Evening journal., 1895-12-18

He Attempts to Prove an Alibi and
Sends Note to the Wrong witness.
It Falls Into Captain Kane's Hands.
IL Now Looks Very Black for Brewn.
other Gases Tried In Municipal Court.
On Saturday night December 2. VII
liam J. Conner was shot By a colored man
on West street near Second. A few days
ago Frank Brown Was arrested Tor the
oifsnse, and developments show that the
right man Is in custody. Tho arrest was
the result Of shrewd work on the pirs OF
the police, work for which they are en-
litled to great credit
Joseph Pennington, colored. Was also
arrested, but nothing WAS PROVED against
him and he was discharged. Thia morning
Brown was arraigned William + Kurtz
acted az city solicitor Ia the absence
of Mr. harman
Looks Black for Brown.
A number Of witnesses we're sworn
and the Identification Of the man WAS
complete
IL was shown that he went into a
saloon Front and Shipley and stood the
proprietor Of for drink Then he and
companion ran down the railroad
closely followed by the irate saloon man.
until Orange street was reached when
Oficer Scott took up the chase. AT Tat
nall street Brown shot at Scott. and
later az young man by the name OF
Jones, but got away. Then he met
Conner on West street aud shot him.
I and while on his run TO Second and
/ ratnall, snapped his pistol at Harry
Dsering. Matthias Baldwin, u X Holt
and others They oil Identified Blown
AZ the fellow.
he endeavored TO prove an alibi and
two OF his witnesses swors pretty hard.
Too hard, In fact, for they testified that
he was Ia house on Jessup street, when
be said he was on Penn street.
Trying 20 Bolster Up an AlibI.
Brown had summoned woman named
Minnie simmons, but Mary 5ammers was
subr onaed In mistake. Brown sent
note 70 the simmons woman and 10 was
given 90 Mary mmers and II fell into
Captain Kane's hands IL read Frank
Bfown was &C the houss aud had on
dark coat Don't say anything about that
other man. The man was Primrose. but
his name is Frank Brown" AZ Bcown
made point that ho had on a dark coat.
although the witnesses HHOre he wore q
light one, and as light coat was 70 10
cured at bis boarding house. which his
boarding mistress said was his, the
Import OF tho note 10 sprareut.
He was held In 81 coo bail FOR the
upper court. When captured BY Officer
Welch Brown had an ugly looking 70
volvor, twelve loose cartridges aud q
chisel on hin One OF the cartridges
aho Ted signs Of having been snapped
several times
Bioro's Skull Was Fractured.
A row occurred last evening At No.
i02 Market street. ~ the result Of which
John Barnes aud Thomss Blore we're
arrested This morning Blore was found
to be snfating from fractured skull
and Dr. Hughes had him sent TO the
Delaware Hospital Barnes was charged
with the assault and held without bail to
await injuries.
Thomas Nicholson, by Oficsr Scott.
Thomas Carrigan. BY Ohiser Lyons, and
Belle Wgnne, by Officer Sherry, all
irunks were each 6ned s aud costs.
Tho wife Didn't show Up.
william alias 'Reddy" Forrest charged
with sssault on bis wife Annie E Forrest
was arrsigned but as she was absent tbe
sase was lntinued uutil Tonight.
The CASE Of Charlss DEM charged
With dlsorderly conduct was dismissed
Gs the evidence was not strong enough
/ TO convict.
Thomas H Barton, the nan on whom
Harry w Clark committed sn assault
I Monday night and who failed TO show up,
was arrested last night lie claimed 10
have forgotten that he had been sum
mon d He paid the costs and was
Z allowed 20 20 until % night when Clark's
case comes up