Evening journal., 1919-06-20
OFFENDERS
ACCEPT SENTENCES
Young Woman Accused Of
Aiding Jail Break is
Parolled

Before Judges Rice and Heisel, at
the Plead Guilty Day session Of The
/ Court Of General Sessions this morning
twenty-five offenders confessed TO the
charges against them. Leniency was
I shown in all cases by the court in
consideration OF their pleas OF guilty.
Benjamin Mendelson pleaded guilty TO
charge Of breaking and entering a
store at Mawaset avenue and Van
Buren street, and because OF his good
reputation, was paroled for two years.
! Thomas ROgan pleaded guilty TO the
lNsame offense, but because Of a poor
reputation he was sentenced to six
! months Imprisonment and TO pay
s6760 restitution and the costs Of the
case.
Tommy Atkins and Isaac Walters,
Negroes, pleaded guilty to charges Of
carrying concealed a deadly weapon
and setting fire to a car OF the Penn
sylvania railroad at Edge Moor. They
We're sentenced to six months impris-
ODmeni
Pleading guilty to a charge of break
ing and entering a Store at Third and
King streets, Aldn Boone was pa
rolled for Two years TO Probation on
GER Frank Stout, and Brooks Pusey was
sentenced to eight months imprison-
ment and TO pay 50 restitution and the
lcosts OF the case
The reason for the difference in the
sentences was that Boone has a pre-
vlous good reputation and shows
symptoms OF tuberculosis.
For the larceny OF an automobile
from DR.. Willard Smith, Oden Shue
was sentenced to two years mpris-
onment and to pay 5000 restitution and
the costs Of the case.
Arthur Briscoe and Edward Swain
pleaded guilty to breaking and en-
tering the store Of Isaac Godstein,
No. 207 Market street. They were each
sentenced to pay $40 restitution and
the costs OF the case, and TO six
months in the wOrkhouse.
Pleading guilty to a charge OF lar
ceny Of a quart Of milk from the
Glover Dairy Company, Walter Scott
was paroled TO Probation officer
Stout for six months,
John Stewart. Negro. pleaded guilty
TO a charge OF larceny of SIS from
Mary Crisden, Negress. and was SEN
fenced TO be whipped with five lashes,
to serve nine months Imprisonment
and to pay $50 restitution and the
costs.
George Forrest, Negro, for the lar
ceny OF five chickens, was sentenced TO
six months Imprisonment.
Frank Garrison, Negro, was sentenced
10 nine months Imprisonment for high 1
way robbery.
For the larceny OF some wearing ap- 4.
Darel, Walter Gunsuski was sentenced !
10 be whipped with five lashes and TO |
serve 10 months in prison.
John Davis and Henry Brown, Ne /
yroes, were sentenced TO five and eight /
respectively, for highway rob /
berry. in stealing a quart OF whiskey (
from a msn. Davis received more con- /
sideration because Of his honorable T.
discharge from the army.
Joseph Bancer was fined 800 and /
costs for maintaining a gambling de-
vice.
Laura Angstadl, Of Reading, plead !
ed guilty to a charge Of aiding a pris- I
1ner to escape from the Jail at New /
trk She was parOled to Frank Stout A..
or two years.
She passed a saw into the Jail to
Francis Scott. who was in the place on
, charge Of larceny. with which he
awed his way out and escaped. Harry
<. Hook. her attorney. said that the
.irl was prevailed upon by the man to
ring him the saw, and that she was 4
asily influenced by her condition as
he result OF a lOathsOme blood dis
ase from which she is suffering. She 1
) 2i years old.
Her father appeared in court He
aid that il was the first time his
laughter has ever been in trouble.
he father was much affected by his
aughlcr's plight.
Harry Thomas, Negro, was sentenced
0 be whipped with five lashes ami TO
erve one year in the workhouse for
he larceny Of flour from the Philips
thompson Company. lie has previously
erved time for the larceny OF flour
rom the same company.
Earl Webb, Negro. was sentenced 10
iX months Imprisonment for the lar
eny of some clothing from Charles
lark
For the larceny OF a watch. Earl Bay
ard, Negro, was sentenced 10 three \
lOnths' Imprisonment.
Charles Higgins, a Negro youth, H
loaded guilty TO a charge Of break