Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-18
IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
Emil LOWS Fails to Prove an Aiibi-An
Assault That Was Only Defence =
Threw Rubbish IN the street.

Emil LOWS Fails to Prove an Alibi-An
Assault That Was Only u Defence
Threw Rubbish IN the street.
The case of Emil Lows, the man &C
cuscd of acting in an improper manner
towards number of little girls at Thir-
tenth and Claymont streets, last Sun
day, came up again in municipal court
on Saturday. Frederick Popesky was
called by Lows, who hoped by him to
prove an alibi. The witness stated that
Lows helped him to repair carriage
last Sunday, and afterward they played
a game Of cards in the house. But the
alibi failed, aud fine of $50 and the
costs OF prosecution was imposed. Judge
Ball stated that such conduct as LOWS
is charged with will be broken up.
TOOK BOTH BILL AND CHANGE.
Frank Hicks, colored, was charged
with the larceny of So from Patrick
Burk, at Front and Shipley streets, last
Saturday. Burk stated that Hicks asked
him TO change a So bill, and that after
he gave the change to Hicks, the latter
ran off with the bill and the change too.
The prisoner stated that he took the
change and left the bill with Burk, but
the Court could not see it that way and
he was held in $500 bail to answer the
charge at upper court.
1T WAS IN SELF DEFENCE.
Charles johnson, colored, who was
charged on Thursday by Clara Fergu.
son, also colored, with assaulting her,
was rearraigned. Clara stated that on
Wednesday evening she was standing
on the railroad near Orange street, when
she saw johnson and asked him for
some money. Johnson, she alleges, re.
fused the money and exclaimed: 81
| will break your - - face, and l
have money enough in my pocket TO
pay for i'll" With this remark, she
says, he knocked her down, kicked heI
and tried to kill her.
Rachel Kelley, who was with john
son at the time, testified that Clara
| swore at johnson and then rushed al
him. Rachel had hold of johnson, and
she said she stuck to him like curly
dog" until he caught hold of the Fergu-
son woman.
johnson was sworn and stated that
Clara attacked him while he was walk
| ing on the railroad near Orange street
and tore his clothing off, and that he
threw her away from him. He also
| alleged that she had bothered him on
| previous occaions, and he had to call on
the police to protect him.
Judge Ball said that any man would
be justified in freeing himself from an
Infatuated woman, and he felt COM
PEELED TO dismiss the case.
NO RUBBISH IN THE STREETS.
Peter Chase. an old colored man, was
charged with violating health ordi'
nance by depositing rubbish on Thatcher
street between Twelfth and Thirteenth
John Madden testified that on last Thurs
day Chase emptied quantity of decayet
vegetable matter on the street. He also
said that on previous occasion he hat
warned Chase against taking refus'
there. Chase testified that the materia
was put on a lot where he had beer
given permission to empty it, and no
on the public street.
George w. Thomas, negro giant
who is six feet, foe., inches tell, statee
that all the rubbish he had ever seer
there was dry, and not decayed veget
able matter. Samuel w. Cam testified
that he had sent Chase with load o
refuse from his grocery store to be de
posted in yard owned by a coloret
man named Grocer, and he thought tn
instructions were carried out.
Chase said he was not aware of violat
ing the law, and in view of this FACT
be was fined only So and costs.