Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-08
PRISONERS GET LASHES
AND HEAVY JAIL TERMS
Judge Harrington Explains His
Determination to Break
Up lawlessness.

Heavy sentences were imposed In
Court OF General Sessions today when
3 prisoners were sentepced before
noon 10 receive total OF 80 lashes.
Two are to receive 20 each and one
10. Judge Harrington In imposing
these sentences impressed. upon tho
prisoners that the court Is determln-
ed to break up lawlessness.
Robert Adair. charged with viola
ton OF Code Section 47bb asked that
time for his tifing plea be extended
until tomorrow, when no mid he
would file a demurrer. The charge
In this case grew out of Mr.. Adair
being charged with converting to his
own uso sos alleged to have been
paid him In real estate transac-
ton.
Bail bonds for Ross Endicott and
Thomas Kowatkowski were ordered
forfeited and capiases ordered issued
returnable Friday morning.
Richard Dunn and Elmer Il. Kenney
charged with breaking and entering
pleaded guilty. Philip l. Garrett.
counsel for George Warfield, who Is
also indicted with Kenney and Dunn
entered appearance for his client and
announced he would plead Friday
morning. Upon application by the at
torney general sentence on the two
who pleaded guilty was ordered de-
ferred until final judgement ia passed
! on Garfield.
James Hogan and Joseph Jenkins
Negroes, charged with breaking and
entering the establishment OF the
Good VIII Industries, Inc, pleaded
guilty. They both said this was theiI
first offense and that they had neve,
been arrested before.
/ Judge Harrington sentenced each Of
the defendants to eighteen months i'm.
prisonment and to be whipped with
20 lashes on Saturday. March IL. Ii,
severely admonished the two defend
ants and told them the court was de
termined 10 break up breaking an,
entering.
John Edwards and Clyde Norman
Negroes. pleaded guilty TO the larcen,
OF zoo pounds of coal from the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. Edward
was shown to have a larceny record
/, while Norman has no record.
=. John Edwards was sentenced TO on
, years Imprisonment and to be whip
ped with ten lashes, on March II
, while Norman was sentenced to 81.
months Imprisonment.
= James Pierce. Negro, pleade
D guilty to Illegal possession OF spiritou
liquors. A similar charge against hi
$ wife was retired. In passing sentenc,
S Judge Richards said liquor law VIC
lations are giving the authoritie
much trouble. Pierce was sentence
g to six months Imprisonment and {
{ pay $50 fine.
I Charged with a statutory offense I
S which he pleaded guilty, Admir-;
I Blackson. Negro. was sentenced ;
y six months Imprisonment by jude
e Harrington.
e Charles Evans, Negro, who pleade
e guilty TO obtaining money under fal.
= pretenses from the trustees of n
: New Castle county workhouse. Wa
sentenced by Judge Richards
= eighteen months Imprisonment.
c Evans Is charged with forging Il
names OF prisoners at the workhou'
s 70 pay slips and obtaining money c
these slips.
: A long criminal record was res
covering the past eight "a nine year
= Frank Cunningham. who plead'
u guilty last. Friday 10 charge
= breaking and entering was paroled 4
y a term OF two years in Court OF Gel
/ eral Sessions today by Judge Rice.
Cunningham brother. was SCI
q fenced TO a term OF imprisonment Ia
week. Probation officer Oliver r
e.. ported that intoxicants Were the eau
OF the youths downfall He repor
ed that Cunningham was industrio
and had sought employment.
Judge Rice in paroling Cunningha
said it was very unusual - take SUI
n action in a breaking and enterii
y case, but that the facts in the ca
II warranted such action.