Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-08-06
THE BLACK ELEPHANT.
Pocomoke City Negro Hurt
While Elias Was Showing 1t.
DBMBY MURDER CASE POSTPONED

for Assault on Alexander Bohn-A
Jersey Trucker Given a Chance TO Re-
form-Mlnor Offenders Sentenced.
A batch OF prisoners accused Of crime
of various grades, y squad OF blueeosts
happy I'm the consciousness Of having
made arrests. and crowd OF morbidly-
curious spectators greeted Judge Ball 3
eyes AS he took his seat upon the bench
of the Municipal Court this morning
In the amen corner there were q number
of white and colored women the latter
as garrulous al q excited as though they
were about TO witness circus per
formanoe.
The case against James Kelleher in
dicted for violating health ordinance,
was called Ex Mayor Harrington, act
ing city solicitor reported that tho
nuisance had been Gbated and that
Secretary Colquhouu, of the City Board
OF Health. was willing that the case bo
dropped. kelloher was also willing. He
paid tho costs, amounting to $j75. and
departed with a higher idea of the
majesty Of the Bonrd of Health than he
ever had before
Seeing the Black Elephant.
Elias Walker, a young negro, was put
on trial for assault and battery upon
Edward Merrill. nn is year-od negro
who halls from Pocomoke City, nd. The
assault was alleged TO have taken place
on the street along the coast Both
men were drunk at the time and had
been seeing the black elephant together
Merrill testified that Walker made him
drunk and went to put on him" lie
struck him on the nose and knocked MIN
out into the middle Of the street, max
ing his nose bleed.
number Of witnesses were called and
their testimony went to show that
Walker was playing the ebonized good
Samaritan and that Merrill struck him
on the head with chair The Judge
took liberal view OF the matter and
sentenced the prisoner to pay costs.
Hendier Unable to Appear,
Chief Of Police Dolan reported that
/ Albert Hsndier, complainant in the case
Of assault against Hugo deitler, was
unable to appear, being confined to the
] Delaware Hospital with a broken leg
| His bail bond for $500 was continued
until August 30. by which time 10 is
thought that Hendler will be able to
appear
I AtNgmlmm ElfnNfu NOT GUILTY.
William Hayman, a young white man
/ accused Of assaulting Alexander Rohn,
! who lives on the Lemon place. pleaded
not guilty ROBIN took the stand and
told his story despite Mr. Harrington
Efforts TO have him shorten &C. He said
shat Hayman struck him in the face
because he demonstrated with him fol
striking an old soldier named Andrew II
/ Taylor The assault vas committed on
last Wednesday. He said, under cross
examination. that no did not hear Hay
man ask Tsy or why he had ordered his
goods thrown out OF the house He
heard Hayman say that Taylor had gone
TO his mother ana told her certain things
which insulted him
Andrew H Taylor, the next witness,
testified that Hayman called him a liar
and a name even more offensive, and
when ROBIN said he should not abuse an
old man that way, Hayman struck hin
In the face and they both fell 20 The
ground. Taylor and his son pulled
Hay man of Rohn. he had Haymau ar
rested for trespass and be WAS Fl ed By
Magistrate Kelley.
| william Taylor testified that all Rohr
said 70 Hayman was, why don't you
reason with Mr. Taylor He only saw
Hayma strike ROBIN twice Then theJ
fell and witness took ho'd OF Hayman
right arm. Witness denied that b,
lstruck Heyman.
The prisoner was represented by Peter
l. Cooper Jr., who wanted TO rocite all
the circumstances leading up 20 th'
trouble, but the judge would not permit
10.
Hayman took the stand. His testi
mouy Was in short, &c follows;
Taylor called me liar; called hin
a liar Rohn said: You should not tall
like that to an old man lie grRbbe,
me by the throat We fell down Hl
was on top Taylor and his son jumpeC
on top of me and was struck twice il
the back They tore my shirt of
didn't hit Rohu At all
Jacob Tngle, q colored eyewitness
/ testified as follows:
when ! saw them they we're all thre
on that boy. Rohn had his hand a
/ that boy g throat, and they tore bis shir
OF 1 can't say that they we're beating
him, but they were pulling ana haulinl
and ell mixed up somehow"
Lucy Robinson, a cllored damsel VII,
- wore a pink and white dress and a self
HMhAHANA HAAAiNr oMNAN tAAHN oAN 90 " Z AA
Sight ROBIN hauled of and knocke
Haymsn down She afterwards hear
3 Taylor say; 81 am only sorry that
/. didn't best the -- IS head o
y when had him down They beat hil
and tore his shirt of, and had his breas
= bleeding.
Mr. Harrington What were you dC
a ing sll this timer
Witness IL wasn't doing nuthin bu
= laughin'
"You didn't think it a very seiiou
affair. did your
Il would laugh at a fuss anyws )
y replied the heRrtless Lucy.
Another study 10 black gave corroborl
= tive testimony and both sides closed
Mr. Cooper made an earnest plea I,
I. his client but could not save him, a
n Though the judge only imposed 6ne
" So and costs.
The case against the three or four DO,
who drove off Ia a team belonging
he Bran3ywine Granite Company ",
IT. continued until tomorrow morning
d Mr. Harrington asked that the murd
70 case against Robert Demby. alias Fishe
y colored, accused Of kicking his 10 yea
!. old sister Annie end causing her deaf
d be carried over TO Wednesday. His r