Evening journal., 1918-05-08
Grand JURY WORKS
IN Record TINE
DisposeS o. All Business in
Two Days and Wins
Court Commentator
PAROLEp PRISONER
GOES BACK TO IAIL

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term OF the Court OF General Sessions
only two days having been required D,
the Jurors TO pass on the indictments
given TO them for consideration. Eighty.
tVe true bills were handed down by the
jury, 43 Of which were passed upon
yesterday afternoon. The FIRST three
days OF the term are usually required
Dy the grand jury to complete It's busl-
ness.
Thlrty-two true bills were handed
down by The grand jury on Monday
ten yesterday morning. and az yester-
DAY afternoon. Other bills were given
the grand jury but were ignored. In
dismsslng the jurors from further at
tendance at this term Of court, Judge
Rice expressed the courts appreciation
Of their work.
TweTty-four indictments for violation
OF the drug act, in selling heroln were
found by tho grand jury, involving
three women and four men.
only one case went TO trial yester-
day afternOon-that Of Hayes Smith
Negro, charged with breaking and enter
ing and taking three quart bottles Of
liquor from hte show window OF the
Delaware Wine and Liquor Store No
iOi Market street. on March i6. Smith
was found guilty and was sentenced
to be whipped with 20 lashes, 10 serve
two years Imprisonment and to nav
81 p restitution and the costs Of the
case.
This was not Hayes lrst appearance
Deiore the court, and at the time Of
MS act he was on parole Az the last
term Of court he pleaded guilty to
charge Of larceny Of a bag OF beans and
was paroled, but II was only few
days later that he side-stepped and
broke the window Of the liquor store
After the commission Of his last crime
he was brought before the court, had
his parole revoked and was sentenced
10 one year in the workhouse. This
sentence will not be completed until
March i6, 1919, when he will lmmedl-
ately enter upon his last sentence.
John Smoloski, who gave his age as
eighteen years, pleaded guilty to
charge OF larceny OF a horse belonging
10 Herbert j. Morrow, a farmer OF near
Delaware City. Smolosh said that ne
had run away from his home in
Detroit, Mich. and was on his way TO
lls aunt living in Pennsylvania, riding
)n freight cars, which, however. landed
lin In Delaware instead OF at his hoped
.Or destination. He said that while in
So. Louis, Mo, he enlisted In the navy.
1ut left there before he was called. He
does not know whether OF not he has
been called TO be placed in the navy.
He stole the horse, he said, TO 20 TO
10 ascertain whether or not
he has been called and classed as
iesertT. Deputy Attorney General
Green WIN investigate the case. John,
IN the meantime, will be held In
custody.
lsodOre Tilelman and David Kaufman,
indicted on two charges Of receiving
stolen goods, the property OF the VIII |
nlngton Steamboat Co.. pleaded not
guilty. Both men are out on bail.
II VIII be a long time before Samuel |
dlMezza again takes a gun. This Is for |
'wo reasons. In the ilrst place he has /
two years term In the wOrkhOuse-
where guns, especially on prisoners, are
'ery much taboOd-and secondly because
What has happened TO him for carry
ng a shootlng-arm doubtless viii
ause him to leave such things severely
lone In the future.
sam and a friend recently went walk
ng and during the course OF their
alnDle got into an alteration, one OF
he other OF them having made unseom-
Y remarks about a woman they saw
ans friend was chiefly involved In
10 trouble, but Sam took hand ,or
lther a gum with his weapon, and
lot William Nlgro. a white man,
Tree times, sending him TO the hOspl-
\ for five days
He was arrested and yesterday was ,
dlcted by the grand Jury. At the ar r
rnoon sitting yesterday was indicted g,
the grand jury. At the afternoon
ting Of General Sessions, with Judge n
ce on the bench IN Court Room No. 4. n
muel was provided with counsel, VIII
IN F. Smalley who advised him to .
cad guilty 10 a charge OF assault. Al :,
ough the indictment accused him OF
sault with attempt 10 commit mur-
r. The State had a big string OF wit ~
sses and his conviction, when they =
Ould be heard, was virtually a fore 7
ne conclusion. Samuel so pleaded .
d was given sentence Of two years n
the workhouse.
Judge Rice handed down a decision IN
Q case OF Vlncenzo Alamanlo indicted
the grand jury on the charge OF mar
4 infdelity, 10 which bill his counsel
tserday morning before the same lur-
demurred on the ground that Ala
lnlo, being a single man, could not be
ilty OF the act charged Judge Rice
Id In effect that tho language OF the p
atutes indicated that II ono or the a
hor parties 20 the offence charged @
ere married and one or the other sin L
e, both were equally guilty, and hav- q
8 announced his decision overruled q
g demurrer. =
Counsel for Alamanio, Caleb Z. Bur .
enal, then entered a plea OF guilty for Il
G prisoner and asked that under the n
'cumstances involved In the case pun
lment be made as lenient as posi-
Judge Rice imposed a fine Of $500 upon -
@ prisoner and payment OF the costs !,
prosecution :, !,
Carmello Descorso. the woman in thu =
Sc, who had pleaded guilty at the =
orning session was paroled on her (
Nn recogniZance, promising TO be q n
od woman in the future. ID
The following indictments were hand 10
down by the grand jury; cI
Breaking stable with intent 10 com
II larceny-Fred Hall. Negro. n
Larceny-Fred Hail. John Smoloski a.
'orge Cox (3). George Cox and John n
illlams tjointly). n,
Violating drug act-Grace Foster f2). =,
shua Laster ~, Edna Kane l2). Mary a,
nnis ,2). Frank West "a James \,
'ung t6) Otis Wren l6) ~ y,
lreaklng dwelling with infant 10 cnnn .n