Evening journal., 1918-03-07
IS ACQUITTED OF
Theft Of Setter
Negro Gets Five Years for
Committing Offense
Against Child
STORE BREAKER
GETS TWO YEARS

Aputus r. Llllle was placed on trial
before Judge Conrad in Courtroom No.
2, in Court Of General Sessions this
morning, on charge OF larceny Of an
Irish setter dos. valued at s25. from
Mrs. Mary Berry. Of Mil Creek hun
dred on November j. last year The
prosecution was conducted by Deputy
Attorney General Green. w. W.
Knowles appeared for the defendant.
IL was alleged that Little had asked
TO purchase the dog. and after beine
refused, he went TO the home Of Mrs.
Berrys daughter, Mrs. Arthur Minner.
between stanton and Newark in Mil
Creek hundred. and took the dog Mrs.
Berry said she did not give Little per-
mission to take the dog.
Little testified that Mr.. Mlnner had
given him permission 10 take the dog
telling him that it was no gond' The
dog escaped from him. the defendant
said, and started toward the Mlnner
home. He allowed the animal to go.
but later it developed that it never
reached that place. and a thorough
ch through that part Of the coun-
try failed to locate the animal.
A verdict Of not guilty was returned
by a jury.
Harrison w. Hill, Negro. was tried be
fore Judge Conrad on a charge Of COM
mitting a statutory offense against his
t6-year-Old neice. Alice Brown.
Hill admitted having served 10 years
IN Maryland for stealing some money,
and when asked how much he stole, the
Negro answered.
"I stole enough TO get ten years"
u was asserted that Hill had admitted.
following his arrest. that he had served
the 10 years sentence in Maryland for
committing felonious assault on a
white girl
a jury returned a verdict Of guilty
after about two minutes deliberation
and Hill was sentenced TO serve fiNo
years in the workhouse and 90 pay the
costs Of prosecution.
Samuel Russell Squire pleading guilty
yesterday afternoon 10 charge of
breaking into the store Of the American
stores Company at Fourth and Madison
streets. was sentenced TO serve two
years and six months i'm the workhouse.
and 90 paw s3ii restitution money and
costs Of prosecution The sentence is
TO commence February 80. 1919, after the
completion OF a year he is now serving
for non-suppOrt.
nolle prosequi was entered on sew
eral other charges against him.
Judge Bovce warned squire. who Is
20 years old. TO change his course after
The completion OF his sentence.
William r. West. charged with Tho
larceny OF tools from the Philadelphia.
Baltimore & Washington Railroad Co.
by whom he had been employed, chang
ed his plea from not guilty 60 guilty
by advice Of J. Frank Ball, attorney
West denied an accusation that he had
tampered with wires leading 20 a rail
road tower. Two RAILROAD foremen tes-
titled that Vests reputation had pre-
yi0usly been good. and ona volun
tered TO re-employ him. Judge Boyc
continued the case, until this afternoon
for the purpose OF a~certaining wheih
OPP the railroad superintendent woul,
consent Co Vests reinstatement
Albert Foster and Samuel Morgan
pleaded guilty to a charge of ile lar
ceny of 300 pounds of brass from Ellis
Allco-n, and Judge BOyce sentenced
them 20 serve five months imprison
ment and TO pay 50 restitution none,
and the costs OF prosecution.
A jury in Room No. 4, with Judge
Boyce presiding tried Dexter Reed anC
W AFTER H|NFf NFAINf-f fNHIAfN MiLI lII'
larceny OF SIC from George Waters At
t0rnev-General Beinhardt. who conduct
ed the prosecution. alleged the theft
was committed February g. Waters sail
The defendant followed him from a sa
loon on Shipey street between From
and Second to a dwelling on the oppo
site side OF the street and attacked an,
robbed him as he was entering a door
way. Gray admitted having served sew
oral years imprisonment and bein
sshc1 for previous misdemeanors, am
Reed said a nOllo prosequi had been en-
tered In a case In which he was charged
with highway robbery. The former at
tempted 90 prove an allbi, but the lat
ter made no defense After brief con
sideration the jury rendered a verde
of guilty Reed and Gray were eacl
sentenced TO serve two years impris
onment. 10 be whipped March i6 wit
10 lashes and TO pay S32 restitution
money and costs
Charged with highway robbery o.
Cyrus Davis. a 6s-vesr-old white mar
Of Magnolia, on February p, job
Williams, a tall. husky Negro, wa
placed on trial before Judge Boyce.
Court No. T. He was not Representa-
10y counsel. Attorney-G General Reir
1ardt and Deputy Attorney-Gener