Evening journal., 1919-03-04
BOY BURGLAR gets
PRI,ON SENTENCE
Dawson, of Long Criminal
Record, Warned Against
Future Crime
WIIISKEY CARRIER
ALSO IS JAILED

Robert dawson. who gave his age as
&c. pleaded guilty in Court Of General
Sessions this morning TO a charge Of
/ breaking and entering the home OF Mrs.
Olive VI. Hall. No. "a Orange street, and
/ was sentenced by Judge Conrad 60 two
years Imprisonment. Additional charges
against the youth OF breaking and en-
tering The homes Of Mrs. Harvey God
win and Mrs. Kate McClanerty were
nOlle pressed.
| Dawson has an unusually long crimi-
nal record IN Juvenile Court FOR one Of
his age. lie has been arrested for beg
ging, larceny. breaking and entering,
and assault and battery. once he was
placed on a farm. but he ran on after
/ a short time. Tie was committed later
I TO the Ferris Industrial School and es-
capped from there. lIe was later ar
rested for breaking and entering homes
/ in MiddletOwn and was returned 90 the
school. only 90 escape again. His last
escapade was an attempt 10 enter a
King street store at which he was
caught and arrested
Judge Conrad admonished him on the
start he has made. and eXhorted him 90
lead a better life when he Is released
from the workhOuse. The court i'm
pressed that burglaries here must be
broken up.
Archie Williams, Negro was sent
enced TO one year IN tho workhOuse
and TO pay 81 restitution. when he
pleaded guilty 90 the larceny Of s. from
O soldier.
/ Daniel Taylor. an is-year-old Negro,
pleaded guilty TO the larceny Of
quart OF whiskey from the stable Of
| Ralph Mustard, and was sentenced 90
| three months imprisonment and 90 pay
| s2 restitution aI.i the costs Of the case.
Sentence was deferred until Monday
i'm the case OF Anna NJ. CLARK. facing
three charges Of forgery OF checks on
local bank. w w. Knowles, her
counsel, stated that the use OF heroln
has been the w0man's trouble. She Is
now undergoing treatment for tho
habit She pleaded guilty.
Pleading guilty 20 a charge OF keep
Ing a gaming table. Hulett Lilly, Negro,
was fined 500 and costs. he was rep
resented by Philip J. Garrett.
Charles Helmeth, aged A.. pleaded
guilty 10 a charge Of the larceny Of a
suit Of clothes from John OCOnnOr.
Tm defendant said that another boy,
who has been committed 90 the Balti-
more Home Of Correction for the Of
fonse. took tie clothes and he merely
paWned them for him Charles was
paroled 90 his mother for a period of
/ two years.
Pool playing, the boy said. was the
cause Of his act.
Judge Conrad warned him TO stay
| laway from pOOlrOoms.
Il have never yet known of any good
coming from pool playing" the Judge
said.
Ezekiel -George and William Starkey,
Negroes. were placed on trial before
| Judge Boyce and a Jury on a charge OF
/ highway robbery.
/ Edw. Cloud testified that on the nighi
I Of February Z as he was on his way to
/ his cabin beyond Market street bridge,
| he was tackled by two Negroes and the
quart Of whiskey taken from him.
/ Frank Derigo, who was with Cloud
/ testified that George and Starkcy were
the assailant OF Cloud.
The men were convicted. \ recon-
mendatiOn for mercy being made for
Starkey. Sentence was deferred.
( Robert Cooling. charged with larceny,
pleaded not guilty. His case will be
called on Thursday.
William Gaffney, Negro, charged with
having spirtuous liquors in his posses
sion and transporting liquor, testified
That a man in Philadelphia asked him
/ 10 take some packages TO a place near
Wilmington. and that he did not know
The packages contained liquor until his
machine broke down near Wilmington.
Ganney's story did not make much i'm
I preston for he was sentenced to pay
si00 fine and Serve six months in the
w0rkhOuse and in default of payment
Of fine t0 serve four months additional.
Frank belgrade. charged with steal
Z ing 100 pounds Of iron valued at I cent
Der pound from the Mccullough Iron
Company, pleaded guilty, and was SEN
fenced TO serve six months, pay costs Of
/ prosecution and 20 pay to Mccullough
! Iron co. the sum Of 81 restitution.
Drink was attributed by Nelson Park
cr. a discharged Canadian soldier. who
was wounded I'm battle as The cause Of
his trouble He pleaded guilty 10 a
charge OF The larceny OF some drug
products from the DanfOrih Drug Com
pany aQd was sentenced to six months
Imprisonment and TO pay S25 restitu-
tion
Several months ago he was before the
court on a charge OF the larceny Of a
can OF ether from the Delaware hosph-
al. but that case was dropped.
Parker, who was represented by John
F. Lynn, said that he was intoxicated
when he took the drug; that he could
not understand why he took it as it
was Of no use 10 him.
Joseph Webster, Negro, was fined $50
and costs for Illegal possession OF spir-
iiuous liquors in "dry" territory.