Evening journal., 1921-02-24
TWELVE GUILTY
ONESSENTENCED
Ely Who Stole Sick Wom-
ans Money, Gets Four
Months
ALCOHOL THIEF
DENIED PAROLE

onment In the wOrkhouse we're i'm |
posed by Judge Herbert l.. Rice. sit |
ting at the plead Guilty Day" ses-
sion OF the Court OF Common Pleas !
this morning. on four Negroes. two
OF whom pleaded guilty to charges
Of breaking and entering.
Richard White. Negro. who
plealed guilty to breaking and en-
tering the home OF John J. Raskob.
his former employer. at Claymont.
received the heaviest sentence. He
was given fifteen years imprison-
ment and ordered whipped with
twenty lashes
william II. Bell. Negro. who
pleaded guilty to t.vo charges OF
breaking and entering. and Poke
Carney and George Gross Negroes.
who entered pleas OF guilty TO
charges OF larceny. were each SEN
fenced to be whipped with ten
lashes.
Twelve prisoners pleaded guilty
TO the charges against them.
Poke Carney. Negro, was SEN
tcnced to two years in the work.
hous and to be whipped with ten
lashes upon his plea OF guilty TO
charge OF larceny OF a pair OF trous-
ers from the store OF Nathan Fein-
gold. Carney went TO the store on
the pretext OF buying a pair OF
overans. and while Feingold was
getting out the overalls. Carney
stuck a pair OF pants under his coat.
hut was detected in the act.
William II. Bell. Negro. with two
charges OF breaking and entering
against him. was sentenced 10 three
years Imprisonment 10 receive ten
lashes, pay restitution and costs
Bell was charged with breaking an
entering the carriage factory OF
Daniel Cooling on January 5, and a
building near Third and Lombard
streets on January 10. Bell has been
convicted before OF breaking and
entering. disorderly conduct and
non-support Judge Rice. in SEN
fencing him. said that serving time
did not appear 10 do much good.
The sentence as imposed was eigh-
teen months on each charge. the
term Of one to begin at the close Of
the other.
George Gross. Negro, charged with
the larceny Of a horse from John r.
Wilson. was sentenced TO two years
imprisonment to pay $500 resutu-
ton and to receive ten lashes. Gross
after taking the horse. rode into this
city and abandoned the animal
which was subsequently found in a
ditch in this city. Gross said ne
didn't mean TO take the horse. In
passing sentence Judge Rice remark
ed that Gross had been convicted OF
larceny before and had served time
for being addicted TO the use OF mar
cotic drugs.
James Pryor. Negro. charged with
carrying concealed a deadly weapon
was sentenced TO six years impris
onment. Pryor had served time be
fore on a similar charge. The police
reported that since Pryor's appre
hension there have been no hold
UPS on the Market street causeway
where the Negro was alleged 70 have
operated
on his plea OF guilty to charge
OF larceny OF a pair OF shoes from
oliver Wing. Negro, and a pair o
trousers from the latter's father
Lewis Wing. Edward Harris, Negro
was sentenced TO two years impris
onment.
Harris had been out OF the work
house only four days when he stol
the shoes and trousers from tn
Wings. who had taken him int
their home when they found hin
without money, food OF friends afte
his release from the workhOuse Har
ris then stole from his benefactors
Pleading guilty TO a charge OF lar
ceny Of FIVE gallons OF alcohol from
the L. s. +. Powder Company. a
Carrcroft. where he was employed
Joseph c. Straley was sentenced Z
nine months in the workhouse. Ap
plication Of Philip l.. Garrett, at
torney, for a parole for Straley wa
denied by the court.
Louisa Boulden. Negress. who's
home IS in Norfolk, Va, was sen
fenced to one year in the workhous'
she pleaded guilty TO charge q
larceny OF a skirt, petticoat aud s
in cash from Alva Thomas. Negres
from the colored settlement hous
NJ Seventh and Walnut street,
where she was staying. she sal
that. unable to obtain work in Noi
% folk. she came here TO seek EN-
ployment.
Pleading guilty TO charge OF lar
ceny OF s1O25 from Sophia Lun'
Negress. Clarence Ely. Negro. wa
fined S25 and costs and sentenced
four months in the workhouse. Sc
phia. IL was stated. gave Ely S10.s
TO buy her medicine while she wa
iIl. and that the Negro failed TO r.
turn with the medicine and chang
Clarence said IL was his money; th'
ne lived with Sophia and supple
her with funds. This the Negrei
denied.
The case OF Walter Stratton. n,
gro. is years or age, who pleade
guilty to a charge OF larceny OF
bicycle from Walter Missner. was r
fcrred to Parole officer j. Alhe
oliver for investigation. Reno
will be made at the March term
court.
Fred shaner. charged with en-
hezzlement as bailee. OF S25 fro
Mnlard North. was sentenced 10 OF
years Imprisonment and to pay Si'
fine Shaffer said he had bes
drinking.
Shaffer had been convicted OF 81
tanning money under false pretense
cmhezzlement and the larceny
three Liberty Bonds. He said
wanted another chance.
Judge Rice. in sentencing Shas'
said he should make an effort TO