Evening journal., 1918-03-19
Coal Dealers PAY
$50 FINE TODAY
Counsel Says Any Short
weighing Was With.
out Intent
ONE PRISONER
IS PAROLED

For violations II the coal statute in
Notwithstanding customers, seven
local coal dealers were fined $50 and
the costs each by Judges Boycc and
Conrad In Court Of General Sessions
This morning. Pleas Of nolle contendrc
were entered on behalf Of each OF Tue
defendants by William $. Hilles, their
counsel. None OF the merchants wore
in court.
The dealers who were nned were
Isaac Elmer Perry, the H1miiton Coal
Company. Henry snyder, the Diamond
Ice and Coal Company, John A. Dona-
hue, The Phillips Thompson Company,
and James T. White and Henry C.
White, trading as White Brothers
Martin Tomczyk has been indicted on
the same charge, but no disposition has
been made Of his case.
Mr.. Hilles, in entering the pleas for
his clients. said that any violation Of
The law by The business men were
without intent.
Attorney General Reinhardt urged Tho
necessity of putting to q stop the prac-
iice Of "short-weighGne, and ststeo
that the investigation Of the local 8u-
thorties disclosed that weights given
by the defendants were short between
- pounds and 100 pounds 90 The ton
Al coal dealers should be given n warn
ing and efforts made 10 see that full
weight is given in an instances here
after, suggested Mr. Reinhardt.
After the disposition Of these cases,
trials were held IN the two court
rooms. Judge Boyce presiding in Court
room No :. and Judge Conrad In Court
room No. g
Joseph A. Nelson was before Judse
Conrad on a charge OF violation OF tle
age Of consent law on his i2-year-old
sister-in-law. Eva +. Brumley. on Janu-
AIRY i5. 1917. The jury will be charged
this afternoon James salisbury repre-
sented the defendant, and Deputy Ne
torney General Green conducted the
prosecution.
The ease Of Joseph IT. Blrtley. jr,
charged by his wife. Lavini1 z. Bart
ley. with lOn-suouorti was heed 9
Judge Boyce, h,i! .1t siihm'llrd 20 j
fury. Sin,c March -. 'aE., when IN.
couple separated. BARLEY mad paid ~
monthly for ile support 81 .ns t-y9r-
old daughter. but lad not contribute
90 the suppor. ~ hls Wiz. Mrs. hwt'
ley asked support flJ herself and re-
qucsted that the allowance fAr tng
child's support De increased. Attorney
General RclnEardt represented ~,
state. and J. Frank Bail was ccuns
for The defence Judge Boyce ordered
BARLEY 70 nay $40 monthly for Inc SUD
port OF his wis and so monthly ioi
ihe support Of ais child. In iestimon
n was stated The wife Is employed on'
earns si3 weekly.
Two sessions Of court were held ntNl
with Judge Boyce sitting IN Room 10.
and Judge Conrad presiding N Room
No 9.
Antonio pompini, charged with n,eak
ine a store with intent % comm
larceny. changed his plea from no
guilty 10 guuts by advice OF MS atter
ney. Edwin r. Cochran. Jr, anu WI
paroled by Judge Boyco
ln the case OF Peter Grecco. LOUD.
guilty Of assaulting Mary Lapsley VIII
criminal intent, J. Frank Bail, couns2
for the defence lied tho following rea
sons why a verdict of the jury shoub
be set aside and q new trial granted
First the verdict was against the oNi
denco: second the verdict was agains
the law; third, the court erred In pc.
nitting Jesse Jones, a witness Tor IN
state. 90 testify IN answer 90 a certai
question propounded By tho attorney
general; fourth, the court erred in per
hitting Lorenzo C. King. a witness 10
The state TO testify In answer 70 Ger
tain questions propounded by the OF
torney- general; NTH, the court erred /
permitting Sheldon ". Fairchild, vii
ness for the state, 10 testify in answe