Evening journal., 1910-09-22
SENTENCES in
COUNTY COURT
Judges Lenient With First
Offenders, But Not if
They Come Back
MAN CONVICTED
OF GRABBING WOMAN

The judges in the Court of General
Sessions have been lenient toward
prisoners who come before the court
for the first time. This action on the
part of the court is to give the pris-
oner chance to become a good man.
But where a prisoner with a crimi-
nal record comes before the court
there is no such leniency shown.
The court believe that the best in
terests OF the community as well as
Of the prisoner are served by keep
ing such a man I'm the workhouse
where he is obliged 10 work and COM
PEELED to lead an honest life while he
iB detained there.
At the morning session of the Ocurt
today, Benjamin Ruben pleaded not
guilty to the larceny charge Of S125
from George b. Frederick at Brandy
wine Springs Park He will be tried
on Saturday morning.
James Duncan and John Timmoas
entered pleas of not guilty to the
charge OF breaking and entering the
wtTehouse OF ]. ID. Sisler Company.
Rachel Warner, colored, of New
Castle, was placed on trial on the
charge of assault and battery. The
prosecuting witness was Samuel Mat
thows, colored, who appeared In the
witness box showing a cut the entire
length of his face and neck He testi-
fled that on November 6. 1909, a num-
Der OF colored people We're at dance.
He had trouble with William Naylor
and without a word the prisoner
slashed him with razor or a knife.
In cross examination he denied he
had a razor or a knife that night.
Charles Matthews. the father OF the
preceding witness, saw the trouble
between his son and Naylor, and was
taking his son out of the house and
saw the woman cut his sons face
with a knife. George Bayard eaid
he heard the prisoner say she cut
Matthews.
Annie Baden. in whose house the
party was held, saw the woman with
a knife In her hand
The state rested. The defence was
that Matthews cut Naylor with a ra-
COR As he was going out he struck
n the prisoners husband and she
grabbed a knife from MAYORS hand
and cut Matthews. Sarah Warner
testified that Naylor and Matthews
lad knives. Naylor corroborated her
Navlor claimed that Matthews cut
sulqdssOr 'sIM91 sIuuV '9oIMl mIq
White and Leonard Warner were the
other witnesses. The jury returned
a verdict of not guilty.
Case Went Over.
Charles Helms. through his counsel,
Caleb E. Burchenal, asked for a con-
tinuance of his case to the November
term. The application was not op-
posed by the state and the continu-
ance was granted. Helms is one of
the Peoples Railway conductors and
has three indictments against him.
He Is charged with embezzlement of
ten cents In oue'case and live cents ia
each OF the other cases.
John Toire was placed on trial FOR
assault on Mrs. Minnie Sylvester at
Brandywine Springs park on July 3.
Her testimony was that she was
standing by the walk as the man came
along and grabbed her below the hip.
Later she was with Ruth Lofland and
the man came along and grabbed her
again. Then she told her husband,
Martin Sylvester He was the next
witness and detailed the same thing
as his wife. He thought the first
time was an accident Later. he was
informed of the second occurrence.
Then the Italian was watched and he
and two others followed his wife and
Ruth Lafland. John Oliver arrested
Foire on complaint OF Mrs. Sylvester.
The state was represented by Eugene
Hardesty.
The prisoner denied he Intentionally
grabbed Mrs. Sylvester. He accidept-
ally bumped against her when chased
by a number of men. he said
The jury after being out six minutes
returned a verdict Of guilty. Sem
tence was deferred until this after
noon.
The grand jury returned the follow
ing indictments: Larceny, Benjamin