Evening journal., 1918-01-09
HIGHWAY ROBBERS
TO TAKE FLOCCINGS
Court Scares Negroes Who
Come North and
Violate Laws
20 LASHES AND
JAIL SENTENCES


-Four Negroes, Wigam Lindsay,
James Brooks, Edward Parker and
George Dodd, will feel the cat in ac-
cordance with sentences imposed upon
them By Judges Conrad and Heisel in
Court OF General Sessions Yesterday al
tsrnoon. Lindsay and Dodd were CON
victed OF highway robbery, while the
other two Negroes were adiudged
guilty Of larceny. In each instance the
men will receive twenty lashes in adj
diiion to serving time in the workhouse
and paying costs Of prosecution.
That the courts Of the county are
determined in their efforts to prevent
such crimes being committed In the
state is evident from the manner in
which they dealt with the prisoners.
Another side Of tho cases was given by
Judge Heisel, sitting In Courtroom No.
p when he sentenced Lindsay and
Brooks. Negroes coming to this State
from the South, who cannot properly
conduct themselves and who transgress
upon the laws Of the state, win not be
tolerated The courts are determined
20 stop a feeling among the Southern
Negroes that they can come here and
break the laws Of the State, particular
ly in such a manner as did Lindsay and
Brooks, the former being before him
for a bold robbery on the streets on
another Negro, and the latter for the
larceny Of a watch from a white man
In regular hold-up style on the streets
The FIRST case brought before Judge
Heisel was that Of Lindsay who was
charged with highway robbery James
Thomas, also colored, was the prose-
cutting witness.
Walking down Church street between
Fourth and Fifth streets, early in the
morning of December A, Lindsay ran
up behind Thomas and struck him be-
hind the ear, knocking him down, wit
ness told The court. The witness said
Lindsay grabbed his pocketbook, con-
tanning SiiS3, and ran to the Wilson
Line wharf where he was later appre-
hended by Patrolman Norman Brown,
Thomas asserted James pocketbook
was discovered on Lindsay when he
was searched. testimony showed
Oflcer Brown told Of arresting the
defendant at the boat wharf and nnd-
ing the wallet. which was Identified by
Thomas, on him.
Lindsay, in his own behalf, denied
he charge He said the wallet found
on him belonged TO him.
A verdict Of guilty was returned by
q Jury after being out less than ten
minutes.
James Brooks, Negro, was placed on
trial before Judge Helsel on a charge OF
larceny Of a watch valued at 500 from
James Caulneld on November 40.
Walking along a street on the night
OF last November TO- Mr.. Caulfeld was
approached by a Negro who asked him
the time. the prosecuting witness told
When he pulled his watch cut TO tell
the man the time. the Negro grabbed II
and ran or, but he was unable TO iden-
tify Brooks as the thief.
Charles Podolsky recognized Brooks
as the one who pawned the watch iden-
iined by Caulneld as his, with him.
Patrolman Frank Massey testified Ia
arresting Brooks at Mr.. Podolsky's
place OF business.
Brooks had gone back TO the pawn
shop after he had lost the pawn ticket
Denying the charge Brooks said he
bought the watch from q bum IN
Front street, for 81 and pawned IL at
podolsky's.
lie was found guilty and sentenced
10 pay $50 restitution money; TO b'
whipped with 20 lashes; TO serve one
years Imprisonment and 10 pay The
costs Of prosecution.
Edward Parker, colored, pleaded guilty
before Judge Conrad to the larceny o.
s2i. and was sentenced 90 undergo 2
lashes on January 80, serve one year
10 pay Carroll W. Griflth S2i restitu
tion money, and the costs Of prosecu'
iion.
Parker was employed In Carroll W
Grimth's office and was suspected o
being a. the bottom OF disappearance
of cash from the ONCE safe. None,
was marked and placed IN the safe
When the time was ripe and Parkel
was arrested, s2i In marked currenc,
was found on him. Parker's record wai
against him, having been sentenced II
1903, 10 three years and twenty lashci
for breaking and entering.
George Dodd, colored, was placed OF
trial before Judge Conrad and jury
on a charge of highway robbery. TIT
affair occurred on November 4, last
at Eighth and Locust streets, the victim
being George Levan.
Levan testified that while he wa
walking along the street, at Eighth an'
Locust streets, two cOlored men stepped
up 20 him, one OF them reaching Owe
his shoulders and lifting out Of hi
pocket two watches, which were OF
opposite ends Of his chain. The maj
who did this was nodd, Levan said. Al
the witness turned 10 90 after the maj
who took the watches the other mai
struck at him and knocked him down
Both got away.
Mary Johnson, colored, testified tha
Dodd gave her a wstch for her birth
day present, and this timepiece turne'
out TO be ono Of the two watches stolei
from Levan. George Whitehead, color
ed, said he pawned the watch for Mary
Dodd, in his own behalf, said tina
another Negro. named Andrew Porter
gave him the watch to keep for fev
DAYS, and when Mary asked him for
he gave 10 TO her. He denied that h
robbed Levan. Attorney General Rein
hardt asked the prisoner II he hadn
been arrested and freed on a charge o
assault with intent to commit murder
20 which Dodd replied that he ha
done six months for assault but tha
this wasn't the case Mr.. Reinhard
meant.
The jury found Dodd guilty and MI
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