Evening journal., 1913-07-31
One LASH AT
POST FOR MAN
go YEARS OLD
County COurtLenient on Aged
Prisoner Who Admits
Larceny Charge
OTHERS ESCAPE LASHES
BECAUSE OF GUILT PLEAS

DLOHOoL OA uOALA Linn
This was plead guilty" day in the
Court of General Sessions, and eleven
Of those charged before the Court with
offenses, took advantage of the OPP
portunity to plead guilty, thus saving
the State the trouble and expense of
bringing their cases before the grand
jury. The men incidentally saved
some punishment to themselves. In
appreciation of their action, the Court
was more leninent in imposing sent
ence upon them.
Judges woolley and Rice were on
the bench Henry S. Isaacs acted
as deputy attorney general.
John Mahoney pleaded guilty to the
charge OF breaking and entering the
bottling department of the Hartmann
and Fehrenback Brewing Company.
Jerry Kelleher was held in $500
bail at the same time, and for the
same crime. He did not plead guilty
The Court sentenced Mahoney TO
pay $500 fine and serve six months in
prison.
Jai1iCH / lnDlnDoOl. w yeas OAns Wiz
pleaded guilty to stealing gold
necklace from the store OF Mrs. B.
Rodzanowsk, No. 80 Oak street told
the Court he was drunk at the time OF
the theft. According to the woman
Thompson pretended that he wanted
TO buy pair of Shoes and while in
the store stole the chain.
Thompson was sentenced to be whip
ped with one lash, pay restitution
money and be imprisoned for one
month. His age was given as the
reason for imposing only one lash.
Robert Vincent colored, pleaded
guilty to stealing a single barreied
shot gun from Charles Vincent He
admitted that he pawned the gun with
Nathan Levy. He was sentenced to
pay S4 restitution money and serve
three months. Because he was but 10
years old the Court remitted the
lashes.
Thomas Pamar and John Sem. who
stole % pounds of cable from the Dia-
mond State Telephone Company, were
recognized by the court as old offenders.
The court remarked that although the
men deserved some leniency for their
plea of guilty, their past records had to
be properly appreciated, which the court
did by sentencing each of them to be
whipped with ten lashes and pay to the
owner Of the cable 1920 and serve nine
months Imprisonment
Amos A. Barnard. formerly Of Marcus
Hook who deserted his wife and child
there and came to Hockessin and mar
ried Martina s. Draper. admitted that he
was q bigamist. Barnard married his
first wife in Marcus Hook in 1900, and
married his second last September. AT
the time Of his arrest by Detective Nc
Gov, Barnard with wife No. and their
baby twins, We're making their home ir
Binghamton, n a. At the hearing be
fore Magistrate Buckley wife No was
present. but her husband did not speak
10 her. He was held in $1,000 bail fol
his appearance in the Court Of General
Sessions, where he entered his plea OF
guilty. The court. after inquiring into
the facts Of the case. sentenced Barnard
to pay fine of S400 and be imprisoned
for one year and pay the costs Of tbs
prosecution,
Wife No was in court today anG
testified that she had been deserted by
her husband at New Castle six years
ago.
William Dugan, pleaded guilty tc
stealing metal from the Diamond
4 State steel Syndicate. He admitted
that he had been in trouble about
eight years ago for buying stolen
Y goods. The case was held up for a
\ while to give Dugan a chance to prove
previous good reputation, He called
ID Levy Court Commissioner Burris who
said he had know the young man tC
n have lived a decent life for the pas
few years. Despite this the cour
NJ sentenced Dugan TO be whipped witt
8 lashes and serve months.
James Callahan, pleaded guilty t.
the charge of stealing a pair o
shoes In explaining to the cour
Callahan said he bought a pair O
shoes not Knowing they had beer
stolen. Judge Rice telling convinced
that Callahan had pleaded guilty t
q the wrong charge advised him K
withdraw his plea and go TO trial
James said he wanted to "ge
through with it, and refused to with
draw his plea. He was sentenced
to receive 10 lashes. pay restitution
money and serve months in th'
workhouse.
John F. Callahan when arraignet
upon the charge OF passing tw'
worthless checks, pleaded guilty ant
said he did not remember eithe
transaction. The court told hin
that it knew his weakness and in
stead of sending him to prison TO
a long time they would try a nev
plan. Judge Woolley said the cour
MI would send Callahan to jail but
III months. one upon each charge, tn
object being to get the liquor out o
his system and then put him upol
list of persons to whom liquo
must not be sold
Thomas M. Nails. a youth pleade
not guilty to tn echarge of being a
II accomplice to forgery. He said h
@ thought the check in question wa
|ss a good one. His case was continue
" to be heard by the grand jury.
POLICE GUARD DIAZ.