Daily Republican., 1880-10-30
EER0RE THE Ban.
These who T0eG the Justice Mari
nj Police Court LAST Might.

lUchb uuU uoA FOuS iUohJ Wes buD HiS'
prisoner at Police Court last night. He
Is the alleged Inspector-elsct Of the
Ninth Ward, and has been given much
notOriety by the contest OF Ziba Ferris,
the properly elected Inspector, for 6
certificate OF election, and more recently
by the sensation he created through
Wilmington the other night, where,
with load of whiskey inside his under
shirt and loaded revolver in his hand,
he celebrated his success in getting pos
session of the ballot box in true Bach.
analian style.
The charge against Johnson was
threatening to kill Enoch Townsend.
The prisoner waived hearing and was
held in $500 for Court. Els father be
came his bondsinan.
Solomon Lewis, COL, was held in the
sum of $l00 to keep the peace fof threat
sning Susan Name. The case was o
very trivial one.
JOHN HAYRY's WRECKED HOME.
The crowd of morbid curiosity seek
ers stood on tip Zoe sad listened With
closer attention Vhen the next case was
called.
Jim, alias "Patsey" Wahls was the
defendant, and his coarse, brutlissfeat-
ures were rendered more revolving by
a blood stained nose and broad band
age across his forehead.
John Haney, a respectable-looking
man, had preferred charges CT threat
ening to kill, and no told his story
briefly. He came to his home ON Second
street late on Thursisy night, and
found two girls in The lower room.
"Whers's my wife ?" he asked of one
Of the girls.
"Next door, l guess" was the an
swer.
Then he asked, "Who Is up stairs H'
The girl replied eyasiVely, and he
took lamp and went up stairs. In the
front room he found his wife and the
prisoner in bed together. Hs struck
them over the heads with the lamp,
but 1t broke. "Then," said he, Il scs
another lamp, but 1t wasn't hard
enough, for / wanted to kill them. !"
The witness told how after he had got
officers and returned to the house, the
prisoner threatened to kill him.
Officer Pardse and Sergeant Whelan
corroborated the witness, and two girls.
Alice Miller and Mary Griffin, who had
been in the house, didn't know much
about it,"
The Mayor fined Wahls the costs Of
the case and held him in $500 TO keep
the peace.
The srring wife, Mrs. Haney, was
then srrsigned. She is rather hand
some woman, and hung her head in
shame. The testimony and penalty
were similar to that in the preceding
case.
HANCOCK MAN.
John Thomas smiled as no was LED
in. Officer Thomas testified that he
found him drunk and bowling about
politics in tae street.
"Ah, ys mast excuse me now sOr,
yer Homer" said John, for this is cleo
tion tonne, an a fellow must get a lit.
tie full ave the crayture now an thin.
II didn't not half ave- the psople
would know Hancock was a runnin'
[laughter.l AN, sor, have bsen a
Dimicrat since Jammy Buchanan was
runnin' an I've stuck to hit ever since
[laughter.l AM yer Honor, Iput in a
solid one fur you"
John was fined so cents and costs.
John Blizzard, evidently wrong in
his mind, and who said his folks lived
in Sussex, was arraigaea for vagrancy,
but decision was reserved.
Gaining Ground ln Tennessee.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 27.-W. l..
Trent, a brilliant young lawyer OF
Knoxville and member of large DEM
ocratic relationship, has come out for
Garfield, and is stumping the state.
Will Baxter, son OF United States Dis.
triot Jadge Baxter, who voted for
Tilden, is also making efe@tlve speech
es for the Republicans. In Chattanooga
and Bristol, Democratic leaders are out
for the Republicans, who were never
half 80 enthusiastic. The election of q
Republican Governor is forsgone
conclusion. With proper work Ten
nessee can be carried for Garfield.
The Democrats are subdued. Attemp.
ing barbecue here to day, with prep.
aration for 10000 people, they had, by
actual oouut, only 900. They were
drinking, fighting, and yelling for jeff
Davis all day. The mob broke into
the commissary and fought over the
half cooked meat. Six men are known
to tear of Hancock badges and come
out for Garfield on account OF the dis.
graceful proceedings.
The German Fair.
The following articles were CHANGED
off at the German Fair last evening:
Canary bird and cage, Henry Miller; .
pair Of lady's shoes, Henry Miller; q
revolver, Daniel Meyer; toilet sett,
4. II. Frishmuth; two vases, Fred
Lynch; half ton of coal, Martin Freye;
o ton Of coal, Louis Baughmann; box OF
cigars, VIM. Alsenrzer; merschsum
pipe, Joseph Selle. The fair will close
tonight.
Attention Troop.
The Garfield AMI Arthur Troop will
meet at the corner Of 4th and Orange
street mounted on Monday evening |
next at 6 As, to take part in the New
Castle parade. ALI friends Of the COM
pany and others who wish to go will
meet with US. Dress dark blue sbirt
and cap. 1t Is desired that there be
large turnout. By order of
G. D. WATSON, Captain.
sunday Papers,
The great udestion of who will b.,