Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06

lue FullOu ferry company OF New
York Tuesday morning paid over to
Willie Collins, a crippled bootblack, who
had been maltreated by one OF its en-
ployes, 1896 &C damages awarded to
him by the courts some time since. The
lad, it would appear, paid lis fare and
was going on the boat when one OF the
deck hands, supposing that he was going
to steal across, struck him aud otherwise
maltreated him, and thereupon SUIT was
brought by his guardian. The company
intended to 60 to the Court OF Appeals,
but on r, Election it concluded IL had a bad
case, and 30 closed up the matter by pay
ing the money.
The case OF James Mutt, who shot N.
l.. Dukes, his fathers slayer, came up
in the Uniontown, Pa, court Tuesday
upon an application for continuance on
account OF the illness OF +. c. Brecken-
ridge, one of the principal witnesses for
the prisoner. He WAS taken sick last
Saturday with symptoms of typhoid
fever, and is confined to bed. His physi-
clan has forbidden him to talk on any
business matters. The physician being
called away yesterday, the defense pre-
sented his certificate, but the Court de-
clined to grant the petition, requiring
the Doctors personal presence. The
matter will therefore bs heard and
decided to-day.
Daniel Courtney, who is said to have
been lawyer at Que time, was sitting
Tuesday afternoon in bar room at No.
l99 South streat, New York. Thomas
Young, 'lorsshcreman, WAS sitting near
by. Suddenly Courtney drew a pistol
and, without any Proyocs,ion, shot
Young dead. He theu stepped iuIo the
street and disappeared. No ill feeling
was known to exist between Courtney
and Young, and the motive for the shoot
ing is mystery. 1t is said, however,
that Courtney sometimes suffered great
agony from sudden spssm4 of rheuu alism,
aud 1t ia thought possible that when he.
shot Young he was temporarily out of his
head from one of these spssms.
Fred Abbott, brother of Emma
Abbott, the opera singer, entered snit for
u divorce IN the Superior Court, Chicago.
Oh Monday. Freddy says liz didn't want
to mary the Dung lady, whose maiden
name was Alice Ostermau, but that he
was forced to do so under fear of badly
injury at the hands of her father and
her uncle, who was formerly detective
The petitioner also says that he ia bnt q
years old, and owing to his tender az,
was uulawfully terroriz4t into contract
ing the marriage. The latter took plaea
on August 23i, aud just two days subs.-
quently Mrs. Abbott became mother.
The young man claims that prior to
april last he never met the girl, aud
having been imposed upon, asks to be re-.
leased from his hasty marriage
"Gentlemen, give NE a drink aud
Will tell you little story," kaaN IL.
Lewis, who came running ia At pnlic.
headquarters at DIS Moiues, Iowa, al | ~
O'Clock Tuesday morning. IL, uuenobed
his thirst, and then threw saddlers'
Knife, long, slender and keen and covered
with blood, out OF his pocket and handed
1t TO them, saying: 81 have stabbed a
man at No. 5l4 Chestnut street Send a
physician to him ; he needs one.n Nh.
Lewis and Arthur Pagan were work., in
a harness shop, and room.d toy. tber
Fagan's cousin coming to the fair. l. wis
was asked il he won give up his bed. II.
answered that he would yield part of the
Time About 10 O'Clock Monday night
Lewis Retired, and soon after Fapan and
MS cousin entered the room, when a
quarrel arose, which seems TO have been
begun by Pagan The two then went
down stairs, warning Lewis to vacate the
osd. Lewis then rose, dressed hipself
put the fatal knile in his pocket, and Law
himself down. Fsgsn came back abont /
O'Clock, when the quarrel was renewed.
ending In scutile, in which Pagan re.
oeiVed two stsbs from which he soon died.