Evening journal., 1918-10-25
JAIL HUSBAND,
PAROLE HIS Wife
Roster Couple Plead Guilty
to Larceny and Receiving
Stolen Drugs, Etc.
PARENTS OF ONE
MONTH OLD BABY

GbltIdl DcSolOUS LulS morning. Llt loI-
/ mer on a charge Of receiving stolen
goods, and the latter, on a charge Of
larceny Of goods, valued at $780, from
the Danforth drug store. They plead
ed guilty.
Mrs. Roster was employed at the
Danforth store and during her time Of
employment stole a large variety Of
drugs, razors. cosmetics, etc. These
articles were received by her husband.
Wilbert l.. Adams, counsel for the de-
lferendants, made a vigorous plea for
parole for the couple. The physical
condition Of Mrs. Roster at the time OF
the theft OF the articles was response
BILE for her act, he said, saying that the
condition She was in at the time and
keptomania are alike. The couple
have a month-old baby.
Mrs. Mary r. Roster. for the larceny
Of articles from the Danforth drug
stores, was paroled TO Mr.. Stout for
two years and ordered to pay the costs
of the case. The fact OF her young
baby saved her from a prison sentence,
Judge Rice told her.
Her husband, for receiving the stolen
goods, was sentenced 10 pay q fine OF
S30S, the value of the goods stolen to
serve two months Imprisonment and
the costs of the case.
Harold Mulholland, Il years old,
charged with the larceny Of a pistol,
valued at s2350 from a man with whom
he was Iooming at a local hotel, plead
ed guilty. He was represented by John
F. Lynn. The boy, IL appears, has
not been a steady worker.
Decision was withheld.
Janette Brown, a Negress, pleaded
guilty 10 the larceny Of two suits, valued
at Si9.75 each, from a local store, and
patheticaly pleaded for leniency. Deci-
sion was reserved. Deputy Attorney
General Green stated that another girl
in the case will stand trial on the charge.
Janette said that it was her first Of
fense that she had been persuaded upon
by others TO steal the articles. She had
been working at the laboratory at Car
ney's Point, IL appeared, and has worked
as a school teacher and stenographer in
Virginia.
Decision was reserved in the case Of
Isadore BierOwsh, charged with the lar
oeny Of Si33 He claimed that he found
the money. OF the money, siis was re-
covered. Drink was attributed as the
cause Of his downfall.
In the case Of Charles Barnart, aged
is, and James Grier, i6, both Of Penns-
grove, charged with the larceny Of an
automobile belonging to William Camp
bell, Of Pencader hundred, from Newark,
Judge Rice held up decision until No
vember TO allow the boys to notify
their parents.
Barnart told the court that they were
on their way TO Tennessee and had no
money for transportation, so took the
machine.
Barnart said that his father had told
him that II he lost his job at Carney's
Point he would have to beat it," He
did lose his job, he said, so beat it,"
Abraham Easton, a Negro, pleaded
guilty to assault and battery on owen
Brooks and Nvas sentenced to one years
Imprisonment and to pay the costs Of
Easton, while intoxicated,
shot owen with a shotgun in Christiana |
hundred.
Drink and a shotgun are a bad cOmbi- |
nation, Judge Rice admOnished.
For the larceny Of a bicycle, valued at |
s32, from Carl Russell, George HalbrO0k |
was sentenced to serve six months i'm !
prisonment and TO pay S32 restitution |
and the costs Of the case He said that /.
he had purchased the wheel from an
other man, saying that at the time he |
had told him II was stolen. He was
drunk at the time, he said.
Halbrook was also charged with the /
larceny Of a wheel valued at $40, from |
Harold Toller and one valued at S35,
from Fay Henderson, but nolle prose-
Iui was entered in each of these casts.
William Lynch pleaded guilty to
charge Of the larceny Of two razors,
valued at 81 each. and was sentenced to
pay S4 restitution and to serve one
months Imprisonment. While under
the influence Of liquor Lynch went to
a barber shop and apparently went to
sleep. When the barber had occasion
10 leave the shop the defendant awoke
and took the razors.
Samuel McCutchin pleaded guilty 20
the liquor law in having two
quarts OF whiskey in his possession in
Delaware City and was sentenced to
serve three months Imprisonment and
TO pay 500 fine and costs.
On the same charge, James Nash,
Negro, was given the same sentence. He
carried two quarts Of liquor into Chris
tiana hundred.
Alvin Rose. a Negro, peladed guilty 10
the same charge and was sentenced TO
serve four months Imprisonment and to
pay fine of siO0 and costs. He had
five quarts Of whlskey in Middletown.
Judge Rice, on Mr.. Green's petition,
issued a rule requiring Bessie Dicker-
son, who has failed 10 comply with an
order Of the court TO pay 50 a week for
The support OF her minor child and her
father, George Dickerson, who went on
her bond, TO show cause why the bond
should not be forfeited. The rule is re-
,urnable November a.
Thomas G. Wallace pleaded guilty TO
charge Of larceny of a hat. valued at
4. from the store of George Greenburg,
nd was sentenced 10 Fay 81 restitution
nd 10 serve three months imprison
nent. He gave drink as the cause Of
is action.
For the larceny Of suit case, valued
I $40 from Edwin Clark, Manus J.
Waters was sentenced TO pay restitu-
on and to serve four months i'm
Pleading guilty TO charge Of lar
sny Of a suit, valued at $50 from an
ther man, Paul Thornton, aged 20, was I
TO be whipped with five :
lshes. TO serve one year imprison- r
lent and to pay $50 restitution and the .
osts of the case. He served time in {
Vest Virginia for the larceny Of an au- 5