Evening journal., 1895-08-03
DIDN'T WANT TO TELL.
Charles Hood Gets a Cut Head
and Shields His Assailant.
AND TIE CHARGE Is DISMISSED


A Trio OF Boys Have Very Narrow
Escape-They Are Not Identified.
Omcers Raid the Local Monte Carlo.
O'DonneII Went 10 wake aud Got
Royal jag.
Last Sunday morning Charles HOOD,
oolored, was found on the railroad tracks
In the neighborhood OF Market street,
with a bad cut on his bead and a
wrenched shoulder he was taken to the
police station, his wounds dressed and
then taken to the Delaware Hospital He
WAS Rverse to telling how be got his In
juries, but the dete itives looked the ma ter
up and found that be and another colored
man, Alfred snnett By name. had had a
row. presumably over dusky damsel
named Mary Jeens aud had been hit by
bottle or other weapon
The woman and B B5nnett were arrested
and this morning were arrsigned In
Municipal Cour'. Hood answered all
questions very reluctantly aud declared
that be oidu't know much about the row.
he thought he struck Bennett first de
wasn't drunk. but ssgelg remarked that
''lf a man has one drink he hasn't got IS
nutn ECuon % nI nhu IA n0 " - EObcAs
The case was dismissed.
Roy Hopkins has been In police court a
number Of times On two occasions he
sqaesled on his companions aud once 10
was shown pretty clearly that he Was
the instigstor Of q conspiracy to have one
Of the boys who testified against one OF his
chUms sent over. Tuesday last Sergeant
Bayley and Officer Palmer were at Front
mi Adams streets, when they saw Roy
aud two other boys, Matthew Connell
aud James Neave, coming down street.
As soon as the boys spled the officers
! they ran, and after leading the bluecoats
lively chafe, esoEpsd.
Later It was learned that the house Of
a ID Downing. No % Clayton street.
had been entered and 50 and other things
taken. The boys stayed away for two
days and were then arrested by Officer
Palmer and arrsigned.
Samuel Moseley testified to seeing a
boy enter the house from the shed roof
but could not identify any Of the three
as the one. While there was no doubt as
to there having been a housebresking
there was as 10 the guilt OF the boys aud
they we're allowed to 60, Judge Ball
cautioning their mothers to keep closer
watch on them.
1 I LnAiACk A4hHNAlkhu lANM n AuIAN
| Der from the bag he belongs In Balti-
more, aud With his father came Delaware
wavs to assist the down state farmer
Gull bis peaches They put up in West
Yard and the father was taken down
with cbills Pat came in town to hunt
him up a steak for breakfast, but msde
the mistake Of falling into Officer
Palmer's hands He was given a chance
/ to reach the peach section and lost no
time la embracing g.
John LAWN, who finished a eentence Ia
/ New Castle about three weeks sgo, his
offsuss being assault on q sailor over
Eleventh street bridge WAS so drank
/ Wheu Officer Reinhollz arrested him that
he thought his name WAS Davis He
said be had been working so Judge Ball
taxed him but 81 and costs.
Frank Boyle went TO bed on the slds-
walk at Front aud Tatnall streets last
night, he didn't rest easy, however.
aud was In the set Of sing 10 pull the
curbstons over him when ohicer Ford
disturbed him he was in panitenlial
mood this morning aud took his fine 81
and costs without G word.
Officers Kelleher and Lucas made a raid
on WilmiDgton's Monte Carlo, yesterday
afternoon For the information Of the
II ~ ~ 10 WhAA " aAhlc NAaN
he spot is located on the fields beyond
Market street bridge aud just off the
Causeway. Here almost every day may
be found men and boys on the road o
perdilion and New Castle. courting
L fortune via the seductive sweat board
and the elusive bones, and frequently
200 mHy be seen watchdog for 'llttle Joe"
20 turn up The players are OF all colors,
| ages, sexes and conditions. the only
r, quisite being money
The ofissrs got pretty close before the
gamblers discovered them. and then
general scramble occurred over fences
and through bitches The sweat boards
aud dice we're left behind and the officers
/ gathered Ia enough Of these parapher
/ MALTA to eqaip church fair. As It
could not b. ascertsined who were ths
/ proprietors Of the games, no srsests we're
made
The police have been investigating
complaint made about young man who
has been soliciting advertisements for
the back of railroad timetables The
tables were incorrect but as the ad
vertisers got all that was promised they
have no cause to kick II they prefer
that kind of advertising to legitimate
and paying advertisements In the news
papers, they deserve to get roasted once
IN awhile.
Another case Investigated was that OF
James O'Donnell, who lives over
Eleventh street bridge, aud who twas
found by the police about o'clock
yesterday morning with cut head. He
was sent TO the Delaware Hospital At
hrst it was thought ne had been sand
bagged, but It Was learned that hs had
been to a wake and tried to carry home
toobig sg ard fell
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