Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-09
MUNICIPAL COURT.
BELL AH' tAsI FIsMISsED- The
AFrEkh.O< tONNl MED
WITH OIHrR CASES.

WITH OTHER CASES.
The municipal Court resumed pro-
ceedings at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon,
with Judge Gun hi, spresidipg. There
WAS large CROWD f spectators present,
who seemed TO take the liveiiest inter-
est in the proceedings
Newton Lamp ugh was charged with
committing an assault and battery on
Mrs. Grace last Friday night At her
residence on Second street. between
Monroe and Adams streets. She testi-
fed that ou the night in question, just
as she was closing her house for the
night, she learned. that Lamplugh was
coming after her son, who had been
carried in about two minutes previous
ly by two men. she locked the door
and told Lamplugh he could not enter,
when he struck her in the face.
Mrs. Susan Hill testified that she
heard the disturbance, and upon going
to her front door saw Lamplugh strike
Mrs. Grace in the face, when she ran in
the next door house, and he kicked the
panel of the door in.
Lamplugh, who Il . respectable
looking young man, said that last FRI
day evening he and James Grace were
out drinking together, when they saw
Grace's mother and little sister coming,
and Grace told him to take hold Of him
and let on that he was taking him to
the hall for being drunk. When Lam
plugh saw that the little girl was cry
Ing, he let 60 Of Graca, and started OH,
but he followed and commenced to
tustle with him. Lamplugh pushed
him away, but he came back again,
and tore his coat nearly of, when Lam
plugh gave him . thrashing.
Grace was then taken home, and
Lamplugh went to bear saloon, where
he engaged in q game Of cards, when
Grace sneaked in and struck him in
ran home, followed by the defendant,
who claimed that he did not intend to
strike Mrs. Grace, who WAS standing on
the step, but that he had struck 1t the
door in his efforts to get In after Grace.
Lamplugh said that the communities
zion which appeared in Saturdays
REPUBLICAN, In relation to the affair
was untrue in every respect, as he had
offered to 60 with the officer.
His statement was made in . frank,
open manner, which no doubt had its
effect upon the Court, as the Judge only
imposed fine of 90 and costs.
Judge Cummins rendered decision
in the case of Pritchetr Va. Bellah he
case, he would impose severe penalty,
"a it was serious offence for any one
to resist or assault An officer in the dis
charge Of his duty, but as there were
several things In the case about which
he had grave doubts, he would give Mr..
Bellah the benefit Of them, and dis
charge1him.
John Long and John Kirk were char
ged with committing an assault on
officers Tibbitt and Moore last Tuesday
night at Sixth and Pine streets.
Officer Moore testified that while he
was assisting officer Tibbitt to take Kirk
to the hall, he saw Long throw brick,
which struck him on the leg. He pur-
sued him to Fourth and Lombard
streets but did not get him, and re-
| turned to assist officer Tibbitt.
Since the arrest he saw Long at
Fourth and Pine streets, and he asked
| the witness not to be too hard ON him,
as he was drunk at the time, and there
were more than him that threw bricks
that night. As the witness pursued
Long down P inc street he fired several
shots at him, and officer Wingate fred
one or two.
Officer Tibbitt testified to the fact of
the bricks or stones being thrown, and
to officer Moore and himself being
struck
Officer WinRate testified that he saw
Long and Others throw bricks at the
officers, and to the fact Of his arresting
Long in Heals saloon. He also testified
that he WAS present when Long admit
ted to officer Moore that he threw the
bricks, and asked him not to be hard on
him, as he was drunk. Harry Sharpley :,
Esq, raised the point that Wingate was
not an officer, and had no right to carry
pistol or wear q star, but Wingata
swore that he was sworn in as a special
officer last March.
| Mary MCGEE testified that last
Tuesday evening she was passing Sixth
and Pine streets, when she saw two
cfficers arresting man, and she step
ped aside to let them pass. Three men
came up, and one of them threw stone
at the officer, and then they all turned
to run when an officer ran after them
and she heard him say give it to them,
and they fired their pistols.
Without corclud ing the case the
Court adjourned shortly after o'ciock
until $50 O'Clock this morning.