The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-30
FIFTH EDITION.
MANY INTERESTING GASES.


Ihs Shooting Case Dismissed While
One of Attempted Murderous AS
sault is Held for Court. a
Perry Price and Lizzie Briggs. two
colored citizens OF some notorietv
engaged In a iist fight at Water and
SIMPLIFY streets last night, but az
neilher could see any effects OF their
blows, they began to hurl bricks at
euoh other. The air was filled with
these missles for short time and IL Ia
said that number OF people were
struck, but not seriously injured.
Oiiioer Sherer learned that shower
OF bricks was falling In that vicinity
instead OF that long looked for shower
OF stars, and In short time was on
the scene. At his approach tho crowd
started to run, but the officer succeed-
ea In catching the participants. They
We're arraigned before Judge Ball this
morninR and were each fined % and
Joseph Finny Of Philadelpbla. CANA
down from that city In scarab ~
work. He soon became temntad and
instead OF fulfilling his Grand ha
started In search Of a 4 aluon, The ra.
suit was that he became intoxicated
ana was found by Officer Finn in a
helpless condition. As 1t was Finny's
lirst appearance here he was allowed
70 depart on the payment of the fine
OF VI and coats.
Rernard McclanIerty was drunk yes.
terday and was fined o. and costs.
Joseph Moore. a respectable looking
young white man, who said he lives In
Albany. became overcome yesterday
by alcoholic liquors and was arrestetl.
Ho received fine OF Sl and costs.
city.
Hannah Butcher, who gets drunk
ana prefers sweeping out the cells al
the station house to going over to jaIl
Tor W days,aRain appeared. The Judge
always knows what plea Hannah will
make, md as he has given her the
WORK she desired many times, he de-
clded to let her try 20 days of prison
life in default OF the payment OF a fine
OF 52 and costs.
Frank Garretson, a young man, was
arrested last night for corner loung-
Ing but when officer Shelton arrested
him Frank was scaling fence In the
hope OF escaping from the officer.
Frank is one OF crowd OF young
men and boys who congregate on the
corner at Seventh and Church streets,
and, it is said. insult passerslby.
The officer had warned the boys to
keep off the corner invariably. but they
sight OF the officers the boys all ran,
but as Frank was not us fleet of foot
as Ofticer Shelton, and seeing that he
would be captured. attempted to
climb high fence in that vicinity. He
was too slow, however, and the Off
Ger caught him. He was taken to tho
police station and was fined o. and
costs, which he paid. Frank was
warned not to go on the corner again.
Robert Cassidy was arrested last
| night by Sergeant Wigglesworth for
drunkenness. Cassidy wanted to get
loose from the Sergeant and In the
scuffie the Sergeant lost his star. The
prisoner was fined s2 and costs. The
star was not returned to the Serg cant
and he says II the two boys who found
| it will not return 1t, he will swear out
o warrant for their arrests.
Antony Koskinski the Pole who was
charged with beating his wife, was
dismissed. Koskinskl has two small
| children who are said to be In destitute
circumstances. Agent stout stated
to the court that he had visited the
home and had seen the children.
They had not proper caro- taken Of
them and he recommended that the
I
peared again, the children should DO
taken from him and he be- fined. As
Antony cannot speak the English LAM
guage, he was hold until IL o'clock to
allow an interpreter to warn him
against committing any breach OF the
peace In the future.
The charge against David Coleman
OF shooting Mary Ann Walker on last
Thursday night. was again taken up.
Harriet Johnson testified that she saw
Mary Ann on the night of tho party,
and while they were coming homo
Mary Ann told her that William Stew.
ems on shot her Fanny Kelly also testi-
fed to the above statement being
made In her presence. In reviewing
the case tho judge said that there had
been number OF shots fired by IN.
known parties, and that he was COM
PEELED to dismiss the case, as he felt
confident that the grand jury would
ignore the bill.