Evening journal., 1896-07-18
DOLLARS WERE TRUMPS
And Judge Ball Played Five of
Them in To-day's Game.
TWO VICTIMS WHO HELD TRAYS

TWU VlUllMb WIN dhLD IhA1b
A OoIored Man who Was Upset BY Fam
lily TrOublss-Grover was After the Dust
aud Has Narrow Escape From tho
Reform schooI-Other Gases in Munio-
ipal Court.
The judicial scales bobb,d very fire..
quently this morning but In oDly two
cases did Judge Bali 60 outside the 81
drawer in selecting his weights. Walter
d. hayes acted as city solicitor In the
absence OF Robert e. HsrmRu, who Is
suffering from a severe cold Thomas +.
B1ysrd, Jr, was present to represent
the interests Of the Prudential Insurance
Company as against WilliSm P. MessIck,
a collector, charged with embezzllng
SO 40 The case was continued until
Monday. bail being fixed at $500.
Thomas Kane WAS srrested for being
drunk about two weeks ago and served
ten days he failed to benefit by the law
and last evening WAS arrested at Front
and Market streets by Officer Moran He
WAS fined So and costs
Jonasl Again In Trouble.
Jonas Heck, who but recently turned
his back on the hospitality of the sheriff
and sought the husks Of the coast. Was
arrested at Front and West by Officer
Taylor he got $S and costs.
Patrick White Was arralgned on Thurs
day on q charge of drunk, paid q fine of 50
nnd costs and then went and got drunk
again officer Lyons found him At the
/ foot OF Thorn street, wrestling with
either the same old jag or new one, and
ran him in. In view of his contribution
to the funds, the hne was fixed At but 81
and costs.
All the Result OF Family Troubles.
Isaac Fisher, colorsd. pleaded guilty
TO Assaulting his wife, Louisa. Tho cou
pie have been married twenty-five years
have had twelve children, OF whom six sr'
alive, their ages ranging from sixteeI
years down to four months The evidences
of the wife showed that the assault
Grose from some trouble over house
hold matters aud Judge Ball decided t.
hold the case up until Agent Stout could
look into the matter. The pair live Oh
Lodge street
Patrick o BrieD, who cl aimed TO com
from lower Jersey and whose big, bony
form substantiGted his claim was found
lying drunk at Railroad avenue and
Market street. Judge Ball remarked
that there we're already too man,
O'Briens Of his type In Wilmington, ant
Patrick had q cod ht. until he hearC
81 and costs pronounced on him; theV
he smiled.
Grover was Fortunate.
Grover Ptefsr, 10 years OLD boy liv
' ing at No Z SOuth JACKSON street, wa
charged with entering the houss o
Waddington Bredway At No 7l0 Adam
] street and stealing 81, q knife and tw
| gold buttons The losers OF the article
Q did not care to prosecute owing to th
D youth Of Grover BE claimed that
] | WAS forced to do the deed by boys WI
/ | were standing on the corner OF Sixt
and Adams bat his story WAS yer
q 6shy.
5 At the time Of the Occurrences Mr.
{ Bradway was away from home. Whe
| she returned Grover was up stairs rar
, / sacking the bureau drawers. He ha
left bis basket, containing bread. In u
kitchen and Mrs BradWay saw It. ST
went up stairs and Grover jumped fro
the window to 9 shed and then to tl
yard. recovered his basket and then ei
/ capped He was caught bS OHiesr Ed
Z wards.
! His father promised 90 look after hi
and see that he hereafter behaved hin
! self and the case was held up.
Frank Acted as Peace Maker.
Frank Carroll. colored, was charge
with assault on Eben Harris, also colt
: red, on Orange street near Third Eb'
, claimed that when John TnghmAn, wi
fined $40 and costs yesterday, hI
, knocked him down. Frank kicked hiI
The evidence showed that Frank was &C
Ing as a peace maker and the case "
dismissed he had q narrow escap
= however, and Judge Bal / warned him
be careful in the future.
William Powell, better known
"Reddy," was arrested by officer Mora
= very drunk, at the foot Of Poplar stree
: BE had no excuse to make except that
Il had not been In trouble for q long tiT
and this fact saved him from more thu
2 \ 81 and costs.
: Other and Minor Cases.
% John Mullavip, who has been enjoyli
a long immunity from arrest, fell oy {
y wayside, aud when found by Ofic
. Shields at Front aud Market streets, W
nursing large and active dog. He 3
rs 81 and costs.
i John j. Kane was arrested by Spec
= Officer Canning at Railroad avenue q
= Third street helplessiy drunk 1t "
r his 6rst Introduction to Judge Ball, q
es cost bin bat 81 and costs.
D. "
T. News OF Company O.
= Company @, First Regiment. N G.
y will meet next Friday night to elect
6rat llaufapant To aucoaad First Tdpute
Of ant b. Y. Nieman, honorAoiy olscharg'