Evening journal., 1917-09-25
bASHIhG At POST
FOR HIGHWAYNAN
Jury Recommends Mercy to
Second Defendant and
He is Jailed
ALLEGED GOLD
SWINDLE AIRED

The Court OF General Sessions con-
vened today, with Judge Conrad pre-
siding in Room No. 1. and Judge Helsel
sitting In Room No. 2.
Court Room No. 1.
In Court No. jury heard the case
Of Ralph Pierce. charged with highway
robbery. Attorney-General Reinherdt
represented the State, and James Sauls-
bury was counsel for the defendant
George Wilhelm, Of Baltimore. test,-
led to being assaulted and robbed OF
s6,63 at Front and Justlson streets, be-
tween 9 and 10 o'clock at night. on
June 20. and identined Pierce as the
highwayman.
After % minutes deliberation, the
jury returned averdlct Of guilty. At
torney-General Reinhardt said Pierce
served nine months Imprisonment In
1904 for larceny. Judge Conrad sem
fenced Pierce to pay a fine OF se0O and
costs, to be whipped with 20 lashes
noxt Saturday and imprisoned for three
years.
Quick disposition was made Of the
case Of Harry Brown, colored, charged
with highway robbery. Brown attacked
John Wapnarck on Front street, be-
tween Washington and Jefferson streets,
at midnight. on April 3, anu robbad ham
Of 81. Tbe jury panel was exhausted
and six tallsmen were called. Brown
changed his plea TO guilty and by re-
guest Of Attorney-General Reinhs-di
and Attorney Salisbury tie Jury
recommended mercy. Judge Conrad
sentenced Brown to pay fine OF s2OQ
and costs and TO be imprisoned. foi two
years.
/ A jury heard the case Of sterhns
Lewis. a Negro, charged with highwSy
robbery. Attorney-Gs7eral ReinhardS
+ represented the State, and l.. Irving
/ Handy was counsel for the defense,
Enos Dixon. Negro, accused Lewis Of
attacking him on A street, Between S.3l
and 3 o'clock In the afternoon, an Au-
gust 4, and r0bbing him Of Sit
The case was pending when JuGgf
/ Conrad ordered recess until 2.30 o'elOca
/ this afternoon.
In Court No. 2 trial before Judge
Heisel and a jury was begun OF John
Green. alias John Greenstoin, and
Max Swartz on charges OF conspiracy
TO defraud It is charged that on Ma.
/ "a Greenstein went to the store o
Max Bodin, No. A East Front street
and presented a metal q SIX, which h'
asked to have tested. Greenstein. 4
IS said, claimed It was 22-carat goll
and worth S1.50. He paid ten cent
for the test.
Mr. Bodin, a jeweler said Green
stein brought him a piece Of gold o'
May "a to be tested. Bcdin told hin
the disc Of me'nl was worth $1.5l
F Greenstein paid the jeweler ten cent
for the test. Greenstein then offere
TO sell the jeweler $4,000 Of simila
discs for $1,000. Greenstein said
person in Pennsgrove told him h
had 25.000 discs Of metal and wantei
him TO sell them for him.
Greenstein called at the jewelrl
store again. the next day. and onere
to bring the "other fellow" around
Becoming suspicious of the deal
Dodin informed the police OF tn
matter. When Greenstein and Swart
called on Bodin later in the day the.
offered more pieces Of gold" TO b.
tested. Mr.. Bodin tested them AM
found them to be pure gold. Detective
concealed in the shop then arreste'
the men.
The case was prosecuted by Deput.
Attorney General Percy Warrei
Green. Swartz and Green were de
Tended by Henry R. lsaacs.
Max Swartz said he got the box O
stuff from a man in New York City
Swartz is a peddler and used to nm
a pushcart on the East Side. The maj
who gave him the STUFF" came e. on
with Swai-tz to Wilmington. and fol
lowed behind Max insisted that n
thought the "stun" given him TO sci
by the man I'm New York was roall
gold.
! Mrs Celia Kaufman. a sister O
Max Swnrtz. said her brothers ropu
taton for honesty in New York cit
was good Detective Kensky told O
taking part in the arrest OF the youui
man.
The case was given to the jur
early this afternoon.
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