Evening journal., 1889-11-19
LAST EDITION
MORBID CURIOSITY.
City Court Crowded to Bear the Irma
Club Case. To-dav's Session.

City Court Crowded to Hear the IAmA
Club Case. To-davs Session.
City Court was crowded from rail- to
door last night. The large audience had
gathered ont of morbid curiosity to hear
the case Of the Irma Social Club The
crowd surged and swayed as it was in
creased by new arrivals and the rail was
strained to breaking.
Mayor Harrington admonished the
crowd that it would be cleared from the
room if there was the slightest
disorder. Chief Swiggett sent Patrol
Sergeant Tucker to clear the mob that
was back of the court room, and which
was making noise.
When a semblance Of quiet had been
restored, w. T. Lyman, Esq, in behalf
of John McAleer, one Of the members OF
the Irma Club asked for a continuance
of the case Of his client. The request was
granted. Willard Hall Porter. ESQ in
behalf of Lewis Ovens, d. H. Collins
Jr., Samuel Warfield and Horace Yande-
grift, asked for a continuance Of the case
of his clients. Henry Wahl and Harry
Lodge, the two remaining defendants
were ready for trial.
City Solicitor Turner was unwilling to
try these two young men before the
others, as the ends of justice might be
defeated. He decided to try all the cases
together, and as there were stiil some
young men at large who were implicated
in the matter. the cases were postponed
until to morrow morning at o'clock.
James Watson, aged IS, was charged
with assault and battery on Charles
Croft, aged is. w. I. Lyman. ESQ.
represented the prisoner. Witnesses
testified that Croft threw stone and
then Watson threw a stone which struck
Croft. A physician testified that the ear
was cut half off by the stone, but no
serious result was expected Watson was
fined $40 and costs, amounting in all to
$1S 35.
Mrs Sarah Legg, charged with selling
liquor to minors, was held for further
hearing on tomorrow evening. Barney
Harris and George Greenfield, minors,
are the boys to whom Sergeant Stetser
testified the liquor was sold.
A small audience greeted the few
prisoners in the dock at Police Court this
morning. Isaac Hayden, drunk and dis
orderly, required three officers to arrest
him. He attempted to demolish the cell
he was in. He was released from New
Castle jail last Saturday. HAYDEN was
fined $40 and costs.
Patrick OConneli, charged with assault
aud battery on his wife Mary ODonnell.
was placed in the dock. His wife refused
to appear against him but Judge Ball re-
quested her to testify. They have been
married five months aud Patrick has
always been a good husband. They
moved yesterday and Patrick thought he
would treat the men who assisted him to
move, He was fined Sc and costs.
Daniel 0'beary and Thomas Carney,
charged with trespassing on the prop
erty at the residence Of J. P. Hall. No.
sol and SOB West Front street, pleaded
not guilty. Mr. Hall testified that the
two men came to his place 70 dig a well,
and he ordered them to desist. They per
sisted and Hall had them arrested
Thomas Welsh. very deaf, the cwner of
the property testified that the Board
of Health had ordered him to abate
nuisance on the property and he had
hired these men to dig well for that
purpose. Secretary Lee of the Board Of
Health testified that Welsh had been
ordered to abate the nuisance. The men
were dismissed.