Evening journal., 1890-11-24
THE CALENDAR OF CRIME
SERIOUS CASES BEFORE JUDGE
BALL AT THE CITY COURT.

hitting a nuisance IN lot at Ninth aud
Poplar streets while people were going
to church yesterday morning. he was
fined s5 and costa.
An omcer Exceeds His Duty.
Samuel PEG was arrested by Oficer
Weldin for carrying a revolver. This Is
the last of series Of charges brought
against PEG by Weldin lateiY. On the
last OCCASION, when he charged him with
selling vietuals on the Sabbath, Mr. Tur
ner severely cross examined Weldin with
the view Of showing that The
officer was actuated by malice against
PEG because of his having been
refused access 10 peanuts and
fruit. To day PEG reiterated the charge.
Weldin admitted In reply to the court
that II twas any,other man thatihe would
not think Of making the charge, and II
was only because that PEG cursed him
when he Attemp ed to make the arrest
that he arrested him. Judge Ball In de-
livering Judgment said that the officer
had no right to arrest PEG as be was In
his own house when the revolver was
seen in his possession Furthermore be
had no righb to attempt to search man
on tho street, as 1t was natural that
resistance would be- made which might
eventually lead to a serious breach Of the
peace. Peo was discharged,
Youthful Burglars
Eugene Traynor and David APPLICABLE
boys, were charged with burglary. The
boys were seen by Sergeant Blackburn
and Patrol Officer Evans to leave the
store Of Thomas M Weir. No S0T King
street Saturday evening. and run away
with parcels under their arms The
officers gave chase and came up with
| Applegate before he had gone far.
During the chase one of the bofs dropped
three boxes of cigars. The other boys
escaped in che darkness but Traynor was
arrested last evening On making an exam.
| nation of Neir's store 1t was found that
the door had been forced open enough TO
allow one man TO enter. Candy aud nuts
we're strewn over the floor and the money
| drawers were empty. Candy and figs
were all that were found on Apologize
when arrested, Applegste gave the name
of Traynor as his accomplice, out refused
| to give any other names. This Is the
second time the store has been broken
| into. The case was continued until to-
morrow morning
The case OF Jacob Cole, charged with
being drunk and dieorderly, was con,
tinued until this evening.
The Dangerous Revolver.
James Watkins, colored, was charged
| with being guilty of an assault with IN
tent TO commit murder on John 81
Tfghman at Ninth and Walnut streets
about o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Watson, Tilghman, Waller Parker and
Nessrs Brown and Morgan were fooling
with each other when Parker took re-
volver from mis- pocket. Watson snatched
the weapon out of PaFksr's hand and
pointed 1t at Tlghman's head. saying
Take of your hat" The latter begged
Watson TO lower the weapon, but Parker
said that it was unloeded Tilghmal
went behind tree, begging Watson no
TO shoot. BE promised him not TO do 3D.
and Tilghman came from behind the
tree.
AS he passed Watson, the latter raised
the revolver and pulled the trigger
There was a report and the ball struck
Tilghman in the face just above tbs
iawbons, inhicting a serious wound The
wounded man was a. once taken to DE-.
James a. Morgan's store ana the ball
probed for, but without locating ii. Il
is thought that It must be 10 the rear oil
his head. Tilghman appeared on
, the witness stand and looked
wonderfully strong for mar
carrying q bullet Ia his head All th'
witnesses swore that Watson wat
unaware of the revolver being loaded
as Parker had said 1t was unloaded
The case against Watson was post ponst
until Wednesday, for the production o
DR. Morgan
Parker was held in $2Oe bail, on tn
, charge of carrying concealed desdl.
weapons on his person Henry z
Turner, Esq represented Parker.
Beaten and Robbed;
Albert Green ard Ward Boyer wer
charged with assaulting aud robbin
Albert Brown Of 81 on Saturday night
Brown swOre that he met B yer IN Mar
ket street and was taken by him to tn
house Of Green where number of colore
men were engaged ia shooting crabs
While in the house, he alleges, Green mad
decOy bet in order to ascertain il Brow
had money. A quarrel was rrecipitate
and Brown was flung ont by Boyer an
Green and robbed OF ST. Ofi,er Yate
testified that the reputation Of the hous
was bad Boyer and Green were eac
: held ia $500 bail to answer the charge q
the upper court.
8 The case OF the city against the P
w. & B railroad, fof violation Of til
a city ordinance was postponed unit
Wednesday
James Cooper pleaded guilty to e
Z assault on Mary Massey and was fined
= and costa.
A Pleasant HoneYm oOn
. Charles Nontiwich was charged wit
: having committed an assault and batter
on his wife Margaret Nontiwich o
L Saturday night The couple have bee
It married only ten weeks. She possesse
property in her own right and the da
after the nuptials he wanted her
I yield 1t up to him. With manifest prt
x priety she refused TO do 80 and from thu
time the domestic warfare dates. (
le threatened several times to LAY her oui
III and two weeks after the marriage the
is was q fight which lasted for tbr'
days in which all the dishes we
smashed by him and most of the furn
10 ture in the house demolished. I
Il threatened TO kill her several times
Saturday night he became so vlolel
that che was forced to fly from the hous
;. partly undressed and without shoes
ne the City Hall. She declared that 81
m would never live with him again. Mont
y, wich had nothing to say and fine Of s
and costs was imposed.
le James Dudley was charged with con
g. hitting an assault ana battery on Ora
Of Dudley. his wife, aud .haed 80 and cost
or A stoIen Horse and Carriage.
Joseph Collins, a colored boy who sa
that be was 16 years old, but who