Evening journal., 1896-06-19
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
James H. Cresr Displays a
Pistol and Then Regrets Il.
CARMEN DIMARE GETS THE WEAPON

An illumination which Saved wesley
From Being Put in the slop Barrel
Other Cases In MunicipAlcourt.
When Municipal Court was called t.
order by Tenor SOlolst Heal, assisted by
Judge Ball, there WAS full dock In
the absence OF City Solicitor Herman
Horace Greeley Knowles looked after the
legal oIler
The first victim WAS Lawrence O'HarH,
who was found by officer Lyons at the
P, w. & B. depot, very drunk He
found 81 and costs In his envelope.
John alias "SchooDer" McCoskey was
rescued from an alley rear Front and
West streets. He had just returned
from New Castle, and while arranging
his toilet this morning. got hold OF the
wrong bottle. The ukase WAS So and
costs
Peter Marks arrested by Officer Gil
ling st Fourth aud King streets. shared
like senteuca on account of his being full
for week.
He Got q Days Work.
Louis Miller caught by Officer Rice,
begging in the territory over the Brandy
wine, pleaded that he was simply asking
for work aud something to stay his
hunger. He claimed that he was a vie
tim of machinery, and q dozen men In
the court room wlncsd. Judge Ball
asked Chief Dolan to give the man a
days work - without machinery and
then let him 60.
He Had the Revolver
O6eer Di Mare WAS standing at Sixth
and Tatnall streets. when \ man In
formed him that James a. Crear, a col
orsd man looking respectable enough to
know better, had displayed pistol Ia 9
saloon on the lower part OF Tatnall street
The offioer stopped Crear aud found the
revolver on him, and sent bin In When
arrsIgned Crear simply remarked, 81
have no questions to ask. had II OF
me, and the officer caught NE with It
He was held ;or the upper court In $50C
bail
Looked and Acted Tough.
Last evening Sergeant Black took
spin over the BrAndywine bridge. H'
noticed james + Willard standing on
corner and asked him to move. In re
/ turn he got q statement that he "didn'
have to--see T. The officer didn't see see
and brought him in The case was con
tinued until to morrow evening.
Wesley Gordon, colored, and Christie
pher Beerssrden were the contestants In
the next case Chris wanted to pu
some OF his ashes In Wesley's barrel, AM
q row ensufd In which Chris wa
''pushed in the face The entire cas-
WAS so msnifestly simple that Wesle
got hiE walking papers
Illumination Does Not Go.
Ooe of the Witnesses, Sarah Mercer
asked the Judge In voice which fairl
thundsred Does ye tink dat man keI
illuminate the De hull street VIII his slop
The judge decided that such illumina
tlon was prohibited by the ord nance
Michael de Memimo Was charged b
Mrs de Alphonso with assault on he
four year old boy. Two children wer
playing, one struck the other, the satbe
OF the struck one rushed out aud hit th
striker The Society for the Prsventio
OF Cruelty to Children took a hand an
the air was full OF the atmosphere Q
sunny Italia. 1t cost Michael 925 an
costs which he paid. The evidences wa
a puzzle to the court even, and had
not been for the fact that the prisone
had q wife and four children, he nigh
have been dealt with much MOI
severely.
Brakeman MahOnoy Hurt.
Frank Mahoney, freight brakeman
while engaged In coupling a car to 3
engine at Elkton. on the P, w. &
railroad. about 30 o'clock this morning
had bis left arm badly bruised below I'll
elbow and was otherwise injured. Z
was brought to Wilmington and sent
Delaware Hospital. where DR.. Drap