Evening journal., 1918-09-18
MICE CAVORT In
Justice TEMPLE
Rodents Scamper Overhead
While Prisoners Try
for Liberty
INDICT Ia MEN
AS WORK SLACKERS


Before Judges Conrad and Heisel, in
Court OF General Sessions yesterday ar
ternoon, number Of cases Of defen-
dants not represented by counsel were
disposed Of. During the day the grand
Jury handed down 55 true bills. IA of
which were in the cases OF alleged
work slackers, charging violation OF
work orders Of the State Council OF De-
fense. Eighty-four indictments were
found by the grand jury during its frst
two days sittings.
Judge Conrad heard cases In Court
Room No. 4, while Judge Heisel sat In
No. 2 Court Room.
As a sort OF added attraction, about a
half dozen mice appeared on the skylight
of Court Room No. 2 and by their
sprightly actions on the glass, caused
some interest among the spectators in
the room. OF a sudden, toward the close
Of the session, the small rodents seemed
TO realize that they were the cause Of
the many strained eyes peering up
Yards. hid thmselves. The attention OF
all i'm the court room was attracted by
those creepy creatures. No Interrupt
tlon in the court proceedings was
caused however. by the cavorting Of
the mice about the skyllght.
In Court Room No. jury acquitted
Dominic Laran. charged with the lar
oeny OF SO from Stanislaw Pietkewicz.
John Royneer, aged 60 years, pleaded
guilty TO a charge Of larceny OF twenty
pounds Of copper from the George w.
Bush & Sons Co., and was paroled to
Henry T. Bush for one year.
Charles Fowler, Negro. formerly OF
Salisbury, Md, was parOled TO Edwin
r. Cochran, Jr.. for six months. Fow-
Ter pleaded guilty 10 a charge Of the
larceny Of a pair Of trousers from John
Watson.
For the larceny OF a calf. from Eva
Crossan Of Mill Greek hundred. TO
which charge he pleaded guilty. Lewis
Smith. Negro. aged 10 years. was SEN
fenced 10 pay $40 restitution money
and costs and serve six months i'm
prlsonment. Smith killed and skinned
the calf and sold the carcass and hide.
A nolle prOsequi was entered in the
case OF Carroll Brown. a Negro, who
was similarly accused.
Deputy Attorney General Green prose-
cuted the case OF Sun Thomas. Negro
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Walter r. Kates. Without leaving the
box the jury found the defendant
guilty. Thomas has a criminal record
having recently been convicted Of
stealing -four. Judge Conrad sentenced
him TO pay restitution money and costs
be whipped with 20 lashes September
% and serve six months Imprisonment.
The first case heard by Judge Heisel
IN Courtroom No. 2 was that OF VIII
liam Baker, Negro. charged with the
larceny OF si0.50 from William z. Car
penter, but a nolle prosequi was en-
tered by Deputy Attorney General
Green, when The evidence Of his wit
nesses failed 10 support the allegations.
Baker was alleged 10 be an accom-
plice OF another man. who is now serv-
ing time at the worhouse for the rob
bing Of Carpenter. The other man
robbed Carpenter, was the contention,
and passed the money TO Baker.
Daniel Lovett Negro. was acquit-
ted Of the larceny OF So from Sharpe
Bullock
True bills were returned yesterday
afternoon by the grand jury as fol-
lows
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Council Of National Defense-Hugh Fox.
Charles T. Mcclure, George Luke. John
Kelley. George Rittenhouse. Warren
Nerger, Patrick Burke. Thomas Flood. !
Arthur Elliott Samuel Flood. Daniel
Foster, Michael Roach, John Sheridan !
and David Neaye.
Keeping a gaming table-William
Wiley.
Selling herOln-Samuel Green t2).
Selling cigarettes TO a mlnor-NIax |
Lesner.
Escaped from workhouse-Charles
Dougherty
Larceny-Millard II. Cunningham.
Assault with intent TO commit mur-
der-William T. Spear. Osborne J. |
Avant, Joseph Postles.
Assault with felonious intent-Nicolo
Mascara.
Advertising liquors in dry" territory
Norman L. Vandine.