Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-16
HEARD THING DROP
Two Men Used Fists Not
Wisely But With Effect.
A WOMAN INsULTBR GETS A DOSE


safe-A ooiored Boy Drank Alcohol
Blizzard Blows over to the Almshouse.
Other Municipal Court Gases.
At last nights session OF Municipal
Court Judge Ball gave an sller=thic dose
OF law to at least two prisoners, which
they will not soon forget, while a third
80 narrowly escaped like fats that he Is
still trembling
Frank Duncan, who Is a fish dealer on
King street, and John Hannigan, both Of
whom enjoy the reputation of being
sluggers, were charged with brutal and
unwArrRnted assault on psaoeable col
ored man by the name OF James McPher
son The victim was working on the street
when HannigAn asked him to 90 and have
a drink James refused and got punched
in the neck Duncan then took hand
| In, and James WAS hsndled very roughly
Duncans dose was a fine OF $50 and
costF, and three months in jail, while
John Hannigan got away with $40 and
| costs.
John Monroe, colored, was smother
who will have cause to remember Judge
Ball. He was convicted Of striking John
Spain on the head with a beer glass,
during sn ARRAY In spshn's place
| December 20 1t cost Monroe $50 and
costs and three months.
| Michael Yonksrs got out OF jail
early In the week He breathed the frssh
air for couple Of days then got drunk,
WAS arrested and went back to the
hotel de ellis In default of SO and costs
| Officer Lucas was coming on duty last
evening when he noticed crowd Of
4 ~ ~
streets, surrounding a colored lad, who
was very drunk He captured the
Youthful offender who proved to be
Walter Brown, aged IA years. He said
he had drank some alcohol which had
been given him by a hobo He was
recommitted In order that his case might
be looked into
Officer Aiken was passing along Sixth
near Walnut street, about 80 o'clock
last evening, when be saw 3 woman
closely followed by man, coming down
Sixth When near him, the man grabbed
for the woman, who ran into the street
and screamed The officer asked hei
what the trouble WAS and was told thai
the man had insulted the woman.
He ran after the insulter but lost
him at Seventh and French streets
Half an hour later he sGw the same
man cross Market street In front of thl
Masonic temple and Icy his baud OF
another woman, who backed away from
him. He followed her up and was about
to repeat the act when Officer Aiken
grabbed him. The woman said he was {
stranger to her. Ia ths confusion she
left and could not afterwards be found,
The man was arraigned in court thi
morning He gave his name as Siegler
and after pleading guilty said that b
! was drunk at the time and had n
recollection Of having done the act
charged Judge Ball said that the wome
of Wilmington had right TO walk it
streets unmolested and he proposed to d
all he could to make those streets safe
BE fned Siegler $40 and costs in eacl
case.
John Blizzard, who was charged witt
being drunk and carrying cenceale
weapons, was sent back to the slmshous
with caution TO be careful how h
smiled
William McCallen, Of Philsdelphis
came here to look for job. He got on
emptying schooners and will stay wit
the sheriff until 81 and costs is worke
out officers Kelleher and Davidso
, were his captors.
Ohcer w Massey found FREQ hellai
fierce looking, much bewhiskere
/ German, very much under the irfuenc
of bad whiskey, at Eleventh and Heal
; streets. He hadn't been In the coop 70
! ten years and got off with 81 and costs
Harry Reed looked sad as he faced Tia
Judge on charge Of drunk preferred b
Officer Sherry. He was fined 81 and COST
Complaint has been made with stsrtlin
frequency at headquarters, of party Q
men who are working the city solioltin
. photographs to be copied None Of th
J pictures collected have been returne;
. Last evening Captain Chambers me
9 Joseph Vanhorn, who answered the de
scription given Of one Of the part,
Q Joseph was under the influence of liquC
Q and the captain locked him up on
charge Of drunkenness BE bad some {
the picture circulars on him. Th
morning he was fined 81 and costs.