Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-04
WOMEN AGAIN IN COURT.
Some Plead Guilty to Violating the
Liquor Law.

The City Solicitor Requests a Discontinue
ance In some of the Cases, the Offenders
Promising to stop selling Liquor.
A number of female violators of the
liquor law were again in municipal
court Thursday.
Mabel Melville was charged with sell
ing liquor without license on June
9th. Walter H. Hayes, counsel for the
defendant, pleaded guilty.
City Solicitor Elliott stated that he
was willing TO withdraw the remaining
charges against the defendant, on the
latter promising TO discontinue the sale
of liquor, and in view of the fact that
all the sales were made to the same
party and that she had previously been
fined, he asked that the request be
granted. She was fined $50 for the
offence committed on the 9th, and was
dismissed in the other cases.
Annie Wayne pleaded guilty to
violating the liquor law on June 9Th,
18th and 14th, and she was fined $50 in
each case. There were two other
charges, for violations on May 29th and
June Sd, both of which City Solicitor
Elliott agreed to retire, on similar
grounds as in the case of Mabel Melville.
Ada Winters pleaded guilty to violat-
ing the law on June 22d, and was fined
$50. Another charge was withdrawn.
Two charges against Mary Smith
were Withdrawn on the request of the
city solicitor, who said he had made an
investigation and found that the charges
could not be proved.
Josephine Yates and Louisa Ander-
son. two of the women arrested for
selling liquor without license, have
signitied an intention to reform, and
there will be no further prosecution of
them. Both of the women were called
In municipal court this morning. There
were five charges against Josephine
Yates and three against Louisa Ander.
son. In each case Walter H. Hayes,
their attorney, made the statement to
the court that his clients intended to re-
form and he asked tor dismissal of the
charges.
City Solicitor Elliott said he was salts
fed that the women are sincere in the
matter and recommended that all &C.
cusations against them be retired.
Judge Ball granted the request and
compllmented the women for the wise
course they had taken.
The Rev. j. II. Howard, pastor of
Asbury Church, informed reporter of
THE GAZETTE that Josephine Yates
had stated to him that she mad desired
to reform for some time and this is the
first good opportunity that presented
itself. She SAID that previous to this
time she did not know where to begin
to abandon the evil business with which
she had been identified. She is mem.
Der Of a highly respectable family in
New Jersey and will shortly return to
her parents. For the present she will be
looked after by one OF the female
societies of the city.
Louisa Anderson, 1t is understood, has
not violated the law for some time and
now she proposes TO make complete
change in her mode of living.
LIZZIE WARRINGTON FINED.
Lizzie Warrington was accused of
violating the law on June 22d and also
on two other occasions. She pleaded
guilty to the first charge, and on promis-
ing TO cease selling liquor the other
charges were Withdrawn.
Florence Worrall, who Jumped hel
bail, has not yet been apprehended, but
as soon as she is seen in the State she
will be arrested and called to account.
THEY HAD GOVERNMENT LICENSES.
U. S. Marshal Lannan last Wednes
day made an investigation of the case
where the women were fined in munich
pal court for selling liquor without {
State license, aud he ascertained tina
each one of them had government
license, consequently the accused can
not be brought before the United State
| court.