The daily gazette., 1883-02-19
POLICE HEARINGS.
What Business was Disposed of at Polict
Court Since saturday.

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Hannah NJ. Price Cor Butchcr) a colored
woman. having in her arms q babe about
two weeks old, sat in the police dock Satur-
day charged with having brutally beaten
her little girl, II years old. George &.
Ward, executive officer Of the Board Of
Health, testified that he saw the wom&u
chasing the child Friday in threatening
manner He interfered, aud told tbs
woman. who was drunk, to stop. She
cursed him, and said she could hit the child
as much as she pleased. The girl then fol-
lowed Mr. Ward to the hall
The little girl, who was rather bright said
her mother treated her we'll some, times, but
on Friday hit her over the head with skill
let. When asked where she would go If
she failed to tell the truth she replied, tfNew
Castle" Afterwards, however, when the
matter was explained, she said she would,
II she told story, Ego to torments-hell."
The case was postponed until yesterday
morning when the woman was given u
hearing, the above facts being substantial
ted, and fined $40 and costs.
Patrick s. Smith, who has sloop au-
chored in the Brandywine, detected two col
ored boys Saturday afternoon on board his
vessel. He gave chase and finally captured
one OF them, Henry Trusty, and handed him
over to officer Hennis, who took him to the
boat he found a portion of the rope had
been cut and the cabin thoroughly ran
sacked, although nothing was taken. Trusty
who i5 only about IL years of age, and was
whipped at New Castle not long since for
robbing the office of Charles Warner a. Co.,
was held by the Mayor at the eve
ming session of police court in S100 to
appear at court A warrant was issued for
the arrest of the other lad.
Henry Jenkins and Thomas Coxan, both
colored, were arrested on Saturday night
and given hearing yesterday morning for
lighting and disorderly conduct The cause
of the fuss was that Jenkins met his wife
and Coxan promenading In the vicinity of
Tenth and Orange streets, and his authority
being set aside by his wife he proceeded to
go for Coxan. Mrs. jenkins also took a
hand in the melee and is said to have used
a razor in the defense of her friend Coxan.
Jenkins was fined SO cents and costs, and
Coxan was made to dance to the tune of So |
and costs for damage done to the peace of
the city.
On Saturday afternoon a black man
named William Thomas Mcdonald was
captured at the corner of Front and West
streets having in his possession basket
containing eight dressed chickens, concern
Ing which he could give no definite informa-
tion. The fowls had evidently been stolen
from market people, and the man was there
fore taken to the City Hall, where he stated
that he was selling them for man named
Thomas White, and also stated where White
could be found. An officer was dispatched
and returned shortly after with his man.
White appeared to be as much in the dark
IS to how he came into possession of the
chickens as Mcdonald. One statement being
that he had purchased them of man named
William Taylor of Harrington. They were
given hearing this morning, but no one
appearing to prove the property they were
dismissed and opposite their names on the
docket occurs the words ''Not Proven"