Evening journal., 1918-01-15
JAIL SENTENCES
FOR OFFENDERS
LawleSS Negroes From South
Also TO be Whipped
at Post
MANY OF THEM
VIOLATE LAWS

Samuel Taylor. james Brooks and
Lynn A. Clark. Negroes. faced a jury
before Judge Hesel 10 Court OF Cen
eral Sessions This morning on a charge
Of larceny OF a watch. chain and knife
The defendants were not represented
by counsel.
Brooks told the court that shine"
Taylor asked him 90 pawn a watch for
him and set ten dollars for ii." lie
could not get that amount on the time
piece and returned 20 20 shine after
which The latter. witness has been In
formed by him. pawned 90 at another
pawnshop for IS. several days later.
Brooks said "shine" asked two dollars
on the pawn ticket which he gave him.
Brooks purchased the chain and am
other watch from Clark for S. he said.
Detective M8honcy testified that
when he searched Clark. a large guam
tiiy Of heroin was found on him.
Taylor and Clark were accused OF
taking the watch from Homer b. Cul-
yer. while he was under the influence
Of liquor. in Front street, between
Market and French streets. early last
December The jury convicted the men
and TAYLOR and Clark were each SEN
fenced 60 be whipped with 40 lashes
90 serve years In the workhouse. %
pay $50 restitution money and the costs
Of the prosecution.
In referring TO- the epidemic" OF
southern Negroes before the court.
Judge Hcisel said
"The court proposes either TO break
% up or keep such men In jail"
In view Of Brooks testimony for
the state and. ihe fact that he has
already been convicted on another
charge. Deputy Attorney General Green
entered a nolle proscqui In his case
John s. Murray. who was charged
yesterday afternoon with the larceny
OF s12. was sentenced this morning
10 serve six months Imprisonment and
20 pay s12 restitution money.
Seranne Massimaniionio. who plead
ed guilty last week Go a charge Of
larceny of brass from the pennsyl-
vanIa Railroad was sentenced today by
Judge Hoisel 90 serve two months In
the workhouse.
This was The second case n larceny
of brass from The railroad that has
been before The court SO far this term
A Jury found Roy Thompson Negro.
guilty Of the larceny Of s21 from
Joseph MARITIME Judge Helsel sentenced
Thompson. who proved TO be another
/ Negro who had recently come here
from the south 90 be whipped with
ten lashes and 20 serve two years In
the workhouse
Judge Heisel again pointed ont tha
J. D.. NanN how
been before him al this term OF court
but one was born In this city, The
others having come from ihe south
Paul Elliott, accused of larceny, plead
ed guilty 90 a charge OF larceny. Paroh
was granted under condition that El
lott pay S22 restitution money. Noll'
prosequis were entered IN three other
cases CROWNS. out Of the same onensc.
Robert Smith, a young man, just past
20 years, plead guilty 60 a charge of
/ breaking and entering.
Smith, with two others who are now
serving time al Greenbank, took part lr
/ a robbery last March at the habcr-
dashery Of Darlington g. Toadvine, on
Market street near Ninth. at which
goods valued at nearly siUO were taken
smith succeeded In getting out OF ihe
city and reaching Chicago, where he
was arrested on a charge Of larceny
and placed under parole
/ Brought back here he catered a plea
/ Of guilty to the Darlington q Toadvine
/ Job. Philip L. Garrett, his counsel
asked the court 10 exercise lcniency
/ He said that Smith had only acted as a
lookout and had participated Ia the
nroceeds of The rohhery Do lne eXlonl ul