Evening journal., 1909-09-23
FILE INFORMATION
IN CRAIG CASE
Action Taken by Attorney
General Gray in Court
Today


General Sessions Court devoted much OF
this mornings session to the trial OF
Joseph Davenport Charles l.. Doyle,
James Kenney and George Waugh. indicted
on a charge of breaking and entering a
freight car of the p, b. and W. r. r. Co,
on May Is. Franklin w. Brockson repre-
sented the prisoners. The State showed
that the men had been taken from the
car at Harrington and as this was the
only proof submitted Mr.. Brockson asked
for a verdict Of not guilty on the ground
that no intent to commit robbery had been
shown.
Deputy Attorney General Wolcott said
in reply that the mere breaking and en-
tering was sufficient to constitute an Of
tense The court refused 10 instruct the
jury as Mr.. Brockson had hoped, where
upon the defendants began their defense.
In opening Mr.. Drockson said these men
had found the car open at New Castle and
had gotten in 70 ride TO Bridgeville in
search Of work. Each Of the prisoners tes-
titled to this effect.
Deputy Attorney-General Wolcott asked
the court to instruct the jury 10 render a
verdict Of guilty Of breaking and entering,
The case will go to the jury this after
noon.
John Henry, colored. pleaded guilty to
/ the larceny Of a watch and was given ten
lashes and nine months imprisonment
Samuel Winter, colored, who was jointly
indicted with Henry was discharged
John G. Drew. a white man from Jack
sonvire Fla. was sentenced to ten lashes
and nine months on the charge of the lar
ceny Of a watch
i Henrietta Finney. colored. pleaded
not guilty to assault with intent 70
commit murder Thomas Davis was
assigned 70 defend her.
Marshal Aickley pleaded guilty TO an
Indictment charging the embezzlement
of $135. He was sentenced 10 one
months imprisonment.
Charles E. SlaymaSer pleaded. guilty
to a charge Of embezzlement Of Sl7S.2a
and was sentenced to two years inn
prisonment.
3 Luke Naylor entered a plea OF guilty
; to the charge Of the larceny Of a pair
, of shoes. He was sentenced TO ten
( lashes and one year.
Edward ]. Sherer pleaded guilty to
, passing a worthless check Attorney
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of iail only six weeks, after serving
a sentence for a similar offense. He
went up again for one year.
Information Filled in Craig Case.
Attorney General Gray this afternoon
filed an information with the court
Of General Sessions in the case Of the
! state VS.. Richard E. Craig. Craig was
; the inspector of the fourth district Of
the Second ward and is charged with
I, violating the election law at the city
election.
The grand jury today returned the
following true bills:
William Vanslxi and Lewis Tabrizzio
larceny; Horace Ringold; Carrie Price
and Howard Anderson, forgery; Mich
ael Miele assault with intent TO COM
NIT murder.
In court yesterday afternoon James
Smith. colored. was sentenced to on'
year Imprisonment for assaulting Henri
Lambson.
Henry Lewis. colored, pleaded not guilt,
to the charge Of assault with intent t.
commit murder
Ross Lockwood, colored. charged Will
attempted arson by setting on fire tn
dwelling Of Clarence r. Holt, pleaded no
guilty.
William F. Burton. colored, pleade'
guilty to carrying a pistol. He was sen
I to Greenbank for one month.
Edward J. Sherer was arraigned on tn
charge of issuing a worthless check 70
" SO and pleaded guilty
c Joseph Kinsler entered a pea Of no
e guilty to the charge of larceny Of a ho
: of women's garters
n Neal and Henry Brickhouse colored. en-
= tered pleas Of guilty of robbing Josep
: Barton Of forty cents and a revolver. The
got two years and twenty lashes each.
J. Joseph X. Jones. colored, charged wit
assault with intent TO commit murder
pleaded not guilty. He entered a simila
plea to the charge of carrying a revolver
Wilbur Barr, colored, who is employe
by Balascio and Canning, tailors, wa
tried for the larceny Of pair Of shoe
from Jerry Nicholas. The jury formed
verdict Of not guilty without leaving IN
box and were dismissed.
o. The grand jury returned the followin
y. true bills: Mary Blacke. George Carr. Il
r win and Henry Grimage, Robert Dougl