The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-17
CABBAGE AND TOMATOES,
Accomplished the Downfall
of Thomas Mckinley Last
Night.
OFFICER LYONS CLEVER WORK.
Two W omen Who Have Bern zcrng dis.
orderly Over Market Street bridge
another Victim Under the Dis
orderly Conduct ordi.

When the Municipal Court opened this
morning Jacob W. Montgomery was
charged with acting In an Indecent man.
ner before two little girls near the Augus-
tine paper mills. On Saturday morning
last he acted IN such a manner In the
presence OF Harriet McComas and Mabel
Graham. lie was fined $50 and costs. Tho
court Instructed the clerk to have him
examined by DIR. Hughes.
Mary and Rebeoca Moore. two colored
women, were charged with dlsor Derby
conduct. They reside on Cranstcns Row.
over Market street brldge.It was testified
to by witnesses that the house has been
very dlsorderly, and that 1t is the renda-
vous for men who stay there all night. 1t
ls a case OF fuss. fuss all the time. Lizzie
Fisher was the star witness for tho State.
and che told how Rebecca prayed that the
boat might eink with her when she went
to Lamokin and threatened to poison her.
Mary is Rebecca'e daughter.
Henrietta Jackson saw the mother strip
man opposite her house.
VIM. Maher whom called advanced to.
wards the witness stand wearing o large
rush hat and was dressed in overalls and
jumper and as 1t is a free country he wore
no ghOes. He Ia unable to sleep at nights
owing to the noise In the Moore house.
Rachel Kelly. for the defence stated
that she never saw strange men around
there.
Lizzie Richardson never saw any disor.
Sergeant Welsh deposed that the house
has been reported as being very disorder.
ly. The oflcsrs were obliged to go over
there three times last week at night time.
They were fined $40 and costs for disor.
derby conduct.
Neal Collins was charged by OlIicer
Ford with being drunk. He was fined 81.
Officer George Lyons last night arrested
John SplanD, Charles Scott and ROxle
Cammomlle In the Moore house. Two
Ill Nrta 49, Kat is.N ha h..t
they were denied admission.
Lizzie Fisher deposed that the defen.
danta were not disorderiy. The case was
dismissed.
Joseph Flamer pleaded not guilty to the
charge of dleorderly conduct He was
held In $50 bail to appear to morrow morn
Ing.
Thomas Mckinley was charged with the
larceny OF q bag OF cabbage and basket
OF tomatoes.
Oflcer Lyons deposed that about 12. s5
o'clock he noticed mckinley and another
man drive up King street. He saw hun
take IA bag Of cabbage from In front of a
farm wagon. He then took the tom atoes
from the corner of Fourth and King
streets. The officer followed the wagon
for two squares and arrested Mckinley.
Louis Sutton, who resides about two
miles from this city on the Now Castle
road. could not swear to the cabbage. His
wagon was opposite No. 304 King street.
1no ohopuGo was Nuluou Nv iorty coHts'
Charles Spenr, commission merchant
deposed that he had q lot OF baskets Of to-
matoes at l0l East Fourth ct. set. He
identified the basket as his property and
was valued at fifty cents. He was b cid In
$500 ball for the upper court.
City Solicitor Hartman asked that the
charge against James Smith DO dismissed
as neither Richard q. Howard and Harry
W. Ferrler. the lnformers could not be
found. They are both out OF the olty.
Mary @. Long deposed she Ia unable 20
rule her IL year old boy Robert He has
recently taknn up partnership with
gone bad boys. Bishop Curtis will be
spoken to and II Robert does not obey his
mother he will be scnt to the Proteotory at
Delaware City.