Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-10-15
A BUSY SESSION.
Many Important Cases Disposed OF as
Municipal Court This Morning.

Municipal Court This Morning
The Municipal Court room was crowded
this morning when the crler opened
the session. John Wright for drunk
enness was fined 81 and costs. Thomas
Reynolds, who said he was an employe
of the Pullman Palace Car Company, and
was needed at his work, acknowledged
having been drunk, and was ordered
discharged at noon. John Wiggles
worth, drunk, was fined 81
and COSTS Frank Skelley, the we'll
known base bsll pitcher. was then
called to the dock, charged with drank-
enness and corner lounging. Frank
wore his base ball shirt, and said that he
was drunk, but did not give the officers
any trouble. The court stated that many
complaints had been made about skel-
leys condnct, aud fined him So and
costs. John T. Craig, drunk. stated that
he was a fireman on the p, w. & B.
railroad and had come down from Gray's
Ferry yesterday to see Superintendent
Carter, and on promising to leave town
Immediately, he was discharged Joseph
Armstrong, drunk, 81 and costs.
Robert hotaby. q small man with flow
ing beard, nho was extricated from deep
ditch along the Christiana BY Officer
Peoples. stated that he attempted to
cross the ditch without walking around
to the road, as he was in a hurry. The
court remarked that the days for walking
on the water had passed and fined Rotaby
81 and costs. Washington Kay, drunk,
was fixed 81 and costs, William Far
rington, who was rescued from the
Christiana at Shipley street wharf, by
two boys, last evening, and arrested by
Officer Sherer. pleaded for mercy, and
was fined 81 and costs.
James Hand and Patrick Murphy ere
charged with drunkenness and disor
derby conduct and cruelty to hor So
Officer Russell and Special Officer Stou ut
of the s. P. O. testified to the cDndi-
tion of the men and that Hand was beat.
ing the horse with heavy whip ell the
way up Shipley street from Fourth to
Sixth about o'clock yesterday afternoon.
at 8 80 o'clock the horse was taken into
custody while standing on Fourth street
and lodged in the pound, Hand stated
that the horse did not travel five miles
all day. Hand was fined So and costs and
Murphy 90 and costs.
Arthur John Willis Green, a diminu-
tive specimen of colared manhood, was
charged with stealing a horse, carriage,
harness, blanket and whip, from James
+. White & Brother, Of Front and Orange
streets, and cruelty treating the animal.
Sheriff AlvRn Allen testified to erresting
the man at Whites stables, and on the
way to the hall the prisoner confessed
his guilt and asked what would be done
with him. j. I. White testified to the
theft of the outfit and to it's value.
which reached $500. He said that the
mare was a great pet and very
promising young animal. They would
not have taken $500 for her, although
her actual value did not exceed $3.50.
The animal and some fragments of the
buggy were found at the foot OF Shell pot
hill on the Philadelphia turnpike yester-
day morning. The mares hind leg was
broken, her body decorated, and the
leaders Of q forefoot were cut, causing
the hoof to raise ia the air, and the nm
fortunate creature had to stand on her
hook Mr. White said that Green ac-
knowledged tie theft, and said that a
white man and two colcr d men were
Green was held Ia 81, QUO
bail for court.
Hester Byard. yourg colored woman,
was charged with assault AMI battery on
Hester Ann Bell. who is also colored and
lives on West Third street. The evidence Of
Mrs. Bell, Walter Trump. William An
derson and William Smith, who were In
Mrs. Bells house at the time, showed
that the woman, Bysrd, had entered the
house drunk, and when an effort was
made to subdue her profanity she struck
the woman, Bell, on the head with her
fist. Several officers testified to the
miserable character of the prisoner. She
was fined IS and costs.
Michael Mcdonald was charged with
assault and battery on Lawrence Dennen.
near Gilpin avenue aud B. & o raiirod on
Sunday morning. The evidence of Den
men, Robert Taylor, Patrick Long, and
Special Officer Stout, and the prisoners
statement were TO the effect that the dis
turbance had arisen from Dennen's
wife being fined for cruelty treating
McDonald's children by Justice
Monaghan last week Mcdonald bore
good reputation. On Sunday
morning tha two men met, words were
exchanged, and a fight ensued in which
Mcdonald was badly beaten. He swore
out warrant for Dennen's arrest, before
Justice Monaghan on Monday morning,
and the case was postponed until this
evening, at Dennen's request. He took
advantage Of the interim and had
Mcdonald arrested by the police
Mcdonald was held in 500 bail TO keep
the peace.