Evening journal., 1906-11-20
LAST
EDITION
300 D. m.
WERE TOO HANDY
WITH THEIR GUNS

Aaron Cammomile and Jonas Red
ding, negroes Of Middletown. who
pleaded guilty TO shooting al corbitt
vinyard ana John T. Mcintyre, pro-
prietor of the Middletown Hotel, were
lsentenccd TO two years Imprisonment
each in Court OF General Sessions this
mornine
The shooting took place some weeks
ago and as result Of the feeling Of
fear aroused amorg the white people
by tho affair the Wilmington police and
state detectives were requested TO 60
to Middletown on the following satur-
day night in order TO suppress any out
break among the colored persons that
might arise
Ten Lashes, One Year.
Harry Risenboch. aged 20 years. Of
Philadelphia. pleaded guilty to the lar
oeny Of a watch valued at 500 and
chain valued at s25, the property OF
Mrs Carrie Blouth. Mrs. Blouth testl-
fed that upon going from her room
IN the Grand Union Hotel to the bath
room she had left the door slightly
open, and that the jewelry was lying
upon the bureau and could readily be
seen by any one passing. When she
returned her watch and chain were
missing Risenboch had been In the
hotel few moments previous and some
] time later IN the day was detected i'm
! the act OF trying TO pawn the watch
A sentence Of ten lashes and one year
was imposed.
Changed His Plea.
/ John Mccullough a young white
man, was arraigned on two charges.
one with rying concealed a deadly
weapon. un another, with the larceny
of two coats the property Of Reuben
Walters. on the hrst charge the de-
fendant pleaded guilty and was sent
up Tor twenty days on the second
charge Mccullough pleaded not guilty
and a jury was drawn to try the case.
The prisoner requested James sauls-
bury 20 represent him, and after a con-
sultation with the defendant announc-
ed 20 the court that he would change
his plea 10 one Of guilty one year and
ten lashes was the sentence.
Charles J. Hammond pleaded guilty
20 charge Of larceny and was given
six months and ten lashes. John
Stokes ana John Haney were arraign-
ed on larceny charges and each plead
ed not guilty
Charles Bush, colored. was charged
with the larceny OF 800 IN money. the
property OF Captain George w. Iackey.
and entered a plea OF guilty owing to
previous good character lashes were
omitted and a sentence OF one year was
imposed.
John Marshall. colored. was arraign-
ed and pleaded not guilty to a charge
OF using a female child for immoral |
purposes.
Had the Evidence On.
Frank Postles colored. pleaded not
guilty to the larceny of a pair OF nam /
falcons, valued al s4, the property Of /
George Huggns, also colored Huggins /
In giving testimony was asked by the /
Attorney General II he had recovered /
his trousers, and replied "No."
"Do you know where they are now ?"
was the next question.
Dat looks Ike thom he's got on now" |
replied Huggns. Upon beng told 10 /
make closer examination. Huggins /
examined the trousers Postles wore
and declared' Eyes; thems mine. I
got de vest on now and / sold de coatv |
fostles said he had borrowed" the
pants 20 wear on an occasion OF a 1
visit to his mother. jury found the /
prisoner guilty and recommended |
mercy Six months was the sentence /
Witness Was Drunk.
AZ last term Of court James Weldon
prosecuting witness in a case set FOR
tral' appeared In the court room In an
intoxicated condition and the case went
over unth the present term. To-day
/ Weldon was again I'm court under the
lnhuence OF liquor. and Chief Justice
Lore calling him before the bar. sent
MN 10 the workhouse for ten days and
suspended all witness fees that may be
coming 20 him.