Daily Republican., 1885-12-07
Muufeipal Court.

To-day being the time for the regu
lar monthly Municipal court, a larger
crowd was present than usual.
The first case called was that OF
Harry Thompson charged with disturD'
ing the salvation Army, but no witnes
es appeared against him he was dismis
sed.
Theodore Gibbs was fined 50 and
costs for being drunk and disorderly
David Coeten was held in $500 bail
for carrying concealed deadly wea
pons.
Thomas Spencer was arrested by Off
cor Kane for drunkenness. Spencer
was out of jail bat . day or two, and
said he could not keep sober in Will
mipgton, but could do 90 in Philadel-
phia. He was remanded until to-mor.
row, when he will be ct at liberty.
Martin H. Robinson was srraiRned
| for assault and battery on John @.
Bryant on the Goth of November. Rob
inson said he was not ready for trial
and wanted some witnesses. The court
decided that the witnesses desired could
testify nothing in reference to the as
sault and battery. After a patien,
hearing in the case, Robinson was ad
Judged guilty and sentenced to five
days, the light sentence being in con
federation Of his having already
been in Jail two weeks awaiting trial.
Nicholas Juliana, Raphael Galror
and Antonia Mastra were arraigned
for assault and battery with intent Il
kill Joseph Campani. Louis Porter
acted as interpreter. From the evidenc'
IL seems the assault was committed OF
the Kennett pike near Columbia Inn
and in front of the residence Of the de
fendaDt. Campani was in company
with Mary Wclch, and when neal
home the three defendants met them
j uliapa caught Campani by the breas
of his coat and said, +" Nicholas wan
some money!" He said, &" 1 have nj
money" when Nicholas drew hatche
and struck him in the head, knocking
him down and inficting very seriou
wound.
1 Galron pulled out o revolver ant
pointed at his breast and threatened Il
shoot him. Mastra Joined with tn
other two and kicked the defendant
Mary Welch, who talked good English
corroborated the evidence and said sh'
. raised the alarm and other Italianl
rushed out OF house and drove of th'
sssailants.
The court sentenced each to pay {
fine of 500 and costs, Juliana ant
. Galron to be imprisoned six months
: and Mastra three months. Upon leav
ing the dock Juliana said he would xii
Campani when he got out OF jail.
The next case called was that o
Fred erick Keller, charged with al
assault and battery on Sebastian Kool
? and Elizabeth Koop. None of the partie
. could talk English and officer Rettil
8 acted as interpreter. The assault wa
: committed about the 4th of November
The parties jointly occupied hous
, over Eleventh street bridge, and ex
changed social civilities by providing
keg Of beer, of which they drank q
much that Keller especially becam
quarrelsome.
A quarrel epsued about the children
when Keller called Koop an offensiv
name which Koop advised him not
t use again. Keller, however, persiste
t in using it,and took Koop by the beard
threatninR to break q tumbler over hi
t head. In the quarrel which ensued
!. Keller stabbed Koop In the calf Of tn
= leg with knife and stabbed Mrs. Koo
Ia the left breast the knife penetrating
/. the left lung. Mary Koop, mute
testified by gestures how Keller strucl
the blows with the knife.
DIR. g. w. Mann testified as to Mrs
Hoops dangerous wound Keller denie'
l the stabbing, contending that IL wa
done by Koop himself, as he held |
knife in his mouth and he charged tha
the mute was instructed as to what sh
/ should testify. The Court adjudge
Keller guilty, and sentenced him TO pa
? a fine Of e100 and costs, and to be i'm
prisoned seven months for his assaul
on Mrs. Koop, and to pay fine Of 81
and costs and to be imprisoned thre
M nthe for his assault on Sebastia
a KOop,