Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-10
HOFFMAN AN D REED
SENT TO PRISON
Seven and Six-Year Terms Con-
front Amateur Cracks
men.

William Hoffman and Jesse Reed.
cpnccrued in 10 burglarics and larcenies
IN Wilmington between September .
and December Q, 1918, when they made
large hauls. IA the value Of the goods
recovered was 5000, were sentenced
IN the Court OF General Sessions ycstor-
day afternoon, Hoffman being gwen
seven wears imprisonment and Heed
sIx wears Zach also was required TO
pay a fine of $500 and the costs OF prose-
cuti0n. They were sentenced, respective
". by Judges Conrad and Rice,
Reed appeared before Judge Rice
m General Sessions January 3, Plead
Guilty Day. and entered a plea of guilty
10 charge of breaking the dwelling
OF c w Ten Brock with intent 10 com
nit larceny. Ex-Judgc David T. Marvel
md James salisbury asked that the
defendant bc parolcd, SAYING his. prevl.
ous reputation was good and wife and
three children are dependent ON him.
Judge Rice suspended sentence. because
Hoffman contemplated standing trlal
md Reed was To he q witness for the
state. When arraigucd Yesterday after
noon Hoffman. however. pleaded guilty
70 charges OF breaking the dwellings,
II Leo Lynch. Arthur ID. Chambers.
John H. DanbV, Harry l.. Dunbar and
lamcs Glnus With intent to commit
larceny. Hoffman Was sentenced on the
first charge. aud Attorncv-C;cncral Rem
hardt entered a uoll, pro>eqm IN the
other ease
Previous 10 The imposition ~ sen
tencc Idsin /, Cochran. Jr. attorney
iar III, defence. called John Hoffman,
father oi the accused. IcNm l.. RollIson
aud John G. Goodman, who testified
that the defendant reputation hither-
to was good. Mr.. Cochran tried 70 cN-
tenuate Hofmans acts by SAVING there
was 20 breaking or forcing, that Reed
opened doors and windows 70 permit
Hoffman 10 enter dwellings and that
Hoffman considered hc was having
adventures and frolics. Counsel asked
that Ho man - parolcd because a
wife and child arc dependent on HIM.
Attorney General kelnhanlt descr oi
some cf the goods stolen i. Hoffman and
Reed H. SAID lot II the stuff had not
been recovered Goods were pawncd, and
,awnLrokcr> lc>t the money they lent
The Young men were frank and aidcd the
police in recovering stuff Mr.. Rclnhardt
tcd The defendants would bc . menace
# tlcl were parolcd Eic wanted the
court to note the seriousness II thcir
pffenet~. The total pcaaltl could b, $50
ear Imprisonment aud 500 isshes Rec,i
ould have uccn indicted ,n - many
charges a~ H,timan lIc asked that
sentence i, imposed "a one charge
Judge Conrad when sentencing Hoff-
iaan >ald the court Was sympathetIc but
considered the cnormity q the crimes and
was dong what Re anu hIs colleagues |
thought Was their duty
Judge HI &C told Reed there was ad- |
dItlonal consideration IN his case He did
not wait for the grand jury 70 indict HIM.
hut came IN court on present ment By thu +,
a1toney-general and pleaded guilty
Following sentence Hoffman and Reed !
err committed 10 the custody u the !
trustees of the New Castle County Work |
house.
MINOR c.sEs
4 jury acquitted stephen Black Negro. I
charged With pointing pistol at Charles
Skies. colurcd
Charles Il Cunningham and John .
Langdon. charged with fhe larceny q an
automobile. valued Al 81 O00 from Anna 4
T. Aovrc pleaded not guilty. and owing 1
10 serious illne>s i an Important NltnesS |.
the ca>c W4S Continued until tht March /
Term /
The state en;erei q noilc pro~eam ii /
the case al Benjamin Brown charged with ,
having illegal possession u spiriruous /,
.IQueT
Harry Cravnlckl pleaded guilty ID /
a charge OF carving two quarts Of whisky |.
zone quart more thsn legal quantity
into dry territory and was sentenced (
by Judge Conrad TO pay q fine Of $50 (
and the costs Of prosecution ana serve
one day : imprisonment.
long COURT TLRr.
The January term q the counv courts