Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-19
HAMPTON TAYLOR
STEALS A DOC,
GOES TO PRISON
1t Was a Trained Animal and De
fendant Couldn't Resist
Temptation.
'PLEAD GUILTY" DAY
IN GENERAL SESSIONS

'Piead Guilty Day was light IN Court
of General Sessions, today, there being
but few cases.
Judge Rice sentenced Alfred Taylor,
Negro, charged with the larceny OF n dog
from Hampton Taylor, Negro. TO ID
months imprisonment. The dog was 2
trained animal and Taylor said he wanted
it for his own use. He pleaded guilty
Mckinley Moore and Harvey Phillips,
Negroes, pleaded guilty TO breaking and
entering the store OF the Wolters estate,
at Sccond and Market streets, on the
night OF November 2s. Phillips IN plead
ing guilty asked for the mercy OF the
court Moore was sentenced to "a
wears IMPRISONMENT and Phillips 10 two
years imprisonment Moore smiled whlie
testIfving and continued smiling as he
was sentenced Each WIS ordered to pay
$170 restitution money and costs.
Deputy Acknowledgement Speakman
withdrew the Indictment against Victor
Elzev. charging him with breaking and
entering "A garage on High street. Elzey
said he was paying rent for the garage IN
which he WAS keeping y motorcycle
James Johnson, colored, pleaded guilty
to the larceny OF three pints Of milk ot the
Clover Dairy Co. from doorsteps, and was
sentenced to one months imprisonment
and to pay "A cents restitution money
HAD TWO WIVES.
Joseph II krofurtz pleaded guilty to =
charge Of hlgamy and y charge OF non
support. lie was first married IN 1917 IN
Indiana and left his first wlfc IN 1918. lie
married again IN 1918. the second time
marrying Margaret Reynolds Of this city
Chief Deputy Attorney General Green
conducted the prosecution and PhIhp l.
Garrett represented the defendant.
krolwitf's first and second wives were
in the court oom and al intervals cT1ed.
His sister had to be assisted from the
court room. The second wife wept as
Krolwitz was sentenced On the bigsmy
charge a fne Of 500 and one years I'M
prisonElent was imposed.
On the non-support charge p sentence
Of a wears imprisonment to run concur
rentlv was imposed. Fifty cents per day
was ordered 10 be paid as support.
Pleading guilty to charge Of obtaining
money under false pretenceS from the
W. j. Lang Go, James Taylor, Negro,
was sentenced to be imprisoned for eIght
months James drew sl2 IS pay on an
other man 5 name.
Edward Havcns pleaded guilty 10 the
larceny of some articles from boat De-
longing to John Samworth at the Or
chards. Havens was sentenced to one
Years imprisonment in City Court this
morning on 9 charge Of non-support.
Judge Race on the larceny charge scn-
fenced Havens to two years lmnrlson-
ment to begin al the expiration OF the
sentence imposed in City Court
Sim Thomas, Negro, pleaded guilty to a
charge Of escaping from the worhhouse
while serving term there for beng addict
Cd Ia the use Of a narcotic drug lie was
:: s:ntenced to uine months imprisonment
and to pay q fne Of $500 and costs.
William Midlam pleaded guilty to p
charge Of ernbezzlemert BY ballee Of two
rings from Mildred g. Holiday. He OBJ
tanned the rinl 5 from the girl, i appeared,
while keeping company with her lie
claimed that he lost the rings. He IS EN-
ployed as a farm hand Judge Rice parol-
cd the youth Tor two wears to Parole
Officer Frank Stout
Judge Rice denied the motion Tor new
trial in the case OF Antonio Danniball,
convicted Of violating the State drug act.
He was fined 800 and sentenced TO a
years Imprisonment.
Court of General Sessions adjourned
sine die.