Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-01-09
LAST EDITION
MUNICIPAL COURT.


Judge ]. Frank Ball was able to be at
Municipal Court this morning, after an
absence Of one week. He was pale from
his sickness, but was much stronger.
The business of the court assumed it's
usual routine
James jackson and Sarah j. Jackson,
husband and wife, were charged with
drunkenness. He was tall and AZ years
old; she was short and so years old; they
lived in Beverly, N. j. They were dis-
charged on promise to leave the town
James Knox Polk, drunk, with several
names, was fined So and costs.
James Matthews, young ofender, VINO
has been lover" several times. was sent
again to the air of s. and costs.
Frederick A. Balton, charged with as
sault and battery on August Con err,
Olaaded not guilty. He was represented
by Frank Biggs, Esq. The witnesses for
the State were not present, and the case
was continued until TO morrow morning,
the defendant being held in $500 bail
Thomas Mccormack was charged with
assault and battery on Mary J. McCor-
mack, his wife. OF FIVE witnesses sum
moned, none was present The plaintiff
was unable to be present. Solicitor
Turner stated that the assault was brutal
and aggravated Two letters were shown
from DR.. Corkran, proving that the
woman was too i'll to attend. Mccormack
is tall, slim man, with sanguine tenn
permanent. The case was postponed until
Saturday morning, and the prisoner was
held in $500 BAIL
Peter Keegan, charged with assault
and battery on Alfred Walraven, pleaded
not guilty. Mr.. Walraven lives IN
Christiana avenue, and is a stair builder
Peter lives Oh Front street near Jackson,
and Mr. Walraven testified that Peter
worked occasionally and drank rum con-
stantly. Walraven said his home was
broken up by Keegan; his four children
were put la the hands of s. p. O.. G.
Keegan had assaulted him several times
and on January s got him full and then
struck him The same com bination has
appeared in Municipal Court several
times The prisoner delivered an i'm
psssioned harangue in which he said
Walraven had stabbed him three times.
had broken into the house three times,
threatened him three times and did
several other things three times, Mrs.
Walraven, the unfaithful wife, testified
that she was afraid of her husband. She
has lived at Keegans for two years. She
said that she aud Keegan drank as much
in two weeks as Walraven did in one.
She could not recollect where she crushed
the growler" from for the occasion wher
the assault occurred. Judge Ball fined
Keegan So and costs, amounting ts
$11.35.
The ancient case of jeremiah Postle'
was again called This is the twelfth day
Postles is charged. with harboring a young
girl for immoral purposes. The stat,
endesvored TO establish the age of the
Hawkins girl Samuel johnson, colored,
was asked If he knew the reputation O
Mrs. Hawkins for truth and veracity II
the community. He said it was bad
Judge Ball asked If he knew wha
truth and yeracity" meant. He replied
that it was person who talked ingen.
ious "a peculiar and striking definition
Johnson served q term Of year anC
four months for larceny in a case il
which this girl testified She said tina
she was IA years Old johnson was a sen
sible talker and made good impression
on the conrt.
James Scott, colored testified that thl
girl was born July 10, 1875, in oat harvest
His further testimony showed the cir
to be over 10 years old. The witnes
however was certain that she was bori
in 1870 Judge Bali held PostIes in 81, 90
bail to answer the charge at the Cour
of General Sessions.