Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-03-14


ASSAULT AND BArrERY.-Michael McGeary
who we noticed n day OF so ago as having been
released from bail on another charge, was arrest
ed by officers Wingate and Solomon, charged
with violent assault and battery on Thomas Fitz
Patrick an old man who keeps secondhand
store at the corner of Sixth and Tatnall streets.
Filz Patrick asserts that McGeary Is employed by
him In the business but that he has for some time
been acting us though he owned it, and the other
day committed the offence he is charged with
and attempted 10 put him (Fitz Patrick) out of
his own store. McGeary was held to bail in the
sum of $780,
SAvAGE.--Friday evening about II O'Clock,
some of the police officers standing at the corner
of Second and Madison streets, heard the cry of
murder. They went to the house from which
the cry proceeded and officers Hyatt and Green
arrested John Manluff who was savagely beating
his wife, and according to her statement had
threatened to kill her. The woman showed no dis
position to die easy for in the scuile she had torn
her husbands coat to very shreds. Manluff was
fined g. and costs and held to bail in the sum OF
5000 to keep the peace.
NoIsY.-John Thompson got drunk and raised
row at his boarding house, his landlady COM
planned to the police, and officer Heal arrested
John, who was brought before the Mayor and
bound over in the sum Of 800 to keep the peace.
DRUNK AND Observation-Disclosures was q color
ed concert at the corner of Ninth and Walnut
streets, on Thursday evening. Henry Hinson,
(colored) being drunk started an opposition one
| on the side walk. Officer Heritage arrested him
and he was fined 30 cents and costs.
| IspEcENT.-Edward Starr was arrested by OH.
Ger Buck for an indecent exposure of his person
on West and Washington streets. This is the
second time this man has been arrested for this
offence. The Mayor fined him $40 and costs and
held him to bail in the sum of $500 not to repeal
| the offence.
RECEIVING STOLEN GooDs.--John Wilds wal
arrested on warrant, by officer Wingate. HI
had bought some rags of a boy who had stoler
them from John Mccartney, The latter met thu
boy coming out of Wild's shop and made graf
for him, but only succeeded in getting the bag
He took the bag into Wild's store who admitted
that he had bought the rags out of that big bu
refused to give them up. Mccartney complained
and an officer went around and tried TO get Wild
to give them up and save further trouble but al
he still refused, the warrant was issued and HI
Il
was sentenced by the Mayor to pay the costs, ant
to pay Mccartney $2.47, the price of the rags.
BOYS AT Law WIN. O'Connell, and JOIN
Shay. (both boys) appeared before his Honor ant
charged Benjamin Davis and Thomas Glasgow
also boys, with having taken from them kit
and string and refused to return it, The Mayo
told them to go tell the other boys that If the,
did not give 1t up they would be compelled to
but the boys still refusing to give 1t up, O'Con
nell and Shay returned and renewed their com
plant, when the Mayor Issued warrant an
officer Heal arrested Davis and Glasgow. The
were compelled to restore the kite and string +
the owners, and to pay the costs of suit, $3.50.
PEDuAR IN TRouDLE.-Geo. Bane was arreste
by officer Heal, for peddling Thermome,e I
Alcoholometers and Hydrometers without
cense. He was fined $40 and costs.