Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-11-19
VARIETY MANS SDILEMMA
Property of a Fellow Boarder
Found in His Possession.
CLAIMS he TOOK 1T BY MISTAKE

But WIN Have TO Explain That TO the
Grand Jury-Frank Jones Was a Tres
passer-One of the Newark Burglars
Identified BY Pistol Found on Him.
Business In the Municipal Court was
slow this morning and Judge Ball had
little to do, a pleasant relief fr1m the
rush Of last week
Yesterday afternoon Officer Sarcoski
while patroling his beat In the Eleventh
ward, heard sounds of revelry emRnating
from a frame house on Nancy street,
which runs from West Liberty to South
aud between Maryland and Railroad
avenues As the house was upoccupied tho
officer deemed an examination necessary,
and proceed to make one. He found party
Of colored men there engaged In shoot
ing craps, playing cards, singing, dane
ing and swearing. They fed without
ceremoney, but one Frank Jones, by
name, took the wrong window for his
exit and was captured In Municipal
Court he tried to splead innocence but
his story didn't work, and he will pay So
and costs or retire into innocuous deseu-
tude for term
The charge Of violation of the election
laws made by Special Constable Ahrens
against Frank Duncan was withdrawn
and the prisoner discharged
George Hoffecker was srraigned for
assault on Alice Vance, and the case set
down for o'clock this evening.
Michael Tracey is vaudeville artist
and is booked for this week at the Won
| derland MuSee BE arrived from Phila-
delphia at o'clock yesterday morning
and put up at Major A Smiths place.
No. 100 French street, being located In q
room on the third floor Robert s. Scott,
who Is also a Snowman and connected
with a curiosity show on Market street.
was also stopping at the same place and
his room was on the second floor. When
Scott left isroom he left bundle con.
tanning shirt and two collars on his
bed. When he returned the package
was gone He went down TO the public
room and notified Smith, and then sus
pecting Tracey, who WAS a stranger ia
him, accused him of taking the articles
and demanded that he open his hand
valise and exhibit its contents, which
Tracey declined to do. An officer was called
and Tracey taken TO the patrol station,
where the package was found In the
valise.
4 ~ Dali eApiAiubu bnhi
| ON arising he found his room cold, so be
dressed hastily and started down stairs
| Passing Scotts room. the door of.whlch
was open, he entered, laid his valise on
| the bed ant, taking brush broom from his
| pocket. whisked the dust OF travel from
his clothes. After buttoning his coat b.
replaced the whisk broom and unwit
tingly, the package in the valise, IWber
asked by Scott to open his bag he natur
ally refused, as he was not cognizant o
having his property. Scott is slende
built young fellow about half ths size o
Tracey, and the stolen shirt would no
fit the taker
Manager Dockstader testified that b,
had known Tracey for fifteen years anC
had never heard Of his being anything
but straight. He was member Of thu
B p. o. Elks and commanded SALARY
which certainly would prevent him from
stealing shirts which could not in an
way fit him.
Judge Ball held Tracey in $500 bail fo
the upper court,
George Collins, one OF the pair ARRESTED
by Officers Taylor, Davidson and Manion
while robbing the shoe store of Georgi
~. Dougherty, on Front near Madison
street. had on his person when captured
new revolver. which corresponded T.
the descriptio OF one stolen from tb
store of n Wright ia Newark Chic
Dolan telegraphed Mr.. Wright and b.
came In and identified the weapon. 1t Il
pretty clear that the recent robberie
were perpetrRted by these men, and thei
arrest will be relief to the genera
public.