Evening journal., 1894-09-29
FOR THE UPPER COURTS
A Quartet of Violators of the
Sixth Commandment.
THEY ARE PRACTICALLY FENCES

second Hand stores whore Thieves Find
No Din'culty In Selling Their Piunder-
Higgins Bought Cigarettes for Minors
Other Cases Disposed of In Municipal
Court.
The two colored men who were Ar
rested yesterday morning by Sergeant
Bailey and officers Davidson and Kelle-
her, after a run on the marshes. were
arraigned before Judge Ball last evening
on charge Of committing burglary on
the store OF Peter Torckel. az No 204
West Front street, Thursday night.
Their names were given as Benjamin
Iabb and Frank Reed, and they confessed
nat they had recently escaped from the
Maryland State Reformatory. Torckel
Identified the stolen property as his and
several proprietors OF second hand stores
on the coes5 recognized the men as the
ones from whom they bought clothing
ana other articles. Judge Ball held both
the men under $500 bail for the upper
court
There has been o great deal Of annoy.
ance caused the police authorities by the
keepers OF these secondhand stores
They purchase goods, which their judg-
ment tells them are stolen, and are prac
tically fences for the disposition OF
plunder One store on the coast displays
sign, II buy cheap and can sell cheap.
As was the case with the articles sold
yesterday, much of the clothing bears
the sellers tags and suspicion wonld
naturally be aroused In an honest mind
by that fact albue. On tho trial of the
fryn Il al. A
dealers wore to paying 40 cents for 80
coat. and 81 for goods valued Al s7
Chief Dolan informed reporter that
there we're half a hundred places IN VIII
mington where stolen goods could be
disposed Of with ease There Is a law
governing this but IL is almost impossi-
bic for the state TO prove knowing
violation OF Il and the cases where con-
viction is secured are few. Ia comment
Ing on IL In the court, Judge Ball said
that an effort should be- made TO amend
the existing law so as TO govern these
cases as at present robberies are fostered
II not caused By the ease with which the
goods can be disposed OF.
A seventeen year old boy named
Andrew Higgins, was arralgned for
buying cigarettes for BOYS under the
received by the police Of boys smoking
the deadly paper tubes, and the officers
have kept a sharp lookout for the
offenders The officer caught Higgins
supplying the boy, a fact which the
little fellow didn't deny. so Judge Ball
held the offender in 800 bail for q
further hearing Monday morning
Some men ara born great, some
a oil l. t1
greatness thrust upon them James
Casey belongs to at least the last two
classes. He has daring the past few
monthe. become exceedingly we'll
acQusintcd with Judge Ball, his bibulous
habits bringing him regularly under
he eye OF the police When he
first was introduced TO bis Honor. be said
that he came TO Wilmington from West
Chester on the boat, and be has been so
designated ever since He hadn't been
arrested for week, and last night
strolled into the Municipal Court room,
accompanied by large sized jag. and
took a scat. Sergeant Durneys quick
eye soon detected his condition and he
was soon in the dock This time he will
keep hia blood in circulation for thirty
days on the stone pile at Castle Gould.
William Barnes, colorod who has just
served forty days, went back for another
term In default OF 81 aud costs.
William McGrann alias "Bucky" McGin.
mis- and Edward Given, charged with
stealing watch from James Manning
were held under 5000 bail for the upper
court.
There was no session cf Municipal
Court this morning, Judge Ball being
absent from the city