Evening journal., 1894-09-13
PLENTY OF SYMPATHY.
Judge Ball Knows What it is
to Suffer From Rheumatism.
BUT THOMPSON PAID FOR HIS BED

Healthy Dose Of Justice for Assauitlng
a Psaoeablo Pedestrian They Were
Noisy aud lt Proved E1psnsIve- -olhsr
cases.
Judge Ball made his frst appearance
on the beuoh Of the Municipal Court this
morning, since bis lllnoss. and the greet
ing he received from officers and report
ers showed plainly this esteem In which
he is held While his tussle with the
rheumatism has left him rather the
worse for wear, victory rested with him,
and With the favorable change In the
weather occurrence OF the attacl, Is not
anticipated His experience led him,
however, to look with sympathy on
| Joseph Thompson, who advanced aa his
| ples for getting drunk that he was
sufferer from rheumatism When the
officer testified, however, that Joseph
had made his bed in the gutter the Judge
lost his interest and administered a fine
Of 81 and costs.
John Tobin, genuine specimen OF the
genus tough, was arraiGned on q charge
Of assau!ting Henry Hutton. on last
l Sunday evening. The evidence was 20
tho effect that Hutton and Augustus J
Bierman were quietly crossing at Front
aud Tatnall streets, when Tobin rushed
st them head down, buttinR Hutton
under the left eye and telling him to the
walk. As he arose Tobin struck him
ard again knocked him down. p.
| Diamond and a companion were driving
past o. the time aud assisted Hutton
to arise, while Harry Bridgemau
led Tobn Oft up the street
| Hutton and Blerman had walked about
half way Of the block on Tatnall street
wien Tobin again put In an appearance
and knocked Hutton down twlce, the
second tmo breaking his right arm
Fobin took refuge behind the statement
that he was drunk at the time and
pleaded for leniencY, declaring that he
wouldn't harm a hair Of anyones head
only when under the influence OF LIQUOR
Judge Ball said that thera was altogether
too much Of this assaulting peacesble
persons on the street. and that he pro-
posed to break it up, If possible He i'm.
posed sentence Of 500 and costs and
three months imprisonment In New
Castle jail
Charles Turner and Jane Fountain.
colored, were charged with maintaining
a noisy and disordsrly house. in the re ar
of No, 52l Poplar street Several Of the
residents Of that neighborhood testified
TO the noisy character OF tho house. and
it's owner, Mrs Rachel King. a robust.
elderly, oolured woman, confirmed the
statements. When asked II Turner and
the Fountain woman we're married, she
quietly remarked: well, we'll leave
that part o. IT,. Each OF the prisoners
was fined $50 and costs
At.an early hour this morning Special
Officer Cannon, Of the r. w. & b die
covered four men IN mn empty box car in
the yard He ordered them ont but
later discovered that they hsd again
taken up their beds on company prop.
erty This time he arrested them When
arrsignsd they gave their names as
Thomas Reynolds. John J. Finuey,
Joshua murray and Emil Lare They
claimed TO belong IN Philadelphia and
had come to Wilmington to try and get
work ia the Jackson aud Sharp'5 shops.
They came on freight, reaching here
ont m and being tired and mon
eyless thought TO spend the balance OF
the night ia the car They were taxed
and costs each
Clayton Croft who Lives at West
Grove, Pa was charged with selling q
team owned by Frank Sloan, of the same
place. Croft claimed thst he was In
partnership with his accuser, and had q
right in the property, which be scknowI-
edged 70 have disposed Of. The case was
continued until Saturday morning, TO
allow him to got witnesses, bail being
hxed at $500
William POLK. colortd, was again called
in the case against him for selling liquor
at Rosendale Park without license. His
counsel, Peter L. Cooper, Jr, was not
present, and the case was continued until
tomorrow. Polk has been in custody for
over a week now.
Charles II Johnson, John Gillen and
William 81 Sherer were sentenced to pay
! 81 and cots for being drunk.