Evening journal., 1922-12-29
MUSIC THIEF
GETS 2OLASHES
Palmer Confesses Entering
House and Stealing
Phonograph
TWO YEARS IN
JAIL ALSO FOR HIM

JAIL ALoO TON TIN
Instructed by Judge Rice al tn
plead Guilty Day" session OF tn
Court Of General Sessions this morn
ing as TO what constitutes breaking
and entering. Charles Palmer, Negro
after entering a plea or not guilty
decided that he WAS guilty OF th'
charge OF breaking and enterins
AGAINST him and so changed his plea
Charles, who exhibited a rather
affahle disposition. had expressed his
desire to plead guilty to the charge
at the special session OF court today
but when Clerk w. w Douty read
the charge. the Negro promptly
pleaded not guilty. Deputy Attorney
Z General Switzerland then asked that
< the Information be withdrawn.
Can / explain7" Palmer asked
the court. and. given consent, he pro-
ceeded: Il didn't break into the
place. The window was already
open and l just raised it. went In the
house and took the graphophone."
The court explained to him that
even that act made him guilty OF a
charge OF breaking and entering,
4 whereupon Charles entered plea OF
guilty
Charles was charged with break
inS into the home of Mary Murray.
. in Logan street, and stealing and
subsequently, pawning phonograph
which had once before been stolen
In a like manner but recovered. The
Negro said he received 50 on the
talking machine, spending $3.50 Of
it for a pair OF shoes and fifty cents
for meal.
Judge Rice sentenced Palmer to
be whipped with twenty lashes, as
specified by law as part OF the pen
atty for breaking and entering, and
to serve two years imprisonment.
ara also to pay $50 restitution.
In imposing the sentence, the
court admonished Palmer that his
record has not been good and that
about the only grounds for leniency
was his pleading guilty.
Ten men pleaded guilty to the
charges against them and FIVE Of
tiirttlf ANAA VI tlAfMA aNFkIufcs re-
ceived lashes aggregatinE seventy
hve. One Negro. Lawrence Gaines,
was ordered to be whipped with
forty lashes for breaking and en-
tering.
The November term OF Court Of
Oyer and Terminer and Superior
Court was adjourned without day
and Court OF General Sessions was
adjourned until this afternoon
John Lee. Negro. pleaded guilty to
charge OF larceny OF three pounds
OF leather from the David A. Hay
Company and was sentenced to be
whipped with FIVE lsshes and TO serve I
FIVE months imprisonment. He was
alleged 10 have taken the leather
when sslesman's attention was at
trscted TO another part OF the store
while the Negro was pretending 10
c4sys a pair of boots.
MsrNp F. Cottngham, a condi- I
tionally psroled prisoner on a for
ner charge. pleaded guilty 10 a
charge of valise and wearing ap-
parei from an automobile, and,
through his counsel. Henry r.
Isaacs, attributed his wrongdoing to
his being addicted to the use OF
narcotic drugs. of which habit.
however, he now claims TO be cured
Mr. Isaacs pleaded for ienlency for
his client.
Cottingham, It was pointed out by
Deputy Attorney-General Souther-
land, has long court record.
that ne had once been given an op-
portunity to do right when he was
given conditional pardon while
serving prison sentence. sentenced
Cottingham 10 pay s11s restitution.
TO be whipped with five lashes. and
serve fifteen months Imprisonment.
Pleading guilty TO a charge OF vio-
lsung the age OF consent law with
Elizabeth Benson. 1s-year-old
Negress. Harry Brown, Negro, was
sentenced 10 one years imprison-
ment and fined 5000 and costs.
Jackson Montgomery, Negro,
pleaded guilty to charge OF lar
ceny Of revolver from Eiwood
Turner. Negro. who had taken Jack
son into his home when he had no
money or other place for shelter.
Montgomery was stranger in
Wilmington. but showed little ap-
'recsation for the hospitality which
Turner accorded him.
Judge Rice sentenced Montgom-
'ry TO pay IS restitution. to be whip
'ed with five lashes and serve eight
months imprisonm ent.
Marshall Cannon, Negro pleaded !
utility TO the larceny of s bags and ,
vas paroled for ? years to Parole ,
)Acer J. Albert Oliver. Cannon ,
aid he had never been in trouble
efore. He formerly lived at Sea
ord, William segars. Negro. who ,
lad employed Cannon and from
Vnom the bags were stolen. said he
you'd take Cannon back and that
'e had some work for him.
Lawrence Games. Negro. with
cng criminal record. pleaded guilty.
o charges OF breaking and entering
he homes OF his father and brother.
7e was sentenced on one charge to
'e Imprisoned for 2h years. on
ne other charge he was sentenced
Q be whipped with 20 lashes on
'anusry and to serve one year
dditioDal.
Burton Quailee. Negro. pleaded ,
'uiity TO larceny OF coal valued at
5c and. was sentenced 10 s davs i'm
'risonment. He said he picked I'M
ne coal alongside the tracks OF the
'hiladelphia and Reading Railway.
Charles Dorazio pleaded guilty to