Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-06
PLEAD GUILTY DAY
IN GE NERAL SESSIONS
A Number of Prisoners Sen
fenced Today by Judge
Rice.

Judge Rice disposed of many cases in
the Court of General Sessions today,
which was plead guilty day.
For escaping from a road gang III the
custody of the trustees of the New Castle
County Workhousc, Hughler X. Walters
| was sentenced to pay costs and serve five
| months imprisonment
Theodore Gardner, who violated an
| order of the State Council of Defence
| to go to work, was parolcd for six months
| to j. Harry Gordon of the Hebrew Chari-
| tics.
| For being work slackers Asbury Dc
lane and Benjamin Empson, the latter
| colorcd, were sentenced To pay costs and
serve two months Imprisonment.
For committing highway robbery on
| James Robinson and obtaining S35,
! Charles Thomas, colorcd, was sentenced
to pay 500 fine and costs, receive five
| lashcs and serve one year $ imprisonment.
William Walker, colored, who pleaded
| guilty to charge of the larceny OF 10
pounds of meat from Frank Nardo, was
held for the Maryland authorities on
suspicion of being a work Stacker
Thomas Harris, colored, for the lar
! ccny of 100 pounds OF fish from Archie
! Thompson, was sentenced to pay $50
restitution money and costs and serve
| three months imprisonment.
Martin Daley, who stole from Ellen
! Fouracrc purse containing sl925. was
| parolcd for three months 10 Edwin X.
| Cochran and will work on Mr.. Cochran $
| farm.
Edward Truman, who stole pair Of
| shoes from Joseph Brennan was paroled
| for SIX months to David Eastburn, a
| farmer.
Judge Rice reserved decision in the case
| Of Robert A Gammons. who pleaded
guilty to a charge Of cmbczzllng carfarcs
! from the Wilmington 4 Philadelphia
! Traction Co Deputy Attorney-Gcncral
| T. Warren Green submitted a statement
signed by Gammons, saying he had en-
| bczzlcd an average of l5 cents daily or
| $40 III in one wear Philip L. Garrett, at
| torncv. claimed Gammons did not know
! thn nature Of the statement when he
| signed t. Gammons now Is working IN a
| shipyard
For receiving a stolen bicycle Joseph
| Lefkowski was paroled for two years 10
| Frank Stout
John Hall who stole a quart of milk
from Allen \ Perkins was paroled for SIX
| months To Edwin II, Cochran
Julia Roman and MoIhc Golitta, who
pleaded guilty to = charge Of stealing
/ hTPe dresses lToln tine copies Y Ft'llt
| Clothing Go. were parolcd for six months
Frank stout
For CARRYING two quarts Of whiskcy TO
| the State Fair grounds. a quantity larger
than may bc legally carried into dry
territory. Bryan kcischner was fined $50
| and costs
Charles Ruttcr. charged with obtain
/ ing money by false prctcnces from Rcgin-
| aid Van Trump and Others, was sentenced
to make restitution and paroled FOR two
| wears to Frank Stout
| For wiicbcating, John Burke was
/ sentenced 10 pay costs receive 10 lashcs
and serve 10 days Imprisonment The
/ term was made short SO he could support
] ms minor children
/ Eleanor smith, colorcd. who pleaded
/ guilty 10 tho charges Of selling heron, was
/ fined $500 and costs and sentenced 10 Is
months Imprisonment
/ Tor stealing from the Pennsylvania
railroad station baggage belonging 10
| Catherine Wallis and Dorothy Pllllr 70
which charges he pleaded guilty, ls;4ac II.
! Sharp was sentenced 70 pay sf25 rcstI-
/ tuition money and costs and serve four
months imprisonment
Ravard Thomas. colored, who operated
/ n motor vehicle without the consent Of the
owner. was parolcd for one year 70 Frank
stout