Evening journal., 1910-03-08
DIDN'T WANT
TOSHOW MERCY
Jury Thought Virgins Should
Get Full Penalty for
0ffenSe
CHLOROFORMED THEN
ROBBED FAMILY

Ia he Court Of General sessione fhii
morning Jacob Wynne. colored. pleaded
guilty to the larceny of three pairs Of
mems shoes. Wynnc had been before the
court ON former occasion. lie was scn-
tenced to eighteen months in the work.
house and 70 be whipped with ten lasl'es.
Charles Cooper and William Postles coll
ored pleaded not guilty 90 the charge u
larceny OF a pair of arctics.
Walter Ford. young white man entefe1
a plea Of not guilty to q charge of the
larceny OF "A $50 watch.
Homer wiggins p.eaded not guilty % the
charge OF larceny of 81, the property 9f
Joseph S Reynolds Howard Fountain
colored pleaded guilty 10 charge cf
carrying a revolver.
The first jury trial was That Ia the caso
OF tho state vs. Charles Cooper and Will
liam Postles colored They were charged
with the larceny Of pair of arctics val
ued at Si,25 from Jacob Goodlevidgo. Coop
err was sentenced TO year and ten lashes.
Postles coiored, jointly convicted with
Cooper. was sentenced 10 six months.
Homer Virgins was placed on trial ON
the charge of the larceny Of S27 from
Joseph S. Reynolds Reynolds testified
that he lived at SIC Monroe street and
that on the night Of January he allowed
Virgins to sleep in the parlor Of the
house Reynolds said he had Sl22 Ia the
house at the time and Of the amount sy
was IN his vest When he went to bed he
said the money was there. Witness said
that during the night the entire family
was chloroformed and that when they re-
covered all the money was gone. Virgins
was arrested by officer Davidson to whom
witnesses said the prisoner had admitted
chloroforming tho people and taking s27
Of the money. Virgins pleaded guilty TO
the charge.
As Virgins is not eighteen years OF age
the state consented TO the jury returning
verdict Of guilty with recommendation
20 mercy. but the body at first refused to
return such a vredict. The court exp ain
ed that the purpose Of the recommends
ton was to save the youth from the whip
ping post.
Foreman Fleming polled the jury again
but the members again refused TO agree,
saying that an example should be made OF
the prisoner
The court then directed the jury to
retire but to consider only the question
Of recommendation as the State was
satisfied with such a verdict.
The jury returned half an hour later
with a verdict OF guilty with a recon-
mendation to mercy as to the lashes
only
Attorney General Gray asked for the
remission Of the lashes but asked for
long imprisonment term for Wig
gins.
Replying the court said that at the
May term 1903 Virgins was paroled
and that the new sentence should i'm
clude punishment for the previous Of
fense- Sentence was accordingly not
imposed today
! Virgins has had police record and
is under probation from the Municipal
Court as well as by the Court OF Cen
eral Sessions.
James M. Goslin pleaded guilty to tn,
larceny of three overcoats from tn,
( Wright and Davidson Company Jane,
Is. Wright of the company gave GosliI
an excellent previous reputation
w. H. Cooper, Jr. who represente,
Goshn pleaded to have the prisone
paroled, but the court refused the ap
/ piication and Goslin was sentenced &
mine months imprisonment.
The grand jiiry returned the follow
ing Indictments today John cubbag
I and Theodore Haines. colored larceny
Seaman Laurey. highway robbery
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