Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-29
FOURTH EDITION


| AZ the clock In the tower at the CITY
Hall tollsd Q this morning, Special Oh
Ger Weldin, who has become an export
court criey, proclaimed that the Muniot-
pal Court was open for the transaction
Of such business a. should to brought
before the honorable Judge.
The frst case taken up was that Of
Joseph Booth, colofed, charged with
disorderly conduct at the circus grounds.
Of1csr Nsaly testified that the accused
was inslde Of the ropes at the circus, and
that when he requested him to move he
answered 10 an insolent manner and re-
sisted him 70 euch an extent that he Wa
obliged TO nee force TO Arrest him.
Officer Updyke testIfisd that he A.
sisted Odlcsr Nealy, and that the prison.
sr's wife ALSO interiersd and was ar.
rested.
The prisoner, In defense, called Daniel
RD Atkinson, who testified that when
Nealy came up to the colorsd man he
was not doing anything. Tho man had
bis wife with him, and when the officer
told him to move on said that be was not
doing anything wrong. The officer
struck him with his club on the head,
knocking him down, when his wife In.
terfered to protect him, and Officer Up
dyke cams up and also struck him. The
witness said 1t was the most brutal affair
he ever Witnessed.
Judge Ball recalled the officers and
they both admitted having clubbed the
accused, but eaid that they were obliged
to do II on account Of his resistance = The
Judge discharged Booth, aud also bis
wife, without making any remark.
Booth 10 employed BY the Lobdel Car
Wheel Company, and 10 said to be .
quiet. respectable colored man.
Frank Welsh thought he could SEQ
more Of tho circus BY getting drunk, and
rs he Tell into the hands Of the police was
fined 81 and coats.
John Thompson Was charged with die
orderly conduct at the circus, and was
fined 81 and costs.
Frank X. Kane was another who did
not know how to conduct himself at the
great show, and the police were obliged
to take him in charge. The Judge, after
hearing the testimony, fined him 81 and
costs.
John Carries and John Ryan were ar
rested for being drunk. Ryan claimed
that be belongs with the circus and
wanted to get to 1t. He was recommit-
ted. and Carries was sentenced to pay
the costs.
William Harmon stumbled into the
hands OF the officers while very drunk
and was taken to the hall. Judge Ball
sentenced him to hand over 81 and costs.
Claud 8. Heilman wac charged with
embezzling $27 from the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company.
John Booth, the agent OF the company
in this city, testified that the accused was
a collector for the company until Novcm-
Der H. 1889, when he disappeared. An
examination Of his books showed that he
was short S27, and the witness afterwards
received letter written by Heilman,
dated December rs, In which he admitted
the defalcation, and promised to make 1t
good within two weeks. As he failed TO
do go, the witness had him arrested.
Several witnesses were examined to show
that they had paid him money, and the
Judge held him In 500 ball to answsr at
court.
Mary E. DENNY, the colorsi woman
BY ex-Oliicer Charles Zsrby
W. tn disorderly conduct about last Christ
mas, who had her hearing postponed to
allow her time to produce witnesses to
show that Mr.. Z,rby assaulted her, was
again arraigned.
shs brought two colored women TO
testify In her behalf, but their testimony
clearly showed that she made y fight with
another colored woman. and that had It
not been Tor the courage shown by the
officer in trying to quell tho disturbance,
there would have been a riot.
Mr.. Zerby also called several wit.
nesses, who testified that he did not use
his club until be was surrounded by
mob, some of whom had razors, and that
as his lie was In danger he was Obliged
to defend himself or be killed. After
hearing this testimony the Judge sen.
fenced the prisoner to pay fine Of SO
and COST.