Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-10-09
ROBERT WAS PARALYZED
But the Judge Was Not Con-
versant With the Expression.
IT was THE SAME OLD, OLD STORY

But It Enlisted the Sympathy of the
Court-Two Young Men who Made the
Street a Drinking ParIor-The Daily
Grist OF the Police MIL
Charles McHugh was one of those
arrested last week as members OF the
West End gang which trespassed on the
property Of the City Railway Company
He escaped as the evidence failed to show
that he was connected with the depre-
dations. He was again before the city
Judge In company with John H. Mitchell,
charged with disorderly conduct. officer
Ward found them yesterday afternoon on
Union street between Fourth and Fifth
streets. drinking beer in full view Of
p=ssers by He notified them that they
would have TO seek place
little more secluded to carry on their
drinking He received abuse in return.
and calling to his aid ex Officer Canning.
arrested both They tried the same
course Of cross examination which was
inRugurated by the leaders of the gang
at their examination, but 1t didn't work,
and 81 and costs was the fine imposed on
each.
Howard Fletcher was arrested this
morning by Officer Palmer for stealing a
box from the rear OF Kennsrd's store, on
Shipley street Willlsm A Hopkins
saw him going along Shipley street with
the box, aud the man confessed to
taking it, but claimed TO have had per
mission. William Lawton said he
generally bad lot of boxes ard barrels
back OF his place, but that the public
was welcome to them, II permission was
asked of him. The prisoner, he said.
acted as assistant TO the SO StOn Of the
FIRST Presbyterian Church. but WAS not
particularly strong minded. he had
given him pei mission to take the boxes
In view of this testimony Fletcher was
dismissed
Joseph Howard was arrested on sus.
picion Of stealing Eve rszors from Zorge's 5
barber shop Mrs Forge could not
identify Howard as the thief, aud he was
discharged
Il found him on West Front street
early this morning, paralyzed, said
Officer Lyons, referring to Robert
Backus, rather coed looking English
man standing Ia the dock
DO you mean that he was drunk2"
asked Judge Ball III so, state it that
way. We don't know what you mean by
being paralyzsd
Robert explained that he bad met a
friend whom be had not seen for five
years ami renewed the acquaintance over
several glasses OF beer When be reached
his boarding house he could not make his
night key work and went out to find
lodgings elsewhere, sat down, went to
sleep and woke up in the police station
It WAS an old story to the judge and he
sympathizsd with Robert and let him of
with 81 and costs.
Harry Pusey, Stephen Martin and
Joseph Norton, drunks, we're fued 81 and
costs.
a young man and a semi official OF the
city were standing in front Of an up
town store last evening He had Just
broken a brand new package Of cigarettes
when a small boy sidled up to hun and
asked him for one OF the vile-smelliug
lung destroyers Without thinking, he
handed one over to the lad An officer
standing near at once arrested the
violGtor of the law. This morning
Judge Ball dismissed the case. There
was no Intention to violate the law and
the act was done in mistaken blindness,
and it is exceedingly doubtful II the law
was intended to cover such cases.