Evening journal., 1895-07-30
HELD FOR UPPER COURT
William Straughn Who Stab
bed Daniel Liepert Arraigned.
his COMPANIONS TESTIFY FOR HIM
Liepert Gives Straight Account Of the
oecurrence-winism Thomas Didn't
Want His AssaiIant Prosecuted beg
eing in This city Doesn't Pay-Other
Municipal Court Gases.

eing in This city Doesn't Pay-Other
Municipal Court Gases.
There was q good attendance In
Municipal Court this morning and the
committee Of ninety and the men's
auxiliary were present In force. Crier
Billy Heal sat in his accustomed place
and his voice as he intoned the morning
anthem had q salt sea air, while his
dignited roll as he went to FIJI a beaker
for his honor savored of the quarter
deck He has been fishing, ye kuow.
The judicial ball was opened with the
arraignment of Mary Jeens aud Alfred
Bennett, tive residents Of darkest Africa,
wh) were charged with assault and
attempt to commit murder on Charles
Wood, the colored man who was found
by Sergeant H0wgate on the railroad
tracks At the foot Of ShipleY street at
a. IN. yesterday. He thought a
train had struck him, but the
police thought different and looked Il M.
They found there had been fight
Wood had threatened Bennett and had
been hit with beer bottle. Detective
Witsil and Officer Scott got Bennett at
Marshallton and Officer Shields got
Mary. They we're both held In $500 till
Saturday on which day Dr. Stubs says
Wood can be in court.
Charles Hartman, who sported a faint
Pfeiferisn beard was found in a helpless
condition at Front and WRshin zton
streets. he got 81 and costs as did Harry
Hilliard, boy who was found by Officer
White at Third and Market, melting
two other boys to fight William Craven,
drunk at Fifth and Walnut streets. got
a like sentences
William Straughn, charged with
assault and attempt to commit murder
by stRbbing Daniel Liepert at his place
Maryland and Lancaster avenues was
arraigued He WAS represented by
Walter II Hayes Liepsrt testified that
on July 10, Strsughn aud Michael ].
Welsh entered his place, between 30
and s o'clock Straughn asked TO be
trusted for couple OF drinks but was
refused, Llepert saying that he didn't
| trust and that they had enough ANYWAY.
l Straughn replied 20 - d. YOU we've
/ got to get 3 drink some way. He
was told to get out and not
to swear as it was not al
lowed He said "You can't pnt me
out, and Liepert went from behind the
bar and told Welsh TO get out he went
Then he told Strsughn to 60 but he
refused and Llepert took hold OF him and
hustled him towards the doors. Strauqhn
went to the floor before the door was
reached and Liepert atoopsd and raised
him to his feet and pushed him out
As he went out Dan Gillespie. who
was outside, caught hold Of StrauEhn and
tiled TO get him to leave, Straughn
said: The -- - cut him
anyway. I'll kill him " He tried to get
10 again when Lepert struck him on the
arm with small stick which lay on a
table. Then he found he had been cut
and sent his wife for an officer He didn't
know he had been cut when be hit
Straughn. The prisoner made use Of the
remarks quoted several times Witness
was not armed with a club or knife, and
didn't hit Strsughn II he had known he
was cut he might have acted differently
DR.. Pyle described the cut as from
three -qusrters to an inch wide in the
breast about FIVE inches left Of the heart
and made by a knife blade. evidently a
psnknife. The cut ranged down and
in
Daniel Gillespie was with straughn ;
didn't go In the saloon, but stood across
Maryland avenue When Straughn WAS
put out took hold Of him and told
1 AiW W HcV away rum bueIb ne
sgid: Lat me 20. That man hit
me over the head and want to get
square Didn't hear him call Liepert a
- or talk about killing. Saw
Liepert hit Straug hn on the head with a
stick
Michael j. Welsh, who was In the place
with StrAughn, said that the prisoner
asked for drinks and was refused by
Iiepert who ordered them out Witness
went and as he did so. saw Liepert come
from behind the bar with a
club and raise it to Strsughn.
Witness went out. Straughn was put
out and Gillespie tried to get him awsy
Didn't hear him swear At Liepert nor
didn't know Of the stabbing until ar
rested by Sergeant McDermott In the gas
house yard, where he had run from Nc
Gees back yard When asked why he
ran Welsh said that q fellow came into
MeGee's and said that two officers were
coming aud II they had done anything
they had better sneak They did.
StrRughn was very full
Judge Ball held Straugbn in 81 600
bail tor upper court
Ebsn R Mccall and George M.
butcher. the latter the son OF the we'll
known .old temperance worker, were
arraigned OH complaint made by Special
Officer Mast, of Lsngels brewery, that
they had assaulted him after he had put
them out Of the brewery where they were
trying to secure a glass Of bser Mast
did not want to press the suit and on
Recommendation of the city solicitor the
case wss dismissed on payment of costs.
Joseph. Miller, charged with assaultiog
Mary and Annie Miller, was arraigned,
but as the prosecuting witnesses were
not present the case was continued until
Thursday bail bsing Fixed at $500
Patrick Kennedy, an old friend Of the
court, was airaignCd. charged with
assaulting John Green. Pat wasn't
ready aud the case was postponed till
to- morrow, bail being fixed at $l00
John Singer was charged With stabblDg
William Thomas. Both ara colored,
Thomas was attending a crap soiree al
Guthries row on July 90. when Singer
and a party of friends came along BJth
, had been drinking, they had words
Thomas struck John and got a stab ir
the thigh as a reward There seemed tC
be no desire on the part of Thomas e
prosecute Singer aud the evidence not
being very clear as to Singers cnlpability
Judge Ball dismissed the case