Evening journal., 1895-08-28
IT WAS CHILDREN'S DAY
And Judge Ball Was Forced to
Sit as a Solomon.
THB WISE KING DISCOUNTED

A Husband who Evidently wants to
shake His wife. and Mother who wni
Nurse Her Babe In JaIl-0ther Cases IN
Municipal Court.
IL was children's day In court to-day.
and Judge Ball found himself In the
position Of Solomon In the ad iudlca
ti0n Of the cases. sad case was that
OF Mrs Ida Andrix, who lives at No SIS
Wright street Bsowntown Last even
ing her husband made n complaint that
she WAS insane, and that she was going
to XIII herself and children Odieer
Ssrcoski brought her, her husbind aud
thiee children as pretty lot rs any one
would wish, Emma, aged 6. Adelia Glare.
and Annie, l year and s months, to
the station house.
She had razor on her and II was
really thought che was crazy until she
told her story. DR.. Hughes examined
her and decided that not only was she
NOT inEane. but that she could be
trusted with tie little ones. The cause
Of her aotisns was donestio trouble
She claimed that she had bsen abused by
her husband and simply made the threats
to frighten her husband. She tsld Of o
long continued series Of abRse
Herman Ardrix, hsr hush ind, was
arrtiEned for abusing her and toli
story Of how she had deceived him as c ,
her age and how she used tan words to
his one and uouldn't get his meals IN
time.
Agent Stout testified that q year ago
he received a Sotice that hrs Andrix
was cruelty treating her children. He
made sn examination and found the
houes clean, the chill all right and
If there was anything wrong 70 was on
the part OF the hutb1nd. he thought IL
was a case where the man wanted TO get
rid Of bis wife The case was continued
until Tomorrow.
Annis Rshmiski, Polish wonsn, was
arrested last night. drunk on the slreot.
She lives At No Nancy street Agent
Stout went out 10 the house ard found
three children, Victoria, aged o Ruben
4 and John years. ia filth and dirt
while the husband, ordinarily hard
working usn. was away on a drunk Agent
Stout said the woman was rum dumb
and should net be entrusted with the
children. Several witnesses were ex
aminsd and all told tale OF sorrow She
Was fned &2j and costs. the Idea being
to hold her until something can be done
for the baby. wko 10 nursing The other
children were committed 10 the custody
OF the society
The case OF Ems La Roue, colored
charged with selling liquor Sunday was
continued till to-morrow 20 secure
further evidence.
Jsnnie Layton, colored, was arrested
by officer Shislds at Front and Market
streets FOR using ill.famed language.
She was fined So and coats.
John Curtin WAS captured BY Officer
Mcaarvcy on South Clayton street very
drunk He was ined 8 and costs.
John Fiiz gerald made q narrow escape
recently when be was brought bsfore
the bar on q charge OF larceny Sergeant
Welsh caught him last night begging on
West street between Third and Fourth
streets. Judge Ball decided that he was
safer In New CASTLE and fnsd him s.
and costs
Edward J. Magnsr an umbrella
mendsr from Philadelphia, was arrested
by Ofieer Long drunk At Seventh and
Madison. The fine was and costs
Mabel Lee, colored, was ArrAigned for
eating William Ginley on the left leg
with a knife. he told a ttory Of having
been In her company last Sunday and OF
her growing Jealous after seeing him
talking to some Chester girls. Then she
cut him She claimed TO have used the
knife simply to scare him and the case
was continued until tomorrow 10 allow
OF another witness bsing secured
The case Of Hugh Mcbride, charged
with asssulting Phineas Hastings, was
brought up Il was a cass Of bad boy
and was dismissed
Four small boys from the Forty Acres
wsrs charged with disordsrly conduct n
stoning the house OF Gertrude Tilghman
They were placed undsr 500 bail esci
TO keep the peace.