Evening journal., 1906-09-18
COURT GETS DOWN
TO ACTUAL WORK
"GeOrgeW Washington" COIOred
Sentenced to Two Years
and Fifteen LaSheS

The greater portion of this morn
ine's session was occupied in going
over the calender and calling upon
bondsmen to produce the defendants,
for whom they had become surety in
court. In a number Of divorce cases
continuances were asked and granted
while in others petitions were made
for the appointment of commissioners
On the court calender appears the
the names of ffty-four "mis-mated'
ones who desire the arm of the law
to break the bonds Of wedlock,
George Washington in Court
George White. colored. alias George
Washington. a husky colored man, plead
ed guilty to three charges, carrying con-
cealed a deadly weapon Cbrass knuckles).
driving off the team of Alfred J. David.
son. and Of the larceny Of a coat also
owned by Mr Davidson. White has bad
record in the neighborhood in which he
worked and the sentence of the court was
/ that he be imprisoned for twenty days
on the first charge. on the second that he
pay a fine of $50 and costs and be i'm
prlsoned one year and on the charge OF
larceny he be whipped with IS lashes and
be imprisoned for one year.
other prisoners arraigned were Ran
dolph Walls larceny Of scrap iron, not
guilty; Victor Hill and Charles Leach.
larceny of chickens not guilty; George
NJ. Griffith. larceny. not guilty; Ellen Gil
bert, larceny. not guilty; Edith Cooper,
! colored. larceny. not guilty.
The Grand Jury returned the following
bills James d. Braxton, Fred Stewart.
Hettie Brown, Leon C. Kline. Albert X.
Lower. Sadie Hammond William Brown,
William Scott. larceny; David A. Brad
ford. Paul Cooper Howard Felmore,
James Morneno assault with intent to
kill.
I'm guilty on conditions" answered
George Ricketts,, an aged one-eyed coll
lored man, when arraigned in Superior
Court this morning on a charge OF
carrying concealed a deadly weapon, a
pistol.
Ricketts, was arrested by Ohicers
Ward and Aiken on August 20. and the
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the gun in the prisoners pocket
Ricketts, was arrested by Ohicers
Ward and Aiken on August %, and the
former patrolman testified TO finding
the gun in the prisoners pocket.
Ricketts, stated to the court that he
had just purchased the weapon a short
time before he was arrested and that
he did not have it in his pocket, but
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the thing in my pocket" said he, it was
too big" The court imposed a fine II
s25 and costs or twenty days in the
workhouse.
Are you able to pay this fne?" ask
ed the chief justice Of the prisoner.
I'm not able. jedge. but guess I got
to do as you say" drawing out his
pocketbook Il don't want to go 20
prison. and I amt going to-"
i Many Carried Weapons
A peculiar feature of this mornings
session was the number of colored men
who were charged with carrying wea-
pons of various nature concealed. John
Thomas, Archie Hundley, James Davis,
> Henry Hall. Beck Carty Eban A. Hol-
Hand, James Mccoy, James Thomas and
IArtOlEt w HAAtf All AoAbANAf RAIeAASA
lguilty to carrying concealed deadly
weapons. and were sentenced to pay a
fine of s25 and costs or serve twenty
days in the worlxhouse. George NJ.
lGrihith, John Manning, Frank O'Sousky
lpleaded guilty to similar charges and
were assessed a like amount.
william Rooch and Charles Pratt
who were charged with abusing their
wives, were released from custody, the
prosecuting witnesses failing to appear
lin court.
Barbara Stintscomb, arrested on
complaint of her husband, but as he
: did not appear the case was dismissed
Warren Yerges was charged with the
larceny of clothing from Lizzie Hayes
He pleaded not guilty through his at
? torney. ]. Frank Ball, and his case was
continued until the November term.