Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
"a YEARS and 20 LASHES
FOR CHARLES P. WRIGHT


Kent county, was sentenced to fourteen
wears at hard labor in the New Castle
County Workhouse and to receive sew
enty lashes. No person in the large
crowd was heard to utter word against
the sentence. Wright, in a sullen man
ner, had pleaded guilty to all OF the in
dictments against him. The sentences
are as follows
For breaking into and robbing the
house and bedroom of Mrs. Nancy Sol
lowav. of near Whiteleysburg, fine $500,
Saturday next, between the hours OF
10 and 2 o'clock, to be whipped with
twenty lases: imprisoned five years, or
until February 26, 1917.
For breaking into the store OF HUI
nal-Berry Company. Camden, and steal
ing money, cigars and cigarettes, resti-
tuition money, S1O.25, Saturday next be-
tween the hours of 10 and 2 O'Clock, to
be whipped with twenty lashes Cmaklng
forty for the day.; Imprisonment, three
wears, or until February "a, 1920.
For stealing a horse worth $3.50 from
Daniel B. Murray, Viola-Restitution
money to Murray, $50; Saturday, March
between the hours of 10 and 2 O'Clock,
to be whipped with twenty lashes; i'm
prisonment, four years, ending February
%, 1924.
For the larceny of runabout, worth
s1OO. from Daniel B. Murray-Restitu-
tion to Murry, 500; Saturday, March9
between the hours of 10 and 2 o'clock,
to be whipped with ten lashes thirty in
all for the day.; Imprisonment, two
wears. the term ending February z, 1870.
Judge Boyce, in sentencing Wright,
made an address that could be heard
everywhere in the elbOwing throng in
court. He said
"Tbere must have been times in your
life when conscience, knocking at the
door of your heart, warned you heavily
that before God and man you were
leading a life of depravity and sin.
1T is inconceivable that a man OF
" development and wits could have
goA on inAicting pain and suffering to
othe
n years past, Wright, you have
nreve, upon this public. One OF the
most serious features of these depreda
+ions was that you dragged down other
neople. Men and women, black and
white. seemed to fall under your de-
Grading influence, as ysu went about
terrorizing and robbing the very people
most sensitive and subject to being ter
rorized.
"Under our laws you might have been
imprisoned twenty-one years, and you
might have been whipped with 100 lashes.
And these four indictments are not all
the charges against you.
ssWbile the court is disposed at all
times. where plea of guilty is made,
To consider the confession and the saw
ing of expense and deal leniently with
the offender, yet we feel these senten-
ces about to be imposed upon you are
as lenient as they can be.
'fHow can leniency be shown to any
marked extent to a defendant who
pleads guilty to terrorizing innocent
women in the dead of night ?
1--WE wish very much that we coulo
look forward to your reformation anc
to seeing you going about and walking
uprightly, trying ty lead the life OF an
honorable man, instead of ravishing the
nubIic. We pity you. We pity your
very depravity. And we're saying ano
doing this now as protecuon 70 the
Dubiic, not with feeling, and as deter
rent to others if not to you in the future
wears that may remain to you Wner
again free. 0o,.o,
negro, was indicted as an accompllce n
the Topping jewelry robbery here. he
is the sixth man who has been accused
in court for this robbery. Five of them
hove been convicted.
Arthur Holden was given one week
Imprisonment for contempt OF court tol
leaving court where he was appearing
as a witness.
Courtland Gibson, of Milford, indicted
for the larceny of two watches sup
nosed to have been the property OF Mr.:
Topping, was found guilty and sentenced
to one year Imprisonment, twenty lashes,
and to pay the costs of prosecution.
"Doc Carter, negro, asserting also
to be part Mexican, was indicted ano
plead guilty to the selling OF medicine
of his own manufacture. He was SEN
q fenced to pay a fine of S25 and costs.
Charles O'Neal, a white man, indicted
for operating a pool table without
license at FELTON,, paid the costs ano
secured a license, after which the case
was dropped.
In the first degree murder case OF
Enoch Brooks, colored, the jury late
Wednesday afternoon returned Verolci
Of 'guilty Of second degree murder, murder,
This means a punishment OF lmprlson-
nnent at the workhouse for life. Attor-
news for the prisoner applied for new
t.SI - +ba Dril term on the ground