Evening journal., 1905-09-29
sullivan and
RICE SENTENCED
Colored Men Who Pleaded
Guilty to Perjury Get
rs and S Years
SEVERAL HEAVY SENTENCES

Edward l.. Rice and Arthur Sullivan
both colored, who pleaded guilty sew
eral months ago TO the charge OF per-
jury, were sentenced in the Court Of
General Sessions this morning. These
are the two men. who. Il is alleged
were induced by Bernard G.. Goidstein
TO swear falsely In the suit which Cold
stein brought against the Peoples
Railway Company TO recover damages
for the loss OF his young son, who was
killed by one OF the defendant COM
pany's cars.
Godstein was tried and acquitted this
week on the charge OF suhornation Of
perjury. it being alleged that he paid
Sullivan 10 swear falsely. The other
charge against Goldstein was continued
until the November term. The two
colored men testified against him.
Rice was the first one sentenced and
Chief Justice Lore said: "On account
OF your youth. you having been only
"A years old at the time Of commit-
ting the crime. your sentence VIII be
lighter than sullivan's and because OF
the plea of guilty, we win take off tho
forty lashcs which the court couldfim-
pose"
He was then sentenced TO $500 iine
y
When sullivan was sentenced. Chief
Justice Lore said: "As you are older
we think It VIII require a longer time
for you 20 prepare yourself Go be %
good man." The sentence OF the court
was 1--WE years imprisonment and $500
fine.
! Samuel Crisden. colored, who was in-
dicted for assault with intent to COM
NIT murder. through his counsel David
j. Reinhardt. changed his plea OF NOT
guilty TO guilty OF assault only. which
was accepted by the Staite.
Edward Butcher coloreh testified that
Crsden shot him In tha arm on May
20. on the road near Midtown. Charles
Anderson. colored. was Indicted for tho
same offense Butcher. iwhile on the
stand pointed out man I'm tho
prisoners box and said he was Ander-
SON, who with Crisden assaulted him.
II afterwards turned out that tho
prisoner in the box was Charles Fisher.
who had nothing whatever TO do with
the assault President OF the Levy
p CourtC. Candy Hopkins and James NJ.
Shakespeare testified to the accused +
b good reputation.
g The court sontenced the defendant Ia
q one years Imprisonment.
s Charles Fisher. colored. changed his
e plea or not guilty TO assault with inteni
to commit murder. to- guilty Of assault
{ only. He was represented by George
z W. Davis.
Alexander Cubbage. colored, testified
that Fisher called HIM out OF his house
, and shot him with pistol Fisher was
sentenced to three years Imprisonment.
When a jury was drawn In the case
Of Andrew Davis. colored. charged with
, carrying a concealed deadly weapon.
Attorney General Richards stated that
from an Investigation he had made. he
was satisfied that the accused was not
In his eight mind.
Under Instructions from the court thu
jury returned a verdict Of not guilty
p on account OF insanity. The prisoner
, win be committed TO Farnhurst. He
= was represented by J. Frank Ball.
Jefferson Johnson. colored. pleaded
, guilty 10 carrying a concealed deadly
Z weapon and was sentenced to ten days
imprisonment A charge against the
| same prisoner OF knocking bark of
Z trees was retired by the Attorney
General
The state also dropped the case
against Howard c. Gray OF st.
Georges charged with selling liquor
without a license.
Charles Anderson. colored, pleaded
guilty to assault and was sentenced to
one years imprisonment. He was rep-
y resented by Leonard y. Wales.
:. John w. Mclaughlin and Jackson
Poor were placed on trial charged with
stealing eight pair OF shoes from n
freight car at Townsend assigned to
j. S. and w. Lattomus, OF that place.
Frank Ward. who was charged with
Q the same offense. pleaded guilty several
days ago.
The prisoners are represented by l.,
I Irving Handy.