Evening journal., 1895-02-14
A SEVERE SENTENCE.
But None Too Much for the
Grave Crime Committed.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN MURDER

LII A 0A4nG III mQ0OAA
Hemp-John Hodges fined for Assault
Ing His Mistress-An Oyster Dredger's
Narrow Escape-The Daily Roundup In
Municipal Court.
One Of the severest sentences imposed
by Judge Ball for long time, and yet one
which was lenienoy itself compared with
the offense, was that given Robert Levi,
the young colored man who assaulted
Ella Robinson, also colored. aged 10 years.
with a rkzor, at her home on Liberty
street.
The girl appeared in court and told
i her story. She said that on Friday Of
/ last week, Lsvl came to her home while
she was cleaning snow from the pave
ment She told him TO clean the snow
| from his feet, when be got mad and
| threatened to knock her head off Half
al hour later he returned and entering
asked her what she meant by telling him
| TO clean his feet She answered where
upon he began throwing glasses at her
head This he followed with lamp aud
then ran out. She fastened the door,
when be came back with two bricks In his
hand and broke the door in but she had
hed to the family up sta lrs.
| About O'Clock he again returned and
she ran up stairs and fastened the door.
He burst In panel, and, reaching in,
slashed her in the face with
Is razor He ran away, then
came back with two more bricks. but
she had escaped She WAS taken TO the
hospital, where seven stitches were
taken In the wound.
Captain Kane saw the wound and de-
scrbed it as reaching from the inside
corner Of the left eye. to the mouth,
clean cut as by 8 razor, the maxllliary
vein being completely severed. Il was
bad cut.
The prisoner had formerly pleaded not
Z guilty but pIior to taking testimony, and
o fortunately for himself withdrew that
a plea and entered one Of guilty Of assault
Judge Ball said that II was q very serious
case and there seemed to be no provoca-
J tlon for the assault This prisoner was
: fortunate Ia escaping charge Of assault
d | with intent to kill He then sentenced
9 him to pay fine Of 500, costs o. prose-
. cutlou and be confined for one year with
! hard labor.
Z John Hodges, eolored, WAS charged
Q | with assault on Florence Medford. his
y oolored mistress They lived together on
Greeley street in the Hoodle befors 1t Was
y rooted out aud 1t WAS there the assault
h occurred. John had tired Of the woman
n and had told her be was going TO leave
a her. to which she demurred when he hit
" her. on two other occasions he repeated
le the blows. Judge Ball fined him $40 and
costs.
IT The mother Of the prisoner endeavored
ar to state that she had forbidden Florence
As from harboring her boy, but the judge
er thought he was old enough to know what
was right, and a fne or two would break
~ the practice up. The woman said 1T Il
A. a bad practice and the curse Of God 4
II earth, and the niggers always at H.
70 Alfred Tnxford, who was arresteS
be December 20 for stealing set OF In
ct struments from DR.. Slaughter's office ans
sent to the upper court, was not indicted
a. as Dr. Slaughter did not care to press th'
he charge Last night he was arrested oi
King street by Captain Kane. he ha
In been begging for some time and wa
to drunk at the time. He pleaded to b
~ allowed TO 70, promising that he woul
We leave for Philadelphia at once, but Judg
he Ball said he had failed to profit b
.ly his experience and fined him 81 and costs
he John Mccarthy, an oyster dredger
cd reached here last night, got drunk an
ch went to slesp In the market. John Young
Hoekessin farmer, was with him, an
oil when Officer Sarcosky arrested theE
gal accused Mccarthy OF stealing s6 froI
IN him Young was In very dilspidate
on condition this morning and pleaded hsr
to be excused from pressing the case
on Both were discharged and told to get on
Of own
iy William Fleming, charged wit
es neglecting his family, took the plede
Of and promised TO do better in the futul
OF and was allowed to go.
hes Patrick OBrien, without the whisker
i'm arrested by Oficer Lucas, for beir
Of drunk at Second and King Streets WI
md 6ned IS and costs. Ross Rosq, by Sreci
ent officer Smith, drunk In the depot, &
:, and Bernard MeOSbe by Ohicer Lyon
1ry drunk on the railroad, 81 WAS the roun'
ted up OF that class.
Frank Mulvena was charged wit
are entering the house No. 9l6 MArylar
mis- avenue occupied by John Coylc an
ges Charles Churnsides. He claimed thi
ain be occupied stable In the rear Of Il
sci, house, and fearing ere, broke into Il
eed house, where he found a red hot sto
re- surrounded by rags Patrick sFahey, VI
owns the property, testified to havir
given Nulvena authority to watch ov
the house, and be was discharged.
The cells Of the police station are WI
filed nightly with oystermen who we
frozen out At Cambridge and Oxford al
oys are on their way home. Some fifty we
Her accommodated last night in the cells, al
seventy Eve more spent the night at {
,e a gas house.