Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08
A EEAR Ar aARD LABoR.


Hard Case OF Cruel Treatment Disposed
Of in Municipal Court--A Brutal German,
Who Heat, His WIFE aud Daughter sent
TO Jail for Ono Year-0ther Cases at This
Mornings Session.
Joseph Miller. a worthless German,
living at No. 800 Spring alley, was on
Thursday sentenced by Judge Ball in
Municipal court 10 serve one year at
hard labor in New Castle jail and pay
a fine Of so. He was arraigned on a
charge of committing an assault and
battery on his wife and daughter.
Annie Miller, the wife, testified to
the effect that be is brutal, worthless
and indolent, and has not given the
family any assistance for several years.
She said that one day in the latter part
OF June, she could not recall the date,
Miller came home and asked her for
money. She refused to give it to him
aud alleges that he set upon her and
beat her. She also states that such
treatment is of frequent occurrence.
lie gets all the money he can from her
and spends it for drink. She also
stated that he assaulted his daughter,
Mary, at the time he assaulted her, and
it was customary for him to abuse all
hands when he was drunk or in had
humor.
Mary Miller, the daughter, corrobo-
rates her mothers statements. In adj
dition she said that she 1.-THE daughter)
was compelled to pay the rent and she
and her mother and 7-years- old
sister had to support the family. She
said her father is a useless man.
Frank Stout, agent for the S. P. G.
Z. stated that Miller was bad charac-
ter. He had treated his family brutally
in Milford before he came to Whining
ton. Miller has done time before for
assaulting his wife.
John NJ. Beale, who was arrested We'd
nesday by Detective McVey, was ar
raigned on charge OF obtaining goods
under false pretenses from Lichtenstein
u Hart on October Both, 1894. Detec-
tive Witsel said that Beale made state
ment to him to the effect that he had
obtained the goods for the purpose of
obtaining money. He claimed that he
was 'hard up at the time.
Garrett j. Hart, of the firm of Lich.
tenstein a. Hart, recognized the pris.
oner as the man to whom he had given
some carpet on credit on October Goth.
1884. Mr.. Hart said Beale went to his
store and represented himself to be a
milkman named Neal, and gave as his
residence No 1887 Chestnut street. The
credit was given on promise that the
money for the goods was to be paid the
next day and that A. G. McCausland,
Henry c. Conrad and George w,
Bright were referred to by Beale as ac.
quaintances. Mr., Hart thought the
man was truthful, as he had seen Neal a
wagon nearby.
Beale said he had no statement TO
make, and he was held in 5000 bail for
appearance at the upper court.
Herman Frederick was charged with
cruelty beating a child. He lives on
Monroe street between Second and
Third. Agent Stout said he had made
an investigation and at his request the
case was held up and will not be pushed
unless Frederick again maltreats the
child. The fact that Frederick is under
the care of physician for an internal
trouble was taken into consideration by
the court
John Haggerty and Michael Gardner.
who were arrested on Tuesday with a
brass bushing in their possession, were
arraigned and charged with having
stolen it. City Solicitor Hartman stated
that there was no evidence against the
prisoners, and they were dismissed.
William FL. Powell, colored, was ar
raigned on the charge of committing
an assault on Andrew Davis, also col
ored, with intent to kill. Davis was
shot during a quarrel at Powell's house,
at the corner of Broome and Maple
streets, on the evening of July 18th.
POWELL was represented by Horace G..
Knowles. Davis came into the court
room on crutches, and is yet far from
well. He can scarcely move about.
The wound is in the left leg.
Davis was sworn. He related the
occurrence, which does not differ ma
terially from what has been published.
a number of witnesses were also
called. Annie Brown, colored woman
living In house adjoining Powell's.
SAID she thought Davis was angry
when he went to Powell's house and
she thought he was the cause of the
trouble. 1t was her opinion that Powell
was acting in obedience.
Attorney Knowles argued that, Davis
went to the house with a sword cane.
which he intended to use on Powell AZ
the latter did not pay money which
Davis alleged that he owed him.
Several witnesses testified to the good
character Of Davis. They said he Was
an unusually quiet and submissive
man.
Powell was held in 81, 600 to answer
the charge at the upper court.
Georgeanna Price and Nellie Mvers.
two colored damsels, had row al No.
rs North Adams streetWednesday after.
noon. Officer Palmer was notified of the
trouble and arrested the two women.
They made no defense and were fined
So each.
John Borden, colored, Richard Gill
and Peter Woods were fined for drunk.
onness.
The Police Record.
The police department made 2ss ar
rests last month, classified as follows
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