Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01
STRAuGHN HELD FOR COURT.
Rearing of the Man Accused of Seriously
stabbine saloon-keeper Liepert-other
Cases In Mulscipai Court Monday.

Rearing of the Man Accused of Seriously
stabbine saloon-keeper Liepert-other
Cases In MuAscipal Court Monday.
William Il. Saaughn was arraigned
in municipal court Monday morning
charged with committing an assault on
Daniel Liepert, in the latter's saloon,
at the junction Sof Maryland and Ian
caster avenues, on July 10th.
Liepert was sworn and he testified as
follows; "I had trouble with Straughn
on July 10th. Between 5 and 6 O'Clock
Straughn and another young man came
into my place and asked for drinks on
trust. I told him l did not trust, and
also that they had enough anyway and
could not get anything in my place.
Straughn said iG- d. it; we'll get
the drinks anyway. L said you can't
get it here. The other fellow was
shooting off little, but | did not
mind him. Straughn kept on cursing
for three or four minutes and said
Il want to know who is boss of this
house. You'll have to go out. Straughn
said You can't put us out. | said,
well, you've got to go out anyway
and l went around from behind the bar
and the fellow (pointing to Welch)
went out nice. But when turned to
Straughn he was lying on the floor
against the door. / said: 'Straughn,
you've got to go out, too When |
caught hold of Straughn somebody was
on the other side Of the door trying to
hold the doors pushing against them.
| finally threw him out, when he said,
C. d., | cut the s. of b. any
way. Another man tpointing to Daniel
Gillespie) ran up and caught hold of
Straughn after he was outside, but he
tried to get in again, and kept on ours
ing, saying | cut the s. Of b., I'll
kin him. | did not see Straughn cut
me, but | heard him say three or four
times that he had cut me. / noticed
the blood, and told my wife l had
been cut, and she went for an officer, "
Daniel Gillespie testified that he was
not in the saloon, but was on the op-
posite side of Maryland avenue, and
when be saw Straughni thrown out he
ran over TO him and tried to get him
to leave the place. He did not hear
Straughn use the language that Liepert
had attributed to him, but he stated
that he saw Liepert hit him with a
stick about three-q quarters Of an inch
thick and two and a-half feet long. He
said Straughn remarked: THAT fell
low-meaning Liepert-hit me and I'm
going to get square with him. y
Michael j. Welch said he was with
Straughn in the saloon and that
Straughn asked for drinks, which were
refused. Welch alleges that after Lie
pert refused to sell the men anything
he started after them with stick and
at the same time ordered them to get
out. Welch got out and directly he
saw Straughn coming out as if he had
been thrown out. The witness said he
turned around Just in time to see Lie
pert's wife throwing him out. He said
Straughn did not go back the second
time, but all left the place. He did
not see the cutting.
Straughn was held in 81, 900 bail to
answer the charge at the upper court.
The police Monday arrested Mary
Jeens and Alfred Bennett, both colored,
for assaulting Charles Wood, the negro
who was found unconscious on the
railroad near Shipley street early Sun
day morning. They were arraigned on
the charge, and as the prosecuting wit.
ness is still very i'll at the Delaware
Saturday morning and the prisoners
were held in $500 bail each for appear
ance at that time
Special Officer John j. Mast with.
drew the charges against Evan r. Nc,
Call and George M. Ducther. He had
accused Ducther of assaulting him al
Lengels brewery on Friday night anc
Mccall was charged with interfering
with an officer. On his recommenda,
tion the charges were Withdrawn, the
accused paying the costs
Joseph Miller was arraigned on .
charge of assauIting his wife. The
prosecuting witness was not present anc
a continuance until this morning
was granted. Miller was held in s20(
bail for appearance.