Daily Republican., 1885-08-28
Philadelphia Items.
VESSEL ABANDONED AT k0gYu
CAY-CUT IN THE BRKAsT
BY a CON NPAHION,
CONDUCTOR ARRESTED.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 2S, 1885 -.
er Warren b. Hopkins were landed at
the Walnut street wharf yesterday
morning by the steamer Brutus, from
Port Morant, with fruit. The Brutus
had taken them on board at Fortune
Island last Friday. They had been
compelled to abandon their vessel at
South Cay, Mira por-vos, . week previ-
Gus, on account OF her leaky condition.
STATEMENT OF oRR THE CREW.
"The schooner was 90 rotten that il
ives doubtful for some time whether We
would ever reach land. We left Balti-
more July "A for Aspinwall, with =
cargo Of GOAL. When we got ont to sea
she commenced leaking, and two of US
had to work at the pu ups all night The
next morning the crew went TO the Cap
tain and told him that the vessel was
taking q water very faBtand 1t was not safe
to 60 any further in her. He said we
were right and turned and beaded for
home. A few hours afterwards she
stopped leaking and we started back
ogain. On the 18th inst, she began
to take water worse than before and it
kept Us all busy pumping again. This
state of affairs ooutin ued all Of that day
and the next. On the 14th we sighted
South Cay, Mira por.vos, and all hands
told she Captain it was no use trying to
go aOy further In such sieve as the
Schooner proved to be,
ut was about 3 O'Clock on the after
noon OF the 14th when We ran on the
beach at South Cay There was then
over three feet of water In the schoon-
or . hold. We lowered the small boats,
entered them and went around the yes
sci to examine her. Her bow proved
to be thoroughly rotten. We picked
large pieces of wood out OF It, and be.
lieve a hole could have been pushed
through it very easily. Vive hours
after wa had beached her she was filed
with water and looked as IL she was
going to pieces. We went back to
Fortune Island, and after remaining
there a week succeeded in securing
passage 10 this port on the Brutus."
William Cochran, 1882 Wood street,
was yesterday held in $2G89 bail by
Pole, for aggravated assault
on Charles Thompson, 21S0 Wallace
street Cochran is employed as bar
tender at Harry Roop's notorious con-
cert dive, on Race street, near Ninth.
Thompson visited the place on We'd
nesday evening and ordered drinks for
himself and friends. A crowd in the
place stepped up to the bar, insisting
shat the invitation was general and
the beverage they would
take. Thonpson protest, o ayainst pay
ing for the strangers, and Cochran se-
versly beat him with q chair. Cochran
is also under bonds on another charge
of assault.
" was in a high state of intox ioa-
tion, said William, alias Stump
Malone, 81 Eanis street, when arraigr cd
before Magistrate Smith yesterd ay en-
the charge Of having stabbed John o.
Donnell, saloon keeper, Beach and
Laurel streets, in the arm, during a
quarrel on Saturday evening.
" How high2" asked the Court.
" In a beastly sSate-inanimate,i If you
please" pleaded the soft voiced priso.
1er.
Haven't you done time?" inquir.
ID tine Magistrate.
.obbery."
"one Thousand dollars bail" decided
he Court.
George w. Haines, colored, forty
years of age, living at Atlantic City,
was locked up In the Nineteenth Dis
rict Station-house last on the charge
Of threatening to kill 8. A. Smith, a
barber at TAO Lombard street. Hains
entered the barber shop and began
Smith. He was elected, and q
ew minutes later re entered the shop.
He was again forced to leave the place.
When outside he drew a revolver and
threatened to shoot Smith. The latter
went TO look for his revolver, but
failed to find it. Wher he returned
aaines had once more forced his way
INTO the barber shop and was for the
third time thrown out. He was finally
aiken in custody by officer Cunning
ham.
Hamilton Berrell, an old man, living
At SixCy-second street and Woodland
avenue, was yesterday charged be fore
Smith with keeping vicious
logs, which bit John Capsci, an Italian,
Fifty second street and Woodland
avenue, and other persons.
never saw that man before" pro-
tested the prisoner.
Buta l sawa yonr doga," replied
the prosecutor, promptly.
The accused explained that his dogs
were down on Italians, but could
recollect nothing of the particular case
in point. Bail was fixed at 5000
Clifford Il. Porter, 17lO Beecbwood
street, employed as conductor on the
Columbia Avenue branch of the Union
Line, was yesterday arrested by special
office Henderson, of the Traction Com
pany, on the charge of having embez.
lied fares. Henderson had been watch
ing the man for three days, and became
that he was using bogus
punch, which the conductors call q
brother-in law" When the man
was arrested, concealed in his coat was
found an alarm, such as is used oB
money drawers. Attached to this was
string leading to one of the pockets.
Maaistrate Lennon held the accused in
5000 bail
about O'Clock yesterday afternoon
John Welsh, l3 years old, living at GIL
Guilford street, was cut in the chest by
3 companion named John Cassidy,
aged lS, Ala Gaskill street. The two
boys were playing near the corner of
Guilfori and Bainbridge streets, when
quarrel arose and the cutting followed.
The wounded lad was taken to the
Pennsylvania Hospital, where his
injury was dressed, and afterwards he
was sent home with his mother. Cas-
idy was arrested and locked MP at
the Second District Station.
improvement.