Evening journal., 1920-04-26
SIX ACCEPT
JAIL SENTENCE
Vccher. Who Fleeced Zu-
ks2Ski of $1,000, Guilty;
Scntcnce Deferred
GROUND MONEY
OUT BY MACHINE

Before Judge Rice. at the Plead
Guilty Day" session OF the Court Of
General Sessions today. eight pris-
oners pleaded guilty 10 the charges
against them Prison sentences were
imposed on six OF the defendants. four
Negroes and two Negrcsses one man
was paroled and science on one was
deferred.
Nick Necher, alias Tonpy Charko.
pleaded guilty 10 a charge OF larceny
by trick OF 81 200 from Joseph Zu-
brecki. but sentence was deferred. at
the request of Deputy Attorney Cen
eral Green, as another man alleged TO
have been implicated in the case has
pleaded not guilty.
Necher and his alleged accomplice
are said TO have profcssed TO Zu-
brccki TO be able TO make paper
money. and after demonstrating their
process. managed TO induce hin TO
give $1,000 to buy ink for the max
ing OF money. which was exceeding
ly high-prced because OF its having
TO be imported from Germany.
The money making machine was
box about As inches square, equip
ped with an electric buzzer and lights
on the top. This equipment was
merely to give The machine a busi-
ness-llke appearance. on the inside
Of the box were two compartments.
In one the money makers would
place a piece of paper the size of a
greenback, linked and between two
bills, In the presence OF the pros
pectlve victim. In the other COM
partment a good bill would have been
placed beforehand. The position OF
the compartments would then be
changed by means OF lever
Lewis Bradshaw, alias Leslie Crist
Negro, pleaded guilty TO a. charge ol
having a narcotic drug In his pos.
session, and was sentenced 10 on,
years Imprisonment and TO pay a I'm,
Of Si00 and costs Bradshaw had bee
under suspicion by the police OF ped
ding dope"
Pleading guilty to charge OF lar
ceny OF a number OF chickens from
Jacob X Weldin. at Blue Ball. Thorn
as J. Travis. Negro. was sentenced q
IS months Imprisonment and TO pay
eii restitution and the costs OF the
case.
Travis tracks in the snow from
the farm were followed for some dis
tance by Mr.. Weldin and later On,
Negro was arrested by Onlcer Brad
fond with the chickens Killed and In q
bag.
Asking for ''the mercy OF the court
Susie Rochester. Neg1ess. pleaded
guilty TO a charge OF soliciting. She
was sentenced to ten months inn
prisonment and TO pay the costs OF
the case. Susie. il was brought out
has a lengthy police record
Wilbur Reddcn, alias Joseph Cephus
alias Edward Jackson, Negro, plcadc,
guilty TO a charge OF forgery OF TN
name OF his employer, Lee Pen
nington. OF ST. Georges hundred, q
two checks for S25 which hc cashct
He was sentenced 10 two years i'm
prisonment and to pay a fine OF $50
and costs.
II was brought out that Redden ha
served time for several serious OF
fcnses, but Deputy Atiorncy-Gencra
Green stated his conduct al the work
house has been good.
Mary Short. Negress, pleaded guilt
70 a charge OF having p decks" o
morphine In her possession, She wa
sentenced 20 serve IS months In On
workhouse and to pay fine Of $40
and costs.
Before sentence was imposed. Mar
broke down and cried, cnlreating IN
court to lei her go. promising I
leave town. Let me go, II not 70
my sake for Gods sake she pleade,
Because Of her loud crying she wa
taken from the courtroom immediate
~ after sentence was imposed by OF
der OF the court
Pleading guilty 10 a charge Of lar
ceny OF 50 from the Smlth-Iollingl
Company. where he was employed O
night Waichman. Ira p Wcldin wa
paroled to Parole officer Stout Il
two years
Oliver Wilcox. negro, who pleadg
guilty TO a charge OF breaking an
entering the belt factory OF j.
Rh0ads and Sons. Tenth street an
the p. and d. Railroad was sentence
10 Two years Imprisonment