Evening journal., 1918-03-25
Greco jailed. BUT
COUNSEL APPEALS
Court Sentences Convicted
Annoyer oil Women
TO Five Years
HAS HAD PREVIOUS
CRIMINAL RECORD

Peter Greco. convicted for assault
With fcionious intent on Mary Lapsley
on November rs. 1917, was sentenced
by Judges Boyce and Conrad lon Court
of General Sessions this morning 20
i've years Imprisonment and TO pay a
line OF sJoO and The costs OF pr0secu-
tlon. }. Frank Ball. his counsel. inn
modlaicly nled an appeal Greco was
llahlo 90 n sentence of 10 years imprls-
onmcnt and 30 lashcs
The jury Ia Us verdict OF guilty, rec
ommended the prisoner lo The mercy
OF tho court Attorney General Rein
hardb after recllng Greco's record.
urged that if that recommendation bc
regarded, that the lashos bl romNled
and asked that Ia That Instance "a long
term OF Imprisonment he imposed.
Public Justice demands That no
mercy be shown declared SIR Rein
hardi.
Judge Boyce, IN delivering sentence,
dealt very briefly on ihe matter merely
remarlng That the court felt that iho
evidence in The case warranted the
conviction and that % had decided 60
regard the accommodation for mercy
Greco was also indicted for a similar
attack on Miss Marie Brennan ON last
November %. This casc was continued
until The next tcrm OF court. on appli-
cation of Mr.. Rolnhardt
Tho Attorney General gave a longlhy
account OF Groco'e record and informed
the court that since hi, arrest only one
attack on q girl had been made in this
IHN .H o. D
manner than a number OF attacks made
on girls between November 3 and SO
vembcr q. Between those date. I've
assaults were made on girls IN and near
brandywino Park, an Ia a manner em-
ployed by Greco in hls assaults on
Miss Lapsley and Miss Brennan Eight
or nine other assaults took place iu
tho same period. Mr. Rclnhardt said
and IN speaking OF the attack by a
young hoy. named Briscoe. on a girl
after Greco's arrest. explained that %
was believed that the two were close
companions. Briscoc was sentenced On
Juvenile Court
Mr. Rcnhardt related that Greco wa.
convicted at the last September term OF
court for cmbezErnent, which, h'
said. was really larceny by trickcry, oil
a stlckpn Before that trial. Nr
Relnhardt said Greco and his friend.
had offered the prosecuting witness sJ
60 drop the case.
The prisoner was nned si0O and cost
az that time.
70 was brought out that since Greco
conviction. O man. garbCd To- soldier
uniform, had called at the home @
| Mise Brennan and threatened her 100
and that it had been remarked ihi
the whole Lspslcy family would SO
blood n Grosco were convicted on be
testimony"
The Greco home has been the oble,
. Of numerous complaints. thc aliosnc.
general said, and related that Gree
was an election inspector in tho motor
lous and bloody Fifth ward OF phila
delrhia"
Mr. ncinhardt said that The park
must be made safe. and remarked tha
Greco's attack on Mary Lapsley hsC
caused q spread Of terror among work
INK girls who have 90 go through
/ BrandyNlne Park 10 their places % EN-.
ploymoni
Air Ball. counsel. objected 90 Mr
Relnherdt.s statements TO The court. and
prodticed a certificate 60 show that
Greco was am election inspector IN thf
First ward Of She Ninth district OF
I Philadelphia.