Evening journal., 1895-10-10
ANXIOUS ABOUT COST.
Nicholson Took Townsend S
Team and is In Trouble.
WILL EXPLAIN TO TBBGRABD JURY


Highway Robbery--He Assaulted an
Aged watohman and Stole Hts watch.
other Gases which Game Up In mu-
niclpai Court To-day.
Last Tuesday afternoon A. B Town
send, OF Delaware City, son OF Col
lector OF Customs George l. Townsend,
drove to this city and put bis horse
spirited young mare. Ia the livery stable
Of George G. White an. Abonf . o'clock
he went after it found that It had
been taken away by some one without
his order or authority.
At FIRST be thought it was ,ke played
on him by some of his friends, but this
proved 10 be wrong 10 was then iesrnod
hat young man named Walter Nlchol
son, residing near Johnson's corners.
over the Pennsylvania line. had stopped
at the livery about A o'clock, aud after
sitting la Mr 1ownaend's carriage for an
hour or more. told the man ia charge OF
the stable that he wanted the team
Thinking he had been sent by Mr.
Townsend the horse was hltched up and
he drove away
Yesterday Mr. Whiteman, accompanied
BY Charles Thomas. drove out 20 Niohol
sons house and asked him 70 20 With
them 20 ShArkoy's hotel. which Is in this
state There they arrested him The
horse was found Ia The stable OF a farmer
nearby who had fourd the animal stand
inE in strip OF woods The carriage
had tho top torn of aud part OF tho
wreck WAS found In the road
Nicholson was srraigned in the Muui.
cipal Court this morning he said that
he WAS drunk and knew fothing Of
taking the team and seemed ~ xlous 10
ascertain what was going 90 be dole
about 10 aud what 70 wna going TO cost
him He was held In $500 bail for the
upper court
About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
ss be watchmsn located At Mary land
avenue aud the railroad crossing.
WAS guarding his post, he was attack
by rough, Who, after beating him up
badly. stole bis watch aud made tracks
for the woods uesr by ahifter
cf the B q % came along about
that TINS and the crew nut after
the assallant. They caught him before
he could get away aud brought him aud
his sgsd victim into the city The fellow
was Identified as Thomas Dsvine, who Is
known to the police authorities under
the aliases Of Kelley, Callahan and
numerous other names This morning
D-vine 90 al, was arralgned and held 10
81 600 bail for an Appearance before
Magistrate Daley, as the offence cccurre d
outside the city limits
David Campbsll, a small hoy. was
chargl d WIN ateaiing a box Of cartridges
valued AZ 90 cents from the Della ware
NI...|. u Nasa.I al.
clerk at the store saw tho boy In the
store last evening but refused TO s.ll him
cartridges The lad went 70 Lawis
Harrls's pawn shop and endssvor d
20 sell the cirtriuces for 10 cents
stating that bis father had bought
the cartridges aud as they we're too large
for his pistol he wanted the boy 60 sell
them Suspeoiing that something was
wrong, Mr Harris sent his eon 70 fnd
ont the truth OF the boy s story, but the
urchin ran away Then the police were
notified There was not sufficient evil
deucs 70 connect ownership OF the
cartridges aud the boy was discharged
lsmes Sommers, arrested by OhiccI
Riley, drunk on Delaware avenue ard
Franklin streets. was fined 81 and costs
William H. Peoples, a timer from
i IAAtnHNols NhH INNrNtu NN NNiNri
Harkins on the coast drunk. He has been on
spree for three days and was in a veri
shaky condition Judge Ball recommitted
him until he Is stralghtened out when
he will be given a chance
William Ellison. the boy who wal
arrested Tuesday for sleeping Ia dooi
Ways on Fourth street, was turned ovel
10 Agent Frank Stout. who thinks he car
/ End him hons This will obvlate hli
being sent TO New Castle
An order WAS issued TO the effect tha
hereafter all officers who have mad
arrests must report 70 the city eoloito
a. s 80 o'clock ssch morning IN Clerl
! Adams's Office and give him al details o
the arrests This Is done 90 that Mr
Herman may sppssr ia court with fol
knowledge Of the ofenses and the oil
cumstances surrounding the GASES Thi
will do away with many annoying Ia
oidents which crop up slmost daily.