Evening journal., 1889-05-17
EDWARD JONES ESCAPED.
He WAS ARRESTED BUT WITHDREW
FROM COURT.

A Busy Session of the CITY Court-A
Gambling Case Before Judge BaIl-As-
sault and Battery.
At the City Court this morning W. S.
Hilles, Esq, appeared for Edward Jones
and asked that the case be continued. He
had not had the case over thirty minutes
and wanted time to look into 1t. Before
the Judge decided to postpone it, several
other cases were called.
On the prisoners bench was seated
about twelve colored men among whom
was Jones. While the case of Thomas
Hammerer was being heard, and the at
tention of the audience arrested by 1t.
Jones slipped out. II was not found that
he was missing until the Hammerer case
had been settled. When his name was
called he was not there. No one saw him
go or knew how he went. 1t is supposed
he walked out the door leading to the
police station, at which no officer was
stationed. w. S. TIilles, Esq, his coun-
sell then withdrew from the case.
The case against him is as follows Last
night after the barber shop of Robert
Francis at S12 Market street where
Jones works, had been closed, Jones
was standing in the door when two a.
year old colored girls named Alice Gibbs
and Annie Sipple, passed by. Jones
called them and they went into the shop
with him. Here he accomplished his
immoral purpose with Alice Gibbs
Waterman Gibbs the father of the girl,
found out about it and reported the same
at the police station. Shortly after
Officer Charles Bro0mall found Jones on
Market street and took him to the police
station where he was locked up
Jones is a worry fine looking colored man,
has a good educa lion and talks sensi-
bly,. 1t is stated that both girls are bad
ones, but they come under the new bill
passed by the Legislature in regard to
| 10 years Of age, being the age Of consent,
and had Jones been convicted he would
haze been sentenced to pay fin9 of
| $1,000, or be imprisoned for years or
both.
Jennie Hammerer charged her husband,
! Thomas Hammerer, with committing an
assault upon her, and he was fined $50
and costs for the same A. +. Sanborn,
Esq, represented Mr., Hammerer. The
testimony of Mrs Hammerer was that he
ran with other women and that she fol.
| lowed him on Monday evening as he was
going to meet two girls, and as they were
on Second street between West and
Washington streets. they saw Katie
Emerson and Bella Britton. Ham
merer told his wife to ga
back She would not and he
struck her. Both Hammerer and his wife
have bad characters, and they told quite
a number of things against each other in
court this morning. Simon Miller
charged with peddling rugs without 4
license was discharged as it was shown
he had no intention to break the city
law.
The following colored men were ther
given hearing Thomas Moyce, Charlie.
II. Scott, James Carpenter William Har
ris, Benjamin Morris and Elsmere Bro Wn
They were found in house behind Pas
chall's carriage factory over Market
street bridge, playing cards and sup
posed to be gambling. They were dis
charged as there was not sufficient evi
dence against them to convict. Richar,
Darrow, drunk, was fined S5 an,
costs, and Norris Weldin, a colored man
was fined the same amount on the sam
charge.
Isaac Anderson, Charles Scott and al
other colored man were arraigned ON th
charge of committing an assault upo
Essick Reed, colored, but as Reed did nc
appear they were discharged
Edward johnson pleaded not guilty I
the charge of assaulting Jennie Cook
Jennie was not present and he was dii
charged. Judge Ball then instructed th
clerk to issue an attachment for Jenni
, Cook and Essick Reed for contempt {
court as they were both summoned I
appear, but failed to do so.