Evening journal., 1918-09-23
.SLASHER DRAWS
9 MONTHS Term
Youth Who Got Money by
Fraud Gets Whipping
and Jail Sentence
MANY PLEAD
TO INDICTMENTS

In General Sessions Court today
before Judge Conrad, James Free
Negro, was arraigned on an indict
ment accusing him of assault with in
/ tent TO commit murder upon George
Green, Negro. He had entered a plea
Of not builty, but Levin | Handy. his
counsel, announced a change 30 guilty
of simple assault, which was acceptable
to the State. But when it came to
hearing enough evidence to enable
Judge Conrad to impose sentence with
justice the matter went almost into
regular arial stage.
Green said he was cut eight times by
Free He had turned TO go away after
the trouble had happened and he had
called Free a hard name. Free declared
Green had cut him and there was quite
sharp interchange of conflicting testi-
mony But out Of IL all emerged Green S
eight stabs, although not mark was
found on Free. Judge Conrad said moth
ing Green could have said was justifi-
cation for the stabbing and the matter
was a serious one, whereup he SEN
fenced the prisoner 10 five months in
prison and to pay the costs Of prosecu-
tion.
David Jones was indicted for obtain
ing money under false pretences from
the Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
tiOn Company, but the cash proflted
him little. His locker-a rather differ
ent sort Of 'Davy Jones" locker-was
richer by $3.50, but at a stiff price.
David originally pleaded not guilty to
the charge, but today changed the plea
- Of orrrf1fr- Thnn thn CfnrNF
told.
David, il appeared, had been employed
by the company, but quit and got his
money. Knowing something Of the
ways Of the office he went back and
got some other fellows time card
It happened to call for 100 hours at
10 cents an hour, made it ready for
presentation. presented IL and got $3.50.
His arrest followed.
Judge Conrad sentenced him to pay
$3.50 restitution money and to serve
six months and also to suffer ten
lashes.
Another case Of difficulty between
Negroes following gambling came up
next when Thornton Peyton, charged
with assault with intent TO commit
murder. changed his plea from not
guilty to guilty Of assault. Peyton cut
Reese Ellison, Negro, after card game
which had ended in kidding" He
got one year.
General Sessions made arrangements
and took pleas as follows:
George Proud, Martin Robinson,
Clarence Mousley and Dennis Sheridan,
highway robbery; not guilty.
Marion Marvel, using a female child
for improper purposes; not guilty.
Thornton Peyton. assault with in
tent 20 commit murder; not guilty
George Monroe, assault with intent
TO commit murder; not guilty.
Thornton PeytOn. assault with intent
to commit murder; not guilty.
David Jones, obtaining money under
false pretences; guilty.
Joseph Herman, embezzlement OF
money from American Railway Express
Company two charges: not guilty.
Henry Talbot, soliciting TO commit
an unnatural crime; not guilty.
Committing an unnatural crime
Peter Murphy three charges); not
guilty.
Frank Wormely, violating drug act
-four charges); not guilty.
Samuel Kopek, violating drug act
two charges) not guilty.
Novel Moore, violating drug act'
two charges not guilty.
Cecil Reeder, obtaining money by
false pretences; not guilty.