Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-21
PRISONERS TAKE
JAIL SENTENCES
Plead Guilty to Various
Oflenses and Are Sem
fenced by Court q
WINE CARRIER IS
AMONG DEFENDANTS

"Plead Guilty Day" OF the Court Of
General Sessions opened this morning
with twenty-seven cases OF confessed
wrongdoers to dispose OF. Judge Rice
presided and Deputy Attorney-General
Green appeared for the State.
The first case presented by Deputy
Attorney-General Green. who appeared
for the State, was that Of Robert Beck.
a man OF middle age, accused Of the
larceny Of a grip from a guest at Null
Inns Hotel. Beck took the grip from
where II was lying and pawned IT,.
Questioned by the court, he said he
couldn't give any reason for the theft,
except that he had been drinking. He
said he had lived in Wilmington about
four years and had never been in
trouble. Further he named the various
places at which he had worked. the last
being the Pennsylvania railroad round
house.
Drink seemed to be at the root Of
Becks misdeed, the court having be-
fore 1t a lengthy record Of his appear
ances before the City Court for intoXi-
cation. Judge Rice called Becks at
tention TO this and said that while the
court would be lenient because Of the
plea and The FIRST offence. another
appearance would see things going hard
FOR him. He was sentenced 10 pay FPS
restitution money and 10 serve two
months Imprisonment.
John Fletcher also pleaded TO a charge
Of larceny. the goods involved being a
suit Of clothes. the property Of bis
employer, Louis Hlrschler. Fletcher is
o man under 30 and said to be addicted
20 the use OF narcotic drugs, some hay-
ing been found In his room, when he
was arrested. On the strength Of this
the court considered the treatment he
would receive at the workhouse would
be good for Fletcher and sentenced him
20 four months and 10 pay S25 resiitu-
ton money 10 Hlrschler
Larceny. too. was the charged laid
10 Fletcher's successor in the courts
attention. The prisoner was Edward
Fuller. who after he had been in
town only day, saw baby
coach In the vestibule Of the home
Of Henry w. Albert and promptly
filched a. Later he was arrested trying
TO sell the coach, which was worth $40
FOR 80 cents. He admitted that he had
been in trouble for larceny before
Judge Rice told him that after he got
out Of Jail he'd better leave Delaware
as fast as he could as the state was
not hospitable 10 thieves. He was Or
dered TO serve four months and TO pay
$50 restitution money.
Nelson Burke. colored. next faced the
court Nelson was a defendant on the
charge OF having in his possession In
dry" territory an ILLEGAL quantity Of
liquor In the shape OF three quarts
OF wine. HIS downfall came through
having raised a disturbance IN a trolley
car headed for Richardson Park, which
resulted In his arrest and the discov-
cry Of the wine in his possession He
was given three months Imprisonment
and ordered to paw a fine Of S25.
Tony Callan was lned $50 and costs
in default OF which he will serve three
months Imprisonment, for carrying
corcoaled a revolver
Pleading guilty 20 a charge Of larceny
Of blanket from Samuel KATE. William
Duran was sentenced 10 pay SIS resti-
tuition. 60 be imprisoned for two
months and 10 pay the costs Of prosecu-
ton
DOUGLAS Griffin. Negro. pleaded guilty
Francis Dixon and was paroled TO Spe-
cial Agent Stout for one year Thomas
O'connell gave him an excellent repu-
tation. DOUGLAS promised TO stop drink
ing. lie was represented by John +.
Lynn
Elwood Johnson. Negro, pleaded
guilty 10 a charge Of violating the age
Of consent law and was sentenced 20
four months Imprisonment and to pay
the costs OF the case. He was repre-
scented by John T. Lynn.
Pleading guilty 10 a charge OF adul-
terry. Mike Demoskl and Mrs. Anna
Gorska. the mother Of thirteen children,
were each fined $50 and costs. They
were represented by Edwin r. Coch-
ran. Jr
Drink was attributed by George Rit
tenhouse as the cause Of his downfall
when he pleaded guilty 10 charge OF
breaking and entering q grocery store
in Lombard street. near Sixth street
lie was accused OF having forced an
entrance To the store and taken a quan-
tity OF groceries 10 his room In q
house a short distance away. He was
sentenced TO 6 months imprisonment
and 10 pay a fine Of 500 an6 the cost
Of the case. John +. Lynn was his
counsel.
Charles Lawson. Negro, pleaded
guilty TO q charge Of highway robbery
and was sentenced to two years imprls-
onment and TO pay a fine Of 500 and
costs. Lawson was one OF three men
who attacked a white man at Front and
King streets some time ago. In the
struggle the man assailed has his leg
broken and is stlll in a local hospital
The other two men escaped Lawson
was represented by Edwin R. Cochran
Jr.
In imposing sentence, Judge Rice i'm
pressed the extreme seriousness Of
highway robbery. setting out that I'm.
der the law he could sentence him TO b,
whipped with 40 lashes. - years i'm