he would have to take he
to bed and cook his own meals tn
) next day.
The jury returned a verdict OF guilt
, and Holmes was sentenced TO fou
months imprisonment. the lashes be
/ ling omitted. Chief Justice Lore toll
Holmes that when he gets out h
must not beat his wife. or the mex
? time he may be whipped. The prison
er replied that he would have no NOR
to do with her.
True Bills eRtpurned.
The following true bills were re
turned:
Frank wormley. Frank Price an
Ely Lille carrying concealed deadl
weapons; Ernest Dutton. assault wit
intent to commit murder. Two count
I against James King. one on assaul
with intent to commit murder and on
for breaking into dwelling with in
Z tent TO commit larceny; Howard Cur
!, tbs larceny; William Real. breakin
into a dwelling; Joseph Wright an
William Ryan. Jointly. highway rob
berry; John w. Newman. larceny; Har
> ry Levine. pointing a pistol and Jane
L. Shoe. embezzlement and forgery.
Heavy Sentence For White.
) AlbeJ. White. Of Chicago. yesterdai
afternoon pleaded guilty to the charg
of assault with intent to commit rob
3 berry on Miss Elizabeth Snyder, in IN
E paper store OF r. C. Bartram. at Sew
2 enth and King streets, on January
hast. He was not represented by coun
sell and was sentenced 10 six years
the woilkhouse. twenty lashes and $50
! fine.
4 Before sentence was pronounced tn
} court asked 70 hear some of the part