The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-10
LARGE DOCKET
IN CRIMINAL
COURT
Many Cases to Be Tried at the
Term Which Convened
Yesterday.

The July term of the Criminal
Court convened yesterday morning at
10 O'Clock, Judge. Beggs presiding.
| The entire day was consumed in hear
ing pleas and setting cases for trial
The docket for the term is probably
the largest for any term during the
past year. Cases have already been
set for nearly three weeks ahead,
and many are yet to be set. There
will probably be seventy cases dis
posed OF during the term.
Several defendants entered pleas OF
guilty yesterday to charges, against
them. Among these were G. w. Will
liams. white and. Simon Cant, colored.
both charged with carrying con-
cealed weapons. In each case
G. fine of 500 and costs was
imposed. and in default they will
serve three months at hard labor. In
addition to this jail sentence of
three months of hard labor was I'M.
rosed, so the defendants will be COM
PEELED to serve three months in jail
even though the fine Is paid, and If
it is not paid they will have to serve
six.
Judge Beggs stated yesterday in re-
gard to concealed weapon cases that
he intended to impose jai: sentence
of not less than three months on
every defendant brought before him,
where found guilty, and in addition
would assess fine of not less than
S100. OF course there may be
case occasionally in which the cir
cumstances cali for leniency, and in
such cases 1t is probable that it will
be shown, but the court is determined
to do everything possible to assist in
breaking up the practice Of carrying
Ievolvers, and there is no surer way
than to impose Jail sentence.
Other Cases.
]. p. Hollister, the plumber who
passed worthless checks upon D..
Dannheisser and other parties, aud
then left for New Orleans. where he
was captured, entered a plea of guilty
late in the afternoon to the charge
OF having passed the check upon, d
Dannheisser. There are other cases
against him, and he has not yet been
sentenced. Hollister Is man of
good appearance, about forty years Of
age and has evidently once been in
better circumstances. He showed
plainly yesterday when he was In the
prisoners dock and afterwards when
he pleaded guilty that he felt keenlyl
the disgrace, and wanted to be-
through with 1t. as soon as possible.
Tom Adams, for gambling, was SEN
fenced to pay a fine Of SO and costs
or serve As days.
Ira Howell: entered plea of guilty
to assault and battery and was SEN
fenced to pay a fine Of SIS and costs
or serve so days.
Elsie kehoe. Sylvia Lester, Lizzie
Wood, Virginia Allen, and Fife Jones,
charged with being lewd characters
were each sentenced to serve 60 days
in Jail. There are several dozen
cases on the docket of this character.
.. Heavily Fined.
Elijah Peterson, tho negro who
caused much excitement near the
union depot last week by fighting
Deputies Sanders and Johnson, Cap
tain Frank and Officer Etheridge,
pleaded guilty to the charges Of as
sault and battery and resisting AMI
officer. He was sentenced to pay al
fine Of $50 and costs or serve four
months In JAIL
The Recorders Court.
Recorder Uaney had thirty-eightl
cases before him in the municipal
court yesterday morning for trial. sOfI
this number three defendants were
turned over to the county authorities
sentence suspended In one case, and
three cases continued. Fines imposed
amounted to $225. Alexander Roray
was fined 800 for carrying concealed
weapons, and Mack Maclain, the ne
gro who was arrested for cruelty to
animals was found guilty and fined
$25 and costs.
Charged With Larceny.
Frank and John Smith, who came
here recently from Cincinnati to work
en- the Louisville and Nashville