The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-30
THIRD EDITION..
BEFORE Judge Ball.

At Saturday evenings session of the
Municipal Court, James Kirk, drunk,
was fined &1 and costs and Mont
Eomery Wright ard James Roland 81
and costs each for the same offence.
John Hemphill, charged with using
abusive language and breaking win
dow at the saloon of Louis Wlnkler,
on French street near Fourteenth on
Saturday a week ago, was fined $5.
Ollie Francis colored, was given
three months at the stone pile for
committing an assault and battery on
Iillie Hamilton.
Joshua Enmet appeared in a new
role from that Of being drunk. He
was arralgned for committing an as
sault and battery on Maggie Conner,
but Maggie failing to appear and
prosecute, he was discharged.
Joseph Morris arrested for keeping a
disorderly house was discharged at
the request of the complainant.
John a, Parker having been arrested
on Saturday on charge of backing
policy writing and selling policy, was
held under $1,000 for appearance at
Court Tuesday morning Mary Jane
Swiggett, arrested for policy writing,
was held under $1,000 bail to appear on
Monday morning,
On Sunday morning Joseph Hickey,
William Badwell and John Johnson
were each fined IS and costs for drunk.
enness, and Lamor Baldwin, John
Geoifty and George Irving SO and
costs for the same offence.
James Hogan, colored, arrested for
violent assault and battery on Thos
Walker, GolOred, was held under $20u
to answer on Monday morning.
Cephas Cooper, charged with an as
sault and battery on William L
Thompson was held under 500 tC
answer on Monday morning.
On Saturday night Captain Franci.
and Il posse OF police, raided No. BOZ
West Third street, and arrested Mar
garet Foy ON tie charge Of keeping a
house OF assignation. She entered
ss200 bail to answer on Monday morn
ing.
Before the Court this morning
Cephas Cooper, arraigned for commit
ting an assault and battery on Wm. /
Thompson, was discharged at reuues
of the prosecutor.
Frances l. Peregoy arrested, fol
keeping speak easy" at the corne
OF Orange street and PorGer's Alloy
was represented by ii. G. Turner, Esq
and at his request the hearing wa
postponed uutil Thursday morning
the accused being held under 500 bai
until that time.
Mary Jane Swiggett, charged witt
policy writing, was also represents
by III. G. Turner, Esq, whose reques
TO let the hearing go over until Wed
nesday morning was granted, and sh,
was hold under $1,000 bail until tina
time.
james Hogan, big stalwart colore
man, while under the influence OF II
quor, committed violent assaul
upon Thomas Walkel,also colored. Th
blow knocked Walker insensible.
Several witnesses testified to tn
violence OF the assault which was OF
tirely unproyoked, but that Hoga
was SO intoxicated that he did no
know what ho was doing. Other wi
Desses testified to the good peaceahi
character 0 t Hogan when sobul
5adge Ball fined him SO aud costs.
Margaret Foy when her name wa
called, tripped down stairs from til
matron's room, and stood III the dock
Clerk Hyland read tho documen
charging her with keeping a house {
ssslgnation and asked her IL she wa
guilty or not guilty. Guilty" T.,
Piled Margaret. $50 and costs, r,
sponded Judge Bali. Margaret pal
promptly and was gone, and crit
Heal adjourned the Court.