The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-02
MUST MUST KEEP QUIET.
Even if Men Occupy Their
Own Steps They Must Not
Act Disorderly.
THE BLOCKING OF KING STREET.

The Driver OF tho George II. AIcDaii COM
pany Charged With Obstrncting the
Street.
The Municipal Court convened this
morning at O'Clock instead OF $50
O'Clock. This will give the reporters In
the mornings chance to shoot reed birds
and the Judge eau come In from hls rest~
denoe on the excursion boat.
Joseph ii. Morris and James Boyer,
ooloted, were charRed by officer Lucas
with corner lounglng.
William johnson dsposed he had Morris
employed on Friday and Charles sander 8
testified that Morris came from the barber
shop on saturday TO take o car and Lucas
told him he would send him on a car
BOYER was given cnanee to go to work
and the case against Morris was die
missed.
william Mclaughlin was arrested by
fined oil and costs.
OfAccr White charged Theodore Anne,
Has with being drunk The officer wanted
MIN TO 40 home as he was acting disorder.
iy He graobrd the oilicerAnd tried to hit
him with the club In tho face. Theodore
claim I'D he tried to defend himself. He
WIS sitting on step on Front near JustI.
son street.
Officer Harkins depossd iha. the man
was drunk and acted very disorderly.
John j. johnson, for tho defense. testlfi.
ed that Theodore was sitting on hls steps
and had right to do so. He did not be.
lieve that he was drunk. He was fined 81
and costs.
George hurrey was hurried In by ON.
Ger Davidson at Water and ShipIey
streets. He was hurried to the hall ia the
hurry up wagon. Ho was rated In the 81
and costs column.
henry McCuen was charged by Harry
Glilespie with being disorderly by cursing
with brick in tho head.
Were you not intoxicated, my friend
ana friend and attacked sme on the high.
wayf' mo. you wero on The sidewalk.''
This answer caused euoh ripple
through the court room that the Judge
had TO come down with his gavel,
Mrs. Gillespie snw the assault on her
husband and testified that when McCu,n
came to.the house he cursed her Violently;
she told him that she would scald him II
he did not go away. He was fined $40 and
costa
Sergeant Welsh charged Jonas Heck
with being drunk. lie came to the hall
yesterday and would not go away. He
was lined II ami costs.
William II: johnson was arrested 10y
Oinoer MARI Tor being drunk and dis or.
uerly. The language he used was very
Indecent He was lined SS and costs.
Staphen 3. Dunbar wac charged with
obstrucung the street without having q
permit on King street between Third and
Fourth. He Ia driver for the George H.
| Mccall Company. He was represented by
attorney George Brown.
Sergeant Welsh testified that on Satur.
| day morning Dunbar refused TO move the
team away as 1t was blocking the street.
| lie was requested to 90 three times and
refused. The wagon was empty and there
were forty other wagons biocael
Onicer Lucas depOsed that oil Saturday
| morning he saw the coal cart on King
street. He asked tho driver to remove It
but he said he would not until he was
| ready.
George II. Mccall deposed that the com
pany hal an order to deliver material on
| King street.
. He would not say that he had rot stated
that had Dunbar bean a white man he
| would not have bean arrested. David
| Lendermnu derossd that lie had permit
| for building and ordered cement from
| the McCail Company, The driver OF the
wagon with the cement had to assist the
| man with tho mortar cart. The driver
was tardy in moving; he requested the
| man TO nave and did 50. He wns getting
| on his wagon when the officer arrested
him. lie considered 1t an unjust arrest
| and the officers had spoken In q rough
manner TO Dunbar.
George s, RRlsen deposed lha, he asked
| DuHbar to assist him to unload the NOR
tar box. He asked him TO hold the doors
to Keep the mortar from eplashlng over
the Beaches
! Charles ATcComb testified that he was
wording opposite where the mortar was
! dumped. lie heard Lucas tell Dunbar to
| moveand lie told him and Sergeant Welsn
| That he would move when he got ready
Ihe wagon wGs empty for nearly half an
| hour.
The City Solicitor said the only cues.
ton was was tho wagon unnecessarily
oostruciing the street. From the evi-
dehce oi 10th sidos the wagon wao there
/ Tor FULLY % minutes.
Dlr. Brown said II seemed to him TINT 1t
was bad thing 10 obstruct tie street.
Why was 1t incu beLt Oh tho part of this
detendeht to myye Instead OF the other
teams.
The Cour,-'rhe other terms were back.
cd up to The side,
Mr.. Brown-Ies but The man was do.
ing the best he could In assisting the
other man. Policemen In this country
are not go big but that they can be spoken
Ducd 10 mud 1t lB not right TO use harsh
language. 1t only tends TO raise the Ire
Oh the dilVer lIe did not think there was
auy occasion to make the arrest
The court felt that the harsh language
hseu was lhat dnless you remove that
cart yni will be- arrested" Ii any ollieer
uses bad language he is just as Liable as
any citizen. lie is dlsgracing ms uniform.
But It Id the duty OF every citizen TO assist
tho ollcer III ths discharge OF mis- duty.
REGULAR circumstances ara around this
case. a cart lOaded some dirt before the
nOrtnr wagon backed up. The court be.
ileVed thai the driver mad right to move
hls cart When he was requested. lie was