Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-20
ODDS AND ENDS
OF court WORK
Many Pleas Entered and
Some Sentences Imposed
This Morning
PAROLE ONE MAN
FOR FARM WORK

General Sessions Court resumed its
work this morning Of disposing OF
criminal cases. with prospect OF a
heavy days work in both court rooms.
Judge Conrad sat in Room No. and
Judge Heisel in Room No. ?.
In Court No. !. the following ar
ralgnments and pleas were made:
Benjamin Bell. Negro. larceny guilty;
John Trultt, colored, operating a motor
vehicle without the consent Of the
owner, guilty; John jenkins, embez1le-
ments, colored, not guilty; Edward O.
Thompson, wlfe-beating, not guilty;
Harry De Shields and Charles Palmer,
alias Charles C'Wsiles. both Negroes,
assault with intent 20 commit murder,
not guilty: Edward A. Owens, Negro,
assault with intent TO commit murder,
guilty, with a plea Of self defense.
Benjamin Bell was the first Of the
batch Of guilty pleaders TO come up for
sentence.
The court was informed that he
had robbed sleeping man Of $S4
on a railroad train.
/ Following this, CLARENCE r. Shields
and Ellwood Jester were arraigned
on a charge OF breaking and enter
ing. Shields. a colored/ man, plead
ed guilty. Jester pleaded not guilty.
! Michael Hollis pleaded not guilty
/ TO a charge of wRe-beating; John
/ Green and Max Schwartz, conspiracy,
not guilty.
William Lewis, who pleaded guilty
Yesterday to breaking and entering,
was turned over TO a West Grove.
Pa. farmer, in whose custody he Will
be.
Among the cases TO come up In
threshing out the list was that OF
Dominick Longobordi, accused OF
larceny. out on bail and not having
pleaded. He entered a plea OF MOI
guilty.
! Similar procedure was taken wher
the case OF James jenkins, colored
indicted on four charges OF larceny
was reached. He pleaded not guilty
to each charge.
Sterling Lewis, colored, next pleaa'
ed not guilty 10 highway robbery
Ernest Daniels pleaded not guilty &c
a charge Of assault.
Joseph McMullen pleaded not
d guilty TO a charge of perjury.
These matters occupied the atten-
. tion Of Court No. until noon, when
the first trial OF the day began. Daisy
Frice. a colored woman. faced o
Jury charged with the theft Of dress
valued at SO from Nathan Mer,tz
proprietor Of a store On East Seventh
street. She was sentenced TO thre'
r,orfha In fho U0rEhOuge.
John Truitt, Negro, who pleadeS
guilty TO having driven of an autOmo
bile without the consent Of the own
er. He got nine months.
Benjamin Bell. colored, Wild ha'
pleaded guilty to larceny, was sen
fenced to pay $50 restitution. to b
whipped with ten lashes and serv
] eighteen months in the workhOuse.
Charles Smith, colored, indicted 70
/ larceny, changed his plea Of no
q guilty TO guilty. He was paroled.
- In Court Room No. 2. John jenkins
Negro. charged with embezzlanent b
: bailee, was the first person 10 fac
q a fury. He was found not guilty O
Z embezzlement OF So from Alexande
! Edwards, az No. 211 Tatnall street
on Juno Z.
o. Dominick Longobardl faced a jury o
+ the charge Of larceny OF SIC from PA
rick O'Reilly. A verdict is expecte
I this afternoon.
The grand jury handed In the follow
ing indictments:
Benjamin Riddle, larceny 1.-TWO bills
I Thomas Askins, larceny: Raymon
Davis, larceny; LeOnore TrlcOres. La
ceny: Ellis Jefferson, larceny; Wllllal
J.. Lutz, violation OF junk dealers Law
Philip Barks, forgery e bills; Harr
y Neuburg. forgery; AdOlph Koreic
\ dissertation Of the flag.