Evening journal., 1895-04-12
A JUVENILE DESPERATE
Having Taken the Degrees, Is
Sent to the Reform School.
THE WORST BOY IN WILMINGTON
Only IA. Yet Drinks and Steals Bucly ("
MeGinnis has Marrow Escape From a
Term in New Oastle-other Municipal
Court Cases.

Court Cases.
In the absence Of City Solicitor Elicit,
Francis Il Hoifecker acted In Municipal
Court this morning
Charles Harper, a youth Of about Ia
years, with grimy face and hands
which would have done honor to a
professional chimney sweep, aud said TO
be one OF the slickest juvenile thieves.
and BY far the worst boy in the city, was
arraigned.
There were two charges against him
One was Of disorderly conduct brought
by Mrs Mary McCrea. who lives on
Reed between Franklin and Harrison
streets She said Charles came to her
house and tried TO get her boy John,
aged 10, out Charles had a bottle Of
whiskey, was drunk, and when che drove
him away threw mud at her and cursed
her.
The McCres boy said that day before
yesterday he had gotten drunk on beer
with Harper at Maggie Rogers's house
No. 1929 Lancaster avenue. They made
some money on rags, bones and iron and
paid 1t to the Rogers woman, who gave
them beer in return Both lads got
drunk.
The other charge was for larceny Of a
number Of jute grain bags from Ashton
r Tatnall, OF No | Maryland avenue
Mr.. Tatnsll saw three boys leaving with
the bags and ran after them, when they
dropped the bags and got away He
recognized Young, MsCrea and Harper by
their backs. Harper confessed to steal
Ing bags on three occasions but claimed
McCrea took them on the occasion when
Mr. Tatnsll chased them.
| Harper was sent TO the reform school
and McCrea was allowed TO go home, on
the understanding that II he didn't turn
over new Leaf he would follow.
Charles Wood ward was arrested by
Ofiser Aiken on complaint OF John
DOugherty for being drank and making 9
general nuisance OF himself He pleaded
hard to be allowed TO go but got 81 and
costs, in default OF which he will 10 to
New Castle for thirty days
William McGrann, alias Bucky Nc
Ginnis, Joseph Norton and ChGrlel
Lynch, we're arrsigned. charged with
breaking into John Collins's saloon, No
los Shipley street. on Thursday morn
ing shortly after midnight and stealinl
as from the cash register Collins testi.
nd that the men were In the place
about midnight, and McGinnis stayeC
until he locKei up. When he came bach
from getting something to eat he founC
the back window broken and $S gonl
from the register.
he learned that Bucky was at Dillon
eating oysters. and went there Askel
MIN for some of the stolen money an
then bssted him with a soldering iron
he said Mc6lnnis got drinks In hi
saloon, ~hereupon Judge Ball suRgeste
20 Chief Dolsn that the blscF list We
still 10 operation, and warned the officer
to be careful on this point
William Carroll, bartender for Collins
identified a nickel found on B1eky a
one taken in by him, but couldn't ga
whether be had paid It out again or not
Joseph Norton proved that he was no
with the party at the time Of the burg
lsrF and went clear
Bucky said that he had been workin
for two weeks cleaning out the new Y. w
A. building and had lived at the room
Of the Breakfast Association, Seventh an
Lombard There was not evidence suff
cient TO convict so he was discharged.
charge OF vagrancy was also dropped.
Lynch was acquitted of the charge o
brssking into Collins's saloon, but held 4
5000 bail until to- morrow morning on
charge Of stealing bags from Mr.. Tatnsll
De is a genuine hoodlum. dirty face
J aud with grimy hands. and has q
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