Evening journal., 1920-09-23
STOLE $50, gets
nine MONTHS
Judge Heisel Issues Warn
ing That Thieving Must
Stop
SOLDIER FOUND
GUILTY OF LARCENY

Found guilty by a jury on charge
Of larceny. Allen Stewart, Negro, was
sentenced TO nine months imprison,
M ni a.d 'n nay SIM resi- il,l ION sry
lha cosis OF the case by Judge lielsel
in Court OF General sessions tlis
In imposing sentence Judge Hclsel
said the court intends TO make every
effort Go sion ihi'V ng ronside.anl,
az which. ne said, Is being committeu
particularly among the Negro race.
stewart was charged with taking
f,s from the cash drawer OF the store
M William II. Blackision. Firm ana
jefferson streets. on July %. lie Wen,
10 the store 20 use the telephone ana
when Mr. Blackstone attention Was %
attracted 90 some oiher part OF lh-
Store. he was allcg d TO nave 'aA'h
stewart denied the charge, saying
Anal he was not in the Blackston
kiore lha day.
nepiiiy Atiorney-General Frank l.
Ercakman conducted The prosecution
John p Lynn was counsel TOT ule ue-
'o6 1o6n Reed. aged 10 years, and
Frank Murphy. aged "a years. were
found guilty. with a recommendation
Tor the mercy OF The court, by jury,
IN a charge OF breaking and enterlhs
home occupied by three Negroes az
Harmony. They were sentenced W
nne month in The workhouse.
need said he is absent without
leave from Camp Dix. His nome, ne
said. is In West Virginia. Murphy
said his home Is in Boston.
Tho court, In imposing sentence
said ne was making their sentence ~
iremelv laht In consideration OF lne
farf that fhey have already been IN
ian Two months awaiting trial
"rn show youW following the
threat alleged 90 have been uttered ny
Frank Wegrsynowsk. Adm irehla;
% whom ih. words were auuue esseu
ran down The street, but WegrsNnoW-
III shot tw'ce ai him with rifle
81 nrekia iesi.ned in General Ses.
kidn Court today In the lury-trlal OF
NegrsynoWsk charged win as
eauii with intent 10 commit murder.
According 10 testimony the rouhlc
fnvolyed Martha. sister OF the defend
AMI nrekia was calling on the sister
IN the evening Of July D, last. when
fbe brother quarreled with Martha
and the trouble between The men iol-
Drekia was told 10 leave the house,
which he did hui was said TO nave
hcen fred at while hall a hlock away.
on the stand Martha declared her
brother went up stairs. fooled win
tho rife then went down and placed
the rife on the front steps lust be
fore The shooting The girl said hei
brother shot twice toward Inc heelne
She took the sand In a nonchalan
manner. and 20 the question Of me-
acc said she was "Over 49, Whei
hcr brothers attorney asked II nrek
ia was "her sweetheart" she did no
answer. and iudse Conrad said tins
condition could be assumed.
Martha is an attractive polish eirl
Of possibly 20 years Of age who hau
% give her testimony Through an in
ieipreicr.
Al noon the prosecution was unfn-
ished. The officer who arrested the
q fndant said Wegrsynowskl claim
cl 20 have fired the shots IN The air
The Court of oyer and Ierminei
Op ned This morning at II o'clock, al
though no cases were taken up al
once. 70 was expected by the altor
ncy-gCnerals Office that prOsecutni
az toe states ease against James u
Irons, Negro. chmr-ed with the muir
der Of George Hass0n, Negro. woul'
: b. started at 2.30 o'clock this at.er
noon.
pfcaS entered 10 Gncnll ssi0n
Court this morning were as follows:
James II. Stafford, false pretens'
not guilty: Dexter Reed and Lemue
Barrett attempted larceny not guilty
William q. Lewis illegal lransn0r'a
lion 0f liquor not guilty. Georg
luiz. William r. Lewis and Edwar
=. Lewis. conspiracy. not guilty: ia
ward =. Lewis. illelgal possession o
liquors. not guilty. John Smith, u
iegal possession or spirIiuOus liquors
guilty. Thomas Iin-lfy. 0iicmpiI
larceny. not guilty: George Cannon
EiIas George Davis larceny no
guilty