Evening journal., 1896-03-18
DIDN'T NEED A RAZOR.
ALL JACOB NEEDED TO DO WILLIAM
WAS CONSENT OF THE LAW.

he IL Charged with cutting, However.
aud VIII Have 60 Explain Tonight.
Epilepsy as an Excuse for BridEet's
shortoomines-sh VIII Go to PhIIadel-
phia-Other Cases In Municipal Court.
Say, ledge dat mans been corner
loungin' of my house all Winter, an ize
tiahed Of Il. Ef ye'd look at II In de
right way, yoh honah, he'd be do man
what'd done 20 20 jail. Why ledge. he's
only got one bed In dc house an dat he
stole. He say / cut him vii a razzor
De geod Lord In Heaven knows / nebber
cut nobody. docs all de cuttin' VIII my
fis', ledge, and Of de law allow. take
dat man outen de street an lick him
wifout any rszz,r"
This was given ss a sort OF half
soliloquy, half explanation by Jacob
Austin, an underslzsd and very dark
specimen OF the genus Africanus 10
Judge Ball In Municipal Court this morn
ing, after he had been arraigned, In
company with his woman, Carrie Crisden,
smaller in stature and darker In COM
plsxlon than he, and with a rather wicked
expression In her eye which betokened On
ability TO look out for the frat table 10
the multiplication series which starts
with Xxi l.
The plaintiff in the case was William
GrlndleY, a smooth -faesd Jap, who
chcrged Jacob aud Carrie with assault
committed Ia house over Third street
bridge which be claimed as his because
bis name appears on the rent book, but
Of which Jacob claims half proprietorshlp
because he pays half the rent William
says that Jacob and Carrie jumped him
the latter with table knife, ths former
with a razor, and that hs Was cut by
Carrie In the coat sleeve and By jacob on
the little hngsr Jhtob claimed that
William seiz3d an axe to brain him, and
that In the struggle for the weapon
William received the cut from the blade
OF the axe He required William to un
bandage the cut and then explained TO
tho Judge with the air OF an expert;
"See DAT cut. Jedgs2 'Ef twas cut wifi
razor twouldn't be a snag. De hull
fnger'd bs bout half of No rszzor'd
evan cut dat way. I'D never snsgged
dat way. tells ye Jsdge, dat nIggah
cut dat coat 10 make up lies bout me
cause / wouldn't let him ride on my
wagon. Captain Hurley knows me, an
Mister Ran. shlols. Boloney and all de
officers on de coss knows him, an like
to hear dem"
The case was continued uutil tonight
TO allow Officers Moran. Maloney, Shields
and Harley to tell what they know OF
the case or the people, bail ip each case
being fixed at 800
Bridget Cummings, charged with
obtaining goods. under false pretenses,
WAS reported as subject 70 epileptic hts
and not responsible. She Was sent to
tho House Of the Good Shepherd In
Philadelphia.
Edward Mulvey, a fourteen years old
boy, arrested by Special Officer Thomas
Frees for disorderly conduct around the
Opera House. was arraigned. The case
was held mp against him during good
behavior and Judge Ball allowed him tc
60 with warning.
Eiward Hamilton. bright looking llt
tie colored lad. aged IL years was ar
rslRned, the charge being that he was
homeless and WAS bad Judge Ball re
marked that it was bad enough to bs
homeless without being bad. Agent
Stout said that he had had the boy twice
and each time had secured him good
home, but the boy stole from the mar
who had befriended him. Judge Bal
said that the boy was In charge Of The
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty e
Children. aud It was responsible. II
necessity arose. however, he would taxi
the matter in hand. The boy was re-
turned to the society's care.
Morris Woise, charged with assault
and battery, was dismissed, as the In
vestigstion showed no foundation fol
such charge. Mrs Weise, the com
plainsnt. was told that II she desired Il
bring a charge Of dessrtion. however, sh
must do 80 before a magistrate.