Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-07

DpectAtOfB present It this mornings
session Of Municipal Court, and In he
absence Of Judge Cummins, justice was
dispensed by Deputy Judge Sharpley,
and Francis Messick, Esq. appeared In
City Solicitor Turner's place As the
prosecuting officer.
Acting City Solicitor Messick filed
an information against Arthur Thorn o.
son, colored, for an assault and bait cry
on George w. Allen. The affair took
place on the New Castle road near
Market street bridge, the 18th Of June.
Allen was driving along in q wagon,
when Thompson came behind and took
. cst.tail, and Allen got out and struck
him with . whip. Thompson gave hin
the. cat tail, when Allen struck him
again with the whip and got In the
wagon, when Thompson threw piece
Of brick, cutting-hishesd.
The prisoner plead guilty, and the
Judge imposed hne of ten dollars and
costs.
Thomas McCavelly was charged with
advising prisoner TO resist arrest, and
officer White testified that on the 2ud
OF July he had q warrant for Fra X
jackson, and arrested him at Hedge
vile as he was taking him to the
hall, the prisoner and some others ad
vised him not to go with the officer
unless he read the warrant, and the
prisoner then resisted until officer Pier.
son came and assisted officer White.
Several witnesses were examined fol
the defense. and after hearing their ties
timony the Judge decided to hold the
case under advisement until this even
lug.
Acting City Solicitor Messick filed at
information against Mrs. Maria C
Hartman, charging her with commit
ting an assault and battery on boy
named Walter Bennett, Is years Of age
on the 10th of June.
Walter Bennett, upon being sworn
testified that on the night in question
he was standing in a COW stable OF
Washington street, above Third, will
his face toward Mrs. Hartman's house
when he heard the report Of gun an,
felt shot strike him in the breast, H.
did not see who fired the shot or W her,
1t came from. He was corroborated b,
Willard +. Hudson, another boy, VIII
was shot in the neck.
Anna Hudson testified that she wa
In the yard at her residence in tn
vicinity AT the time of the shooting, an,
was certain that the shot was fire,
from the second-story back window O
Mr.. Forbes residence on West street
, above Third. She saw smoke aroun,
!. the window, and Immediately after
wards saw Mrs. Hartman come to III
window and bow the shutters. TIL
shot also killed cat, which the wit
ne-s understood was in pear tree.
Frank Reham testified that he
employed by Mr.. Forbes as a coach
, man, and was in the stable at the tim
of the shooting. One of the shots struc
him, but he did not know where IL cam
from. He resides In the house with MI
Forbes and Mrs Hartman, but ba'
never seen a gun or pistol about tn
house.
Several other witnesses we're AN
amined for the prosecution, but tie
evidence was about the same as tina
already given.
, Samuel u. Forbes testified that Mrs
Hartman did not fra the gun, neithe
was she at the window immediatel.
after IL was fired.
Eliza Croft testified that she reside
next door to Mr.. Forbes, and that at tb
time the gun was discharged she wa
talking to Mrs. Hartman from the sid
window of her rear building. Mrs
Hartman seemed very much startle
by the report, and went In from tn
window.
Sergeant Blackburn and william
Forbes testified in relation to the stu
alton Of the premises, and at tn
close of the testimony Judge Sharple
said that while he was satisfied that
shot had been fired, he did not thin
the evidence sufficient to justify him Il
holding Mrs. Hartman, as he did nc
believe she fred it, and the case wa
dismissed.
Mandville Anderson. coored, wa
charged with committing an assault
and battery on Morris Henson, but a
neither the prosecutor or any OF tn
witnesses were present, the CAGE wa
postponed until Wednesday.