Evening journal., 1908-01-07
PETTY CASES IN
COUNTY COUI 7
Man Goes to Jill FOR Year 70.
Issuing WO. th.eSS
Cheeks

Barney Hughes, a ty-hve-year-oid
man, who said his home was in Balti-
more, was sentenced to one years i'm
rpisonment in County Court this morn
ing, on the charge Of issuing q worth
less check. Hughes went into the
clothing store Of Max L. Goldberg.
selected a pair of trousers valued at
81, and offered check amounting to
$3.50 in payment for the article. When
Goldberg learned later that the check
was worthless he had Hughes arrested.
John M. Wood. indicted on a charge
Of threatening Frank L. Smith. was
discharged with a warning to be law
abiding in the future
Maggie Murphy, indicted on a charge
Of the larceny OF coat from Mrs.
Mary Lane, entered plea Of not guilty
to the charge. and a jury was drawn TO
try the case. She was found guilty
and was sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment Maggie said Mrs. Lane
had given her the coat. She admit
ted pawning it.
For breaking and entering a base
ment at Ninth and Market street,
Waltero Jshnson, colored. was sent
enced to three months imprisonment.
Johnson acknowledged the offense.
The following pleas were entered:
Richard Ross, not guilty of assault
and battery on Frank Curry; Samuel
Mccoy ana Harry Smith, not guilty Of
larceny charges.
John Little, colored, entered a plea of
not guilty to an indictment charging
him with assault and battery upon
James W. Anderson and a jury was
drawn to try the case Although Lit
tie was not represented counsel he
challenged six of the jurors drawn to
hear his case and endeavored through
out the hearing to established his in
nocence. The trouble betwn the men
grw out of the renting of a house.
Anderson swore that Little not only
attacked him with a razor but threat
ened to shoot him as we'll
The case viii go to the jury this
afternoon.
The grand jury indicted the follow
ing men: Norris Pyle and George I.u-
kens breaking and entering; Walter
Martin, larceny; James T. Reed. wife
beating. The jury ignored a bill charg-
ing Ralph Pierce with driving off a
horse, and a bill charging James Rod
ney Money with assault and battery.
In court yesterday afternoon Harry
c. Pride. Arthur Armstrong, Franl,
Fair. George McVey, Frank Moore and
John Morgan, each indicted for carry
/ concealed deadly weapons. were sent
enced to twenty days Imprisonment.
Herbert Porter pleaded guilty TO a
charge Of larceny Of clothing from
Peter Tucker and was sentenced to
one year imprisonment and to receive
| ten lashes.
Bessie Robinson. colored. pleaded
| guilty to the charge OF larceny Of O
coat from Mrs. Virginia Humphries
and she was given ten months in the
workhouse.
Benjamin Empson. OF Middletown
/ pleaded guilty TO two indictments-one
/ for carrying concealed a deadly weapon
( and the other for assault and battery
! on Lavina Johnson. On the first
I charge he was sentenced TO twenty
| days Imprisonment and on the second
one years Imprisonment.
Samuel Tibbits and Richard Seward
/ young men, were arraigned on the
! charge Of stealing sixteen chickens
/ from farmers in Pencader hundred
| The young men pleaded guilty and
each was given a years Imprisonment
and ten lashes.
The Superior Court trial list wa.
gone over for the first time. Sevent,
cases were marked for trial; sis
/ passed; thirty-three continued for set.
tlement; three discontinued. and on,
referred 10 counsel.