Evening journal., 1908-09-23
HEAVY SENTENCES
FOR LAWBREAKERS
One Convicted of Entering
House Gets -Four Years
Imprisonment

In General Sessions Court this morn
ing John Smith, a Polander. was tried
on an indictment charging him with
the larceny Of a quantity Of copper
wire, the property Of the Delaware and
Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone
Company. Although John r. Devne, n
detective in the employ of the tele-
phone company swore that he had
found Smith i'm possession of the wire.
smith denied ever seeing the property,
which was taken rom a pole i'm South
Wilmington. II came out in testimony
that Smith had been convicted several
years ago on charge of highway rob
berry The jury had not returned 70
court at 1 o'clock.
Patrick McDonough. white man.
who said he was from Boston. pleaded
not guilty toEln indictment charging
him with breaking and entering the
house of Louis Reches. at No. 217 West
Second street and stealing therefrom
a shirt. Before the jury a few minutes
later McDonough admitted having been
Ia the house an dofferod drunkenness
as an excuse. The jury returned a
verdict Of guilty with recommends
tlon OF mercy.
The sentence was 20 lashes and four
years Imprisonment.
Harry Davis, colored man. who
pleaded guilty 10 charge of breaking
and entering a dwelling, was sentenced
to two years imprlsohment.
Charles August was sentenced 20
one years imprisonment and ten
lashos for larceny.
Ignore Steiniekcn Charge
The grand jury ignored the bill
charging Dr. George A. SteiniclSen
with the alleged larceny Of books from
the Wilmington Free Library.
The grand jury returned the follow
ing true bills:
Bigamy- Frank Hirst and Samuel
Blake.
larceny William A. Thompson.
Using female child-Ivan L. Lewes
and Lewis j. Ebert.
Breaking into store with intent to
commit larceny-W William Smith. John
King, John Mccullough and Thomas
Parnar.
Four Years for jackson
In court yesterday afternoon Charles
Jackson, colored was convicted on a
charge Of highway robbery and was
sentenced to be whipped with forty
lashes and to serve four years impris-
onment. The State showed that Jack
son and another colored man had
robbed Winfield 5. Murdock. white
man, Of 5000 and gold watch while
he was passing through Pinketts Court
on the night OF May 2. William ..
Jones, Jr.. who appeared for Jackson.
endeavored to prove an alibi FOR his
client In sentencing Jackson. Chief
Justice Lore remarked that the streets
of the city must be safe 10 pedestrians,
and then imposed the severe sentence.
Charles August white. charged with
the larceny of clothing pleaded guilty
and was sentenced TO six months i'm
prisonment
George Graham colored. charged
with driving off a mare. pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to pay fine of $50
and 70 serve nine months imprison-
ment
Edward +. Murphy pleaded guilty TO
the charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses. and was given one
months imprisonment he having al
ready served three months.
Harry Cassidy colored. charged with
assault and battery on Thomas Could
also colored by attacking the latter
with a knife, was sentenced to eighteen
months Imprisonment
Arthur Armstrong. white. pleaded
guilty to breaking and entering the
butcher shop of James O'Hara. at Sec
and and Madison streets. and was sem
tonced TO twenty lashes and two years
imprisonment Armstrong was caught
In the store by the police.