Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
NEGROES GIVEN TWO
YEARS FOR THEFT
Plea of Guilty, However, Saved
Them From the Added Cor
poral Punishment.

Harvey Chrsdcn and Lee Cannon, two
Young colored men, will spend the next
two wears IN the workhouse Illuminating
upon the evils of appropriating To their
own uses the property OF someone else
The two men faced Judges Poycc and
Rice today in General Sessions IN answer
to an indictment against them charging
the larceny of about 900 cigars from The
storage wards of the Bird Transfer Co,
20 which they entered Il plea OF guilty.
In consideration Of the plea the court did
not impose lashcs upon the men, but
! sentenced them 10 w years imprson-
mcnt each and to pa the costs ot the
| prosecution,
Lenicncy was also granted to John
/ Owens. the Hotel Nohis cook, who was
arrested some days ago upon the charge
of stealing liquors from the establish
f, ment's cellar. Owens entered "a plea of
! guilty to the chargt in consequence OF
which, after his counsel, l.. Irving Handy,
| had asked the court to he merclful, he
| was parnled to the custody OF State Pro
/ baton Agent Stout lie will be required
| tn paw The costs oi prosecution and $40
| i'm restitution money ia Frank T. Nnhs
! proprietor OF the hotel
William Bowdcn was found guilty by
| a Jury. without leaving the box. ui larceny
! 0f Sis from Robert RYAN on August Is.
i lie was sentenced bv lcdgc Boycc TO
rye one years : imprisonment, TO be
| whipped with 10 Iashcs and to pay $3.50
/ restitution money and the cost of the case
Found guilty by jury. ol violating an
! order of the State Council of Defense,
: William Saunders, wn~ "ntenccd by
! .ludgr Buvrc to three moths trnprlson
/ mcnt and "a pay the cost ot prosecution
.ludGr Boyce, In pronobnclng sentence,
/ stcrnlv admonishcd Sauud Is for hls weak
conception of life of his hahlt nf loahng.
/ c.pccjally whllc this country vas al war.
/ No idlcrS should be tolerated he declared.
/ and said that those men who show an
inclination toward shirkinp work must
be forced to take the rig hi conception of
4 life
Saunders was assigned ~ work At four
different places. Edward McAtccr. chief
labor Inspector, testified hrst, at tho
Harlan plant then with II ID Watts
and CO. who are building the du Pnnt
houses AZ Wawaect Park then With
Pusr, and Jones. and, finally. with the
Poole plant of the du pnnt Company
he worked eight days 80 the latter job
and then lualcd for two weeks when he
WAS arrested.
How much was that pail worth
and how much was he lunch worth
asked Attorney General Rcinhardt. al
/ though he was hardly prepared for the
the answer he got
We'll" said Porter. the pail was
| only worth 80 cents, what ! paid for
| II. but had an extra special lunch that
/ day. which | figure was worth 81 50
He gave cl:asc - .lnhba. hc ~aid. when
! he saw hin take thc lunch-pail and ran
{ / -.
! officer Whcatley he madc an attempt
4 10 escape
/ Tcstif>ing 10 hlS own defence. Jobha
! sand hc hadn't stolen the pail and it
/ 81 30 contents. tut had stumbled over
il accounting for his effort 10 escape he
j ~aid be didn't want to be arrested Tho
4 jury failed to Sc anything really OK
| planaiorv of the situation ~ this state
mcnt and found him guilty after ten
minutes consideration Judge Rice i'm
/ posed a sentence of three months and
I payment ni 81 restitution money and
! costs Of the case
While the courts face is set against
! leniency toward shophfters and the
I Judges intend to break up the growing
practice through hc lnflictIon of severe
penalties 4 case which arose this morn
ing n sho n ia hovc cert in
exceptional features <Nhlch mcrtcd
I an attitude Of IL rcy upon the part Of
4 the court
The prisoner was Ahcc Hopkins,
! Alias Nav Ewing colorcd, who had
previously entered plea Of not guilty
10 An indictment alleging the theft OF
about SIl0 worth of goods from a local
! store Tins morning tins plea was changed
| 10 ono Of guilty and the court asked to
/ be mcrclful After consideration Of the
case and questioning the prisoner, she
Was paroled 10 state Probation Officer
~tolt for period Of two years
" alter Cummings. the man who
some daya ago took revolver shot Al
/ he bed in which hc thought Clara Is
/ Nceev lay after he had forced ms way
into the room in v hich she and her mother
were sleeping, vas gwen nine months
I IN the wurkhouse.
ARRANGEMENTS AND PLEAS.
The following arraignmcntS end plea,
were taken:
Marshano Caroc, larceny OF money
not guilty
Robert Kidd and Fratls Allen, indicted
Jointly for larceny not guilty.
Walter Cummings. assault with intent
to commit murder: not guilty
William Lee, colored assault with in
tent to commit rape; not guilty.
Horace Thomas colored violation q
| ST te drug act four bills; not guilty
John DAVIS, colored violating Stat,
! drug act -four bills not guilty
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VALUABLE LUNCH.