Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-01
Philadelphia Items.

8 years respectively, 1870 Nicholson
street, WAS called for a hearing before
Magistrate Smith yesterday, q small
man, who had apparently been drink.
| Ing, asked special officer Colburn to
loan him revolver. The officer de-
clined and by 80 doing averted pos
sible tragedy. The man was the father
OF the little girls, and 1t was evidently
his intention to kill the wretch in the
dock. James Z. Fortescue testified that
he had seen the girls with the defendant
In a room at 35 South Eighteenth street.
James Kilkenny, who lives at the latter
place, said that the eldest siri had been
employed by his wife as child's nurse.
The wife went away last Friday, leav g..
ing the child In charge.
He confessed the crime, but excused
himself on the ground OF drunkenness"
said special officer Murray.
This announcement was followed by
| considerable confusion in the crowd
near the dock, where Mulheron was
struggling with two officers. Enraged
beyond endurance, the father of the
little victims had attempted TO reach
the covering prisoner.
sympa:hize with you," said the
Magistrate, but this is no place to
make demonstration.
apologize, but couldn't { help 1t, !"
replied the man, as tears filled his
Ieyes.
The prisoner was committed for trial
T j. Houchton, Lancaster, yesterday
Ienli2htened Magistrate Smith and the
city detectives as to the character Of
Harry Young, who had been arrested
for swindling cigar dealers, The wit.
ness said that In June, 1884, he hired n
team worth 1925 TO the defendant and
had not seen it since.
understand you know the accus.
ed?" suggested the court.
became acquainted with him
twelve years ago" said the witness.
He served seven years imprisonment
for robbing the Mannheim Hotel, and
two years for horse stealing"
9. NJ. Calp, representing fisherman
& Co, Gilbertsville, Montgomery
County, testified that the defendant
had swindled that firm out of cigars
valued at S270 on the repr esentation
that the goods were for G. p. Conditt,
1921 Fairmount avenue. Young was
held in Sil00 bail on five charges "a
answer in Lancaster and Montgomery
Counties.
| William Whalep. fireman on the
steamer Haytian Republic, lying In
the Delaware opposite Kaighh's Point,
who was arrested on Sunday for board
ingthe vessel while in an intoxicated
conditlon and creating a disturbance,
was yesterday given hearing befort
Magistrate Smith. Captain ID. I.
Compton appeared as prosecutor.
i" left the vessel on account of tbs
bad condition OF the food and bunks,' >
said the prisoner. I" The Captain him
self admitted that the bread was hard
and dirty"
1.-THE food was the same rs we al
got" remarked the Captain.
Well" observed the Court, " tn,
prisoner has been sufficiently punished
Release HIM from the dock"
Max Rosenberg, otherwise Byron
Douglass, charged with obtaining
money from young ladies by claiming
to be an agent Tor Edwin Booth ant
promising to fit them for theatrica
) life, was yesterday released by Magis
trate Smith, as there was no avideno'
of false pre;ense, the defendant merel,
accepting money for play books.
| Zanalde Wissler, Camden, who hat
given up s. under the promise that sh
was to be fitted for the part of Francoi
:, In the play of Richelieu." was re-
called. She said that the defendan
had attempted to teach her to read IL
thu" Shaksperian drawl."
Did you master it ?' asked tn
Court.
No, sir" was the reply.
Another hearing WAS given job
Inchliti, the boarding-house thief, yes
terday before Magistrate Smith. Josep
. Il mo Elauanfh or fpafi
fed that he had lost a watch throug
the defendant Jacob Goodock, Fourt
snd Berks streets, two pairs of panta
A looms VIM. Noble, 2537 Mascher street
3 clothes valued at SIC; Henry Wilson
b 2O27 North Front street, pantaloons an
vest George Curthill, 1908 Howar
street, clothes worth Sl8; Mr.. Muhl
I1l3 Lombard street, coat and panti
loons Walter Willis and Joseph Ric'
fI2l6 Jefferson street, each a suit (
!, clothes. The prisoner had nothing
o say and was held il So, 200 bail.
II James McFetridge, 26 Oxford stree
g was charged before Magistrate Smit
}, yesterday with having stolen teal
l. and case of sample cigars belonging
3 A. p. Donahue, 1421 North Fifth stree
>. Joseph Gates, 209 Berkeley street, Cam
|. den, saw the defendant with case
lcigars on the steamer Twilight on FIR
Iday. Special officer Weir said tn;
Iwhen he recovered the case it WI
i lempty. The prisoner confessed that
,. had sold the cigars, but refused to 80
~ the team, although adv ised by a CON
,e panion 10 dispose of 1t. McFetridl
IT was held In 81 900 bail.
I, william Devine, 9'7 Auburn stree
' was yesterday held In $500 bail /
"a Magistrate Smith On the charge of ha
ing embe zzled about 500 belonging
Paul A. Schwarz, grain dealer, 9
Carpenter street, by whom he was OF
Iployed as driver. He also altered bill
>. to cover his defalcations.
=, "Why did you rob your emp loyeri
:, asked the Magistrate.
u ~ buried my father, mother al
81 brother last winter" pleaded the pris
~ ner, and was SO deeply in debt that
= didn't know how to get out"
"I'm willing TO let up on him II
swears off," said Mrs. McCloskey,
South Sixth street, to Magistrate Smi
yesterday. The woman was sickly 81
at held dying infant in her arms.
ie Pm willing to swear off for 4
q. months" said her husband.
F. "No! no!" shouted counsel for I
ot prosecution forever or not at all. 4"
Is 81 Five years will be long enough
ly o. served the Magistrate, as he admin
tered the oath.
Thomas Collins, IS years, who has
Id home, was ON Sunday found in a star
to ing condition in barn on the Ea'
n. wick farm, West Philadelphia. He h
he been lying there for three days witho
25 food. The man was engaged on {
baltimore and Ohio Railroad as
Ilaborer, and on Thursday last W
taken iii. He entered the barn TO ia