Evening journal., 1909-05-05
COURT IENIENT
TOCOLORED GIRLS
PrObates Two Today Who
We're Charged With Shop
lifting
ONE YEAR FOR MAN
FOUND UNDER BED

covered Chief Justice Lore told the girls
that unless they behave themselves dur
irx the next two years they are liable TO
be brought back 10 court and sent 10 jail
A jury was empaneied TO try the case
OF John Sem. IIo was indicted on the
charge OF breaking and entering the
house No. SCI Washington street Last
Thursday night he was found beneath a
bed IN the house. Sem told the court that
he did not know he had entered the house.
Sem said he did not break into the house
and had no iStentlon to committing lar
ceny. Mrs Heulah Price testified to see
ing the man in the house.
At this point Attorney-ceneral Gray
accepted the plea OF Sem and the jury re-
turned a verdict OF guilty OF breaking
and entering with a recommendation to
mercy. He was sentenced to one year in
the workhouse.
A jury was next drawn to try the case OF
Charles Booth, Joel PooIe. Richard Yar-
rington and william J. Potts. They were
represented by j. Frank Ball, David
Relnhardt and John j. Malloy
Through their counsel the young men
pleaded guilty to breaking and entering
the residence OF Vincent q. Hazard. No.
1901 Park Place on the night Of April q.
The Attorney-General was willing to
accept a verdict Of guilty with a recon-
mendation 20 mercy. The jury returned
that verdict and sentence was suspended
until tomorrow morning.
Attorney-General Gray entered a nolle
prosequi In two other cases against the
Young men. They were indicted on
.h..... - tt.. i.rc,u.- 80 o~tfcio. ,,.t,,.d a.
$500 from the residence Of Lawrence j.
Finnan. No 800 Washington street Testi-
mony az 10 tho previous good reputation
OF the young men will be produced to-
morrow morning.
About $500 worth OF valuable silver
PARTICLES were stolen from the residence
OF DIR. Philip Traynor No. S0y WASH
ington street.
Another jury was drawn TO save a
prlsoned from lashes whcn Edward
Short was called 10 the bar. AT the
March term Of court short pleaded
guilty to breaking and entering house
IN East Second street near Walnut
street. After the jury was drawn l..
Irving Handy. on behalf OF short,
pleaded guilty and as the state was
satisfied a verdict OF guilty with a re-
commentator for mercy was returned.
short was sentenced TO seven months
imprisonment. lie has been In the
workhouse for ivo months
Denies Charge.
Harry Virgins VAS placed on trial
ON the charge Of breaking and enter
ing the store OF the Delaware Hard
ware Company ON the night OF March
20 last A considerable quantity OF
revolvers and knives and other articles
were taken. Virgins brother Homer
Virgins and Martin MlcDonough
pleaded guilty 10 the charge yester-
day
I Police Sergeant Daniel Kelleher tes-
I tined he recovered revolvers at Wig
, gins home four days after the robbery.
They we're identified at the police sta
tior by William Mode, secretary OF
, the Delaware Hardware Company
Martin McDonough and Homer wig
gins testified that they had broken into
. the store and took the revolvers. They
J said Harry Virgins was not With them
, and knew nothing OF the robbery. Me-
/ Donough and Virgins said they hid the
: rovolvers under a bed IN Virgins
= house. Virgins denied he knew any
thing OF the robbery and said he was
IHNl WITH llit NAitI bNNo MHth AhNe
broke into the store.
The jury was instructed to render q
verdict of nit guilty.
In the two other charges against the
young man Of breaking ana entering
70 commit larceny Attorney Genera
Gray etered a nolle prosedui.
afternoon James Demby, alias Honey
Boy" colored. pleaded guilty TO as.
sault on Bessie Anderson. Her testi.
mony was that on February 10 last hs
stabbed her three times because shg
, refused 10 give him money. She did
: not know he was around when he stab
= bed her. lie was sentenced 20 thre,
= years imprisonment in the work
house.
Francisco Narto was arraigned os
three charges Of selling liquor without
a license in Pencader hundred. III
was fined 800 and costs on one cas-
and the other two charges were re
. tired
William Pinion. colored. was place.
. on trial charged with the larceny o
y coat, the property of James a. An
u derson. OF No SIC Union street. on
p April ia Pinion was at his house an'
II when he went away the coat disap
q peared The coat was recovered a
/ Levys pawnshop, and Nathan Lev,
"a identified Pinion as the man VIII
la pawned the coat.
~ lie was convicted without the jur.
. leaving the box. The court sentences
him 20 one year and ten lashes.
y A jury acquitted Robert Webb, col
ls ored. OF charge Of wife beating
le The Grand Jury returned the follow
ing indictments:
Dr. James Scott, larceny; John SenT
to breaking and entering dwelling hous
a with intent to commit larceny; II. job
y, Heidmyer. Abram T. Carey, John !
~ Elliott. wray F. Bacon. Jordan A. WI
son. George w. Bader, Gregorio Nard'
40 Victor Gebhardt. Samuel Goldsteii
n buying and selling goods withou
M license: George w. Anderson, Won
lg ouong. keeping an eating house Will
ut out a license; Archille Leone. Alfre
re A. Wilson. Harry ID. Share, Solomo
ad Poole. s. George Malascalza, and Pa
81 rick Fahey, manufacturing withol
license: Joseph NJ. Armstrong, au,
tioneer without license; Frank
- Thomas. two indictments for the a
- legged selling OF intoxicating liquors
| minors.