The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-17
FIFTH edition.
before Judge BaII.

The Municipal Court met this morn
ing promptly ut Q o'clock. Peter Cur.
lett was fined for being drunk 81 and
costs.
VIM. Taylor was a ruddy. round
headed sailor from England, His yes
sci, he said, lies at Camden, N. j., but
he took a stroll around and he did not
know how he got down to Wilmington,
where he was found drunk on the p,
W. u b. Railroad track. 1t cost him
81 and costs.
John irusty and John Thompson,
colored men from Newport, went into
Samuel Harris store on Front street,
yesterday, and Harris says they be-
came very boisterous and profane be-
cause he would not allow them to try
on some kid gloves. Harris said there
were ladies In the store and he couldn't
bear to have such profanity In their
presence and so he called an officer,
Amos +. Hahn. who arrested them
and took them to the hall, Sergeant
Whann told Judge Ball that he knew
the men and they were very respecta-
BILE and well-behaved at home.
The Judge then took this into con.
sideratlon and only fined each one OF
them % and costs.
When James O. Drinkwith came into
the dock, he created sensation. He
looked like wild man. His clothes
were seedy, he had a long shaggy
beard, and his hair looked like heekled
flax lying in rolls over his head. Off
Ger Taylor found him sitting at door
step on Maryland avenue, In an intoxi'
Gated condition. and took him to the
| police station.
When asked what he had to say to
the charge, ho brushed back his shaggy
head covering, gave his head toss,
shook his long, dangling locks, and
commenced defence In choice English
that showed that he was a born orator.
| He plead that he had sudden attack
of collie, and II happened that he for
once took little too much.
In eloquent terms he plead for re-
lease as he was no common drunkard.
He said hts home was In Woonsocket,
X. J., but he was o traveller and had
been over nearly all the world. He
was general correspondent for several
leading publications He had travelled
through Australia, India, the Holy
Land and nearly every other land
where human steps had trod.
He made his living by writing and
leoturing, and had some SO subjects
upon which he lectured. Some of his
lectures were written out, but he pre-
ferred exteutpore speaking. He came
to Wilmington yesterday and was on
his way to Manassas, Virginia, whero
he had friends. He made money by
his lectures to defray his expenses and
when he got a little hard up his chill
dren would occasionally send him
money.
His fine command OF language and
his eloquent plea for leniency and to
be lot off, touched the tender chords
in Judge Balls nature, and SO he re-
manded him, which is equivalent to a
let off.
Patrick Ciancey and Patrick MaguIro
were the next placed in the dock. They
were arrested by officer Hahn about 10
O'Clock last night on Water street, al
the instance of Ike Anderson, colored.
Clancey was very drunk, but 1t was
wprmed out of him that he came from
Nebras ka and was spending few daya
with ~ lends In New Jersey and In this
city.
He started out from No. 1915 King
street yesterday morning with $50 iu
his pockets, but when lie was brought
to the police station last night he had
only $2.19. He did not know what be-
came of his money. Ike" Anderson
: testified that Clancey, Mcguire, him.
self, and some others were In Bell 4
saloon last night and had several
drinks around at Clancey's expense.
. When Clancey left and went dowf
, the railroad few roods Mcguire slip
ped up behind him, put his left arm
around his neck, slipped his right
hand into his pocket and robbed him.
Anderson interfered but was Threatens
ed and ran and told Officer Hahn. Ma
guire says he has been In the city aboui
six months, and works at Harlan and
Hollingsworth's. The court held Ma
quire under $500 for further he airing
on Saturday morning.