Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01
4 pIsORpERLY AND lMpupENI YOUTH

Upon Hiipreif Deserved Punishmsnt--
Assault and battery Cases oontinuedx
Grist Turned Out by the Municipal
Court Mill rhls Morning.
Late Saturday night the police made
a raid on tue house No. 214 West Fourth
street and arrested Milton O. Harding,
his wife, a girl giving the name of Rus
sell and five young men. Information
had been lodged at poliee hendq uarters
that the house was disorderly, and
Harding was locked up on the charge of
Keeping q 'disorderly house. He was
arraigned In municipal court Monday
morning and pleaded not guilty.
Mary Hollingsworth, whoilives at No.
212, next door, said that the neighbors
we're annoyed'a great deal by the noise
and disorder that prevailed about Hard
ing's house and In tho back yard. She
said thatson one occasion two men came
out OF Harding's house and got ON her
roof and tried 10 kick the window In.
She also said that sle had beer called
out Of bed In the middle of the night by
people who wanted TO call at HaTding's
house and had got to her door by mis-.
take. She alleged that the place is
visited by dlsorderly men who drink
buci huN lihhu INV uieul uldcpuSs iltTu.
ing tried 10 upset Mrs. Hollingsworth'
statements BY saying that there is a
great deal Of noise and loud talking in
her house also.
Other neighbors corroborated the evil
dence given by Mrs. Hollingsworth.
Mrs. Corson, who lives at No. 80, said
that women at the windows of Hard.
ing's house, tried to attract the atten-
ton of men who were passing. She
alleged that member Of her family
had been insulted by them.
Harding was adjudged guilty and
was fined $40 and required to pay the
costs of the case.
WANTED MS WIFE.
John Mcguire charged Harry d. Fell
with disorderly conduct. Mr.. Mcguire,
who is Fell's father-in-law, stated that
Fell went to his house. No. 300 Orange
street, Sunday night, and demanded his
wife, who has been staying with her
parents. Mr.. Mcguire alleges that Fell
has not been treating his daughter right
and she came back to Maguire's home
to live. When Fell wentto Mr.. Maguire's
house on Sunday he called in the win.
dow and asked Mollie, his wife, If she
would not go with him, stating that he
could give her 8 good home. Words
followed, and Mcguire alleges that Fell
struck him, after which he Knocked Fell
down and kicked him out in the street.
Mr.. Mcguire also said that Fell struck
Mrs. Mcguire, but this the accused man
denied.
Mrs. Mcguire testified that Fell and
her daughter were married shor. time
ago in Camden. He is 10 years of age
and she is Is. Mrs. Mcguire also said
that the two have had trouble ever since
they were married, and she accuses Fell
OF giving them Ohe parentsl trouble all
the time. She said he has been coming.
around the house annoying them and
making things generally disagreoable.
She alleges that he struck her Sunday
and to defend herself she threw brick
at him.
Fell denied that he had hit anybody
and he tried to impress on the Court that
he was the one that had been abused.
He SAID he would give his wife home
II she would live with him. But the
Judge did not think he was deserving of
much pity and he imposed fine of 81 0.
DAVIS UNABLE TO TESTIFY.
William Powell was arTaigned on a
charge Of committing an assault on
Andrew Davis. Both men are colored.
Powell is charged with shooting Davis
in a fight in Browntown about two
weeks ago. City Solicitor Hartman
stated that Dr. Stubs, who is attending
the wounded man, had informed him
that his condition was such that he
could not be able to attend court to
testify before to day. The case was
continued until that time.
David M. Lurge was charged with
harboring an unregistered dog. CITY
Solicitor Hartman informed the court
that Lurge was very abusive to the Off.
Ger who went to arrest him, but in view
OF the fact that he had since apolorized
and disposed of the dog, he would ask
that the charge be dismissed on paw
ment OF costs. The request was granted.
Mary Mccain, who was found yery
drunk at Fourth and Railroad sun
day by Officer Schell, was fined 81.
Michael Mcdonnell and William
Powell were charged by Officers David.
son and Donahoe with acting disorderly
in the vicinity of Market street bridge
early on Sunday morning, Peter Nc.
Glinchy testified that they were simply
sitting on the stone coping along War
ner's freight house, talking to negro.
when the officers came down and ar
rested them. The defence proved in.
sufficient and fine of So was imposed
in each case.
officer Gilling noticed q crowd of
young men running about and striking
each other Sunday evening on Walnut
street, between Sixth and Seventh. He
went to them and they all became Quiet
except Charles Bradford, who appar-
emily defied the officer. Patrolman
Mari stated that Bradford had. early in
the evening, been guilty of unseemly
conduct at the restaurant of A. Fl. Aim
scow, ON Market street, between Seventh
and Eighth. He said that Bradford
cursed the walters at the restaurant. A
fine of SO was imposed.
Officer Murphy charged John NJ ula-
ven with being drunk and acting in a
disorderly manner at Water and Shipley
streets Sunday afternoon. The officer
said boy told him that Mulaven had
insulted his mother. The prisoner was
fined So and costs.
Charles Dougherty, a youth, who has
only peen out OF Jail few weeks, was
arrested Saturday night by Officer
Donahoe at Front and King streets,
charged with being drunk. Dougherty
has been working since ne came from
New Castle, and was let go on payment
of 81.
Jonas Heck was fined SO for drunken
ness. Joseph Ogle was fined 81 for
like offence.
body in the Delaware.
The body of man was seen floating
in tho n1la tttn ..t.ro... L..