Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-18

records showed they had learned the
lesson of labor, whether they would be
held or for what length of time, to work
out the fine.
TRIALS UNDER WAY.
The plead guilty cases having been
disposed of. Attorney-General Reinhardt
found himself in position TO try some of
the cases wherein the defendants had
decided 10 fight and had declined to
plead guilty
The first case 10 go to jury was
that of George Rittenhouse. Inspector
Farra. in order to educate the jury IN
the operation of the bureau, was asked to
tell something about it Continuing,
he told of Rittenhouse's assignment TO
Frank Laseowski, contractor. as n car
pentcr at 65 cents an hour. He was found
not working and about half drunk He
was warned TO go to work, but didt,
although Farra and his chief aide, Me
Aztec, took him back to his job Later he
was caught IN front of one of another
contractors Jobs, making trouble with
the men Policeman West testified that
during July. Rittenhouse spent his time
chiefly hanging around saloons. He sad
he had told Rittenhousc he ought to go
to work, but got no reply from him, be-
cause he was half drunk
In his own defence. the defendant SAID
he had had two bad falls ~ the IfaEley
yards, each time injuring his back, and
recurrentlv rs result OF these falls, he
has great pains in his back and hips
Further he said he had had to lay off
because Of a sprained thumb
In charging the Jury Judge Conrad
called the twelve's attention to the fact
that the indictment was based upon what
is war measure and that all good
citizens should stand stogether To uphold
the law, although no one should he i'm
properly convicted.
The jury was out but a few minutes,
returning with a verdict Of guilty Sentence
of $500 and three months imprisonment
was imposed
Convicted by jury without leaving the
box, Of violating work order OF the State
Council of Defence. Michael Roach was
sentenced by Judge Iielscl, in Courtroom
No. ?, to three months IN the work house
and TO pay $500 fine and costs.
corRr ROOM. 80. =.
Before JUDI Hcisel and jury IN Court
Room No Gorge RUSSELL a Negro,
was placed 81. rial on a charge Of larsenv
OF ST 0J from " illiam Boder on August !.
lie was convicted and sentenced to be
whipped and 10 serve one year imprison-
ment Boder IS powder worker at
Carney's Point and on the night he was
robbed he had missed the last boat from
Fourth street wharf and had fallen into
doze Russell and another Negro, il
was stated, went through his pockets
Russell was not represented by counsel
and put in no defense. He served SIX
months in 1916 for larceny
Arthur BreWington Will serve two
years in the workhouse and be whipped
with 20 lashes on Saturday, September
21, for notorious thieving in February
James Patella, who pleaded guilty 10
charge of having illegal possession of
spirItuOus liquors, was sentenced bv
Judge Conrad to pay fine of $50 and
costs
During jury trials Judge Conrad pre-
sided in Courtroom No and Judge
Ileisel In Courtroom No. >
Francis Vi Soper Democratic nominee
for State treasurer and " G. kcrbin of
SNOW Hill Md. spent part OF the morn
ing IN Courtroom No | andw r. cordially
greeted by Judge Conrad
A Jury in Courtroom No | acquitted
Levi Carpenter, eolered, charged with
pointing pistol n Leo ard Warner
during n quarrel concerning the owner
ship of a watch cham
Frank Stein. VINO pleaded guilty to
a charge of the larceny Of goods valued
at $50 from Morris Niles, was sentenced
by Judge Conrad to pay restitution
money and costs and serve four months
Imprisonment
Before Judge lieisel in Court Room
No. ,, Peale Rice, Negro was charged
with attempted larceny of watch from
John T. Jones at French street station
on June 3 The defendant was convicted
and sentenced TO six months.
Charged with the larceny of strip
tickets, amount of $3.50. from the Dia-
mond Ice and Coal Co, Benjamin Harrison
was placed on trial He was convicted
and sentenced to eight month and five
lashes