Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-03-28
FOURTH EDITION.
a NQUIRE,S AUTHORITY,
An ALLEGED Interference with the
| Mayor.

Last Sunday evening a colore,l boy
named William Butcher, employed ri
the Delaware House, was sent ont on
Shirley street for some coal. Their.
was a party OF young men standing III
front Of the Water Witch engine house,
and IL is alleged that one Of the number
named Henry welsh, alias Charley
Ross, threw a snow ball that struck thu
boy. A witness testified tina, Butcher
was then assaulted by Welsh, whG
knocked him down, kicked him in the
side and beat him severely. Word was
taken to. polio. station, and Sergeant
Hatton hurried t" the place, but the
young uien had disappeared. He how
ever found Butcher, with his clothes
nearly torn off, and bearing other evil
dences of having been roughly used.
The officer took the boy tothr Mayor
office, where he swore ont warrant f"i
Welsh, and he was arrested on Monday
At his request the hearing was post
pone, until last evening, and he was re-
leased on hisnwn recognszanrc. In the
meantime Welsh went before Squire
Nandcgrifi and sworr out "A warrant for
Butcher, on the charge of using threat,
ening and abusive language, and hr
was arrested yesterday morning 10y
Constable Wicr, and locked up in a
rear room at the Squirc's office.
As soon rs Chief Hawkins ascertaine''
this fact he sent "a request 10 the Squire
that the boy should e released long
enough to testify before the Mayor al
the hearing in the evening, and offered
Ia give any amount Of security that he
should he returned when the hearing
was over The magistrate refused IL
let him 60, and heard the charge against
him last evening before the time for
holding the Mayors Court. II is a leg
el that six witnesses, friends Of Welsh,
testified against him, and that the
Squire refused to hear the testimony OF
the woman who had seen the whole
s'fair, and offered 10 appear for the boy.
The boy was ndjudged guilty and fined
10 cents and costs.
When the case was called before the
Mayor, Welsh was present, but the boy
was held by the Squire for the fine and
costs and could not appear against him.
As soon ar the Mayor heard these facts,
he ordered Welsh to be- locked up until
there were some witnesses present t.
testify in the matter, and he was taken
to the cells by an officer. After the
other cases were disposed Of, the Mayor
sent Chief Hawkins and Sergeant Hat
ton to the Squirr's office, with request
that Butcher should be- a lowed toapp+ar
before him asa witness, and
tn. officers torn,er any amount of ST.
curify that he should he returned Az
soon Az the hearing vas over.
I'm answer TO this reasonable r"uur-,
IN. Sunir. said "t,ivr tn. Mayor
nv commitments. and tell him that
have heard this case. and adludg,,l vh,
b,, pni,ty A. he did not pay his tin,
and costs Instructed the constable I,
procure "A wagon and take him to Jail. u
when the officers returned with this
MESSAGE Ia tl.. Mayor. he sent for tn,
woman who had Witnessed the ASA H.
and ,r,,..d.d vxith m. hearing Tn.
woman testified posirivelv that She saw
We. IN throw ,h, snow ball. and ,h.l
knork the hoy down and kick him. For
IN. d,.fns, ,hr vouug man had severa
w;tn.sses called all of whom, testified
,hat ,h.y w.r. present hut none of them
s,w Walsh tnurh the how. although
they all heard the bow curse and ahus,
him According 10 tlieir testimony tn,
urisoner hal not done ANYTHING. an,
when ne was cursed and abused hy thi
wirked little ".Juv.nil, Ethiopjap.
h. mildly demonstrated with him /,
fact IN. way the witnesses represente,
th. matter In. Mavor was led TO ex
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