Evening journal., 1895-07-19
MUST Be A SLICK THIEF
Would Steal Lightning and
Grapple With the Thunder
IF TREY wERBErso QUICK AND HOT

Williams scares Clerks In Market street
store aud Later Gets on-other B1unIci-
pal Court News.
The clerks In Mitchell & Bash's store
on Market street we're scared we'll nigh
out OF their senses yesterday afternoon,
By man who rushed In, and sought
refuge Ia the cashiers office, crying
Don't let him take me. The cashier
lot out one scream and lost no time In
seeking another part OF the store
The man, who WAS cOlored, had no hat
coat or vest and was breathless fiom a
long run Officer Davidson was close
behind him and sent him In. He gave
the name Of John Williams. and the
charge against him WAS that OF lighting
at Front and Shipley streets Officer
Davidson saw him knock white fellow
down aud then run. When arraigned he
pleaded self defense and the evidence
bore him out.
Alonzo Ward, colored, companion.
stated that they were walking along
Front street wheu someone called from .
stable, shut up you ---- niggers {"
He answered back when the fellow ran
out and knocked him down Williams
demonstrated when the man knocked him
down twice. Williams then hit him and
knocked him down and ran. The case
was dismissed.
James Baynard, better known as
"Modoc Jack, was arrested by Officer
NeDermott In the r., w. 4 B. depot very
drunk, He said that he must have been
drunk as he felt that way this morning
He said he was a sailor and was on his
way to Philadelphia from Boston, when
he was wrecked on the coast The SAL
wage Was liked ut S | ana costs
Mathew Kirk was muioted In s. and
costs yesterday for bting drunk. He
paid aud then went ont and got full
again be was captured at Maryland
avenue and Beach street lying on the
street very drunk The officer said Mathew
had been around there for elk weeks aud
had been drunk all the time and WAS a
general nuisance.
One woman bad complained that he
had indecently exposed his person on one
occasion about two weeks ago. He was
fined 50 and costs and an Investigation
will be made Of the more serious charge
Frank Henderer, Daniel Miller. Q harles
Broomhhll, Harry Green and David
MoLane we're charged with disorderly
conduct towards William Dillon, at
Maryland avenue and Franklin street.
Hsnderer aud Miller did not appear.
Broomhall pleaded guilty and WAS hnsd s3
aud costs and McLane was convicted and
paid like hne Green aud the others
we're discharged The offsnse consisted
of calling offensive names 10 Dillon
Edward Beeson, colored, who was
caught In Chester, WAS arraigned on d
charge ef stealing q suit OF clothes
valued at $2l, pair OF patent leather
shoes SO 90, three pairs of clippers $S 80,
straw hat 81 20 and q dozen rszDrs
/ 81 90, from Willism Reed OF No l06
East Front streat Edward worked for
Reed and on the day after Fourth Of July
| cleaned his shop out aud went TO Chester.
On the Tuesday after, he was seen by
oolored woman named Mary Ann Epps,
who WAS working in Chester and who
knew OF the robbery
She followed him from South Chester
TO the Hook, whore he boarded a street
car back TO Chester Mary went into a
near by store and stelephoned to Central
and as a result an officer was on hand to
arrest Edward when the car reached
Third and Market streets. To Chief
Dolan Beeson confessed the theft, but
claimed that another fellow influenced
him to do the job All the articles were
recovered This is not the first
oifense, Bseson having bsen convicted Of
theft and logged In New Castle. This
morning be was taken to 4 photogrR
piers and picture taken for the rogues'
gallery.
When asked II she know Beeson, Mary
said Know dat niggshl Umph. Dat
niger d steal lightuin' and grRpple
wid do tunder, cept dsy too swift en- hot
for EN-. l told him when he git fore
Judge Ball an Squar Witzil an dey
shook dere heads, he feel powerful sick
en- when he git fore de odder cout en- de
| Judge look down on i'm, he Git sicker, on
when he 60 to New Castle an hug
Brack Susie den he die suah" He WAS
held In $500 bail for the upper court.
james +. Brady was charged with
stealing coat owned bv Thomas Walsh.
from the shop at No. 9l5 Lancaster
avenue, and selling il to Louis Schlutt,
Of No i15 West Front street, for so
cents Schlutt testified to buying the
coat from Brady and Thomas Walsh to
losing II It's value was SC Brady was
in the shop and was seen TO leave with
the coat Brady said be was under the
influence Of liquor and claimed that II
be took the COAT It was In mistake. He
Was arrested by Officer Ward after a
series Of rough and tumble contests He
was held in $500 bail for the upper
court
Dr.. Henry j. Stubbs testified that
Andrew Davis, colored, who was recently
shot by William Powell, also colored,
and was taken to the Delaware Hospital
WAS not In a dangerous condition and
would probably be able to appear In
court ia ten days. The wound
was in the left thigh and
Was not particularly serious. Judge
Bali fixed bail at 81, 1000 for appearance
July 20 Horace q. Knowles represented
Powell
After court John H. Banning, Of
Broome and Oak streets called on Chief
Dolan ani identified the sword cane used
by Davis. as his property, ana formerly
owned by his grandfather Henry Geddes
Davis worked for Mr.. Banning The
loss was not discovered until Mr. Ban
ming saw an account of the cane In the
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