Daily Republican., 1880-02-28
SHOCKING DEPRAvIrY.
A DeplorabIs state OF Social At.
fairs - The Weakness OF Debssed
Humanity as shown at Police
Court.

Humanity as shown ss Police
Court.
A startling revelation Of the depth
10 which human beings can fall, and
Of the deplorable condition In which
certain people are living in our COM
munity to-day, was given at police
court last evening. Jacob Wright, a
negro, and Mary Kyle, white girl,
were arraigned on the charge Of keep.
ing a disorderly house. An old colored
woman named Mary Duckeriug was the
prosecuting witness.
The cause Of the bringing Of the COM
plant, so far as Wright is concerned,
appears to have been case disposed Of
by Magistrate Brady on Thursday
evening, when Mrs. Duckery was fined
for assaulting one Of Wright's child
rem. Wright and the Kyle girl both
live on A street In South Wilmington.
The former Is a small-sized, ugly look
ing being with only one eye, AMI the
other Is young and rather comely.
During the hearing Of testimony, the
girl, apparently lost to all shame, look
ed on with seeming Indifference, and
did not appear to care at all for the ex-
position Of her debased condition.
II was shown that the houses in
which Wright and the Kyle girl reside
are situated on either side Of the one
occupied by Mary Duckering. She tes
titled that in both houses high carnival
of the most riotous nature was held
nightly that many negro men and a
few white ones visited Mary Kyle's
place, and remained with her very late
every night, and that Wright's house
was place Of assignation and worse.
The disorder lasted until late at nights,
and no one could sleep in the neighbor-
hood until and 2 o'clock in the morn
ing. The Kyle girl was principally sup.
ported by a paramour who lives in New
Castle, and who frequently visited her.
Much of the testimony was too revolt
ing for publication. 1t was sufficient
to establish the fact that both houses
were Of very disordsrly nature, and
the Mayor fined each Of the prisoners
500 and costs.
When the case was concluded, an
abandoned looking white woman came
up in the front of the Mayor and asked
to be sworn as a witness for Wright,
saying in a loud tone that she was his
wife. She gave her name as Annie
Wicksrsham. Her testimony was re-
fused. A small child that was nearly
white, and which Ia Wright's offspring,
accompanied her. When her husband
was locked up she became very violent,
and demanded that hs be either releas-
ed or that she be confined with him. This
was refused and she 30 conducted her
self that she had to bs removed from
the Office by force. The unnatural
union between the two has existed for
several years. The woman appears
devoted to her black husband, not
withstanding the fact that he often
cruelty beats her.
The "Republican" was informed on
good authority that this state Of affairs
Is not unfrequent in the more disrepu-
table localities Of the city. One case
was cited in which a handsome girl,
living in the Southwestern part OF
town, was driven from home on account
Of wildness and indisoretion, and went
TO live in open amalgsmation with a
negro in South Wilmington, who works
in the old Ferry rolling mill. She was
arrested fortnight ago, but was releas-
ID and has returned to her black lover.