Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-07
MANY PRISONERS
ARRA|GNEO TODAY
Called to the Bar of General
Sessions Court This Morning
to Enter Pleas.

Prisoners were aiTaigned at the open
ing of the Court Of General Sessions to-
day, and the following entered pleas of
not guilty: Harrison ". Hill, Negro,
charged with using Il female child for
immoral purposes; Daniel Meeks, col
ored assaulting Annie j. Hendrckson
with intent to rob: John T. Hennesscy,
alias J. T. nilles, larceny of s763 from
the ARTILLERY Fuse 60; william. CLARK,
colored, larceny OF Sl6 from Howard
Fisher Charles Evans, larceny Of cloth
ing from Samuel Markowitz; Conwell
n. Leach. emLezzling pistol from the
Philadelphia X Reading Railway Co;
julius Stokes, colored, larceny OF s275
from John Blacl, Antonio Ponpino,
breaking store with intent 10 commit
larceny. Alpheus T. Little, larceny of a
dog from Mary Berry, John ~ SchaIbie,
forging receipts of the Prudential lnsrr-
arice Co. Of America, four indictments.
Albert Foster and Samuel Morgan
pleaded guilty to a charge of the lar
crnv of 800 pounds of brass from Ellis
Allcorn. and Judge Boyce sentenced them
To scrvc five months Imprisonment and
To pay SO restitution money and the
costs of prosecution
William r. West charged with the
larceny OF tools from the Phlladelphla,
Baltimore & Washington Railroad Co,
bv whom he had been employed, changed
his plea from not guilty To- guilty by
advice of ] Frank Ball, attorney. West
denied an accusation that he had tampered
with wires leading tn a railroad tower.
Two railroad foreInen testified that " est +
reputation previously was good, md one
volunteered to re-employ him. Judge
Boyce continued the case until tins after
noon for the purpose of ascertaning
whether the railroad superintendent
would consent To Vests reinstatement.
4 Jury IN Room No. !, with Judge
Bovce presiding. tried Dexter Reed and
Walter GRAY. Negroes, charged with the
larceny Of Sl6 from George Waters.
Attorney General Rcinhardt, who con
Quoted the prosecution alleged the theft
was committed February = Waters
said the defendants followed him from q
saloon on Shiplcy street between Front
and Second to dwelling on the opposite
side OF the street and attacked and robbed
him aS hc was entering q doorway Gray
admitted having served several year {
imprisonment and being laShed for pre-
vious misdcincanors. and Reed said a
noIIe proscqui had been entered in a ease
in which he Was charged with highway
robbery The former attempted TO prove
/ All alibi. hut the latter made no defence.
After brief consideration the Jury rendered
verdict OF guilty Reed and GRAY
were each sentenced to serve two years
imprisonment. "a hc whipped March II
with 10 lashcs and to pay So restitution
money and costs
Conwcll \ Leach. found guilty Of a
charge uf cmhczzIing = revolver from III,
Philadelphia 4 Reading Railway CO.
WAS sentenced hy Judge BoNce ~ scrS,
SIN months Imprisonment and to pay the
costs al prosecution The Jury recon-
mcndcd uercN Leach hal obtained the
weapon from the company while acting
A. a special officer and did not return II
when be LETT the company employ
| Instead he pawned it, IN explanation OF
which he said be did not want To bt
caught carrying concealed i deadly
weapon lie denied intending 10 steal II
Admission was made by the defendant
that he had been confined 70 the Fern:
Industrial School and the New Castle
County Workhouse
A jury IN Room No / quickly founc
John Williams, colored, guilty . highway
robbery CYRUS DAVIS. 6~ years old
was lured 10 Third stree; bridge and rOb-
bed Of an inexpensive watch and s. II
cash Davis identified Williams a. q
man who threw his arms around HIM while
another committed the robbery. Williams
denied the charge. but had no defence
Judge Boyce sentenced Williams 70 serv,
two wears Imprisonment. TO be whipped
March 10 with 20 lashcs and 70 pay 4
flne OF $500 and costs
COURT ROOM No :.
In Court Room No Harrison " Hill
Negro. was trled before judge Conrac
on a charge OF committing a statutory
offcrlse against hls l6-year-old niece
Alice Brown. Hill admitted having
served 10 wears in Mary land for stealing
some money and when asked how mucl
he stole, the Negro answered
Il stole enough To get ten years.
4 juv returned a verdict Of guilty
after about two minutes deliberatIOn
He was sentenced TO serve five Years
imprisonment and to pay the costs ot
prosecution.
u Alpheus p Little, charged with larcen,
of dog. valued at s25 from Mrs. Mar
Long. in Mill Creek hundred was ac
11riftod fOr lack of evidence