Daily Republican., 1882-08-01
FOURTHEDITION
MAYORS COURT.

sellInR GOOds without License
A Large HaGl Of TrampA -SeV.
eFal Drunks.
There were quite a number of trans
gressors before the Mayor last evening
who were disposed of in the followin;
manner:
Frederick Gloubus and Francis Cha
lilooc, were arrested by officers Heal
and O'Neil for peddling without state
license. Ghe officers sGid that there
have been a great many complaints
from store keepers, respecting persons
coming here from other cities to peddlt
goods W ithout taking out State Ii
cense. They saw these men peddling
segars at different places, and arrested
them. The prisoners said that they were
from Boston, where one OF them had 9
Segar manufactury and he employed
the other to assist him in making sales,
They claimed tnat as they were only
selling by sample they did not know
that it was necess ary to have license
The Mayor read the law bearing on
such cases, and fined the one who
claimed to be the proprietor $40 and
| costs.
Bring in those men," said the chief,
and in obedience to the order the Off
GERS marched in hard looking party.
There were eight altogether, and the
dock would not hold them all.
They gave their names as Thomas
Barnwell, Abram Foster, John McCar.
thy, VIM. Anderson, Hugh Quinn,
Frank Hall, Michael Norton and Hen.
ry Williams. They were all wilt. ex,
Cept the last named.
These men were charged with being
vagrants. Officer Broomall and White
appeared against them, and said that
they were part of company of
tramps that loaf around the West yard
of the p. W. & B. Railroad Company.
There have been a great many COM
plants, not only from the railroad com
pany, but from people living in the
vicinity, whom they anruy with their
persistent begging. The Hyur sentenced
them to 80 days each in New Castle j Al =,
when John Mccarthy said that he was
not vagrant, that he had come to this
city in search of work, and had sit down
with these men, just previous to their
being arrested. MCCARTHY handed the
Mayor letter of recommendation which
he read. William Anderson claimed to
be companion nf Mccarthy, and that
he was also in search of work.
The Mayor promised to take their
Co. - into consideration. A young man
named + iwG rd Baxter was charged
with being drunk, and told the Mayor
that he had been working in the country,
a AnIT tVN NyNr
that not being able to get anything to
eat he had taken a few drinks yesterday
morning that went to his head; The
usual fine of fifty cents and costs
was imposed,
William Kelley was adjudged guilty
of the same offence, aud was sentenced
to pay the same amount.
Mary Kelly, wife of the bAnd man
who was fined last evening, Nas the
last candidate this morning. Chief
HawAins testified that he found Mary
about - o'clock last night, sitting
alongside of the railing in front of the
Farmers Bank. Mary was pretty
drunk, and he locked her up. She said
that she was hunting her old man, and
if the Mayor would lee her off, she
would never come back again, $50 cts.
and COSTS" was the Mayors answer.
An elderly man who evidently felt
ashamed of his actions, was sentenced
to pay a fine of 80 cents and costs for
being drunk.
John Cottingham got drunk last
night and went to sleep OF p pile of
lumber, from which he was aroused by
an ofscer; who escorted him to the
hall. The Mayor charged him fifty
cents and costs for the accommodation
An aged man named William King
was the next customer. William was
found very drunk alongside of the rail-
road track, and he looked as though a
freight train had passed over him. His
right eye was completely closed, while
under the lett eye was cut about Two
inches long, and his face was covered
with bruises and discolorationS. He
could not give any account of how he
received the injuries, aud the officer
said that when he woke him up, he
told him that he was hunting for Will.
mington. He was also fined 30 cents
and costs.
"You have been here before" said the
Mayor, as Henry Smith charged with
drunkenness was marched into the
dock. The prisoner agreed with His
Honor, and the usual penalty of 30
cents and costs was imposed.
A young man named Henry Apple.
tree, was charged by Officer Broomall
with peddling goods without license,
and was fined ten dollars and costs.
Hugh Swan, was charged by Detec-
tive Jones, with lying around the de-
pot drunk. The officer testified that
when he ordered him to 60 away, he
got up and showed fight, and he mad
some trouble in getting him to the hall.
The Mayor imposed fine of So and
costs.
George NJ. Kelley, a blind man, who
with his wife peddles goods a'ound
the city, was adjudged guilty of being
drunk and disorderly on Shipley street
yesterday afternoon and was fined 30
cents.
William Wallace, Frank Winters
and Oliver Joseph, all having the ap.
pearance of being tramps, we're cap
jured just as they jumped off moving
train of cars that was coming in from
Baltimore. They we're each fined 50
and costs.
This morning James Preston was
fined 80 cents and costs for being drunk.
Preston is an old offender, having but
recently completed q term of Z years
and 6 months in the States prison at
Trenton, N. j. 1t is also said that
some years ago he cut an officer in New
York, who was trying to arrest him.