Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1896-08-10
AND MAGGIE CAME BACK
Wereupon Judge Ball Ex-
tended the Glad Hand.
SHE CLAIMED aPAsMs THE CAUSE

hut That Was Too Thin for Such Ho
wcAther-Mary Stole the Ring and Was
Held-Other Gases In Municipal Court
The cir In Municipal Court, despite the
fact that the two electric fans which
flank the wool sack we're kept busy, was
unusually close and tho veteran Billy
heal sang the long metre anthem In
opening the regular soiree, while Chief
Dolsn wiped great beads Of perspirAtion
| from his brow and enVied the light
weight reporter. IL Was = scorcher and
man who thoughtlessly began
whlstllng 'Is's Hot Stuff In the corrl
dor, came very nearly being lynched.
Judge Ball was the only real cool look
/ Ing one In the room and he explained II
by saying that at bis Summer home In
Guyencourt the breezes blew all day
long. and the shade was perfectly de-
licious He WAS an object OF envy aud
more than one man violated the deca-
logue. when he made his declaration.
And Maggie Game Back.
Maggie Robinson was one OF those
whO were present at a soclRblo given
by hls honor few days ago. She made
y plea for mercy, aud got Il, on condi
tion that she leave Wilmington and stay
away for six months Yesterday Officer
| Ford saw her AZ Second aud Washington
streets In company with a man. Both
we're drunk but the man WAS able TO
navigate and got away. Magsie eot n
frse ride Ia the chariot and spent the
night Ia the refrigerator.
When ushered into the presence Of the
Judge ahe explained that she had lsft
the city, bat came back In
l
to leave for the country She claimed
she had a spasm. but the officer as well
AS the house sergeant, declared that
such spasms were sold by the glass on
the coat and AZ ics Is not found In pro
fusion In the vicinity OF Sixth aud
Market streets these dsvs she cut very
little. Her TAX WAS s. aud costs and
she will drink Ice water out OF Sheriff
GILES cooler for the next thirty days
Held for this Upper Court.
William Thomas. colored, Was charged
With stealing clothing from George
Dsvls, a Pullman porter Detective
Jones says the man has been systemati
! cAlly robbing the cars and he has a dozen
or more pawn tickets which bear the
name OF Thomas. City Solicitor Harman
1 was inclined to let tb o man 60 at first. as
Ilnh DIottQubluk WlIHNan 10 AWAY huQ VII
J not be IN the city until August 13, but
I the evidence Of George Cummings. .
oolored boot black near the depot, witt
whom Thomas left the Pullman esp, anc
2 OF Herbert Frank, clerk In PhilAdel
y phia pawn shop. with wnom Thoma
a pRwned the uniform coat, was stronl
q enough 10 hold the man, aud he was plAce'
d under f200 bait to await hearing -ol
II August l3
y Daniel Rsurdon, arrested by Offioe
II Lyons for b ling drunk on the streets
Was 6ned 81 aud costs, 1t being his frs
II offense.
~ She Borrowed tho Ring.
Mary Spires, a young colored girl. wa
charged with stealing gold ring iron
I, little Abble Springer. At Ninth an,
y Poplar streets. The child was slttinl
. on her front step when Mary cam
by and remArked LET mo see you
= ring, little Rirl2" Then see grAbbe,
= IL and ran. She was caught end afte
a vain endeavor to cast the blame oi
another little colored girl ,isuocumbsdlt Il
!. hs evidence and was held In $500 bal
u for upper court.
y William Pickles, colored, charged will
I. larceny, was discharged as there was n
= evidence against him.
Ida sipple, colored. was found b
% Officer Ralston at Eighth and TRtnA
~ streets early yesterday morning. Sn
~ had a large assorted Jag and WAS uslnl
language which Is dsbarred by goo
~ society. She had nothing 30 say, how
." ever. when arraigned, and was hned
and costs.
be- He Had tho Evidence.
II Albert WAhl was charged with keeI
, ing n disorderly honss at 1909 Railroa
'. avenue The prosecuting witness vs.
~, MAtbeW Farmer. who lives next door
el him There were several witnesses. b.
r. the preponderAncs OF the evidence va
el In Mr. Wallis favor, and there was 4
I'D hestancy In the city solicitor recon
mending a discharge nor In tho jadg
ne granting It.
ne Walter Ridings, aged 81 years, livir
ce at No. 42l East Sixth street. went out Il
d. q little time Saturday evening. He hi
H. q quarrel with some companions an
ve shortly after midnight was brought ln
81 the police station with a bad cut on
left temple caused By brick He W
al sent TO Homeopathic Hospital Th
at morning William Matthews was chRrg,
b. with firing the brick, but Ridings did q
elk want to push the case. and It WAS d
)r. missed on payment OF costs.
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