Evening journal., 1895-08-16
ISAAC IN SORE TROUBLE
He is Charged With Three
Very Serious Offenses,
AND IS SENT TO THE UPPER COURT

A Sad Case OF Mother Neeleoting Her
Children Annie Had Been Drunk
aud Was Given a Month to Sober
Up-Other Gases In Municipal Court.
The necessity OF house of detention,
where witnesses can be held pending the
trial Of cases where they are vitally
necessary, is conceded by everyone who
has given the question a thought Very
frequently charges are tried in the
Municipal Court where the main wit
nesges are women, aud the state In order
to make out It's case, has to have these
witnesses placed under bail The
ms jority of them is unable TO secure the
needed sureties aud have TO be held
There Is no fit place to keep them and
they are forced TO go to jail In other
states house of detention Is provided
A case In point came up this morning
Isaac Christy, OF Chester, whose color Is
three shades blacker than ebony, came to
Wilmington yesterday on a visit TO
James Wilaon, who lives on the Cloud
Elliott place Mrs Wilson IL IsSac's
sister, aud be was made welcome. Last
evening, about 10 80 o'clock, be went out
walking with Grace Wilson, the 10 years
old daughter Of James, and step.
daughter OF Isaac's sister. When on
Eighteenth street just west Of Washing
ton Isaac used Grace fer immoral pur
poses
George Bradley, cousin OF the girl,
Witnessed the occurrence and interfersd,
when Isasc drew q revolver and fred at
George The bullet entered bis right
hand between the first and second fingers
and lodged In the wrist George went at
once to the Office OF Drs. Ebert and Ste
vens. whore the latter cut the bullet out
and dressed the wound at the same time
reporting the shooting to the police sta
ton.
Captain Chambers sent officers Ralston
and Floyd TO Wilson's house aud arrested
Christy The revolver was found on
him This morning be was srraigned on
three chargea-using girl under the age
Of consent for immoral purposes, assault
with intent to murder and carrying
concealed a deadly weapon. Ga the
irst charge he was held In 81, 900 bail for
the upper court and In the second was
held without bail, to await the result Of
the shooting, DR.. Stevens stating that it
would take at least two weeks to deter
mine whether or not blood poisoning
would follow. The girl was held in $500
bail as q witness.
Annie HlrsdRle, q woman witho NJ q
home, was sent In yesterday afternoon
by Officer Maloney. who found her
drunk at Front and West streets She
didn't have So and went to the sanitar-
ium for thirty days
Thomas Cause was on Front street,
1rr4s L. r~ka
him. He was treated to a ride In the
hurry up. BE said he hadn't been
arrested for six months and this saved
hin from heavier punishment than 81
fine.
Mrs. Annie Gardner lives on East
Fifth street near the Old SWedes Gene
terry Her neighbors don't like her style
OF language and this morning had her in
court, Judge Ball placed her under 500
bonds to keep the peace.
Martha McKibben or Blizzard WAS
arrsigned on a charge of keepingia house
Of III fame and harboring II years old
William Whitaker The young man Is
at present in South PlttstoD, Pa, and
declined TO come on and appear against
Martha so she was discharged. The
woman has removed to Philadelphia
Leslie Drummond was charged with
assault on James McMonigal. The row
started In the shops Of the Diamond
State Spring Works and Leslie and Ben
Thomas laid for James outside and gave
him the rough arm. Judge Ball fned
Leslie S. and costs
A sad case of inhuman neglect OF
chi dren came before his honor Yester-
day morning Officer Rice reported that
Mrs Ellen Dougherty. living at No. 1904
Reed street, was neglecting her family
and Agent Stout made an investigation
He found the woman drunk, the house in
horribly filthy condition, the children
III clad ard dirty and only crust OF
hard, dry bread in the cupbsard He
took the entire tribe to the police station
where Matron White took them in hand.
The children are James, aged 6 years
May, 81 Frank 4 Nellie aud Katie 3
weeks They had little clothing on aud
looked as though they hadn't seen soap
and water since they were born. Despite
their 9Th ihsy were bright, healthy
children and took their position
philosophically. Their father, James
Dougherty, is a drinking man and at
present is In Chester
Several neighbors told of the way in
which the little ones were treated and
their stories we're almost beyond belief
Mrs Dougherty pleaded hard to be
allowed 10 20 and take her children with
her, and promised to take the pledge
but Judge Ball decided that a mother
who could so shsmefully neglect her
own flesh and blood was not entitled TO
any mercy. He committed the woman to
the care Of Chief Dolan and directed that
she be allowed to keep Nellie and Katie.
The other three children we're handed
over to the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children, who will place them
In some institution.
Sold by Sheriff Gulis.