Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-06
FOURTH EDITION


The NuwIoipal Court.
Tho Municipal Court this morning had
. very stronG Italian cast, Little Italy In
the Twelfth ward, being strongly repre-.
sented.
William Carroll, was arrested by Officer
Evans for drunkenness and disorlerly
conduct but VA remanded 70 hear from
DIR. Fahey.
Andrew Frssch, drunk, was told to
leave the CITY - quickly - possible. and
he left.
Howard Ensls was arrested for being
drunk and disordorly on Spruce street
between Seventh and Eighth. He was e.
tremely youthful looking, but said he
was 20 years old He was fined .e5 and
costs.
DR.. George W. Mann, No. $50 Pine
street, was arraigned for shooting with .
pistol at 9eorge Wtngats, 10 Gritfith's
saloon, Thirtssnth and Thatcher streets,
with intent to kill.
Officers Hahn and Walker, who arrest
ed Mann, did mot tcs the shooting, but
arrested him after he left the saloon
when they had been informed Of what
be had done. They testified that be was
very drunk and unruly and II was with
some difficulty that they got him placed
In the police coils.
From the evidence given by George
Wingate, bartender In the saloon, and
Francis Nebiuger, William Ackley and
Thomas Tucker, who wer0 In the saloon
about 0 o'clock, when Mann came In aud
called for drinks for himself and several
other persons, after which he sat down
on chair and said nothing about paying
for drinks.
When wingats spoke to Dr.. Mann
about paying for the drinks he became
very angry and insulted all In the saloon,
and became 90 violent thar Wingate told
him to 90 out, % be would not have
such conduct In the place. DR.. Mann,
still being defiant Wlngste struck him
with q pece OF hose and forced him
towards the door, and then turning
around he went back to the bar. Manu-,
upon reaching the front door. coolly
pulled from his pocket \ S2-caiibre
revolver aud fred at the bartender.
fortunately, Mann was 90 drunk that
he fred the revolver bsfore he bad the
barrel above the level Of the bar, and the
bullet struck panel 10 the middle Of the
bar. Wingate, seeing the action Of the
capod being struck. The doctor then
walked out and was arrested. He was
held under 81, 600 bail 10 answer At the
Court Of Quarter Sessions.
Auna John was charged with drunk.
enness and disorderly conduct By
Rebccca Parker, but the case was helt
over until tomorrow.
Charles 6hrusky aud Janes smitl
were each fined u and costa for creating
! q disturbance ct q Polish ball In Germs T
J Hall.
Nicholas Fidanee. an Italisu VIII
kseps Q store on Scott street betwee
Sixth and Seventh, was charged b
Michael Mitchell with selling liquo
without q license. Mitchell tsstide
, that on Saturday evening lie and ma
called "Jappoo" went to Fldance's plsc
He gave "Jappoo" 30 cents, and he wet
! In and brought out ten bottles Of lag,
i. beer, which they drank. He went theI
. on Sunday and asked for drink, b.
: Fidance would not give him any.
Offieer Hershock testified to going Int
Fldanee's cellar when the officers mad
! the raid aud found there boxes Of bottl,
!, and kegs OF lager beer.
U TIE case against Fidance on this chare
was dismissed, a. Mitchell did not s,
:, Fidance sell the beer to "Jappoo."
Ic Fidance was then arraignod on anoth,
,e charge OF selling without license, ar
c. Anna Mitchell, a,llttie girl daughter
N Michael Mitchell, testified that she NJ
X another little girl named Murr'llo we
In Fidsnce's store on January 25t
ct whtrs they saw Q bottle OF beer sold |
ia five cents to a man unknown.
W. I. Lyman, Esq, who was deem
:, Fling Fidance, tried very hard to get lit
~ Miss Mitchell to admit that 1t mig
u have been weiss beer, but size etou
IL maintained that II was lager beer. O
:, GERS Hershock and Martin gave Fidanc'
20 place very bad ramc. Crowds
y, drunken men continually went iu a
~ out on Sunday. among whom was Lo'
~ Porter, who figures before the Munich
Court often as on Italian intcrarctcr.
A number OF Italians testified that
N. dance only sold weiss beer, and Lo
al Porter gave the astounding informal
Its that he was never drunk IN his life.
X The case was briefly argued, wi
'u- Judge Bali declared Fidance guilty .
IS, fined him $190 aud costs.
ut, Lewis Dollard and Frank Drank,
rs. more Italians In the same neighDorho
nd under the ADVICE of Counsellor Lynn
plead guilty 10 selling liquor with
license, aud were each fined $50 ,
costs.
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