Evening journal., 1896-09-07
A PITCHER AS A CLUB
And it Cost Edward Draydon
Quarter of a Hundred.
sEwALL IS VERY FOND OF CHICKEN
AND GATHERED IN EIGHT FINE
PULLETS-HE WILL HAVE TO
EXPLAIN-ASH ESTABLISHES
HIS ALIBI-OTHER CASES.

EXPLAIN-ASH ESTABLISHES
HIS ALIBI-OTHER CASES.
There frequently occurs instances
in Municipal Court where prisoners are
arraigned, and the officer who made
the arrest fails, for some reason or
other, to put in an appearance. The re-
suit is that the man is discharged.
Sometimes there are good reasons for
the failure of the officer to be pres
ent. That is the prisoners good for
tune. In any event, there seems to be
no good reason for a discharge follow
ing, for the simple reason that the
house sergeant and turnkey who know
the condition of the man when he is
brought in, and the patrol officers,
who, in the majority of cases, bring
the unfortunates from the patrol boxes
to the station house.
An officer who has been on duty for
twenty-four hours, which is the case
on what is known as the long day, is
very apt to oversleep himself, or for
some other reason, be unable to get to
court in time to appear against his
captures.
He WAS SEVERELY PUNISHED.
Edward Draydon and Mary Crisden,
both colOred, live at No. 235 Tatnall
street, as man and wife. Yesterday
afternoon he wanted to go out for
walk, but she objected, and endeavor-
ed to keep him in the house by force.
Then he hit her a couple of times, and
she made an outcry.
Her brother, Elijah, aged IA years,
hear the blows and went to her res
cue, when Edward ordered him to get
away and attend to his own business.
Words passed between the two, finally
eliminating in Elijah firing a rolling
PIN bread knife and other household
articles at Edward, who retaliated by
smashing a pitcher over Elijah's head,
cutting a bad cash in the boys scalp
and wrist.
Elijah had Edward arrested, and
Judge Ball fined him S25 and costs.
When asked why he tried to keep Ed
ward in the house, Elijah replied:
Deed l walnut gwine let dat man hit
me an den skip de town"
HE HAD EIGHT PULLETs.
About 10 o'clock Saturday evening,
Officers Scott and Mcguire noticed a
tall darkey carrying basket covered
with paper coming in Front street.
The combination of a darkey carrying
a covered basket at 10 o'clock, is one
that always attracts attention, and the
officers made an investigation. They
found eight chickens, with their necks
wrung and bodies still warm.
The man was Sewall Starkey. who
has been in trouble before on account
of his liking for "pickin' a leetle bit o
chicken and when he explained tha
. he had been given the fowls by a mar
he did not know to leave at a house
r the location of which he had forgotten
they lost no time sending him Ia. III
, was arraigned this morning but The
city solicitor was not ready. and the
hearing was continued until Thursday
bail being fixed at 5000.
HIS CORNET WAS STOLEN.
John McNitt, a rather stumpy. but
exceedingly dark son of Ham, with a
fine mouth for pie, is a cornet player
in the cOlored band attached tC
Hunting's circus. Saturday night tn,
show gave a performance at Ninth
and Lombard streets, and after the
exhibition, John put his horn away
and went out for a walk. When he re
turned the wind torturer was gone. H'
suspected two colOred boys who wer'
, loafing in the tent when he went
Later. one of them, Levi Savage b.
, name, was arrested, and on his infor
nation the cornet was found where h
. had hidden it. He claimed, however
q that a boy named Johnson took the in
) strument and gave it o him to keeI
{ Judge Ball decided to hold Levi In 500
/ bail for upper court
THE ALIBI PROVED GOOD.
Marshall Ash, the one-armed color
ed man, who was charged with steal
ing a pair Of gold-bowed spectacle
: from William Davidsons Office o.
f, July 10, has had a very narrow squeal
He was positively identified by Specia
Officer David Lurge as having tried {
sell the glasses to him on that dat,
: He was wrong.
n Ash claimed that on July 10 he wa
: confined in Union county Jail az Eliz'
Z beth, n. j., serving thirty days fC
drunkenness. The Jail authoritiC
there were communicated with an
a telegram was received to the effe,
Z that Ash was telling the truth II
# was in Jail until July 12, when he wa
n discharged.
II Judge Ball set him free, remarkin
a that he was fortunate in having
J., good an alibi. AS he was leaving II
dock. Ash asked who the man was WI
IS had him arrested and threatened to 81
1t him for damages.
r. OTHER AND MINOR CASES.
= John Duckery and Margaret Archie
~ colred couple, were arrested Satu
. day night while quarreling at Fro
and Market streets. 1t proved to
in the nature of family quarrel an
\. as they had already been in custoC
s. for a time, they were allowed to
ct free.
Is Bernard Kirk and Edward Bristol
a the latter .colored were dismisse
ed Richard Garrett and Thomas Farr
e CHER, drunk, were each fined 81 al
It. costs, while John DoraA who add
er disorder to his offense, was fined
IS and costs.
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