Evening journal., 1889-12-24
LAST EDITION
a MYSTERIOUS STRANGER
Captured by Sergeant Tucker-Attempted
to Kill His Wife.

City Court held its regular session last
evening Matthew Ralston, charged
with assault and battery on bicycler.
was dismissed on payment of the costs.
The case Of Luigi D'Alessio, charged
with selling liquor without license, was
continued. Several persons testified that
they had purchased liquor from the inter
esting little Italian at his house, Sixth
and Lincoln streets DR.. John @. Fahey
testified that he saw men drinking beer
at D'Alessio's, but saw none sold The
burden of the defeuce's evidence was that
the prosecuting witnesshad spite against
Luigi When allowed to make state
ment, Luigi denied the charge and said
he had sold candy and presented the beer
with it. He said 'Ze three witnesses
tella re lie. Judge Ball imposed a fine
of $50 and costs. He is In his cell this
morning. cheerful and contented appa-
rently, and smoking a pipe.
John B. Taylor, a grocer, was charged
with assault and battery on Michael
Mcdonald The evidence showed that
Mcdonald should have been in the dock
instead Mcdonald had been drinking
and was beating his little boy unmerci-
fully whea Taylor knocked him down.
Witnesses testified that he received his
deserts. The club was a floor board one
inch thick and three inches wide Mr.
Taylor was dismissed from custody, and
the S. P. G. G. was advised to take charge
of Mcdonald
Henry Christman, the mysterious pris-
oner, who was arrested by Sergeant
Tucker on the Norfolk express yester-
day, was placed in the dock. William s.
Hilles, Esq represented him
A telegram WAS received late on Satur
day night to arrest Z nRn about six feet
tall, wearing a slonch lat and false black
whiskers. Christman boarded the boat
at Norfolk and the cars at Cape Charles
City. He acted suspiciously aud W as
continually adjusting his false whiskers.
When the train arrived here yesterday
afternoon he got from the rear car and
started up French street. Sergeant
Tucker arrested him much to his sur
prise. He said that he was a detective
and was ION" case. On his person were a
32-ca.ibre revolver &25 in greenbacks
and the false whskers He said he was
unwell and chair was given to him
He remarked that when the authorities
Of other cities heard of his arrest there
would be some fun In pursuance of the
evidence he was held in $500 bail for
court for carrying concealed deadly
weapons
City Court held it's anti Christmas
exercises this morning, in the presence
of a large congregation. Interest cen
tired in the case of the fight at Eighth
and Market streets Judge Ball sat at
his new table; Ci5y Solicitor Turner sat
at his new desk
Lugo Mealey, crazy and drunk 81 and
and costs; Frank Baynard, colored. 81
and costs: Michael DAILY and James
Davis, an Italian drunk, had a fight on
Market street, near Front. A witness,
whose name sounded like Tea Kettle, tes-
titled that he wouldn't tell lie for 81 600
("tollars') and that Daily bought nickel S
worth of soup Daily became quarrel
some aud Jimmie" put him out. DAILY
was fined 50 and COSTS and the Italian
was discharged
Charles Sewel, colored, was arrested
by Sargent Stetser AS witness against
Michael German. John Johnson, colored,
and Sewell were driving mp Market street
IN garbage carts Nos. 2 and l respec
lively, at 8 o'clock this morning.
Robelen's piano wagon was on the rear
of the procession. One Of the German
men who was driving Robelen's team
ordered the garbage carts to get out OF
the way and told Sewell he would knock
his head off, German drew out of the
track and stopped at the piano ware
rooms on Market street below Eighth
He sent w. G. Smith into the store
to get roller, and when he
got it he ran after Sewell Sewell went
snto Taggarts store aud his pursuers
caught him and brought him out. Dur
Ing the affraY Sewell threw brick
Several men struck him. DR.. Charles
NJ Almond testified that the colorsd
man was badly treated. After six wit
nesses had been examined James d.
German, Michael German and w. @.
Smith were placed in the dock. The
hearing was made preliminary and tn,
men were held in 800 bail TO appear Oh
Friday morning. sewell was held as q
witness
John Otis, colored, charged with as
sault and battery on Sarah E. Lones
pleaded not guilty. The prosecuting
witness declined to appear Judge Ball
ordered an attachment as an urger. Th'
case was dismissed.
Frank Woods was charged with assault
and battery, and attempt to kill Isabelle
Wood, his wife. He has been in City
Court several times for assault and bat
terry on his wife, but has been released a
her request. In this case she testified
that they went to the Opera House, OF
Saturday night, and her husband went ou
and got drunk while the play was on
She went home alone and to bed. H
came home afterward and attempted t.
kill her. She told a horrible story o
cruelty He took her from the bed
upset the stove and made her step in tn
GOALS He tried to stab her with kuife
She could hardly walk. Judge Ball hel
Woods in 81, 900 bail to answer the charg
of attempted murder at the higher court