The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-13

The following cases were before
Judge Ball at this mornings session
OF the Municipal Court:
ii. Q. Turner, attorney for Frank
Harkins. colored. charged with selling
liquor on Sunday, and without q Ii.
cense asked to have the case contin-
ued until Thursday, 80 as to allow him
to look into the case. The prisoner
WAS hold In the sum of $500.
james Quill, found at the foot OF
Market street helplessly drunk. He 70.
sided at ClaYmont. Fined 81 and costs.
Gideon Denney, brought In from
Maryland avenue drunk, fined % and
costs.
Edward Mulvey. drunk; "All have
got to say II you leave me off this
time, will keep sober" Fined S3 and
costs or 20 days.
james Kirk and Thomas Nlckerson
drunk, fined So and costs.
Maggie Conner, drunk and disorder
ly, fined 81 and costs.
John White. colored by nature, was
arraigned, charged with assault and
battery and was dismissed.
William Lowe, coiored, drunk and
disorderly conduct.
Judge-"Do you hear what the OIL
Ger says?"
prisoner-"Yes, was on my way
home"
Judge--"s1 and costs"
james Paynton, colored, charged by
his Wife Josephine, with being drunk
and disordeIly. She had boen mar.
ried to him about z years. He had
struck her in the mouth and kicked
her In the stomach, and then beat her
with the stick out Of the window.
The prisoners son was called but he
appeared to know very little OF the
tracaS.
Josephine then asked the Judge II
sho could say few words, whom she
stepped on the witness stand again,
and pulled out curtain stick which
was broken in two, which she said he
broke over her shoulders. He was
fined $40 and costs or 60 days in New
Castle
Theodore Carlan. charged by his
wife with being drunk and diSorderly.
She said she was afraid OF him whom
he was drunk. When sober he had as
e cd q heart as any man living. The
prisoner refused to answer her any
questions. He was fined Is anu costs.
James Hagerty, found at Front and
Madison streets, paralyzed drunk. do
was fined IS or 80 days,
George W. Stewart, drunk, fined OIL
and costs,
james Dugan, drunk, fined 90 and
tOSLS VI ~ uiN5 Ut IftW St5bl6.
Thomas Hines. charged with COM
hitting an assault and battery on the
Tenth day OF September on Samuel
Austin.
Tho prisoner said that Austin pulled
OFF his coat and called him u son of.a
h-h. and dared him to hit him.
whereupon he accommodated him and
struck him. He did not deny the as
sault. On appearance OF COM
plainant he was dismissed.
Adam Waller, colored charged with
selling liquor without license, was
dismissed.
Isaac Anderson and Lizzie Briggs.
coIored, on West East street, were
arraigned, charged with selling liquor
without u license.
Benjamin HUT, colored, testified
that lie purchased drink or two Of
liquor at Anderson's place on Sunday
last. They called it beer-whiskey. The
witness said be belonged at Marshall-
ton.
The prisoner cross-examlned the
witness in manner that would have
done credit to iirst-class Wilmington
| lawyer.
The prisoner had several witnesses
| called to prove that he did not sell any
liquor to the witness. He gave quar-
ter for his breakfast.
Ollcbr Leach teStltleu tnaU ne arrest
cd the witness and he was able to take
care of himsclf. He also arrested
white man who said II he. the officer.
would let him go, ha would give him
n tip. that liquor was sold In the priso-
ner's house.
There being no testimony against
Lizzie Briggs she was dismissed, on
the cout.
lie WAS iinel 300. In default OF
which he was committed to New Cas-.
tie.
She was Immediately arraigned foE
the larceny OF sum of money from
Benjamin HUT. lie testified TINT Liz
zie took O SO note und 81 note and
a 81 note from him and handed him ~
for him to spend. The prisoner eatd
she took the money from his pocket
by running her hand down into his
pocket. The witness had been paid
his pension check at the bank In New
port, Del, and then came Into Will
mlngton to see the sights and he
hoped to the Lord the experience
would learn him a lesson, as before
God he was telling nothing but the
truth about the matter.
The evidence not being sufficient,
/ the prisoner was dismissed with q
severe reptim1nd.
Richard Lot, colored, for breaking
Into the house OF John McClaiIerty ut
Fifth and Poplar streets and stealing
a pocket book and numerous other az
tioles on the third day OF September.