Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
PLEAD GUILTY DAY
|NGENERAL SESSIONS
A Number Of Prisoners Awaiting
Trial Arraigned Before Judge
II. l.. Rice Today.

Judge Rice presided in the Court of
General Sessions today, when deiendanis
were given opportunity to plead guilty
and receive clcmency.
Ionk Clark, Negro, Of Savannah, Ga,
who broke into a dwelling with intent to
commit larceny, was sentenced To one
wears $ imprisonment and to pay the costa
of prosecution.
John Cunningham, who pleaded guilty
to a charge of the larceny OF coat and
hat from Albert Gnston, was sentenced
t. four months imprisonment and to pay
SlO5O restitution money and the costs
OF prosecution
Clarence Harrison, Negro, who stole
a bicycle Joseph Eyre had left IN front oi
the postothce was sentenced To SIX months
imprisonment and to pay SO restitution
money and the costs of prosecution
Bernard Lewis, Negro. who pleaded
guilty to "A charge of obtaining money
from the Diamond Ice and 'onl Go under
false prctcncca. having collected s2.5u tor
work not performed. was sentenced To
five months imprisonment and 10 pay
the costs Of prosecution
In the case of Charles Palmer. Negro,
who pleaded guilty to a charge ot illegally
selling heron, sentence was S'ispehdeu
Palmer will act as witness for the state
in similar eases against other deiendhhW
For operating two owl machines
officers al the Eleventh Ward Repuhlican
Club were sentenced to pay tine oi you
and the costs of prosecution and To iofi't
the machines and their contents amount
ing to S25.
On application Of Philip l. Garrett.
attorney. Leonard Maharty, victim
Of drink" who stole 20 pounds of lead
from the General Chemical Go. was
sentenced tn pay 81 restitution money
and the costs of prosecution and paroi"d
10 Frank Stout for ono year, during winch
period hc promised tn abstain from the
use of Intoxicating liquor
Charles Lawson, Negro, who stole
shirt from Charles Walters. WAS sentenced
to six months imprisonment and to pay
s. restitution money nud The costs oi
prosecution.
William Mcdonald also a 'vc I'm OF
drink who pleaded guilty g. . charge
al wlfc-hcatlng. promised to abstain lIoh
the use of Intoxicating liquor for on"
wear and was parolcd tu Frank Stou'
for that period
William Shocklcy, Negro who assaulted
F.noch Robinson. also. colorcd, was sen.
tcnccd Ia ono months imprisonment ana
to pay the costs Of prosecution
Clarence q Porter Of Eastnn, Ma "h"
plcadcd guilty to a charge oi the larceny
nf q watch from NINA Fisher WAS SS'
tcnccd 10 pay the costs oi prosecution an"
paroIcd to Frank Stout for ono year
Milton Marshall, Negro. Who stole
pair of shoes from Thomas fcAry' was
sentenced "a SIX months imprisonment
and to pay $40 restitution money anu 'h'
costs uf prosecution
GtletapnHpi The case Gti
Wilmer Newton. charged with the larceny
az two chickens from EAri NaShhurn
Newton viii act ~ witness tor the
State IN other eases
Pcr,v ~mth of " este Chester. Ia Tor
the larceny of s'nt 81 clothes ir"in
George Briggs. Was sentenced :" mn"
months imprisonment and to pay s@u
restitution money and the costs q prose
cutlon A charge oi the larceny oi = suIt
of clothes from solomon Holland va"
retired
William Arnuch. who stole So from
| .Tcssc Frazer, was sentenced To pay 80
restitution money and tho costs 81 prose
cutlon and parolcd 70 Frank Stout Tor
one wear
For carving concealed deadly weapon
| Albert Hamilton az Newark Was sen
trncrd to sl< months Imprisonment and
| to PAY the costs of prosecution
! On arphcatron ,f James Salisbury. At
| tornry Walter Brown and Leroy Dempsey
! Negroes. Who pleaded guilty 70 charecs
| of the larceny of chickens from Michael
Davina. we're parolcd 10 Frank Stout
! for ono wear after beng sentenced To pay
! restitution money and the costs "i
! prosecution
Thomas Washington Negro, who broke
| into Dr NirhacI Ostro drug store "ltf
intent 20 commit larceny, Was sentence
! to two wears imprisonment and to PAY
! the costs of prosecution
| Sentence was suspended III the case al
| Michael Winters. who pleaded g'niir t.
charges of the larceny Of sugar and TO
/ haceo from the Wilmington St"aInhoa'
| co Winters viii act IS a witness tor th'
| State IN other eases.
Hsrry. Wiggins, wearing soldier
uniform. MAS sentenced 10 one year :
| unprlsonmcnt and to pay So restitution
! uonc> and the costs Of prosecution. Wig
/ c1D~ assaulted Richard Doud. an hagce
! man. and stole Sll from MN The
defendant had ben imprisoned for olheI
/ offences Judge Rice told hm lc was Z
| disgrace 10 his uniform and himself anc
! when hs. was released from the county
workhouse to make amends for disgraclnl
his uniform He also was informed iashe'
were not imposed because he WAS a solder