Evening journal., 1914-03-04
LASHES and
JAIL FOR HIM
I'll Months and Is Stripes
Frantz'S Punishment
for Theft
OTHER PRISONERS
ENTER THEIR PLEAS

Wlllidm Oidrk, COiOreu, hho dCQuAN-
ted Of charge of highway robbery
in General Sessions Court yesterday
afternoon. Clark was indicted on the
charge of holding up and robbing
Michael McCloskey Of watch in Feb
ruary. the alleged robbery taking
place on shipley street between Sec
ond and Third streets.
McCloskey testified that on the af-
ternoon of February 13 the defendant
approached him on Market street.
near Fifth and asked him to buy a
ring he had in his possession, and stat
ed that the negro then followed him to
shipley street He testified that he
purchaeed several drinks for Clark
and had displayed the watch to him
stating that it was valued at $50. AS
they were leaving a pool room on
Shipley street, he stated. the negro
struck him in the mouth, grabbed the
watch and ran away. McCloskey dis
played several broken teeth as evil
dence OF the force of the blow.
James Fisher said that he had not
seen the fight and Frank Hoffecker
said he found the watch in the snow
in front OF the Delaware Electric Sup
ply Company on February IA. Clark,
in his own behalf, stated that he had
shown the ring TO McCloskey and the
latter refused TO return II, declaring
that he. the defendant, had stolen II.
McClosley, he said, then grabbed him
by the collar and struck him and in
the struggle that resulted the watch
was lost IN the snow. Clark admitted
that his name was William Sturgis and
that he had been before the court once
before. The jury returned a verdict
of not guilty.
The last prisoner arraigned at the
session was Edward Mnlbern. alias
William Marvel who was charged with
the larceny Of 81. one ring. worth SO
one pair of shoes worth $3.50, one
( coat worth $40. He entered a plea
OF not guilty.
Edward G. Brown. an aged white
man. charged with the theft Of a salt
cellar valued at cents and a pepper
shaker valued at cents from Mike
Bennet on January %. pleaded not
guilty. Attorn y-Cieneral Wolcott in
formed the court that he desired "a
retire the case against Brown and
give him another chance, whereupon
he was dismissed.
Levi x. Taylor entered a plea Of
not guilty to the charge Of assault
with intent TO commit murder.
jury was drawn to try the case oi
William Frantz, colored. on tbs
charge Of larceny OF a wagon load of
goods comprising the elevator equip
ment OF the American Perfect Tile
Company. which Il was alleged h'
1 sold TO William J Lutz 3 junk deal
er The machinery was valued al
about S35. II was sold TO Mr. Lut;
Cor 81. John Miller. manager of the
American Perfect Tile Company de
scribed the stolen property. William
J. Lutz identified the defendant as th'
man from whom he had purchased
the scrap iron which had later beer
identified By Mr.. Miller as his prop
erty. IN his own defense Frantz tes
tined that be had sold Mr.. Lutz two
loads of junk but it. was not the ma
terial taken from the American Per
feet Tile Company hut junk he hat
collected. He stated that he had
never been az the plant of the Amer
lean Perfect Tile Company. The
jury returned q verdict of guilt,
without leaving their seats.
The court sentenced Frantz on thi'
charge 10 serve one year in the coun
ty workhouse. to receive 10 lashes, e
pay the costs OF prosecution and e
pay $40 restitution money 10 th'
American Perfect Tile Company. Or
the charge upon which Frantz haC
been convicted at the morning ses
sion. for the theft Of bronze valve
stems from the Water Department
the court sentenced Frantz, to pa.
$50 restitution money, 20 serve
months in the county workhouse, e
receive lashes and to pay the costs
Of prosecution.