Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01
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Who Forcibiy Stole Ride on IA Freight
Train Fined-o'Day's Second Bearing
Results in Bis Liberation Other Cases
Disposed OF.
Thomas Nolan, Joseph Nolan, John
Snyder, William Ford, Edward DeLand,
Andrew Mullin, Anthony Shellinger,
William e. Really, Frederick Lawrence,
John Blcomer, Richard Bates, William
Reed, William Wales, Michael Man
dusky, Joseph Smith, James Courtney,
Peter Mccain, William Irwin, Charles
Walters, Charles Stewart, George Davis,
John w. Earl and John Boley, the last
three colored, were arraigned in mu-
nicipalNcourt on Saturday and charged
with vagrancy. They were arrested on
Friday at Landlith station on the p, w.
q B. railroad.
Chief of Police Dolan stated that
about 8 o'clock word was received at
headquarters here that gang of tramps
had boarded freight train in Philadel.
phia and that they had been threaten
ing the train men, and assistance was
asked from the local police. "A squad
of officers was sent out to Landlith, and
whom the train arrived there it was
stopped and the men were captured in
the cars and taken to the police station.
II was reported that the men had been
disorderly ON the train, but there was
70 trouble at the place where the arrest
was made, and If there were any dis
orderly persons they must have escaped
before the train stopped.
Some of the men made statements to
the judge. One said that they were out
OF work and were on their way down
Delaware to pick peaches. Two or three
said they had work to go to, and Really
said he belonged in Elkton and knew
Detective McVey.
DeLand had $16.93 when he was
locked up, which ne said he had worked
for. The sentence of the Court was that
each man should pay fine of 81 or
serve 10 days on the stone pile. DeLand
said he would not pay the fine; he
would rather serve the time. This did
not suit Judge Ball. He instructed the
police to take the fine from the money in
his possession and liberate him. as 1t is
not right that the people of the county
should be burdened with keeping man
who is able to pay the penalty. DeLand,
Mullin, Reed and Bates paid their fines
and were set at liberty.
o.DAY GOES FREE.
John O'Day, who was convicted a
, little over month ago of assaulting
Police Officer Aiken and for which he
was sentenced to six months in Jail,
was rearraigned on Saturday, develop
ments having come to light that led
Judge Ball to believe that there was
misunderstanding. O'Day claimed that he
did not know the nature of the charge
when he was tried, and that he had
| proof that he did not assault the officer.
A number of witnesses were ex-
amined, and 1t developed that Officer
Aiken was about to arrest John Giles
pie for disorderly conduct, when O'Day
interfered. The officer pushed O'Day
from him and afterward put him under
arrest. O'Day was intoxicated and one
witness testified that he struck the Off
Ger, but none of the others say O,Day
struck the officer until after the police
man had thrown him down and put the
| nippers on him. There were three
drunken men and woman piled in a
heap and Aiken rushed in to ouell the
disturbance, when the men interfered
with him, and it was hard matter to
see exactly what did happen.
| The judge concluded from the evil
dence that the prisoner, having already
served month and IL days behind the
bars, had been punished sufficiently,
and he ordered that no be dismissed
from custody at noon. Accordingly, al
IL O'Clock he was given his liberty,
HINsLEY HELD FOR COURT.
Thomas Hinsley was charged with
acting In an improper manner toward
Viola Williams, aged years, aud two
nieces of his, aged respectively 6 and 8.
Mrs. Maggie Williams, the child's
mother, testified to the effect that the
little girl had related to her what had
happened, and that the other children
had told her a similar tale. The little
girl was questioned by the Court, and
she told substantially what she had told
her mother.
Police Surgeon Hughes stated that he
had made an examination, and he was
convinced that somebody had been
guilty of very improper conduct toward
the children.
Hinsley denied that he was the guilty
| party, but acknowledged that the chill.
dren had been entertained by him and
that he had danced them on bis knee
He was held in $1,000 bail to answer
the charge at the upper court.
LIZZIE HAD BETTER STAY AT HOME.
Lizzie WEIGH, who says she lives in
the country, was arrested Friday
afternoon by Sergeant Shields. The
officer stated that he found her asleer
on doorstep on Tatnall street near the
railroad. She was drunk and he sen
her to the station house, where she wa!
locked up. She was arraigned op &
charge of drunkenness. She said she
thought the police of Wilmington mus
have pick against her. Il live in thu
country" she said, "and every time
come In town they get hold Of me.
The Judge told her she had better stay
out of town if that was the case. Sh,
was mulcted in the sum of 81 and costs
LITTLE TOO GAY.
Patrol Sergeant Howgate on FRIDAY
noticed crowd Of strange young mel
acting in a disorderly manner in tn.
vicinity of the r., w. 81 B. station. II,
kept an eye on them and saw one of thu
number saunter over to the fruit stanC
on the corner of Front and French
streets and slap the italian who keep,
the stand in the face. The assailan
laughed and thought 1t was great fun
But the laugh was on the other side o
his mouth when Sergeant Howgate pu
him under arrest. In court the mar
who was arrested gave his name as Johl
Hearn and said the party was wait
ing for train to Lamok1n. He denieC
that he slapped the Italian and said h
yes touched him on the hat" But thu
excuse did not weigh much with TIL
| Court His little snort inst cost him va
HARD ON THE READING MAN.
John Burnish, who gave as his resi-
dence Reading, stated that he was Of
his vacation and on Friday he came /,
Wilmington to look for o friend, an,