Evening journal., 1908-11-10
STEPHENSON JURY .
SAYS mot GUILTY"
Negro Accused by White Man
Of Theft, is Acquitted
of Charge

In General Sessions Court this niorn-
ing William stephenson, colored. was
acquitted Of a charge % larceny. after
one hours deliberation by the jury
drawn yesterday afternoon to hear tho
case
stephenson was accused of the
larceny Of watch and two bundles
from Fred Regcnauer ON June 2S. Re-
genauer said he had fallen asleep ut
Eleventh and French streets, and when
he awoke saw a man standing over
him whom he identified as Stephen
son. Missing his watch Rgenauef ac-
cused Stephenson OF the theft, where
upon Stephenson assaulted him. In
his own defense Stephenson said Re-
genauer called TO him or the night or
the alleged robbery. and when he went
to the mans side Regenauer actusea
him of stealing his watch Stephenson
admitted that he had assaulted Re-
genauer after he had accused him OF
the theft Regenauer denied that he
was intoxicated on the night he lost
his watch and bundles.
Larceny Charge Against Blackburn.
A second jury was drawn TO try Wal
ter Blackburn on a charge of the
larceny of a watcn and chain from w.
ID. Green, a Cecil county farm laborer.
Green said he came here on October IL
TO visit his friend. Harry Giles. at No.
l2f ilSng street, and lille sleeping in
the house that night lost hin watch
Green. as well as Giles. swore that
Blackburn was in the house the night
Green said he lost his watch. William
Jcandell, another witness for the State,
swore that Blackburn had given hita
watch on the night Queen said he had
los; his timepieCe. Green later iicnti-
fed iho watch found i'm Jeandclrs pos.
session as his property and the arrest
Of Blackburn followed
Daniel Aiken, "a police officer. swore
Blackburn had admitted that he had
been in the Giles house and that ~ had
found the watch under a bed in the
room where Green was sleeping.
David J. Reinhardt, who appeared
for Blackburn, made vigorous defense
for his client Blackburn. under OATH
admitted being in the Giles house with
Green and other persons They had
been drinking. he said, and when he
awolSc he stepped on a watch. Giles not
being I'm the house at the ttmc. Black
burn said he left the house i'm search
of him, intending 10 give him the watch
Not nuding GILES. Blackburn said ne
mot Jcandcll and gave him the watch
To keep for him until Monday when he
ho--h to --~ct Giles and return the
watch Hlackhur, lator admitted that
ne thought the watch belonged To
Green.
After argument the jury retired A
verdict had not been returned at
O'Clock
Echo OF 2isinq Sun Assault.
Albert Gardner John West aud
Thomas Smith. the thrc colored men
accused of having "ed Thomas
Devinney at Risin sun on tho night of
october 3. were next placed ON trial
They were not reoresented by counsel
Witnesses for the state hrst Identified
th prisoners as the men who had
created '-r"hir on ri, Ing sun car of
the Pos Railway Company on the
night N questicl ami then Deviuny
told of having been attacked by the
mon after they had hcou put off the
ear Dcvinny said the NEGROES stabbed
him three times. two OF the woungs
reaching 10 his lungs, and kicked him
into inscnsibnity
The trial win be continued this after
noon.
Defendants Plead Not Guilty.
William Boyer, colorcd. better known
as Honey Boy" indicted ON a charge
OF the larceny of a registration book
from James l.. Conner pleaded not
guilty. Tho alleged larceny occurred
az the registration place i'm the FourtA
district of the Second ward. Conner
was the Democratic challenger at the
polls on the day in question. Herbert
l.. Rice. appeared for Boyer.
William c. Little and Calvin Nc
Allister, indicted ON charges of assault
and battery entered pleas of not guilty
The defendants win enter pleas to in
dictments charging malicious mischief
tomorrow. They are represented by
W. w Knowles The defendants are
accused of having chopped down poles
of the ID. & a. Telegraph and Telephone
Company In Mill Creek Hundred and
of having assaulted a night watchmna
in the employ of the company.
John T. Hyatt entered a plea Of not
guilty to an indictment charging lar
ceny.
IN Cours yesterday afternoon George
Cox. colored. pleaded guilty TO three
counts i'm an Indictment charging him
with the larceny OF a mare. harness
and clothing.
on the first count he was sentenced
to receive 20 lashes and to be impris-
onod four years. on the second charge
he was sentenced 20 one years inn
prisonment and five lashes. and on the
third the same sentence was given
him.
In Superior Court the trial list Tor
the term was gone over with the fol-
lowing result
Cases referred 20 counsel. .: contin-
ued. %; for trial. Sc; trial by special
jury. B. passed. 1 settled. 3: making
total Of 50. The entire trial list Cor
the term.
on the argument list Of the divorce
cases slated, ten were continued:
twenty were marked for trial, and the
remainder are Gecrces nisi.