Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-08-10
SCALES WORKED HARD.
Only a Few Cases For Munic-
ipal Court Judge to Act On.
BMORY THE arAR OF THE TROUPE

And He Was Taxed Twenty Dollars for
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS struck His Mis-
tress and Il Ccst Him One EagIe-vaf-
entine wasn'tA saint. But.He Had His
Day Other Cases Disposed or
To day was an of day Ia Municipal
Court aud although Clerk Adams put an
extra allowance Of oil on the judicial
scales they didn't work hard enough to
start the rust
samuel Emory, colorsd man with
brlstllng monstache, was tie star Of the
troupe which faced bis honor He had
as a side partner. William Stevenson,
who msde up In sombreness Of color what
he lacked In stature Both were charged
With keepiEg disorderly houses on Irwin
place Several OF the neighbors testified
that Emory kept very noisy house, and
MS they worked all day and wanted to
sleep nights, they naturally kicked.
Ole witness said that there wcs lots Of
'ill famed Language" used there every
night He said that last Saturday night
Emory's woman was on she street
''ralsin the rent which he explained
WAS equivalent to raiaing-a big dis
turbance He thought the woman WAS
most to blame, although he heard
Stevenson 'mouthin IL In his back yard "
Kmory was taxed $50 and costs for the
Efforts Of his woman In "rAlsin' The
rent, and will 90 to New Castle unlses
acme Of bis friends succsed In ra'sin'"
II. Stevenson was discharged as It was
not shown that he was much to
blame. He was warned 60 paste the fate
OF Emory in his hat lest he bs overtsken
by the same.
Benjam'n Greenwood. colored, was
charged by bis mistress. Jane Garrett. with
assault. The woman said she had lived with
Ben for three years and be had never hit
her that way before He did 60 this time
b, cause she wouldn't liquidate her
finances 10 the extent OF 10 cents. II
cost him $40 and Jane will be widow
Till be hnds It.
II was Valentines day yesterday for
Joseph Valentine, at least he celebrated
II by getting drunk Then he went to
sleep with bar OF iron os his pillow at
Third and sbipley streets ssrgsant
Shield ran him In and he was 6asd 81
and costs
Lsvi Simpson. Of Philadelphia. was
arrested by Oniesr hslonsy at Front and
Market streets He was looking for the
NAmueu loflI Wutto no WAS oNtfthhou
by bis jag. ard took the patrol wagon
az a substitute. He will pay II and
costs CT visit Sheriff Gillls.
Jennie Harris. colored, WAS charged
BY her step father, John Williams. with
disorderly conouct. The evidence showed
that Jennie WAS not TO blame In tho
matter and she was at once discharged.
Fred Reed colorod, charged With a
crime against nature. tha victim bsing
Willie Sikoikl aged 12 years, WAS again
arrgigned James Davis. farmer,
testified that Fred worked for him
during June. but Judge BAH dsoided 10
hold him for the grand jury aud fxsd
ball at 5000
The case Of Joseph Welsh, cc'crsd,
charged with assault on Annie
Johns. was postponed until Monday, bail
being fxsd at 800
Mrs. Martha McKibben or Blizzard, Is
still In custody rot being able TO secure
bail. Mrs William Whitaker. who
brought the charge. testified that her
son was In Pittston, Pa, but would be
here August 10, when the case will come
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