Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-27
JOIN TAYLOR, NEGRO,
CONVICTED BY JURY
Found Guilty Of illegal Posses.
sion Of intoxicating
Liquor.

Despite = stropg plea for the de-
Scnse. John Taylor. colored, OF Ala
East Eleventh street. was found
guilty OF illegal possession OF intoxi
eating liquor by jury in Court Of
General Sessions yesterday afternoon,
before Judge Richards. His counsel,
Philip l.. Garrett. moved for arrest
OF Judgment and new trial.
Taylor was charged with having
liquor, declared 10 have been corn
whisky. at two addresses. In his home
on Eleventh street, II was asserted
he had about one and one half gallons,
while at small ice house which he
conducts at l122 Orange street. 1t
was testified that three sodt-drink
bottles containing whisky were found.
The testimony of Police officers
Gaines, Hahn and Bowman was Of
fered to prove that the liquor. was
Kept ON these premises. At the time
the raid was made, Taylor was at the
Ice house. which they visited first.
They then went to his home, and,
hnding no one there walked in, the
place being open.
Mr.. Garrett strenuouely objected to
the Introduction Of evidence that some
empty bottles found in the place may
nave contained liquos, but his ohjec-
ton was overruled. He also question
ed Captain OF Detectives Bensons
ability to testify as to the quality of
the. whisky, and closely questioned Dr.
Il. X. Brown. who. after analysis OF the
hQuor, stated 1t contained 81 and 32-
lO0 per cent alcohol.
ing the jury, contended the state had
not proved that Taylor knew the liquor
was In his home. but admitted the
possession Of the three small bottles
IN the ice-house, pointing out that
they did not total one quart allowed by
law. He maintained that the mans
mousse was open- that Taylor had not
been home for eight houts, and that
other people lived in the house.
In pleading his case. Mr.. Garrett
said, Every member of your Jury is
guilty under this indictment of posses .
sion of everything found in your
houses He told the jury that the
law was dangerous thing If a man
could be convicted of illegal possession.
IL more than the amount OF LIQUOR
presNsibed by law was found In his
home.
Isaac Miller, colored, charged with
the larceny of a watch from Alberta
Taylor, also colored. was found guilty
py a jury, with recommendation for
mercy lie was sentenced by Judge
naenares 10 six months Imprisonment
Pius costs and restitution OF ss5.
Inc jury in the case of Martha
Johnson, colored, an appeal from a
decision OF Municipal Court on an al
ieged violation of the drug act, dis
agreed after long Consideration of
the case and the woman was discharg.
ed.
After two hours deliberation by the
jury, Charles Rybenski, charged with
the larceny of tools from the work
pench OF George McIaughi.u and
three other employees of the Harlan
plant, was acquitted on the one charge
Mclaughlin testified that he miss
eu the TOOLS from a drawer in his work
peneh, which had been pried open
When he reported for work on .Jul,
10. He stated that Stanley Palowod,
was later arrested for pawning IN,
tools. and said that Rybenski had civ
- mann W StA. On a gU-Sl
basis.
In his defense, the accused ma,
told the court he had found the tool
IN box in a cabin owned by hi
iather along the Christiana river nea
the pulp works. Neither he nor hi
lather knew how they got there n
stated, adding that he had given m
tools to Palowoda to sell whom N
latter asked him for a loan becaus
he was hungry and had no money 7
was shown that Rybenski was ,,o
employed at the plant, while otbe
men who were, had access To tho 40
partment in which the alleged ,hsft
occurred.
The case of Samuel Kirscbns,
lwenty-second and Lamotte street.
charged with selling intoxica,in
liquor, an appeal from a MnnicIn,
Court decision, was started bsfa~
Judge Rodney and Jury in Con,
Room No. ?, and was continued ,oaa,
Two witnesses testified they haa ,,,y
chased liquor in the accused nc
establishment. He was represented h
James j. Boyce.