Evening journal., 1918-01-17
CONVICT some OF
THEFT CONSPIRACY

Charles Cunningham, Joseph Dugan,
Edward Chlppey, John Stewart and
Robert A. Lloyd were before Judge
Heisel in Court Of General Sessions this
morning on charges growing out Of the
larceny Of quantities Of grocery sup
plies from the George w. Bush and
Sons Company between October 1 and
December 8, Of last year. Chippey
Stewart, Lloyd and Stewart are Negroes.
Cunningham, through his attorney, J..
Frank Ball, pleaded guilty to two
charges Of consplring to steal grocery
supplies from the Bush Company on
October 1, and not guilty to. charge
Of larceny of two bags Of beans valued
at ST. from the same company on De-
cember 6. A nolle prosequi in the last
charge was entered by Attorney-General
Reinhardt in view Of his haYing pleaded
guilty TO the first two charges.
Dugan, Stewart, Chippey and Lloyd
pleaded not guilty to a charge Of con-
spiracy to steal. Dugan and Chippey
also pleaded not guilty TO a charge Of
larceny Duean was represented by
James Salisbury.
/ The charge of larceny against Dugan
and Chippey was the first to so before
jury.
1t was brought out that the Bush
Company for some time had been MISS
ing quantities Of groceries. which We're
shipped over their boat lins TO persons
in this city. Articles were sent out in
the delivery wagons which did not
reach their destination. Some bags OF
beans were marked and later they
were recovered by Detectives Mahoney
and Fairchilds from the restaurant OF
William Sapnas, in East Fourth street
to whom they had been sold
A statement was presented before the
court, signed by Chippey, TO the effect
that he had been given some bags OF
grocery supplies by Charlie" TO de-
liver, but did not know that they were
stolen until afterwards, when Charlie
gave him 81 FOR those little shings we
sold the other day"
He continued to deliver the goods
according to Charles" orders, ther
/ knowing where the goods were from
he stated. lie received 81 for delivering
the two bags Of beans at the Sapnas
restaurant, he said, on December G. on
December Q, he brought OUT he was
told by "Chaslie" that the detectives
were on their trial. and asked him anc
Gin Baby Stewart 10 get the bean:
from the restaurant.
Sergeant Green testified that Dugan
told him, following the arrest that ht
would tell him Of the whole affair III
he would turn him loose" Sergeant
Green refused to do this, and Dugar
. then would say nothing.
nafaoffya EofrabfIda cafd that nfroev
had told him first that he was pres
ent" when the beans were sold, latel
aying that he sold them himself fol
a white man. Later Dugan said he solo
them for a colored man.
Cunningham was placd on the stanC
by the prosecution He testified thai
Dugan sold the beans and turned th'
money over to Chippey.
Cunningham said that he was giver
50 by Chippey. Dugan suggested sell
ing the beans to Sapnas. witness said
He declared that it was Dugan who tolC
him and Chippey that the detectives
were on their trail and proposed tina
they remove the beans.
John Stewart, who said he was bet
ter known as Gin Baby" testified tC
a meeting between Cunningham, Chip
pey and DuSan at which suggestioni
were made to get back the two bag.
Of beans so that they could not be
found by the detectives. They also dis
cussed burning Sapnas' place to de
stroy any trace Of the bags Of beans.
Sentence on the two charges Of con
spiracy to steal, against Cunningham
was deferred.
After deliberation Of about five min