Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-25
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Baii-An Interesting Session of NUM-
cipai Court This Morning.
William Frisby, colored man who
conducts barber shop at No. 309 East
Sixth street, was arraigned in municipal
court on Tuesday on charge OF IN
humanity beating William Smith, his H.
years-old stepson. Walter II. Hayes de.
Tended Frisby and Willard Hall Porter
conducted the prosecution.
Frank Stout, agent for the Society for
Prevention of Cruelty 10 Children, testi-
fed to the effect that the boys back was
all cut up when the matter was brought
to his attention, yesterday, and that he
was literally covered with blood.
Detective McVey corroborated Mr..
Stout's evidence. He said the marks had
| evidently been made recently.
William Smith, the little victim, is In
intelligent looking lad and talks in
straightforward manner. He was sworn
and stated that Monday morning his
stepfather came down stairs and asked
him if be knew anything about an auto
harp, which was missing. When he
replied that he did not. Frisby took him
up stairs and numerically beat him
with small whip. The lad alleged
that Frisby first thrust revolver in his
| face and threatened to shoot him II he
| did not throw some light on the missing
instrument. He says he still claimed
| that he knew nothing about it, and
Frisby beat him numerically. First
the whip was applied while his clothing
was on, and then, he states, he was
stripped and beaten on his bare body.
After the thrashing. the boy alleges
that he left the house and went to his
aunt, Addie Leonard, a domestic at the
| Grand Union Hotel. She examined his
body, and after finding that he had
been used so badly took him in to the
| patrol station and informed Sergeant
Howgate. Tho sergeant sent him to the
police station and told the officer in
charge what he had learned. The boys
body was also examined at the station
| house, after which warrant was issued
| for Frisby. When the boy was asked
| why be left the house, he said he was
afraid of his stepfather and ran away TO
keep from being killed.
| Frisby denied that he had whipped
| the boy and attributed the marks his
body to the bedbugs, with which he
said the house was overrun. He said
that on Sunday night the boy was
bitten by the bugs and that the scratch
ing produced the marks. He said that
he believed the boy knew something
| trying to make him tell what he knew
| by threatening him with arrest.
Charlotte Smith, the boys mother,
| said she knew nothing of the whipping,
| but she stated that she had heard Frisby
talking to the boy. She and Frisby are
not married, but they live together.
The Court did not believe all the evil
| dence that had been submitted, and
Frishy was fined $40 and required to
pay tile costs of the case. The lad was
taken in charge by Agent Stout. who
will find him home with relative.
swoRR AT THE PRIESTS. SERVANT.
Teotil Grasboski called at the house of
the Polish priest, Father Leo, Monday,
and Marie Servenski, maid at the
| house, alleges that he abused her and
4 swore at her. Officer Finn corroborated
| the woman's statement. Grasboski was
fined $40 for disorderly conduct.
JOHN SINGER ADMITTED TO BAIL.
Dr.. j. H. Stubbs reported that William
Thomas, the colored man, who was
stabbed on Saturday night, is doing we'll
at the Delaware Hospital, and is in a
fair way to recover. The doctor stated
that the injury was flesh wound in the
hip and that it had been sewed up.
John Singer, the negro who is charged
with assaulting Thomas, was arraigned
and the case was continued until next
Tuesday morning. In view of the fact
that the wound is not serious Singer
was admitted to bail in $1,000.
ACCUSED BY HIS WIFE.
Gilbert Wraight, living at No. 10 Car.
penter street, was arraigned on charge
of disorderly conduct, preferred by his
| wife, Lydia Wraight.
Mrs. Wra:gbt stated that Monday nigh
her husband came home and when she
accused him of having been drinking
he asked her what that was of her bust
ness and began TO strike and choke her
She exhibited mark on her face which
she said was produced by the assault
Neighbors stated that Mrs. Wraight
frequently quarreled with her husband
but none of them had seen the husband
strike her. Wraight said he did moi
strike his wife, but that he was only
acting in self defence. The case was
dismissed.
OTHER CASES.
Anton Barzikoski and Adam Madow
ski, two Poles. were charged by Officer
Rhineholz with acting in disorderly
manner over Eleventh street bridge
Monday. Adam was fined 81, but AnLor
had not been SO bad and he was dis,
missed.
G. H. Henderson was charged with
the larceny of pocketbook from Adam
Madowski, but there was no evidence
TO prove the charge and Henderson waI
dismissed.
Mary McKendrick was found drunk
at Ninth and King streets Monday BY
Officer Welsh. She was sent to tht
Howard Home for Women in Philadel
phia.
Martin Joyce was fined 81 for dis
orderly conduct in the store of Thoma,
Mccarthy, on Maryland avenue, Mon
day.