Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-21
HEAVY SENTENCE
FOR Gun "T0TER"
Popello Gets Six Months in
Prison and 500
Fine
OTHER Asses HEARD
IN COUNTY COURT

Toney LaYeless. alias POpello, an
Italian. in County Court today,
changed his plea Of not guilty TO one
Of guilty of carrying concealed a dead
ly weapon. He. had been boarding IN
a house in Dobbinsville, New Castle.
Nicholas Barlo took exceptions 10 Pc
pellOs actions around the house.
Threats were made and when search
ed revolver was found on PopellO.
Popello has a wife in Italy and sends
her money regularly. He has been in
this country eleven years.
Judge Heisel sentenced him 10 pay
line of 500 and be imprisoned for
six months.
Judge Heisel said under the law a
me OF $1,000 and 2 years in Jail could be
imposed. The people of this State, 80
ne said, have recognized the serious
ness of carrying deadly weapon.
Edward Pennetto was placed on
trial under an indictment charging
him with the larceny of pair OF gum
boots from Antonio Greeto officer
Charles Bullock testified that four
pairs OF boots were reported to have
been taken from the Blumenthal fac
tory. He found the prisoner with one
pair trying 10 sell them in a second
hand shop
Pennetto said he was working at
Blumentha's factory, and the boss
gave him pair Of boots, and 81 was
10 be taken out Of his pay. He quit
because the boss would not give him
another job. and sold the boots be-
cause he did not want them any
longer
Edward ]. Finn, chief timekeeper
at the factory, testified il was Gus
tomary TO sell the boots in the man
ner stated by Pennetto.
The jury returned a verdict OF not
guilty.
When John Emery. court interpre-
ter told PennettO he was a free man
and could go. Pennetto said in Polish
Il never was in trouble before
Three cheers for the United States
He left the courtroom smiling.
Ernest j. Morgan. Jr.. was sentenced
TO be imprisoned for six months. lie
pleaded guilty to a charge OF improper
conduct towards a little girl.
William Clark. colored. was placed
on trial on charge of larceny of 81
from William Faults Faults said he
was at Front and King streets when
Clark snatched four 81 notes from him
Clark IAN away but was caught by Or
fcer MahOney. Officer Mahoney test
fed he was walking along Front street
and saw Clark and Faults in a tussle
He chased Clark and after he caught
him he found four 81 notes under the
waistband Of Clark's trousers.
The State rested and Clark testified
Faults paid him 50 for a ring. HI
said he already had 50 Of his own anC
the four notes found belonged to hin
and not to Faults Faults was called
in rebuttal and denied he bought Z
ring and gave 50 to Clark. The jury
found Clark guilty without leaving the
box He was sentenced TO twenty
lashes and to be imprisoned for a tern
of eighteen months.
Shortly before noon p. Warren
Green, who is assisting the Stale in
prosecuting cases, took up the case
against Raymond Adams and Arthur
Johnson, colored. charged with the
larceny of a pocketbook and $3.50
from Hester Collins. of No. 223 East
Front street. Mrs. Collins testified
that on June II the men came to her
home to board, and that day she lost
the money which was in the pocket
book between two pots on the stove.
She said the men were in the dining
room and later ran from the room.
The men denied the charge. The case
will 60 to the jury this afternoon.
The grand jury returned the fol-
lowing true bills:
Larceny-John Vesalions, Joseph
W. Zabrowski, Smallev smith, Charles
Runden. John II. Florence
Highway robbery - Archie Clark
James White.
Assault with intent 10 murder-Jo-
seph Jefferis.
Breaking store Randolph Brown.
In Superior Court today the de-
PENDANT in the damage case of Carl
Battle VS. Penn Seaboard Steel Com
panv confessed Judgment in the sum
Of $3.50. The plaintiff suffered injur-
les to his arm at the plant
George Washington colOred. in Gen
eral Sessions Court yesterday after
noon. was sentenced TO be imprisoned
for six months on a charge OF receiv-
ing stolen spoons from the Hotel du-
Pont. Frank Cirino pleaded guilty to
diverting electric light in his barber
shop at No. 100 East Fourth street
and was fined $25 and costs.
Lewis King. OF Newark, was SEN
fenced to nine months Imprisonment
for the larceny OF a suit OF clothes
from ]. II. BrOnaugh.
Joseph Smith. charged with lar
ceny OF two brass spigots from the
Atlantic Refining Company, and two
steel lubricators from the Stoeckle
Brewing Company and various other
articles. pleaded guilty to the two
charges and was sentenced to pay res
titution money on the first charge. to
pay a fine of $40 and costs on the
second charge, and to receive ten
lashes and spend six months in the
workhouse on each of the charges.
William Jones. colored, was acquit-
ted Of larceny.
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