Evening journal., 1917-05-10
TWO COURTS Grind
Justice RAPIDLY
Grand Jury Reports on All
Bills and is Thanked
by Court
PAROLE YOUTH WHO
ADMITS LARCENY

With two sessions Of the Court of /
General Sessions in operation much OF
the time, criminal matters are being dis |
posed of rapidly at this, term OF the
county courts. The grand jury completed
its work at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon, having presented II true bills,
remarkable record for quick work, Jurgc
Rice declared.
The case of Guy Shelter, who pleaded
guilty to the larceny of $3.50 in money,
postage stamps, etc, from the store of
the United Cigar Stores Company, where
he was emplayed as clerk, was the oc-
casion today for strong plea for elem
cncy ON the part of William C.. Jones.
Shelters attorney, who said the young
man was only Is years old, had a wife
and child dependent upon him, and that
he came OF good family in HAgerstown,
Md. lie asked that the defendant be
paroled. Guy was accompanied to the
court room by his wife.
While not opposing the disposition Of
the case urged 10y Mr.. Jones. Attorney
General Reinhardt related incidents CON
nected with the theft which showed
careful planning on Shelters part.
In view Of the youth Of the defendant
and the fact that he has returned to
his parents home in Hagerstown, Judge
Rice consented TO parole. but issued
a solemn warning TO the young man TO
mend his ways.
Mary Gibbs, colored. is years old.
was fined $50 and costs or one month
imprisonment for giving three small
coiored boys gin. Attorney James
Salisbury pleaded for parole for the
girl on account OF her youth and ex-
planned that the boys, whose ages he
gave as 16 and IS, had given the
girl the money to buy the gin and that
in procuring it she only complied with
their request
Roy Hackett pleaded guilty to point.
ing a pistol at Curtis l.. Talley in
Brandywine hundred and was fined
500 and costs. failure to pay which
Will mean six months in the county
wOrllhouse. Talley testified that he
saw Hackett following a woman
school teacher who had her pupils
on a May walk and when he remOn-
strated with him. Hacket pointed the
pistol. In his own defense Hackett
excused his conduct on the plea that
he was intoxicated
Found guilty OF the larceny OF S72
from his room mate. Norman Mattricl1,
cOlOred was sentenced to six months
imprisonment Frank Williams, col
ored, the complaining witness, testi-
fed that the money was taken from
under his pillow while he slept
William Bray, a white man. wal
convicted of the larceny of a suit cas-,
containing clothing from Norman Pal
mer. colored. Palmer is employed BY
a travelling show. Bray's testimon'
was that a colored man, a stranger
had given him the suit case q
watch" while he went for some Il
quor He was sentenced to si
months imprisonment.
Henry Lynch, found guilty of tn
theft of a ring valued at $40 from
the pawnshop Of Adolph Markell
Fourth and Market streets. was givel
four months in the workhOuse and or
dered to pay $40 restitution none.
and cotss.
Amos Camper, indicted on tw,
charges Of larceny. pleaded guilty Z
one charge and the other was retired
He was sentenced 70 six months, s
restitution money and costs.
Among the bills ignored by the
grand jury was that against Joseph II
| Moore, Of No. us French street, who
was charged with the death of George
Dillman, a young man. several weeks
ago. Dillman was standing at Eleventh
and French streets, when Moore, in en-
deavoring to avoid colliding with an
automobile, ran his machine onto the
sidewalk, striking Dillman.
Charles Webster, convicted yester-
day on two charges Of breaking and
entering, was sentenced in the after
noon. to a term of three years in the
workhouse and payment OF costs Of
prosecution on one charge. and thre'
years in the wOrkhouse, payment of
costs and of s13 restitution money OF
the other case.
Edward Adams, a Negro, charged
with conducting a gaming table al
No. 21S Union street, pleaded guilty
and was fined $500 or nine months IN
the workhouse
Mary Davidson, charged with tax
ing a quantity of canned goods from
a storehouse, over which she lived
was paroled upon her own recogniz
ance for two years.
Theodore Wrighter, Negro, charge'
with pointing a pistol at James ;. HuX
ley. changed his plea Of not guilty L
guilty. Judge Rice fined him 500 o
serve term of four months.
Before Judge IIeisel in Session No.
several cases we're tried yesterday after
noon.
In the case Of Samuel Brown an,
Alexander Corbin. both charged wit
larceny Of $40 from Mark l.. Pilchard
at Front and Shipley streets. noll
prosequi was entered in the case o
Corbin. and Brown was sentenced 4
the worllhouse for one year and tel
. lashcs.
William II. Bell, charged with break
ing and entering a store and the larcen.
of two pairs of shoes, was found guilt.
and sentenced 10 one year in the work
house.
Thomas owen and Weldin Lewis
charged with the larceny of SO from
Royal Richard. were found guilty anC
sentenced to two years in the work
house and ten lashes each.
Judge Rice, sitting in Superior
Court yesterday. granted a decree
nisi in the divorce suit of Maud L
Golden against James ]. Golden, OF
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