Evening journal., 1895-10-29
JUSTICES MILL GRINDS
Frederick Wagner, the Wife
beater, Gets a Severe Dose
DESPITE HIS wIFBs ABSENCE


She Fled From tho City to Avoid Ap-
pearing Against Him But It Prov cd a
Faliurs-It Cost Titus 50 TO Assault a
PeaoeAble Pedestrian - other Gases
which Were Brought TO the Attention
OF the Judge.
The rumor that the veteran court crler,
Billie Heal, Is changing his voice, was
verified when that fhcial, Ia response TO
the call Of the judg this morning, gave
a bass solo In plac Of the usual tenor
selection. This he attributed to = severe
cold which he caught In New Castle while
convoy TO number Of prisoners Of state
to the BAstile
Last evening Frederick Wagner, who
was charged with brutally assaultlng his
WIFE as told In the EVENING JOURNAL,
WAS again In the dock. DR. George NJ.
Jones. OF the homeopathic Hospital, said
that the woman's Leg was broken, the
small bones in her right leg being
fractured.
Wagner said that it wasn't Mrs
Wagner who swore out the warrant and
on hat ground demanded his dismissal
Judge Ball said it was immaterial who
got out the warrant. The fact that the
prosecuting witness had hsd from the
city was not to be allowed TO act as a
barrier to justice The prisoner had
already served time for beating his wife
aud this time the sentence would be 500
and costs aud six months in jail
Albert Titus, arrested by Officer II
Massey on a warrant sworn out by
Joseph Boyd for assault At Twenty
frst and Market streets, on Saturday
evening, denied the charge, but tue
evidence was too mucn for him and
Judge Ball assessed him 50 aud coats, at
tho same time rsmarking that the public
must be protected from insult and
assault at the hands OF this class
John Holland was found by Officer
Lucas at Front and MAJ ket streets. He
Is a laborer on the city sewers, and
wears q. A K button Yesterday
morning he contracted his burden In
for him to bear IL WAS judged by the
court to be worth about : and costs
James Miles, colored, was charged
with disorderly conduct. When the
prosecuting witness Mary Shea, was
woman, with pair Of glasses
loAtuNA VI AVaFf aANlRoN W Ahc
stand, and several sons OF the Emerald
Isle who occupied front seats In the
orchestra looked dlsgusted James was
accused Of having entered Mary 8 house
and threatened TO cut her heart out.
Judge Ball taxed him s. and costs OF
forty days
Elijah T)wneond. colored, WAS
arraigned on a charge OF cutting James
Davis, also colored. in the neck on Satur
day evening James acknowledged that
be had first struck Elijah and knocked
him down. The cutting took place about
five minutes later ON Water street about
square away. Judge Ball held him Il
| $j0U ball for the Upper Court.
John White, colored, was charged Will
stealing q pair OF shoes, valued at 81 the
property OF Pole with an uupronounce Q
able name. He wasn't resdy for trial,
and was put under 5000 bail for to-
morrow
Clarence Hawkins, the colored BOY viii
the crossed optics. who lives near BsaI
station and has given he police a great
dtal OF trouble WAS Again In court. The
last time he faced Judge Ball, be va.
turned over to Agent Stout. and by him
sent home. The boy is subj set %
epileptic fits and is not very bright i
WAS deemed unwise 10 commit him tc
the Ferris Industrial School and he wR'
recommitted to the care OF Agent Stout
L who will try TO get him ia Farnhurst