Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-14
Court Gets BACK
TO January WORK
100 Cases are on Calender
for Disposal This
Term
ONE PRISONER
WINS ACQUITTAL

With about 100 criminal cases. prac-
tically an az which viii be contested
by the defendants yet to be disposed
Of. the Court OF General Sessions sol
down 20 stcrner order of husi-
ness today number OF uncOntested
cases were disposed Of last week, leay-
INK a lcngthy list Of cases 30 come be-
fore tho court Tho grand jury re-
turned 40 indictments 10 addition 20 q
cases left over from last term
Today the work OF the court was
conducted In two rooms, Judge Con-
rad sitting IN court room No. : and
Judge Helsel in courtroom No. 2.
The work Of the court was delayed
somewhat by the time required Of the
members OF the bar on the question
naires, setting back the work Of SUI
perlor Court for oas week. and that
OF the Court Of oyer and Tcrminer FOR
two weeks. The latter court will not
convene until January 2s.
Charles A. King pleaded guilty to-
day 90 a charge Of larceny Of a guam
tity OF brass Of the p. b. 6 w. rail-
road. by whom be was en- ycd as
a nagman. His previous 5000 rcpula-
tlon was attested 10 by several Of his
employers on the railroad. iie was or
dere TO pay 81 restitution money and
10 serve two months In the workhouse.
The defendant was represented by j..
Frank Ball, who made plea for parole,
As an aftermath Of 0 Christmas cele-
braiion. Charles Iocka and Mike koral
were before Judgo Heisel IN courtroom
80 on p charge 81 larceny Of a watch
and ei5 To money. N0cka was repre-
scented by j. Frank Ball while koral
had no counsel.
Julius Kotz told that on Christmas
Day Nocka invited him 10 his home,
and there he was Jumped by the two
prisoners and robbed OF his watch and
money.
II was brought out that Koral had
/ remarked when he was placed under
arrest by Police Officer Gil, "Oh. MS
about the watch and money; he's sono
and had me plnched'
Il was also testified that Nocka had
demanded of his wife that watch. at
the time Of the arrest Ho asked for
"that" watch and not my" watch. q
appeared.
The trouble started over a game OF
cards. according 10 one witness, Mike
f wanting 90 leave. while kotz tried 10
! prevent his going Then koiz struck
| Koral, witness testified.
kooral denied robblng kotz. Tie said
that Koiz had won a dollar on him and
he refused 10 pay 70 as 10 was hia last
dollar. then kotz invited him into ih'
yard and struck him. Everythins
event yellow" then, he told, and h'
made no attempt 90 steal from koiz.
After helng out q few minutes th'
Jury returned a verdict OF not guilty.
Haywood Roach, coiOred, was place.
on trial before Judge Conrad and O iur'
in General Sessions charged with lar
ceny OF three munlers and q shirt lh
whole value Of about $685. The prop
erty Of William p. Naudyno, OF No. ii8
Orange street Roach bad @ room 10
The house and went away taking. ac
cordins 70 Naudyne, the articles IL
question.
Roach said he had taken one muller
but hadn't used a. On mis- return @
the city about o week laier he was &C.
cused OF the theft Ethel Washington
a witness. said she saw the articles in
Roach's suitcase.
The Jury found a verdict, with a rec
ommendati0u 20 the mercy ~ tho court
Sentence % two months Imprisonment
and payment OF 81 restitution money
and costs Of prosecution was Imposed.