Evening journal., 1906-09-24
MINOR CASES
BEFORE COURT
One COIOred Man Acquitted
Another Excaped With
Light Sentence
RANDOLPH WALLS
PLACED ON TRIAL

At this mornings session OF Court
OF General Sessions. Chief Justice Lore
and Associate Judge Grubb sitting. but
few cases came up for trial.
Samuel Rhodes. colored. was ar
raigned on charge Of wife beating
and entered plea Of not guilty. Eas
wife. Alice Rhoades. testified that she
had been married to Rhoades for
twenty years and that shewas the
mother OF three children. on the night
Of September last her husband drag
ged her from her bed I'm their home IN
Hockessin and beat and checked her.
Ella Smith. colored woman living
next door to the Rhoadea' house. tast-
fed that she heard Mrs. Rhoades oFy
murder on the night in question.
Rhoades called three witnesses 90
testify to his previous good character,
hut none knew nothing OK his repu-
tation for peace and good order. The
defendant upon taking the stand de-
MED striking his wife and said he had
never committed an assault upon her.
Tho jury deliberated for over an hom
and finally returned with a verdict OF
guilty with a recommendation for marcy
TO tho count A fine OF s. and COSTS.
amounting TO $50. was imposed.
The jurors weres Frank Duggan.
John w. Morris, E 3. Talley. George
X. Ball. Aaron S. Beale. T. A. Cam.
Joseph Horner. William jolly, r. p.
Ewing. Isaac S. Baird, Samuel M.
Worrell. Benjamin G. Lockerman.
Charged With Larceny.
William H. Young, colored, entered
a plea Of not guilty TO the charge Of
the larceny OF a revolver, the property
OF Joseph Gillespie. a small boy. The
following jury was called to try the
case. c. s. King. Ridgley Nickerson,
lJohn 70. Whann. John c. Kersey,
Samuel Barnes. Clarence ID. Grant.
siias Thompson, George r. Thompson,
Anthony Davis, s. f. Vernon. George
Cummins. James Grimes.
Gillespie testified that the pistol had
been found along the railroad tracks
and had been given to him and thai
Young had come along and taken II
from him.
The jury. after being out for three
quarters OF an hour. returned verdict o.
not guilty and tho prisoner was dis
charged from custody
Several Pleas Entered.
When the case OF Maud Brown.
charged with harboring a girl under
the age Of IS years for immoral pur-
poses. was reached on the docket.
Robert S. Harman. her attorney. en-
tered a plea Of not guilty. Mr.. Har-
man stated he would be ready for
trial ON a days notice. He was in
formed that he must be ready when
the case was called.
Richard Short colored. charged with
similar offense entered like plea
through his attorney, James Sauls-
bury. The case win be heard this
afternoon.
Mary A. Nutter, charged with en-
bezzlement as hailee. pleaded not
guilty and the time of trial was SCI
at 2.sO o'clock to-day.
Walls Jury Drawn.
Randolph Walls. charged with tn
larceny OF quantity OF brass. was ar
raigned, and through his counsel
David ]. Reinhardt, entered a plea o
not guilty. The work Of drawing
jury proved TO tedious. as Mr. Rein
hardt exhausted his right Of challeng
and unseated four jurors who ha
taken their place in the box tn
State challenged but one Juror. Th
jury which viii try to case Is as FOL
lows: Benjamin G. Lockerman, VIII
n liam Jolly. James Grimes, John {
Kersey. George Cummins, George K
:, Ball Joseph Horner George r. Vernon
:. Frank Duggan, Frank c. Ewing, 7. A
Cam, Isaac S. Baird
When the case OF Joseph schillins
y charged with the larceny OF quantit
y Of goods. the property Of Joseph Bancroft
y Sons and Company. the defendant did no
answer TO his name and his bail bono
"A was ordered forfeited Joseph L. carpen
= ter. Jr.. Is Schillins's security.
n ]. Frank Ball. representing Professor
m Hermann. charged with praoticing medi
pr cine without a license. entered a plea OF
not guilty ON behalf Of his client.