Daily Republican., 1881-11-03
THIRD EDITION.
HEADINGS AT POLICE COURT.
A Young Man Arrested for Beat.
ing his W1fe-PrSperty Owners
fined for Maintaining . hui.
SHnce-TWO Druuka.

fined for Maintaining . Nui.
sance-TwO Drunka.
Thomas p. Denney, very young
man, was before the Mayor last night,
charged with assault and battery on his
wife AND mother.in-law. on last Friday
evening. His wife appeared against
him accompanied by her two children,
one of which was about two or three
years of age and the other small baby.
Mrs. Henzel, his mother-in law, having
brought the charge against Denny, was
the first witness called, and testified
that Thomas had broke up house. keep.
ing some time ago and came to board
with her, furnishing his own room.
!For the past two weeks he has been
dissatisfied and always growing and
abusing his wife On Friday last he
brought man to the house to look at
his furniture, he having decided to sell
it. In the evening he came back to
take the furniture away, and the room
door being locked, he demanded the key
from his wife She would not give il
to hir', because she did not want the
furniture taken away. He then com
menced assaulting her, using abusive
language, and finally picked up heavy
oak chair and attempted to strike his
wife, when his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Hensel, ran iu between them, and his
wife's sister took the chair from him.
He then grabbed Mrs. Hensel by the
hair Of her head, pulling it out by the
roots, after which he struck his wife
three times in the face, inhicting
bruise on the forehead and also gave
her black eye. Mrs. Hensel also
stated that he was in debt for board,
and refused to pay his board or support
his wife
Clara Hensel was the next witness
and testified thar she saw the fuss on
Friday evening, also that Denny had
abused his wife on several occasions.
Mr.. Denney's wife was then called
and took the stand. Her testimony
was given in straight forward man.
ner, mingled with sorrow at the condi-
ton of affairs she stated that she had |
born with her husband as long az she |
could, but that she could not stand the
beatngs inflicted upon her. She, how
ever, expressed nothing but feelings of
love and kindness for her husband,
which were not reciprocated byhim and
she offered to do anything fol him. if he
would do right by her. The feeling Of
those present waxed high against this
brutal husband, who calls himself
man.
The Mayor imposed a fine of s. and
cost, and held him in the SUN of 500
to keep the peace.
The man does not look to be more
.han % years of age aud his wife is
much younger, and no doubt deserved
better treatment at the hands of her
husband.
NJ. T. Poole and Allen Ruth, for vo-
ating the city ordinance, in maintain
ng a nuisance on their property on
Jonrad street, between Harrison and =;
Van Bnrcn. The charge was made by
* cutive officer Gaynor,at the instance
II the Board of HEALTH The properties ,
or whjs these parties are agents are {
applied with an improper system OF {
lrainage, which CAUSES the waste water
o flow down on the premises OF John
B. johnson, adjoining. Tie evidence
icing conclusive, that they had been
erved with the customary notice TO
ave the nuisance abated, and failed toi
10 so a fine $40 and costs W as imposed :
lpon each.
Two cases of drunkenness, with the
Usual penalty, concluded the hearings
ast evening.
This morning Harlan Cause was be-
ore the Mayor, on the charge of viola
ing city ordinance, by erecting frame
louses on Delaware Avenue near Madi-
ION street. A number of witnesses tes-
ited on behalf of the city ,lstating that h
he buildings now had the appearance
If being frame from the first story.
Benz. Nields, ESD, counsel for the de-
enCe, summoned IA number of builders
IS witnesses, they tesri;ying that the =
'uilding would be slated all over and
would be fully rs safe as brick build
ng. Tie plans and specifications of
he buildings were presented and fully
discussed, as to the manner and way
he houses would be built The style
# these houses, is modern style OF
and is being adopted III all
he principal cities of the United States
md are considered perfectly safe. The
Mayor was of the opinion that if the
houses We're built according to the
,lans, they did not contiic. with
he ordinance and accordingly dismissed
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