The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-02


In the Municipal Court this morning
before Judge Ball Spencer Greenwood
was held In s200 bali for appearance
tomorrow morning on tho charge Of
assault and battery on s. O. Sherrard.
lh5 case OF assault was reported In
yesterdays Issue OF the REpUBIIcAN.
Albert Miller was fined 81 and costs
for drunkenness.
LouisW, Gilbert was charged with
the larceny OF gold watch. chain and
charm. valued at $3.50. from Mrs.
McCeuley. 400 East Twelfth street. on
last Friday morning. James Clayvllls.
a school boy. told her man had told
him to tell Mrs. McCauley that the
sister at st. Patrick's School wanted
to see her. On her return the watch
was gone. She saw tho watch yester-
day In Duvidow Il Cos. pawnshop. on
Market street below Second.
They could not Identify the defend-
ant MS the man who told him to call
on Mrs. McCauley. 5.
Davldow ecould not identify him as
the man who pawned the watch,
Wesley l.. Gilbert. brother OF the de.
PENDANT, testified that on Friday
morning last the defendant was with
him serving his bread route from 1850
to ~ is O'Clock.
4 hotei iHNnuyt IuoS TINS Btre6t. saw
the defendant on Friday morning at
his place with his brother.
| Aionzo L. DickersOn, southwest COR
ner Eleventh and Kirkwood streets,
saw him In the wagon with his brother
about 10 O'clock.
Maynard Beggs saw the defendant
at the stable and ct the store on Fri
day morning.
Gilbert was represented by VILLA m
Michael Byrne and the case was dis.
missed.
i The following oolored men were
charged with disorierly conduct:
Henry Cooper. Howard and William
Cramer. Leland Collins, Chas. Callahan
Matilda Walker. Cha,. Shields John
Macy.
! Officer Morgan testified that on Sat.
iurday evening he saw William Cram
or acting disorderly and cursing; let
him go and he commend ed again. and
lOhlcer Hutton tried to arrest him, but
Collins res stod the oillcers. In cross
examination. to Philip q. Churehman,
he said he did not know what they
were excite about, and he did not GO
a white man trying to vDte. Collins
told Officer Moran that he could not
arrest Cramer
He gave tho prisoner to officer Hur-
or and saw Howard Cramer fighting
( with young man named Gallagher.
i lio did not arrest Cramer becau 80
there weio too many men and they
. pulled him away.
Officer Hutton corroborated Officer
Moran us to the disorder and to the
, arrests
Charles Grant was on the opposite
, corner and saw the officers try to at
. rest Cramer. He SAW Matilda Walker
throw brick ard say you won't ar
rest my brother" Mcbride went &c
the officers assistance and saw Macy
strike Mcbride. .....".
Michael O'Toole saw Collins ant
another man pull Officer Moran's aru
away from Cramer.
John p. Welsh was across the street
and heard that they were going Il
hold the nomination and election In
stead OF next November. Saw Collins
try to take Cramer away from Officer
Moran and cursed that the man oould
not he arrested. Saw the colored meI
strike one another. .....
Daniel Mcbride was across tho streo
from the polls and saw Cramer being
drunk and dsofderly and cursed
everybody who came near him. Saw
the woman throw the brick. Was
perfectly sober. on that day. Had moi
. been trying to get to tho polls. He
= Thought the officer would get into
trouble and that was why he took hold
.of Cramor when he got away from
the officer.
Peler Grant heard Cramer curslng.
Several witnesses were called for the
, defense. including two of the defend
q. ants. They did not 500 any fighting
me cases were dismissed ut i2.lC
O'Clock.