Evening journal., 1896-06-22
TERRORIzED BY TOUGHS
T he Residents of Browntown
and Vicinity Troubled.
POLICE AUTHORITIES TAKE A HAND

Aud VIII Try to Broak Up the GAnE-Ono
of the PARTIES Punishcd-Iwo Victims
who Drew s5 Prizss-Handers Case
Continued Uatn Next week other DIu-
nicipai Court Gases.
The residents OF that section Of VIII
mlngton known as Hsdgevllle or Brown
town, have been for long time literally
terror'zed by gang Of hoodlums. who
take possession OF the street corners,
parks, and even private property and
make life miserable for the better class
of citizens
Some Of the handsome residences which
lie on the borders Of this part Of VIII
mington. are overrun by these half
grown boys and men. gardens are raided,
lawns damaged, fences broken, trees
despoiled and truck stolen. and when any
OBJ sction Is made by owners OF their
help, they are abused and sometimes
assaulted
The Police VIII Take a Hand.
The police authorities have been ap-
psaled to and have tried to put = stop 60
The nuisance, but it has been pretty
difficult to capture the dspredators as
they are adopts at getting away Several
arrests have been made, however. and
the prisoners punished, and It Is believed
that with few more examples, the gang
there will learn 3 lesson
] his morning Joseph Roach n young
fellow yerging on the age OF 81 years,
was arraignsd In Municipal Court He
WAS charged by Frank X Hickey, who lf
en- ployed by Dr. Mckay, with assault.
The details as told by witnesses,
/ were 10 the eject that on Sunday,
June "A Hickey WAS washing
a carriage on DR. MeKay's lawn
when a lot of bows came Ia. H.
ordered them out and they went, but
one Of them broke down a post at the
gateway. Hickey demonstrated with tbs
fellow when he was knocked down, oncl
by the fellow and again by Roach. Hs
was bruised on the face and the bresst
he sscertsined RoRchs name and had
him arrested.
Roach Severely Punished.
Roach tried to egade punishment bl
blaming the assault on the ''othsr fel
low" but it did not work, and Judg,
Bal fned him $2G aud costs When The
fins WAS administered Judge Ball re
nerked that he proposed TO breik th'
reign OF terror up, II he had to senC
every hoodlum Ia Browntown TO jail.
J ohm ScRrr colored. WAS charged will
assault on Rose Cooper, a eermal
woman who keeps a lodging house at n
East Front street. He mas stopped a
her house in the past aud was there las
: Saturday evening when Rose ordere
= hiI out There was o grab for 6 chsi
and John hit Rose several times. Judg
Ball fined him s25 and costs.
Two Who Drew So Prizes.
Mary Rudolph, colored, was arreste
by Sergeant Evans, at Ninth and Wilso
streets, for disorderly conduct. Yestei
dsy morning she WAS arraigned and fine
50 aud costs
A party OF young men became engages
In e row on Market street 10 front OF tn
. HotRl Jennings on Saturday evening
Captain Chambers, who was passing
stopped the row and warned the partie
, to oesist Later on the fellows bega
/, another alteration, and Officer Sherr
arrested one OF them He gave bis nam
IS Samuel Davidson. and yesterda
a morning paid s. and costs for his fun
1 Had Big jag and Name.
b D G P B Spencer WAS arrested b
Officer Taylor at Fifth snd Orange street.
2 ne uAO lhK tb luil as ulh uhuo 81
] nevsr made kick when loaded into ti
chariot. BE was fred 81 and costs th
. morning.
o Stephen E Welsh, colored, charge
4 with assault on Andrew Young nearly
. year ago, was arraigDed. E Baldwin 2
8 Springer acted as city solicitor. in Oh
abssnce Of Mr. Hartman, stated that tt
prisoner was not ready and q coutinusnS
was taken until tomorrow morning.
Handel's Case Continued.
ALBERT Handel, charged with assau
with intent to kill Frank Rogeroiek
! whom he suspected OF being intimai
! ! with his wife, on Saturday evening
: June 10. WAS arraigned this morning
! DR. Miller stated that Rogerofski vi
getting along we'll, bat was not out
danger yet. He would be on Monda
. evening neyt, however, and continuanC
was taken until that time.
. William Fisber and Charles Brow
/, colored, we're arrested Saturday night, q
% q charge of larceny Of q watch fro
= Michael Hayes. February 10, and +,
which William F. Rothwell is now undi
i. arrest In Philsdelphia The two men al
: accused 10y Rothwell with having sold hl
the watch in Wilmington. The case vi
cor linnsd until Thursday morning, Va
being fixed at 5000 ia each case. Roti
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