Evening journal., 1915-01-06
AuBI Saves HER
FROM JAIL SENTENCE
White Man Robbed, But
Could Not Recognize Wo-
man Defendant
DROP INDICTMENT
AGAINST YOUTHS

Judge Conrad, in General Sessions
Court today. took occasion TO call otten- /
tion to a number of persons who are
out on bail and who failed to answer
when called to plead to indictments
found against them by the gronds jury
to appear in court when summoned.
Hiram Mclaughlin pleaded not guilty
To using minor female for immoral
purposes. Frank Woods pleaded not
guilty TO highway robbery of Charles
Bennett, Jr.. on November II at Front
and King streets.
Pleas of not guilty were entered to
two charges of obtaining 25 cents IN
each instance, under false pretenses. in
st. Georges hundred by Peter Nilowskt
4 William Whiteman pleaded not guilty
TO resisting an officer in White Clay
Creek hundred.
John BARLEY. colored, pleaded not
guilty to the indictment charging him
with assault with intent TO commi,
rape
Nav Anderson, colored, was placed on
trial charged with the larceny OF san
watch. s27 in cash and q ring valued
al IS the property of William Robin
son. Robinson. white man, testified
he lives ON Iandcr's lane, that he was
in Wilmington ON December ]. \ white
imam invited him to take a drink. lie
did so and the drink was drugged, anc
after being steercd to a house he kne"
mo more until the next morning.
When aroused he found his watch
ring and money were gone. A man
named Baldwin told him he was the only
one in the house. He was intoxicated
before he met Whiteman
Robinson could tell little about the
house where he alleged he was robbed
The last drink, he said, had doped nm
He was shown ring and identlhed II
In oss-examination witness said h'
never saw the prisoner before today Il
: court. -.
William +. Baldwin, colored. No Il
Jones street, testified that on the nigh
of December he found Robinson IN hi
bed. When Robinson started to dres
he missed bis watch. money and ring
No one else was in the house except
woman who was drunk and asleep in tn
kitchen. " hen he went out at 1870 tn
prisoner was in the house with William
Gibbs.
officer Robert Serson testified h
y made an investigation and took Rob
y inson to Baldwin's house.
Matron Anna Updyke said that sh
!. searched the prisoner and found som
!, money and the ring identified by Rot
u inson. The girl was arrested befor
~ noon December 2. There was 81
C pocketbook found on her at tn
. time.
IL The defense was an alibi, the d.
nj fendant saying that the ring we
p given to her by her mother, Nv
H. years ago She denied ever havin
&c seen Robinson, and was not in Bali
" wins house that night but was
gn homes She said she did not kno
CT William Gibbs. She also denied thi
o. she gave Bolden s..
The jury was charged by Judl
ng Heisel and after six minutes deli
Grafton returned a verdict OF NJ
20 guilty.
e. Attorney General Wolcott retire
r. the Indictment against John J. Mu
he rooney and Ernest Buckley, charge
lie with attempting to break into u
81 residence of Grantley p. Postles.
X. The court set tomorrow morning
:, the time for trial of the charge
re- selling liquors to minors against Ley
tic is w. Miller.
,, The grand jury returned the foilo'
h ing indictments:
'rt Larceny-Richard Cooper. Fletch
i Wilson. Henry Brown, Isaac Sander
~ John Kilcourse.
Sodomy-John Miller.
nc Breaking dwelling and breaking
office. John Boggs.
Attempt to break and enter w
liam Smith.
on Assault with intent to commit 70
ms berry. William Wood and James Gu
he ningham.