Democratic messenger., 1908-05-30
PRISONERS
CONVICTED.
Fourteen To Be Conveyed Up
The Bay BY Sheriff Town.
send. --Couf Adjourns.


ing the session States Attorney, Will
lam F. Johnson, played havoc with the
prisoners. convicting nearly all who were
brought into Court. As consequence
Sheriff Townsend will carry thirteen to
the Maryland Penitentiary and one to
the House of Correction.
Quite a large number of people were
attracted here and as many more sum-
moned on the shooting cases of James
Marshall, Denard Rowley and George
Franklin, the negroes who were engag-
ed with Wise and Marshall both Of
whom died in the Salisbury Hospital, in
free-for-all fight at St Pauls colored
church on Easter Monday. All three
Of the accused men were found guilty.
jim Marshall was sentenced to serve
eight years in the penitentiary for as
sauting with intent to kill Henry Wise,
one year in the House of Correction for
carrying concealed weapons and one
year in the House of-Correction for as
sauting Denard Rowley. Judge Jones
told the prisoner that he hoped at the
end Of this time he would know better
than to carry pistols and raisors in his
hip-pocket
Denard Rowley was sentenced to
eight years in the penitentiary for as
saulting with intent to kill Henry
Wise.
George Franklin was sentenced to four
years in the penltentiary for assaulting
Denard Rowley. The Court was lenent
with Franklin because of his apparant
delicate constitution.
The infanticide case Of Nancy Holland
and Wiley Selby also attracted host of
colored people to Court from Stock ton
and vicinity. Nothing could be proved
against the accused. the State Attorney
candidly admitted his inability to secure
convicting testimony and Court adjudged
them not guilty.
Thomas Mitchell and Arthur Parsons,
two young white men from Wicomico
County, were convicted of stealing
mink hides from Morris Miller They
were each sentenced To two years in the
penitentiary. The authorities of Wicom-
leo County were much interested in the
conviction of these men, AS they are
known to be thoroughly depraved, and
on several occasions had been indicted
for larceny by the grand jury of Wicom-
leo, but managed to escape the penalty
of the crimes for which they were in
dicted and no doubt committed.
John Fontaine got two years in the
penitentiary for stealing six gallons of
whiskey from William c. Tarr. Fontaine
no boubt felt sure the county was going
dry and he wanted to prepare for the
drought.
William Mlbourne who was SO fond
of sweet potatoes that he went into
other peoples patches and dug them up,
got two years in the penitentiary as a
lesson.
George Hudson was convicted on two
indictments, one for carrying concealed
weapons and the other for assault He
was sentenced to four years in the
House of Correction. where Superin-
tendent Lankford will find work enough
for him 10 keep his mind pretty well
occupied.
James Wilmington and Millard Pur-
nell got three years each in the peniten-
tiary for robbing Walter Arvey.
Andrew Pitts obtained goods under
false pretense and he received reward
of two years in the House of Correction
Henry Taylor. colored, was sentenced
to eighteen years in the penitentiary
for assaulting Mr.. William S. Lankford
white man. while both Of them were
at work in mill at Pocomoke City
several months ago. The negro admit
ted the assault, but claimed that he and
Landlord had come to blows. and he
tried to get in the last. hitting Mr.
Landlord with piece of oak lath on
the head The blow caused Mr.. Lank-
ford's death.
Mr. SchoolieId testified that Taylor
is known as a half-witted man, but the
jury did not think so. and they rendered
their verdict of murder in the second
degree in the belief that Taylor did not
intend to kill Mr. Lankford
John Briddell got two years in the
penitentiary for obtaining money under
false pretenses.
Fuller Marshall stole an overcoat
from party in Pocomoke City and he
will serve three years in the peniten-
tiary.