Evening journal., 1895-04-26
VALUE OF ADVERTISING.
AS Shown In a Case Before
the Municipal Court To-day.
1T SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN PAPERS

And Then the Ordinances Gould Not Havs
Touched the vioIatOr-A Case whore
Goossberry Just savsd His HuckIsberry.
Other Gases Before Judge Bali.
Yesterday morning shortly after 8
o'clock, Office Sarcosky, while patrollinR
his beat in West Wilmington, noticed
crowd of men and boys running down
Maryland avenue, In the vicinity Of
Linden street
He followed them and caught two lads,
William Carroll and John Murray. The
former had seiz a basket Of eggs from
in front of samuel e Cunningbam's
store, but had been caught before be
could get away Both the young men
stated that they were IS years Of age
and thsy seemed to be vsgrants; they
certainly we're drunk when captured.
They had hams cans OF corn al d other
food, and were seemingly going to
rendezvous Of tramps. They we're fined
~ or twenty days each.
Lswis Bullen, arrested by Officer
Davidson st Front and Shlplsy streets
for being drunk, had nothing to say and
was hned 81 and costs
Alfred Goossberry, colored was
$40 and one 81 bills from the house of
Frsacis Tripp. No. $40 vanBursn
street The larceny occurred during
the FIRE Wednesday. The bills
were In a bureau drawer In the room
whore the fire occurred, and the drawer
was taken down stairs by q colored man
Neither Mr.. nor Mrs Tripp identi6,
Goossberry as the man and he was dt --
charged. Mr.. Tr'pp said he was out at
the time, Mrs. lripp said the money
was ont after the fire and the city
solicitor acknowledged that he was out
on evidence. SO Gooseberry was turned
ont. Il was case OF three outside
out Gooseberry thanked Judge Ball
as he left the dock
George Porter, charged by his wife
with diaorderly conduct pleaded guilty
Bis wife didn't want 10 press sthe charge.
and as he expressed an inclination to
take the pledge, he was allowed to do so.
The next time the judge will show what
aiis Porter.
IsRac Andersen, q boy, was charged
with assault He failed to show up and
bail was forfsitsd sgainst Nell Anderson
and forthwith summonB issued.
/ Harry W. Johnson. charged with
assault on Emma Moore Wednesday
evening as told In the EvENINaJouHrAL.
was arTa'gHsd. he said thst he was not
ready to 20 on with the case. as his
attorney Walter a Hayes. was ont Of
town. He asked to have the case con-
tinued until to morrow at o'clock.
John M Edwards King street baker,
was arraigned charged with violation of
the ordinances by depositing papsr In
the shape Of circulars Advertising his
business He showed that he had hired
boys 10 Distribute these circulars, and
gave Instructions to these boys to haRd
them to people on the streets or place
them under house doors.
Judge Ball stated that the ordinances
In operation In other cities covered the
same grounds as In Wilmington. 1t
was the rule, however, that whsn 3
pRsf sr.by took q circular II became bis
or Ler property, and II he or she threw 1t
away he or she was guilty. In fact
the judge knew Of case where
a friend Of his came very nearly being
arrested for throwing away circular on
the strest He though this method OF
advertising poor and suggested that the
city aolicilo or have the ordinance enlArk 9 /
80 AS to cover oss Of this description
He discharged Edwards.
'Thsrs is a moral connected with this
case" remarked a business man. who
heard the case. to an EVENING JOURNAL
reporter. ADVERTISE In the papers. You
get the good results wilheuS running
athwsrt OF any ordinance