Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
RoBBED WRILF HE SLEPT.
Cannon and Mctovern Meet "a "cappe
In" aud the Former is Relieved OF Hit
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Cannon and McGovern Meet IA "capper
In" aud the Former is Relieved OF His
Wallet.
James Cannon and John McGovern, of
Bellevue, came to Wilmington Tuesday
week to bug some clothing and spend
some OF their money. Cannon had S2S in
his clothes. The couple made tour of
the saloons OH the coast and towards even
ing Cannon began to get intoxicated.
When the couple went TO the station Mt the
foot of Market street TO take the 1890 train
for their home they found they had missed
it by about five minutes. They were in a
loss to know where to spend the night.
At Front and Market streets they met
Annie Irons, who keeps the notorious
negro haunt at the foot Of Tntnall street.
She asked the couple whore they were
going and Cannon said wherever they
could get a place to sleep. The negro
woman said Shc kept lodging house and
persuaded the couple 10 90 along with her.
When Cannon and McGovern entered the
place they were introduced to William
Stevenson, friend of the Irons woman.
The latter Urged the guys" to enter a
game Of cards Cannon at first refused,
but finally consented to take hand.
MCtiOvern also took hand. The trio be-
gan with cuchrC and ended with stud
poker Cannon put up the money for
himself and MGGuvern. McGovern says
he saw Stevenson stealing cards out of the
deck and refused to play any longer. This
broke NJ the game Cannon took bottle
of whisky from his pocket and after "G-
rreshing himself by draught from the
flask, lay down on bed and fell asleep.
stevenson lay alongside of him, Nc
Govern slept on chair
About daylight McGovern got up and
went out 0. the house. When he returned
he found Stevenson lying on the floor,
e IL.
Stevenson said he was going ont for u
pitcher of bear Tor breakfast. Cannon ana
MGGOYern waited for him to return with
the beer. but he never came back until
y clock, six hours after the appointed
hour. Meantime, Cannon found that he
had been robbed.
When stevenson returned he wore a
different suit OF clothes and IA bright new
neckte Harry Irons, cUlored, was with
him. As soon rs Stevenson entered the
house Cannon accused the former of rob-
bling him, Stevenson replied by landing a
blow on Cannon's head Irons interfercd
IN Canuon's behalf and Stevenson struck
Irons. Then he ran from the house with
IRONS after him. The other men followed.
irons caught stevenson just outside the
door aud threw him down. Stevenson
tore Irons coat off his pack and eS-
CAPPED from his clutches. He ran into a
saw mill, and thence to the house kept by
the irons woman by the rear entrance He
locked himself IN, Irons and the two white
men notified the police and they rlided
the house, capturing Stevenson and the
irons woman. They were bundled off to
the City Hall.
In municipal court Thursday Harry
Irons testified that he saw Stevenson buy
suit of clothes from Solomon Behringcr
for -. Irons also saw Stevenson with a
$40 note, two silver dollars aud 81 note
Bchringer testified thai lie sold Stevenson
the clothes and thai he saw him with the
money rs described by Irons Stevenson
told the latter he had robbed man, but
didn't say who the guy WAS.
This concluded the evidence for the
| State.
Have you any witnesses Pc Judge Ball
asked Of the prisoner.
81 didn't know that ! needed any 2"
| Stevenson replied.
Judge Ball-"FivG hundred dollars bail
| for the upper court" Stevenson was com.
mitted.
Chief Dolan says that Stevenson and the
| Irons woman caWe here from philadcl-
| phia, and that they worked the badger
game in the Quaker CITY. The Irons
woman says thar they had to leave because
| Stevenson robbed u fellow. Stevenson, on
| the other hand, said that Mrs. Irons was
| wanted for keeping a speak easy, and for
this reason they had to leave Philadelphia.
There was no evidence to hold the Irons
woman and she was dismissed.