Evening journal., 1921-07-01
LASH PAIR Who
ROB DENTISTS
Fellows Who Also Tried to
Break Church Draw
Severe Sentences
OTHER DEFENDANTS
PLEAD GUILTY

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Church on the night Of June 2.
pleaded guilty to charges of break
ing and enterting two market street
dental offices when arraigned before
Judge Rice at the plead Guilty
Day session OF Court OF General
Sessions this morning.
On charge of breaking and en-
tering the office of DR.. william b.
Ashbrook, each was sentenced to be
whipped with twenty lashes tomor-
row, to be imprisoned for two years
and 10 pay $40 restitution and the
costs of the cases.
On a charge Of breaking and en-
tering the dental office Of DR.. F. V.
Mechling. 724 Market street. Hilton
was sentenced to be whipped with
twenty lashes on july o, to be i'm
prisoned for two years and to pay
$40 restitution and the costs Of the
case, and Hardesty was sentenced to
eighteen months Imprisonment and
to pay $50 restitution and the costs
of the case
Judge Rice impressed on Hilton
that his sentence was more severe
than his companions because he.felt
that he (Hilton) had been untruth-
full in his statements to the court
while Hardesty did tell the truth.
Hardesty frankly admitted that he
has previously been in trouble, while
Hilton told the court that he never
before has been in trouble and that
he never before committed robbery,
although a detainer has been filed
here for him by the authorities OF
/ Washington, ID. c. Hardesty said
that his home is in St. Louis and his
companion gave Memphis. Tenn, as
his home. Both gave their ages as
% years.
Hilton said that he met Hardesty
while seeking work in Atlanta.
'Hardesty, I believe you told me
the truth; Hilton. don't believe you
have" remarked Judge Rice
The two men. when arrested while
trying to gain entrance to Sacred
Heart Church. each had loaded re-
volver. Prior 10 their capture they
had broken into the dental Offices
OF DR. Ashbrook and DR.. Mechling
and had attempted to break into the
Office OF DIR. YarowslSy.
- Huiun'I VI 0AiNI HAArNHfir
pleaded guilty to charges against
them. practically all the charges be-
ins larceny.
! The order against Millard Nick
erson for the support OF his wife
and child was reduced TO IS a week.
with a warning that II he fails to
comply with the order, unless he is
sick. he shall be brought before the
court at the first opportunity. The
order against him was SIS a week, on
which he had fallen S325.5O in ar
rears. He said he made but $40
since February 1.
Charles Emery. pleading guilty 10
charge Of larceny OF twelve car
tons OF cigarettes from a car Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. was SEN
fenced TO six months imprisonment.
and to pay $3.50 restitution and the
costs Of the case. Judge Rice re-
marked that he hoped the man would
justify the leniency shown in his
case.
Deputy Attorney General Finger
stated that Emery. after being dis
charged from the railroad. broke
into cars and stole cigarettes
amounting, It was estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. He would
get on a freight train, he admitted
and puncture air tubes, which would
cause the train to stop. He would
then take the articles from the car
J. Frank Ball remarked to tn,
court that Emery has been an ex
emplary prisoner since his arrest.
William Weiss was sentenced tt
one year in the workhouse when h,
pleaded guilty to charges of larcen,
! Of two bicycles. He said he did no
> know his age. as he was abandoned
on a train when but three weeks old
Pleading guilty to a charge OF lar
ceny of a pair OF shoes from VII
liam Robinson in St. Georges hun
dred, Howard Chambers, Negro. wa.
paroled for two years to Parole OF
hcer oliver and ordered to pay 81
! restitution and the costs OF the case
Chambers said he took the shoes b,
mistake and intended to return then
to their owner.
Pleading guilty to a charge Of hav
ing eight quarts OF gin in his pos
session, Frank Benson. Negro, wal
sentenced to two months imprison
ment and fined $50 and costs.
Walter Scott was sentenced to tw,
E months in the workhouse when n,
1 pleaded guilty to a charge of larcen,
of 200 feet of lumber from Frank r.
Jones.
James Hill. Negro, pleaded guilt,
5 to charge OF larceny of a set OF col
l lar buttons and cuff links. valued a
4 $3.50, from John A. McCafferty. O
e Brandywine hundred, was sentences
to two months in the workhouse.
: Pleading guilty 10 a charge OF lar
ceny of 200 pounds OF iron fror
Charles G. Ryan. Solomon Gibbi
Negro, was paroled to Parole Onice
, Oliver for two years. The Negr
said he saw the iron on a "dump
and did not know it was privat
property.
Mickey Hunt. alias Jerome Bay
ard Negro, was sentenced TO /
months in the workhouse, on
| charge OF larceny OF a number OF al
/ ticles from Mr.. and Mrs. Humphre
Littlepage. Negroes, and was ordere
TO pay s14 restitution. He pleade
guilty
The Negroes assuming the name {
Mickey Hunt has caused a man VIII
bears that name considerable annoy
ance. Captain Benson told the cour
Pleading guilty to a charge
improper conduct. Irving Turne
Negro, was sentenced to six month
in the workhouse and fined 500 an
costs.