Evening journal., 1915-09-24
BOY Store BREAKER
GOESTOREFORNATORY
Admits He Robbed Market
Street Business House in
the Night Time
JAIL SENTENCES
FOR OFFENDERS

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breaking and entering two stores in
Wilmington for the purpose of commit
ting larceny. Martin was told that if
he was sentenced to forty lashes and
ten wears for his crime he would be-
come criminal. As he had been in the
Ferris Industrial School, he was return
ed to that institution.
Joseph Papells, an Italian boy
charged with assault with intent to com
init murder, was another dnminutive
youth whose head just reached above the
railing Of the dock He pleaded not
guilty.
Louis Berry, colorcd, pleaded guilty to
the larceny OF Sl2 and revolver from
Fred w. Hildobrand, of Red Lion hun
dred.
Horace Daniels, colorod, pleaded guilty
to the charge Of larceny Of vase.
Harry Brown, colored, pleaded not
guilty to the charge Of highway rob
berry.
Patrick Cunningham pleaded not
guilty TO assault with intent TO xiii
Officer William J. Davidson. The court
assigned Philip J.. Garrett to defend
Cunningham. The defendant is in the
famhufst Insane Asylum.
Michael Roach pleaded not guilty to
breaking into a freight car with intent
70 commit larceny.
similar plea was entered by Thomas
Simmons, lored, on a charge Of carry
ing pistol.
Louis Berry, colored. was sentenced toI
ten lashes and six months for larceny Of
money and a revolver
George Daniels .colored pleaded
guilty to the charge of larceny OF
property from the Epworth parsonage.
He was sent up for three months.
Deputy Attorney-General Chaytor
addressing the court when Morris
Warwick came up for sentence on
the charge Of violating the junk deal
ers' act said that considerable prop
erty had been stolen from the Amer
ican Car and Foundry Company and
sold. Warwick was fined $50 and
costs.
Philip L. Garrett was assigned to
defend Harry A. Brown, colored. who
is charged with assault with intent to
kill Earl Walker.
William Elbert, colored pleaded
not guilty to stealing SIS.
J. Wesley Greenwell was parolled
In the custody OF John ]. McGovern.
Greenwell had been convicted of the
larceny Of a pair of shoes.
A jury was drawn to try william
Whiteman and Leland Harrigan.
charged with highway robbery on
James O'Brien at Newark, on Sep
tember 12. l.. Irving Handy appeared
for the defendants.
Court took recess until 2.30
o'clock before the case was finished.
Samuel Riley failed to appear as a
witness and told another witness that
II the court wanted him IL would have
10 send for him. A deputy sheriff
got him today in Newark. He was
a witness for the refense The court
fined him $40 and costs.
The grand jury returned the fol-
lowing true bills:
Iarceny-Charles Kitchen.
Breaking store with intent to COM
init larceny-Joseph Finley.
Violating Weights and Measures
Act-Joseph Perry, William \. Para
dee, George e. Dugan, Angelo Kieio.
and John Hannigan.
This session of the Court Of General
Sessions has been a peculiar one from
the fact that a number of trivial cases
have been brought for trial The
larceny Of lunch, the alleged taking
Of can of beans when the store at
tendant loaned the man can-opener
TO open the can, and the taking Of
two milk bottles, were among the
charges heard.
In court yesterday afternoon the
jury in the case Of Everett Robinson,
charged with the larceny Of two milk
bottles, disagreed. It was testified by
Mrs. Annie Geiger. the prosecuting
witness. that on the morning of April
10 she saw the defendant remove two
milk bottles from the step OF her
home in West Fifth street and put
the bottles in the milk wagon the de-
fendant was driving. The defendant
claimed that he was working for an
other, that the bottles were OF COM
paratively no worth and could not be
used again.
John Reyburn was sentenced to six
months in the worlShouse for stealing
a watch and two shirts valued at
$1.75.
William T. Deputy. colored, pleaded
guilty to house breaking but because
OF his previous good reputation he
was let off with a three months SEN
tence