Evening journal., 1895-04-03
HIS GUESS WAS RIGHT.
Edward Wardell Arrested for
Burglary and Larceny.
WAVES TRIAL FOR UPPER COURT

McGiniey and Hts Loads OF Rum aud
Lard-An Owner Wanted for the L after
PLAY which Cost Edward Black Rather
Dearly other Municipal Court Gases.
Sergeants Evans. Shields aud Black
and Officer Joseph Massey surrounded a
bevy Of tramps gathered around fire at
Edge Moor yesterday afternoon
One Of the turnpike sailors was Ed
ward Wardell, who was wanted by the
authorities on a charge Of breaking into
The store OF Robert Hilles. corner OF
B and New Castle avenue aud stealing
quantity Of goods and safe. the latter
OF which was found few days afterwards
10 Eden Park. with It's doors forced
open
Wardell was asleep when the officers
came up and on being aroused remarked !:
Hello. Ned. guess you want me. The
officer replied that he had guessed right
Wardsll then confessed to having been
implicated In the robbery and said that
since then he had been In Maryland.
New Jersey and Philadelphia.
Another charge against him was that
OF stealing q coat from Richard Rothwell
on March 16 William 4. Lyman ap
peared for Wsrdell In both cases, aud
waived examination. Wardell was held
for the upper court, the bail being fixed
at $500 in the first and 5000 In the last
Case. Wardell is the man who shot A
colored girl over Third street bridge
recently.
officer Aiken met William MeGlnley
last night at Fifth and Walnut streets.
he was badly warped 10 bis walk. la
addition to huge load OF sour mash he
was Juggling a tub OF lard, Weighing
dfty eight pounds Officer Aiken knew
William and gathered him aud his loads
In. This morning he WAS arraigned ia
Municipal Court, but az the owner had
not been found the case wag continued
until tomorrow morning, bail being
fixed 5000
John Moyoe was erreigned with Officer
Di Mare as his sponsor. He was found
laat night on Market street very drunk
very noisy aud very abusive. He pleaded
that he eould have gotten home had he
been allowed his liberty, but Judge Ball
thought differently aud Fixed his fine at
81 or twenty days
Sergeant shields found Frank Filz
patrick and William Short alias Scott.
sitting on a morocco factory step In the
Wear End yesterday hey were drunk
aud getting druukef by dranghts from a
bottle Of whisgey The bottle was a
sample one and Of rather better quality
than Is supposed to &c the drinkers and
1t uas suspected that they stole 1t This
was discovered to be wrong, however
Frank has not been IN JAN since Ssptem
Der and Scott has managed to keep clear
about as long so they both got off with
dnes Of 81 and costs each.
Edward Black, caloged charged with
assault on Henry Boz or, colored waa
arraigned He explained that he aud
Henry were playing, snd when they
clanR to esoh other" Henry had his
Edward g. thumb IN his mouth. and be
seized his ear to make him let 90 Then
Edward dashed Henry and the piece came
out Of the ear. Fined $25 and costs
Annie CRrrou, colored, WAS charged by
John Chase, colored, with disorderly
conduct They have lived together and
John withdrew the charge, paying costs
Judge Ball said to City Solicitor Elliott:
I'm the New York courts plan prevails
which think could be used TO advantage
here II Is that whenever the prosecut-
ing witness withdraws a charge. be or
she must sign paper stating that 1t was
done without any consideration, threats,
etc This relieves the city solicitor aud
the officers from any blame
The CITY solicitor thought IL good
plan and said he would adopt It.
Frsnk MeKeon, arrested Mon lay
night on a charge Of sssaulting a man at
Maryland avenus aud Linden, with
intent to rob, was arraigned, but as the
prosecuting witness had not been
secured, the case was continued till
to morrow When the arrest was 10 ade
the officer WAS obliged to chase Frank,
and as consequence the witness got
away He Is known, however.