The daily gazette., 1883-07-07
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TO-DAY'S CITY COURT.


Dock Full of Persons Among Whom
Is Frenchman who Forgets that he
speaks English.
At this mornings session of the City Court
the prisoners dock was full of breakers of
the public peace, arrested during yesterday
and last night on various charges by the
officers. Thomas Ledler, resident of
CbAdd's Ford, tho hrst PrieesAor t-isd
and was fined SO cents and costs for drunk
enness. He made statement to the effect
that he had taken but little whiskey, but
that 1t completely took away his senses in a
very short time and that the only thing he
remembered distinctly was that his money
had been stolen from him while under the
influence of the liquor.
Edward White,a man apparently about 60
years old, with very black eye and skinned
nose, was discharged from custody, the Off
Ger who made the arrest testifying that the
old man had been badly beaten by lot of
roughs and that he had arrested the old
man more for protection than for any
offense he had committed. Philip
O'Harra was fined 81 and costs for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct,
and James Dunn, who gave his residence as
Chester, and John Curley were fined 81 aud
costs each for the same offence. They were
arrested in the act of engaging in fight at
Front and Market streets among themselves.
A man named Shoemaker, who appeared
to be unable to understand or speak English,
was the next prisoner. After several in
etfectual attempts had been made to find
out what nationality he belonged to 1t
was discovered that he was a Frenchmen.
The charge against him was drunkenness,
but Clerk Pennington was unable to tell the
prisoner in French, what he was charged
with and the prisoner seemed utterly unable
to hat Oh
The Judge then addressed him In Frenc h
and received from the prisoner long state
ment bearing on the case, but to facilitate
matters Emile Bueher was sent for and
made his appearance shortly after, As soon
as Mr.. Butcher saw the prisoner he informed d
the authorities at the Hall that the
| prisoner was playing his part for a
purpose and could speak English b tier
| than he could. This seemed to have
the desired effect upon the prisoner, whu
began to answer all questions put to him in
tolerably good English, and appeared to
| thoroughly understand everything when the
Judge said 81 and costs.
Martin Nevil, an old 1rishman, who has
been in the habit of exposing his legs, which
are broken out with eresypalis, to the mar
ket people and begging money, was com
mitted as Vagrant, Notwithstanding
| his statement to the effect that
he had only came to this town on We'd
| nesday to see his brother He claimed tC
be from Philadelphia, and said that he wat
an inmate of st. Mary's Hospital of that
place.
The case against William Rowlins, colored
charged with assault and battery upor
Annie Goodip, was dismissed, the plaintiff
in the case falling to appear.
The Verdict of the Jury.
Coroner Smith held an inquest last. even
ing upon the remains of Barney Harkns
found floating in the Christiana river, and
rendered a verdict OF accidental drowning
From the testimony 1t was learned that he
was about 50 years of age, and hard
working man, though at times inclined tt
excess. For some time had been employed
by the Lobdell Car Wheel Company, ant
worked on July 3. About o'clock OF
Wednesday evening he ate his supper ant
went out again. He returned about Il
o'clock, took couple OF glasses of beer ant
borrowed pipe from fellow -boarder. THAI
was the last seen of him until his body was
found. He had been Inclined to wander
and lose his way when under the influenc,
of liquor and it is supposed he fell over
board while cropping around In the darkness
The funeral will lake place to-day: inter
ment to be made at the New Catholic Gene
terry, where he owns lot in which his wifi
| and son are hurled.