The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-11


John LAWN. who promised to stop
drinking last week was fined s. and costs
for drunkenness in the Municipal Court
this morning by Judge Ball.
Isuuc Anderson, colored, on Saturday
evening went to the room OF Mary Moore
aud struck her with his hand and kicked
her. lie claimed that IL was spite work
on the part OF the prosecuting wltuess.
lie was fined t2J and costs or in default
TO be- Imprisoned for three months.
Annie Johns, colored, pleaded guilty to
assault and battery On Lizzie Harrie On
Friday night week she called Lizzie up an
alley and struck hor with brick on the
face.
Annie bought the "stuffH for her face
and had tried to settle the affair. The
case was continued until this evening.
William Segars, colored. was lined $40
and costa for disorlerly conduct
Last Thursday evening when Samuel
q. Davis, 1921 Railroad avenue, went to
bed he loft three $40 bills In his pants
pocket. He missed the money on Satur.
day. The nails were taken out of tho
hinges Of the trunk.
officer Davidson received Information
that the money had been taken and arrest.
ed Charles Stevens at VOTERS Clothing
store. He found els 10 on him.
Mrs. Williams testified that she keeps a
boarding house on Railroad avenue and
that Steyens had been ut her hou 80 for
samuel VOTERS deposed thut Stevens
came To his store on Saturday mig 1t und
bought a suit OF clothes and a hat for 81.
On former occasion Stevsrs Ind pur
chased a suit OF clothes there hut at th>
lime did not recognize him. tie had been
arrested some months ago on the charge
OF larceny aud held for court. but as the
witnesses could not be found the case was
ignored,
William Williams testified that on Sat
urday he saw Stevens coming out Of The
room occupied by Davis. On previous
occasion he heard him say that as Davis
was II sober mnn lie must have money. He
| lost ten cents out OF hts pants
| Emma Funk testified that she never
heard tho expression that William VIII
| liams would burst the trunk lhIs ca used
| Mrs Williams to get somewhat Ungr y.
Stevens maintained that NO had sl5 since
| he came Gu: of jail. He had bsen playing
cards and crap. He was held In 'S2U0 bail
for appearance at the session OF the court
| this evening.
Three youths named william Lynn, Jas
Griffith and Ldward Cloud wore ehare ed
with tho larceny of apples. Tho clso was
| held up Tor the present.
| Thomas holloway, West Fourth
street testified that nil umbrella valued at
$3.50 was stolen from the vestlbu oil his
| house. John SaYllle aud james Patton
wore charged with the larceny OF the um.
| brella. "....
Officer Ford dsposed that Rb0nt 8
O'Clock last evening. he received inform A.
tiOn that tho umbrella had been sto len
and he recovered it ut the secOId. hand
store OF Solomon Sllverman. lOl West
| Front street,
Mrs. Silveruan testlfied that aha bought
the umbrella from Patton for 20 cents
! yesterday,
Captain Chambers dsposed that the
| umbrella WIS recovered In one hour Hnd a
/ half after 1t was reported as lost. The
case was continued until this evening.
Henry Butler. who was arrested last
night on tie charge OF stabDiug an old
eoi0red man in Phlajsl alpha on Saturday
night, was dismissed, as ne WAS not tho
man.