Evening journal., 1906-09-19
PUNISHMENT FOR
MANY PRISONERS

General Sessions Court this morning
ulsposed Of many cases. PauI coonar
coiored, charged with assault 10 COM
INIT murder pleade guilty to common
assault ana was sentenced TO impris-
onment for two years.
David =. Bradford coiored arraien-
ed ON a similar charge, entered a like
plea and was also given a two-year
sentence.
william Brown. colored. pleaded
guilty TO a charge Of larceny and was
sentenced to ten lashes and one year.
Frank Pagan and Richard Boyle.
youths, pleaded guilty to larceny.
Boyle. being a Ferris School boy. was
given five lashes and one year. while
fagan' who is afflicted was let off
with six months
Walter Martin. a Pittsburg sailor
pleaded guilty to the charge OF larceny
and was given one year and ten lashes
Maria Whitaker, colored, pleaded
guilty TO the larceny Of a ouantitv Of
clothing, the property of Mrs. James
j. Kerrigan Of New Castle. she was
directed locked up for one year. Jus
tice Lore advised Maria to return to
her home I'm Philadelphia at the ex-
piration Of her sentence. as Delaware
Is not a pleasant place for those who
commit crime
James Armeno. charged with assault
to kill, pleaded not guilty. He is rep
resented by Leonard e. Wales. who
asked for and was granted a continu-
'ance
Horace Gilmore, colored. pleaded
guilty to common assault, having been
charged with assault with intent to
kin
James A. Brockson. colored. Fred
Stewart Hettie Brown. Leon C. Kline
Albert X. Lower. all charged with lar
.ceny, pleaded not guilty
At 1880 o'clock Victor Hill and
Charles Leach, young white men, were
placed on trial charged with the lar
ceny Of two chickens the property Of
James ID. German. of No. 610 West
Fifth street, this city
The oyer and Terminer jury was
discharged until Tuesday next at 10
O'Clock.
At yesterday afternoons session
George M. Grimth. charged with lar
ceny. changed his plea OF not guilty
TO one OF guilty and was sentenced TO
hve months in the workhouse.
Sadie Hammond. colored. charged
with the larceny OF two shoes from
Bernard Goldstein, pleaded not guilty
and a jury was drawn TO try the case.
After celebrating for a half hour a
verdict OF guilty was rendered and a
sentence OF six months was imposed
together with the costs of the prose-
cutior.
The jurors were as follows: John w.
Norris Newton MCCARTHY. Charles S.
King. George X. Bell. T A. Cam, +.
p. Ewing. Clarence ID. Grant. Joseph
Horner, w. Jolley Ben. @. Lockerman,
James Grimes, Silas Thompson.
Guiseppi Cohiaro charged with the
larceny Of a pair of trousers. pleaded
not guilty and a trial was gone into.
After hearing the testimony Of several
witnesses the jury retired and later
brought in a verdict Of guilty with
n recommendation for mercy 10 the
court. I.ashes were omitted and the
prisoner was sent up for six months.
The jury was as follows: George A.
Thompson. w Bradley, Francis Du-
gan. Aaron s. Beale, George Cummins.
J. T.. Whann. George r. Vernon, John c.
Kearsey. Samuel Barnes. Anthony
Davis. Elihu f. Tailey, Isaac $. Baird.
The following true bills were pre-
sented by the grand jury: w. II.
Young Francis Pagan. Earl Smith,
James Jones. John W Plunkett. Lizzie
Griffith. Margaret White. Maria @.
Whitaker. William Boyle Walter Mar
tin, William Batter, larceny; Titus Rob-
bins, assault and battery