Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-23
"BUoKY" M'GINNIs IN TRoOBLE.
lie and Carroll Charged With Commit-
ting Highway Robbery.

William McGrann, alias "Bucky"
McGinnis. and Peter Carroll were ar
raigned IN municipal court last Monday
charged with robbinS August Newman of
$3.50 in Front street restaurant OH sun
day morning. Newman testified that
McGrann took the money out of his
pocket while all the men were together i'll
the restaurant. According to tie testi-
mony of Newman all had been gong
about drinking As soon as Newman dis
covered his loss he hunted up Officers Scott
of the Police Department and Collins of
the Wilmington & Northern railroad, and
reported his loss to them. The officers
started on the hunt for McGrann and Car
roll. They were found on the railroad
tracks near Madison street crossing. aud
sent to the police station i'll patrol wagon.
Patrol Officer Harkins testified that Nc
Cram slipped a dollar bill in his mouth
while on his way to the police station and
tried to chew it up. but was prevented from
doing so by the officer.
After the robbery had been reported the
men are known TO have been trying to
spend money pretty freely.
Each of the men was held in 81, 900 bail
for appearance at the upper court to
answer the charge of highway robbery.
Leopold Barkoski was charged with rob-
bing Harry Barkoski of S63 last Sunday
afternoon at his boarding house, on Reed
street. He says he was taken home from
party at the house where he had been,
by Leopold, and that he was very sick at
the time. He says the robbery was com
mitted while he was in that condition.
The evidence being insufficient the case
| was dismissed.
James Williams was arraigned on a
charge of stealing garden hose from Will
| liam Saunders, No. 500 West Fourth
street. Williams was arrested by Officer
| White on Friday while trying to dispose
of the hose to a secondhand dealer. The
| prisoner was held in $500 bail for the
| upper court.
The charge of deserting her child, pre-
ferred against Fannie Pennington, was
| dismissed. at the instance of Willard Hall
| Porter attorney for the Society for the
| Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The
woman was held, however, in anticipation
that her father would appear and ask that
she be committed to the Industrial Home
| for Girls.
Lewis Boulden was charged with dis.
| orderly conduct in q Front street restaur.
ant on Saturday night. The case was dis
missed.
James Clark and Joseph Dougherty were
| charged with selling potatoes on Saturday
| night to William Huber, a grocer oil
Market street below Front, without g
license. Mr. Huber testified that ne pur.
| chased 044 DuSnelS ut Ou cents, anu MAURICE
Lesham said he had bought ~ bushels al
| As cents.
Peter A. Pagan said Dougherty hat
made arrangements with him to ship {
carload in Fagan's name from Philadel
phia, and that Il license was displayed bu
II was made out in another mans name
who according to the statements of thu
prisoners, is dead. Pagan thought every
thing was ali right and received tht
goods, after which the men came mere anC
started out to sell the potatoes.
Officer Sherry arrested Dougherty anC
CLARK saturday night and they We're helt
in 500 bail for the upper court tins morn
ing.
Richard Block, Michael Jones, AlfreC
Winner, Harry Adler, Harry Levensoi
and Max kotzin were rearraigned on
charge of selling pictures in frauduen
manner, but City Solicitor Elliott sait
there was insufficient evidence to hold tn
prisoners and they were dismissed.
There was short session of court oil
Sunday morning, when Ezekiel Hall
colored, was fined S., and Thompson
Welsh SIS for disorderly conduct.