Evening journal., 1919-09-25
BECAME SUSPICIOUS
and WITHDREW BET
Tollin Now Charges John
son Stole $50 from
Hin at Horse Show
CASE ON TRIAL
IN COUNTY COURT

Before Judge Rice and a jury, In
Court OF General Sessions this morning
William Banks. Negro, was placed on
trial on a charge OF assault with intent
20 commit murder on Alice Howard
Negress. with whom he had been
wing lie was represented by John +.
lynn. while Deputy Attorney General
Green conducted the prosecution.
After the taking OF testimony was
finished. Mr.. Green abandoned with in
tent b commit murder" making the
charge that OF simple assault.
Alice said that on the night OF June
L., Banks came TO their room. at No.
iiJ Poplar street, intoxicated and fred
three shots, threatening 10 blow her
leart out. Alice said that she is not
.he one who complained TO the police.
Banks, i'm his own defense. testified
that he merely fired three shots into
the floor as he desired 90 empty the
revolver.
The jury returned a verdict Of not
guilty.
on a charge Of larceny, William
Taylor was placed on trial before Judge
Rice. Taylor was represented by James
salisbury.
Benjamin T0lln was the prosecuting
witness. ne said that ne had made a
bet OF $50 on the horse. Rscebrook. at
the Delaware Stale Fair with a man
named Ogden, who laid his money on
Gypsy Queen. TAYLOR Held the stakes.
70 was only on the advice Of Taylor,
Tollin testified, that he bet on the horse
he himself knOWning nothing about the
horses entered.
Tollin stated that certain circum-
stances later made him suspect that the
numbers on the horses were changed
and that he was 10 be a victim OF some
"crOokedness." He then called the bet
or. he said. When the race. which was
won by GYPSY Queen. was over. Taylor
turned over the 500 10 ogden.
Later. Ogden, the witness said, came
TO Taylor and himself and was about
10 divide the money, saving he was
through" Thereupon. Tonin testified,
Taylor said, the hell you Will, and
grabbed the money.
II was contended by Afr. Green. in his
argument to the jury, that Taylor. after
giving Tollin q Tip" on Racebrook and
ilnd'ng that Tollin was willing "a bel
$50 on the horse, gave ogden $50 tc
Ade bh ~ ics lhitu luI uliO..
Ernest lie Fashion. who was a special
officer at the State Fair, corroborated
Tollin.
Taylor testified 10 holding stakes on
the race. He denied that Tollin called
OF the bet and also denied that he
grabbed any money that ogden had.
argument 10 the jury was finished
this morning and the jury will be
charged this afternoon.
Emilio CarboniitO. OF No. 227 Shipley
street. in Court OF General Sessions this
morning. having pleaded guilty 10 VIC
lstion OF the social vice law. was sen
fenced 10 pay the costs. amounting 10
s32. and 10 he imprisoned for six
months. The Imprisonment sentence
was suspended by Judge Conrad. until
November 1. With the statement that Il
would he further suspended II The de-
PENDANTS conduct in the meantime shall
have been such as TO warrant Il. II
seems that the violation OF the law was
on the premises OF the defendant. but
without his knowledge he was eau
toned by Judge Conrad TO conduct his
place in an orderly and lawful manner
and not 10 permit gambling. The costs
were PAID.
Benjamin Taylor. q Negro. was placed
on trial before a jury on the charge Of
exhibiting gaming device and being