Evening journal., 1915-11-03
COURT AFTER GUNMEN
AND RAZOR WIELDERS
HinSon Gets Ten Years for
Banging at Man; Another
Gets Five Years
JAIL GETS MAN KNOWN
AS CHARLIE CHAPLIN"

Judge Boyce in the Court OF Gen
eral Sessions today fined John Han
nigan $40 and costs for using a fraud.
ulent strawberry box. Judge Boyce
in sentecing him said that the court
is determined to break up this short
measure practice. Any one found
guilty of using short measures and
getting of with a fine now must re-
member he will not get of so easily
the next time. the Judge said.
Thomas Kelley pleaded guilty TO a
charge of larceny of six dozen sheep
skins from the Bird Transfer Com
pany. He was sentenced to be I'M
prlsoned five months.
Charles Hortz entered plea of not
guilty TO a charge OF larceny OF a
watch, three rings and a razor, the
property OF William Wartz.
John Miller. colored, pleaded not
guilty TO stealing a bicycle from John
Il. Minnick.
Thomas Dorsey. colored, alias
Charlie Chaplin" pleaded guilty TO
stealing a basket Of grapes, the prop
erty of the Wilmington Steamboat
Company. He was sentenced TO be
imprisoned for three months.
Albert Black, colored, pleaded not
guilty TO selling whiskey to three men
in Pencader hundred.
/ Rachel Johnson, colored, was
brought before the court for contempt,
The girl was here on Monday, went
to party on Monday night and over
slept herself yesterday. She failed 10
appear and a capias was issued. The
court directed that Rachel attend
court without pay.
Charles Hood colored, was out on
bail TO answer a charge at the Janu-
larv tenn of court, but failed 10 APP
pear. He was before the court today
and committed TO the custody OF War
den Crawford.
Norman Hinson, colored pleaded
guilty to assault on Oscar Thomas IN
White Clay Greek hundred. The men
had a fight and later Hinson fred five
shots at Thomas and one of the shots
struck him In the foot He was SEN
fenced TO be imprisoned for a term OF
ten years. Judge Boyce, In passing
sentence, said the court is going te
break up this shooting OF people. Now
adays custom has sprung up e
carry guns. shoot. cut, slash and thu
home, the streets and every place
must be protected, the Judge said.
d Gerolamo Ransanco. who was In
e dicted under three charges, pleade
guilty TO assault on Daniel Lavinsk
10 The indictments charged ihm with al
r sault with intent TO kill and comm
u murder. He also pleaded guilty TO a
: sault on John COAX. He was sci
= fenced to be imprisoned for five year
y Judge Boyce said that Ransanco d
= fwell TO plead guilty to the min
y charges.
I, william Ringold. colored vi
&c pleaded guilty TO larceny OF hats al
caps from Saltzgiver & Bupp. W
I. sentenced to be imprisoned for yea
y Judge Boycce told him II he has be-
y dope" user in the past he shou
= drop the custom.
Frank De Louis was arraigned {
I charge of carrying a razor IN Ne
| Castle hundred and pleaded not guilt
Abram Stigletts was placed on tri;
charged with improper conduct Il
wards Josephine Gentleman, a chill
The alleged offense took place j
, KirkwOOd Park on October s. -Th
case will go to the jury this afternOi
The grand jury returned the FOL
lowing true bills:
Larceny Harry Elwood. Pete Opc
, diski, George G. Cassion, Paul Smit
three indictments against the las
/, two)
. Driving off mare--William Tiller.
Wife beating-Charles Edwards.
Highway robbery-Cora Kane.
Breaking with intent TO comm
I larceny-Bernard Benton.