Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-12-26
MANY DRUNK AND NOISY.

And They Are Brought Up Before Judge
Ball This Morning TO Pay the Penalty.
The dock at the Municipal Court room
was crowded with those who mad spent
Christmas Day in debauchery and vice
There were many old offenders among the
lot.
Mr. Turner aated as city solicitor and
asked that the case against Samuel
White be continued until tonight. 1t
was granted. Thomas Lower, drunk
was punished for his actions by fne Of
81 or twenty days. Preston Fountain,
colored. drunk was sent up until he
paid 81 and costs. Dell Mason, oolored,
drunk. was asked for 81 and costs /:
Mary Groves, colored, drunk at Front
and Shipley streets yesterday was hLed
81 and costs Frederick Ruly. colored
drunk and disorderly and for tearing out
the patrol box was fined SO and costs
Lizzie Graves, Hannah Butcher and
Eliza Prichsrd, who we're arrested by
Officer Scott for drunkenness and disor-
derby conduct were called before the
judge. Each was fined 81 and costs for
carrying their mode Of celebrating the
day into execution. David Blsckiston
drunk and dlsorderly, was. compelled to
hand over 81 and costs Leslie Gregg,
colored, OF Newport, 81 and costs, for
staggering about the streets Anna Norris
colored, disorderly, was discharged,
Joseph Smith, tramp, who had terri :
zed women by occupying more than his
share of the sidewalk, was fined 81 and
costs. Edward Moore colored, drunk
81 and costs. John Price, colored. for
getting crazy drunk, was obliged to hand
out s. and costs.
John Coffin. one of the dirty dozen, "
was charged with interfering with
officer solomon. He was sentenced to
two months at hard labor James Zieg-
Ter was charged by his mother, Christina
zegler. with drunkenness He was fined
So or twenty days. Michael Bonner,
drank, 81 and costs.
This exhausted the number In the
small apartments for unsenUenced prison
era, and new gang was brought in
The frat one of this number was Elwood
alias Hub" Postles, aud he was fined
for disordeIly conduct, So ano
costs. James Hinson, alias BLACK
Jack, who was with Postles, was fined
81 and costs George Dillon. drunk, was
placed in a cell until he could collect 81
and costs.
Lewis Tasker was sick from his orgies
and unable to appear in the dock. The
case was continued until tonight.
Sarah Miller and Lena Aston, both col
ored, for disorderly conduct, paid 81 and
costs each.
Otto Dumpson, colored, disorderly con
duct, was fined 50 and cost.
Officers then placed in the dock Jane,
Matthews, arrested by Sergeant Mari for
disorderly condnct and drunkenness
s. Colphen, special officer at Solomon's
coal yard, was the prosecuting witness
Hs gave damaging evidence agai nsi
James, who was fined So or thirty days
Josy Callen and Matte Brown. both
colored for dsorderly conduct, was eact
fined 50 and costs. Annie Walker, col
ored, drunk, was fined 81 and costs
Benjamin Lefevre and Lewis Thompson
drunk and disorderly, was each fined 81
and costs john Hicks and J. Georg,
Brown, disorderly conduct was eacl
fined 81 and costs.
Joseph Welsh and Hiram Nicholas
Bayard were charged with disorder,
conduct in their houses in Porters Court
The cases were continued until to night
the accused each being held in $500 bail
Mary Kaiser, colored, drunk and disor
Derby, was fined So and costs. Johr
Binikson, drunk, 81 and costs; E. G
Smith, drunk and disorderlY, s:
and COSTS Andrew Traynor, against
whom charge Of disorderly con
duct had been rendered, wal
discharged Emma Scott, coIored. wal
charged by Samuel Fisher with this
larceny Of quantity OF clothes from
Laura Boulder Of Delaware City. Tit
case was sent to Magistrate Smith for /
hearing.
Edward Garlic. colored, was charged
with asssulting officer Brown. The cas-,
was continued until Monday morning. b,
being held In 5000 bail.