Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-06
GETS THREE YEARS
FOR HIS GUN PLAY
Negro Who Figured as Prosecutor
Suddenly Finds Himself
the Prosecuted.

Alfred Williams, the colored man who
yesterday appeared in City Court as a
prosecutor and wound up prosecuted,
Judge Churchman ordering a charge of
carving a concealed deadly weapon be
entered against him, was again IN court
today this time to answer To the charge
The testimony brought out the same
facts that developed yesterday to the
effect that Williams and Ernest Waffle
squabbled at Waflles house over a card
game and that Williams luggcd out n
gun after Watfles had declined to fight a
duel with him, and blazcd away three
times one shot hitting Mrs Wafilcs' hand.
Judge Churchman told Williams there
wasn't any doubt about his guilt and that
the punishment would have To be severe,
especially since there was record of
similar ginplay upon his part in Balti
more not long ago. Therefore the sentence
would be fine Of $500 and costs and inn
prlsonment for three years Williams was
led away looking somewhat dazed
Spencer RevCrS, a colored soldier. faced
the court on two charges, highway rob
berry and assault and battery, each offence
being alleged To have been committed last
spring. The charge of highway robbery
involved the alleged taking of con
siderable sum of money from ono James
Robinson, also colorcd, by RevcrS and
another man, Rcvcrs holding up Robinson
with revolver. The assault and battery
was alleged to have been upon John
Curry, also colored, after quarrel over
3 game OF dice.
Revers was adiudged guilty of tho
latter charge and fined $50. with the
alternative of three months On the first
charge he was held in $1,000 bail for
General Sessions
Two eases of selling liquor without a
license upon the part of Negroes were
heard. The first involved Andrew Nottin
and Lola Smith. The alleged sale took
place at a party at a house on Chippcy
street. where the prisoners lived. Against
the woman were two specific counts The
defence, conducted by Philip Garrett, con
tended that the drunkables were part Of
the party and were not sold but each of
the prisoners was adjudged guilty and
sentenced TO pay a fine of 500 and costs
or to stay in jail 80 days Sentence upon
the second count against the woman was
suspended
In the other case Cecilia Sawyer was
the defendant, a second charge OF keeping
a house of aSsignatIOn also being against
her The States chief witness was
Anthony .indera, a white man. who sand
liz Aisha bth->At hb0tA ht NtNt4l.f q iAt't~t
when there with a woman She was ad-
Judged guilty and fined Sl0O on each
charge.
Andera also accused Eva Beatty. also
colored, OF enticing HIM INTO an alley near
Second and Walnut streets and robbIng
him OF 500 in money The prisoner
offered an albi which was about as com
plete as any alh could hc. and the case
was continued until Friday for the pro
duction OF character witnesses for the glrl
Nelson Parker waived Il hearing on the
charge of theft Of eight cans OF ether.
valued at 81 30 from Nelson + Parker
and was held in $500 bail for General
Sessions
Morris Lord and Joseph W P,lscv caeh
pleaded guilty to speeding and we're fined
S25 and costs
Louis Werner Joseph nadaway ana
Charles Askins, three youths. were hpld
IN $500 bail each for General Sessions III
. charge Of larceny. involved IN the takln.
Of lot OF cigars and clothing from 4 ,..r
on the B. 4 @ railroad They denied tile
charge