Evening journal., 1896-04-25
JOHN MADE A MISTAKE.
He Had an Idea That He Could
Easily Whip Officer Welch.
BUT HIS PROGRAM DID NOT WORK
And He spent the Rest OF the Night in
the citJ's Hotel-An Umbrella Tinker
who Failed TO Profit BY Experiences.
Other Municipal Court Cases.

the City's Hotel-An Umbrella Tinker
who Failed TO Profit BY Experience.
Other Municipal Court Cases.
John MullIn was very drunk last night
and about midnight started to make a
| disturbance st Fourth and Shipley
streets. Officer Welch who WAS near at
| hand placed him under arrest, when John
was possessed of the idea that he could
whip the officer aud started 10 to carry
out bis idea. He made q mistake, how
ever, In not arranging the program with
the officer beforehand aud IL fell through
when the latter promptly knocked him
down with his club Then John started
to cry murder" aud crowd gathered
He went TO police headquarters. how
ever and shared the crimson bcudoir
with K K Morse
This morning he renewed his acquAint
ance, begun long ago with Judge Ball.
The scales oscillsted very vigorously for
few minutes, but stopped at 81 aud
costs, owing to the fact that John has
bean behaving pretty well for some time
Officer Welsh made no mention OF the
fact that John resisted him.
An Accommodating Prisoner.
Officer M ,loney does not often have his
prisoners seek the patrol b'x be ore they
aie ovefcome and FOR that reason felt
rather kindly towards Edward Morris
when he discovered him reclining agaiast
the booth at Front ard Market streets.
He had been sam pllng tbs many grades Of
Ia hid poison VIII ch Is sold along the
coast under the guise OF whiskey, aud
had Just strength enough left 10 get 10
the booth Hs expl ained to Judge Bail
this m,rning that hs was a rivster, lived
In Chester and worked in Philadelphia.
He will spend a vacation OF ten days in
New Castle Ia default OF 81 fine and
costs
Jonas Heck. one OF the unfortuuates
whose thirst has outgrown their Wills,
was Arreted by Officer Welch last night
on the coast. He has been pretty sober
for q month and got off with fins Of 81
and costs as q consequences.
His Experience Not Warning.
Henry Benson, one OF the horde of
peripatetic umbrella members which make
Wilmington a stamping ground. was in
Municipal Court yesterday morning
charged with disorderly conduct. The
fact that the only witnesses against him
were children OF tender years, and their
parents objected to them appearing Ia
c1urt, saved Henry from dose of law
He failed 20 appreciate his marrow es
cape and after his discharge yesterday
morning went of and got drunk.
Last evening citizen found him lying
scross the railroad tracks at Seventh and
Railroad avenue, and brought him IN TO
the.pollce station and turned him over to
Sergeant Quincy This morning Judge
Bali sentenced him TO forty days 10 jail,
in default Of So and costs.
rhey Wanted an IDjnnotion.
Three Rubes from Jaytown came to
town last evening, aud after flliog up on
soda and peanuts, with q topping Of
book, went TO see the show at one of the
local theatres. They became hilarious
and were elected Then theg visited the
police station aud asked Captain Cham
bers to grant an execution against the
box receipts until the manager should
return their money, paid IS admission
They were informed that Chancellor
Nicholson was the only one who could
grant such an Injunction, aud then they
wanted Captain Chambers to arrest the
company aud hold It's members until the
chancellor should grant such IL junction
When they learned that this could not
be done thew left, declaring that they
would spend $25 to secure their rights.
They were assured by a reporter that II
they would place the $2J In his hands
he would see that they got their sdmis-
sions back, but they did not ses 1t that
way.