Evening journal., 1918-02-15
GUILTY PRISONERS
TAKE JAIL TERMS
One, However, is Paroled
TO Give Him Chance TO
Work in Shipyard
YOUTH ALSOIS
GIVEN CHANCE

plead Guilty Day" IN Court Of Com
mon pleas today brought number Of
penltents before judge Rice. Leniency
was shown by the court in the cases
because Of the offenders confessing the
guIt without a trial
William Blmier, aitributing his Of
fence 90 over-use OF intoxicating Ii
quors. pleaded guilty TO charge Of
larceny of a suit Of clothes valued at
SO. from Thomas McG0ldrick. Blymier
admitted that he had not been q steady
worker" Because OF this fact Judge
Rice told him that he could not be as
lcnicni as ne would like to. He was
sentenced to serve two months in the
w0rkhouse.
Charged with the larceny Of one ham
from the Wilmington Steamboat Co.
Edward /. Brown, Negro. pleaded
eunty and sentenced TO serve four
months in the workhouse.
Edward Lewis. a t7-year-old boy.
pleaded guilty 20 a charge Of larceny
0f - 30 from two pay telephone boxes
at the Pennsylvania railroad station.
lla was on parole from a Philadelphia
court at the time that he came TO this
city. He was sentenced TO serve three
months in the workhouse.
Lawrence Mccartney. aged 80, and
William Barry, AGED 81. pleaded eiilty
10 the larceny OF an automobile robe
from an automobile OF Harry Highneld,
which was stalled and unuardsd 40
McKee's Hll. As the state did not OH
isci the boys were paroled 20 E. Ross
Farra. probation officer, for one year.
a plea of guilty was entered by
james Blackst0n. Ncgro. on a charge
NJ larceny OF five vehicles from Charles
ST. Woolsev Blackston served time in
1913 FOR breaking and entering with in
'ani lO commit larceny Deputy Attor-
nev General Green informed the court.
Tho defendant was sentenced To- be
whipped with i've lashes and 20 serve
one year 100 the worhhOusa
When judge Rice advised Blackision
mot 10 touch other peoples property
after DE had served his time. the pris-
oner replied:
You bot 7 won't Judge"
Claiming liquor The cause Of his of
fnese. John Carr pleaded guilty 20 a
charge Of the larceny Of 70 pounds Of
beef. valued az 10 cents a pound. from
The Adams Express Company.
Upon his promise % refrain from in
toXicating liquor De was p1roled on his
own rec0gniz1nce for one year.
Simon King pleaded guilty Go a charge
OF larceny Of $40 from Frank James.
with whom he r0Omed. he was sem
fenced 10 serve four months In the
workhouse, and Co pay $50 restitution
money and costs Of prosecution.
Osborne Gooding pleaded guilty 70
the larceny OF a pair Of boots from the
store Of lsiic Goldstein and was SEN
fenced to serve six months in the work
house
Charged with the larceny OF a suit
case. valued at si5. from Clarence p.
Thomas. Martin Collins pleaded guilty
but upon his promise to- work as a
sipbuilder. which he said was his
trade. DE was paroled TO Probation Of
0cer Farr3 for one year.
Collins said he came here from New
port News. Deputy Attorney Green
proposed that by placing him in posi-
lion in a local shipyard 90 would be
helping the government and the pris-
0ner at lhe same time.
Crying almost Historically, Elizabeth
Van Fleen. a young, good-looking white
girl charged with shop-lifting ap-
pearod before Judge Rice, but pleaded
not guilty and was held for the grand
jury.