Evening journal., 1918-05-07
JAIL SENTENCES FOR
MANY OFFENDERS
Prisoners Convicted of Theft
Are Sent TO Workhouse
as Penalty
YOUNG WOMAN
OUT ON PAROLE

-NorlNiH iiAlr NililNt 0NH NU nNAiNH .
order Of business. Judges Rfe and Hell
sci presiding
AZ the opening Of court, judge Rice
announced about 20 petit jurors eX-
cused from attendance at court until
certain dates or subject to call The
men were excused because of sickness,
working on war work In shipyards and
on farms
Judge Rce presided In Court Room
No. I, and Judge Heisel IN No. Court /.
Room
Susie Rochester, Negess. was placed
on trial before Judge Heisel and a jury
on a charge Of larceny Of s6 IN money
| from George Wing, a crippled Negro.
La Penne Guenyeur conducted the
! prosecution. while the defendant had no
counsel
According 10 Wing. he stopped at .
Susic's home. beyond Market street /
bridge. az a time that he was suffering /
j from a sore foot susie asked t0 see his /
/ foot and took his shof on. q was al- |
legged he had the Sc I'm the shoe, and /
this Susie extracted and ran on with 1t, /
George being unable 20 follow because
Of his crippled foot
Officers Bradford and Morrow testi-
end that Susie, at the time Of her arrest, /
stated that "she thought her mother
had settled the case"
Susie contended that George came TO
her home and gave her the money, say
ing 40 the time he had won some money
In a crap GONE.
susie was acquitted by jury after
a an absence Of about 80 minutes.
| William Lee. negro. found guilty OF
breaking and entering boy jury With
out leaving the box. was sentenced by
Judge Heisel N ono years imprison-
) ment and 500 fine and costs OF Prose
cution.
, Ice entered the home N Mr. and
Mrs Bert H. Wempe no. 1901 Bennett
B street. on the night Of March e. When
Mr.. Wempe, hearing him. asked, Who
is here?" Lee answered Omen the
p door and Ill show YOU.
! Mr.. Wempe tackled the intruder, and
S by means of water pitcher. hitting
81 him over The head. forced his io leave.
) he was nabhed and held by man
z outside the home until The arrival OF
the police.
Lee said that he thought The house
l. was occupied by a colored family hc
y | knows.
D Charged with larceny Of bunaio
- robe. valued al $50. from the livery
n stable Of samuel Mccall, no, it Wes'
,. Front street. on April q. George Brown
% was before Judge Heisel and a Jury
p lie was sentenced TO be whipped VIII
N.I 10 lashes. 20 serve 3 years imprison
p menl. and 20 pay $50 restitution am
o, the costs Of prosecution.
re- After taking pleas from defendants i
o. / q fnH Nffnnrn HIHI
iu began dsposinc OF those who pleadel
't guilty by imposing sentence
'n Tho 0rst ease up was that of Loui
sklut. junk dealer. who pleaded sliii'
" 20 a charge of violating the junk deal
ers act in having bought from on
ss Harry b. Jett some clothing alleged O
- have been stolen by~Jett and not nav
ing made The proper entry in MS books
. Jett pleaded guilty 20 two charges on
~ Of breaking With intent to commit Tar
z ceny
Sklut who was represented by JANE
salisbury. made statement TO To-
, lcourf I'M EXCUSE OF his failure 90 com
ply With The law. but Deputy Attorney
- General Green said that he had evidenc
10 show that Sklut had not been truth
= fu 10 the police in tho matter, havin
"a NInIU NINNIN NNN NNnMN ANNN~NN "NNf ''NN''
I'M from Jeu. whereas they found the ar
10 licles in his shop in Front street, wher
y, Ian effort was heing made 10 conceH
ID, them while Policemen Jamble and Rod
n enhser were searching for them am
ck questioning sklut about them.
No, Judge Rice In Imposing sentence
a. said that the offence was a serious on'
i'm the LEGISLATURE having devised the jun
T.. az
ne tectlng persons from whom propert
al had been stolen from Just such OF
fences judge Rice said he would iah
into consideration the plea or guilty,
well as the effort 10 deceive the pole
and the nature Of The onense nr
az 500 was then fiyed with five month
II in the workhousc In case the Tine
not paid.
As Sklut turned away 20 make pa,
bid ment. Judge Rice added the remark
my him that ne was getting on lightly,
~ a fine Of 5000 might have been IN
posed.
m Jei. whom the attorney generals q
md Gee and The court knew since he on
broke parole and Is now in The wor
ias ho.ise under a sentence that Will eXpi
oss on December q, was given four mont
BAD additional 20 date from The cXpratil
vas OF his present term. This sentence w
and uuon one Of the two bills against hi
The other was retired and may
nes brought up later on should tho ATTIC
the ney generals ONCE decide TO take Oh
course.
ay- The next case 10 be disposed OF W
'ect that ~ Lena Wanamaker. alias Le
Rslsins, a young colored woman. w
re- pleaded guilty 20 an indictment chat
the ing the embezzlement as bailee OF sol
pillow cases and slips from the man
30 whom she worked as a domestic f'
90 mer Assistant City solicitor John
005 Lynn appeared for Lena, and made
4 - plea TO the court for leniency. stati
S 81 that some Of the property had been
ing covered; that Lena never had been
yton trouble before. and that a former e
lges ployer not only would give her a 50
reputation, but was willing TO assul
responsibility for her under pare
This person. Jennie Nutter. said lie
iA51 had worked for her and always h
been honest Judge Rice, however,
10 . cided 10 grant the girl parole un'
care Of Miss Forrest. Of Agent stor
1921 oflce. and she went happily out
court 20 begin life anew.
1882 William :. Jackson. colored yol
not vet twenty. who pleaded guilty
SS.U the larceny OF a coat valued at SO ir
his mother, was next stood up for s
G.6A tence. The. coat had been the prope
Of his father but William had taker
and pawned IL. His mother didn't