Evening journal., 1915-11-12
YOUTH
ON FORGERY CHARGE
Johnson Gets Two Years
Sentence in Bad
Check Case
ASK NEW TRIAL
IN LARCENY CASE

In the Court OF General Sessions
this morning. Hanford Taylor. col
ored. charged with receiving stolen
goods was convicted ]. Frank Ball,
counsel for the prisoner, motioned
for an arrest OF Judgment and new
trial. Reasons for the trial will be
fled inside OF four days.
During trial of the case yesterday
Thomas O'Donneh. Pencader hun
dred farmer. created considerable
merriment I'm giving his testimony in
cross-examination He was the prose
cutting witness
Did You identity the chickens"
asked J. Frank Ball.
"Of course ! did" replied ODOnnell
There was a Plymouth rock hen with
a bare place on her back. There was
a Plymouth rock rooster with a pc
culiar ring around his neck There
was the banty rooster, too
"Oh. you identified the banty roos-
ter" exclaimed Mr. Bali.
why wouldn't l. answered O'Don-
nell. 81 had him for eleven or twelve
years-l've got him still and money
won't buy him" continued the wit
ness.
How was It you didn't identify the
chickens in the bags when you met
Taylor?'
Identity them then. Why an
there was were few holes to see
through. and II ever ] took the hens
out OF the bags and let them loose in
Pencader hundred ODonnell would
never have caught them again"
Henry l.. Johnson. alias Charles
/ Bennett, was placed on trial today on
a charge OF forgery. James II. Kane,
proprietor of the Hotel Wilmington.
Testified that on October Johnson
came into the hotel and offered MIN a
check for IS. which he cashed. Mr..
Kane raid Johnson told him he had
worked for Ernest ~ Tielleman and
got he check from him in payment
for work done.
/ Ernest n. Tielieman testified that
; Johnson never worked for him and
he never gave Johnson a check
/ Detective Robert Benson testified he
1 had gone 10 Washington for Johnson,
where he was arrested under the name
Of Charles Bennett The detective
produced check book which was
found in lohnson's possession when
ARRESTED According TO the detective
johnson told him he got the check in q
pool room in this city.
\ Carlisle Hemphill. a clerk for the
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Com
lpany, testified that since January
1913. there was no account TO th
credit OF Johnson or Bennett in tina
. bank.
Z The State here rested. Aaron Fir
, lger, in opening for the defence. sal
, Johnson worked here for man clean
, ing signs and i'm payment the ma
: gave Johnson the check
, Johnson then testified along th
lines stated by his attorney and de
MED having written the check IT
said q man gave him the Tiellemal
card and The next day he improved
number or eigns. He said he had m
suspicion that the check was forged
IN discrimination. johnson sail J
did not remember having told Dctccti,
Benson that be- had stolen the cheo
book. When asked If he had not draw
four checks IN Norristown in his ow
name. he refused to answer
James J. O'Neil testified he had bee
working with Johnson in hrightenin
gilt letters on signs The defense restct
Mr.. Finger in addressing the jury. sal
there was no evidence that johnson ha
forged the check Under the secor
, count of the indictment Mr. Finger sa,
p II must be shown by the State tina
: Johnson knew the check was forge
one.
Z Judge Rice charged the Jury and
T. retired mt l240 O'Clock Five minute
= later verdict Of guilty was returned
lie got two years imprisonment an
! was fined $500.
) Conwcll Leach was sentenced to 81
months Imprisonment for the larceny
- a revolver and coat from Thomas M'
-. lopnv