The daily gazette., 1883-12-03
MUNICIPAL COURT.

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judge cummins, d committing mAgis-
trata, this morning nned Robert Brady, for
drunkenness, 81 and costs, and committed
John Fitzgerald for - hours for the same
ohense. Joseph Todd, who was committed
on Saturday, was released.
The regular monthly session Of the Muni-
cipal Court was then convened and the hrst
case of the State vs. Robert Hutton, charged
with larceny, waa called. The accused vas
present and answered, but Roder
ick Gillian, Of Claymont, failed TO appear,
and Hutton was discharged.
Richard Shea, u boy about IT, wAa then |
aTraigned on the charge OF larceny. The
evidence was to the effect that Shea was |
homeless and that out Of charity Edward |
Boone took the prisoner to his home 526 |
Walnut street, on Friday last, intending to |
provide for him until he could procure work. |
Mrs. Boone heard Shea going down stairs, |
and shortly after she arose and found that |
her son Edwards overcoat, uDdercoat and |
pair Of shoes were missing. Shea could not |
be found and a subsequent search discovered |
him In the rear of sos Church street with
the missing ticles on. He was held in
5000 bail for his appearance at court
Deputy Attorney General Turner then
filed an information against William Lawler,
George H. Brown and William North,
charging them with assault and battery
morning OF November Is. Everything
being in readiness the case was called and
Hugh Mcconnell sworn. He testified as
follows: About l O'Clock l left Officer
Tucker on Fourth street near King and
went down King street towards Front;
when near Front street i heard q
noise in the direction of Front aud
Market streets; started In that direction
but had not gone far before heard swear
ing and breaking OF glass in the other direc-
tion; ran In that direction and saw two men
running up King street with three others in
pursuit; one Of the pursuing party was John
Spring, and OF him l asStd what was wrong;
Spring said the two ahead had broken some
glass with brick which had been thrown
at him ard his friends; l started along and
ran down Second to French and Hp French;
at Spring Alley the two men parted, one
going In the alley and the other continuing
up French; while sprinL followed the
one up French / started in the
alley after the others and had gotten about
one third through when l halted to catch
my breath, hearing some one coming In tn
direction had come | turned to see who 1t
was when was struck, with what do not
know, the blow stunned me for a time and
after recovering started through the alley
and up Walnut street; at the corner Of
Third met Spring and several others one
OF whom gave me q hankerchief with which
10 stop the flow of blood.
The witness was closely questioned by
Harry Sharpley, Esq, counsel for the &C
cused, during which the sergeant said tina
after he was hit he saw two men leave tn
alley and to the best of his knowledge the.
were Lawler and North.
DIR. John P. Wales was called and testi
fed to the extent of the sergeant's injuries
states that the bridge Of the nose had beel
broken, the right eye badly bruised and tn
sight OF the eye was still slightly impairet
from the effects. Witness also stated tina
Mcconnell had not sufficiently recovered &
return to duty and that it would be impos
sible to state how long Mcconnell nigh
feel the effects of the blow.
John Spring was sworn and corroborate
the testimony of the Sergeant as to the chas
ing of the two men and testified further tina
when he arrived at Third and French street
he found that be was alone, and then wake
down Third to Walnut, where he was joine
first by Brown, North and Lawler One
the three said, 1--WE gave 1t to one Of them
and another said, 81 hit him hell of
shot." Witness was unable to say which
the three made the remark, but suppose
they had reference to the two men they ha
followed, as they were OF party that ha
SHE'D brick at us when we were at Fror
sud French streets. Brown, Lawler, Mort
and myselfhad been together all the evening
about that time Mcconnell came u
Walnut street, bleeding from a Gu
the nose said, my God, Sergeant, what
the matterl' he said, 'eome one hit me 1
Spring ALLEY, but don't know who did IT,. ,
then borrowed handkerchief of Lawlt
and gave it to Mcconnell who started Il
ward the Hall; after he had left one OF u
three sanding with me SAID, 81 am sorI
for it, II we had known who he was wouldn
have done it." The witness was unable
say which OF the party had made the r
mark. In the crossexamination he STATE
that he and Brown, Lawler and North hs
been standing at Front and Frent
streets when party of fellow
came from the Grand Union Hotel talkiI
and acting as if they were going to iEh
The two that came from the hotel Or
started TO run up Front str, ct and when
short distance from French street threw
brick, the whole crowd then started In pu
suit. This, he explained, was how 1t cat
about, that be with the accused chased 1
men first seen by sergeant Mcconnell
Charles Thomas, special officer at the
W. q B. depot, was called and testif
TO the transaction of the crowd
the corner of Front and French street
when the crowd started to run he follow
to Front and King streets and then
turned; knew nothing mere.
Chief of Police Hawkins testified that
Connell was in citizens clothes at his a
the Mayors orders, and also testified Il
Lawler had admitted TO him in the presel
OF Officer Adams that he had struck
Sergeant, but "didn't strike the first blow
and with nothing but his fist.
Officer Vickers testified that Lawler ms
the same statement to him when the arr
was made. North, when arrested, said:
have been expecting this all day" WITH
also testified that North admit
being there but said he 'dldn't strike
Connell the first lick" The witness 6
that when he arrested Brown he (Brov
denied all knowledge Of the affair.
Officer Cannon testified substantially
same as the preceding witness and Is
Pardee, a special officer on Market str
testitie'i to seeing the crowd runniag dc
Second street toward French but did
see an officer in the crowd" As the crC
passed one of them said "When we
him around here we will punch his d.
lead" Witness did not follow and
them turn up French street.
The State here closed and Harry Sharp
Esq, asked that the charge against Brt
be dismissed, as no evidence connecting
with the affair had been adduced. He sti
that he male the request so that Br,
could be used as a witness. Mr.. Turner
terposed no objection and stated that
charge against Brown could not he nrr