Evening journal., 1896-06-05
WARNER WAS A BRU TE.
Judge Ball Administered Pun
ishment Fitting the Crime.
AND sOoIBTY WILL BE BID OF HIM


wife for Fun-Now Ho Can Have the
Laugh-Boys Fined for Trssspass- o ther
Gases in Municipal Court.
The conclusion of the trial OF William
B. Warner, who was charged by bic
wife Reb, cca with assault and neglect,
was reached this morning In Municipal
| Court and the outcome WAS not very
great surprise TO any one who heard the
evidence, for amore aggravated case OF
brutality has not been tried ia court for
u long time.
Warner did not seem 10 appreciate
fully the gravity Of the case and seemed
to think that he bad right TO strike
Kick and abuse his wife, providing he
did not do It In anger
lie opened the ball by stating TO Judge
Ball that he dseired private ttial. The
audaclty OF the demand caused Billy
Heal TO very nearly fall out Of his chair;
tho clerk took his feet from off his desk
aud looked In blank astonishment, and
Judge Ball was for moment speechless
Then Warner was informed that private
trials we're not tbs kind held 10 that
court
Mrs. warmers Character Good.
Warner had endeavored TO produce the
Impression that his wife was not Of good
character and drank, but dozen neigh
bors testified that she did not get drunk,
stayed at home and did nothing ou Of
the way One Of the witnesses had seen
Warner kicg his wife Ia the side
When Mrs. Warmers sister Mary NJ
Scarborough, took the stand, he objected
to her being sworn as she was an
unboliever The woman said she believed
in God and the Bible. Then she sold how
she had kept Mrs Warner and child for
six months at time when they had been
forced to leave their home. The child
was now with her.
Warner attempted to shake her evi
dence but got the worst Of 1t.
Joseph Knew n Lot.
Joseph Gross an apprentice Of War
ner said Mrs. Warner WAS hard work
ing woman. sober and OF good character.
He heard Warner order hsf oat on March
8, and she said "Will, don't hit me any
more" After she had gone Warner sent
him to an intelligence office with note
for Mrs. Sherman 1t read; 81 have put
the old woman out. Come over. Inside
OF half an hour the woman was esconsed
) | ia the house and has since lived there.
Joseph had seen the two In familiar po-
stlons and had known OF Warner going
with the woman before the wife WAS
turned out.
Joseph told a straightforward story
which Impressed everyone with les truth
fulness, although Warner tried hard to
> shake it.
The Defense Opens.
In his own defeuse Warner put mum
. Der Of men on the stand. parties from
whom be had bought barber's supplies
. or had had business. or who had visited
y his shop as customers. None OF the
| witnesses we're very much help TO War
. ntr and one or two we're rather =
detriment.
When they had closed Warner said
sTha charges made are untrue and have
done nothing TO deserve punishment.
What the witnesses have said is not so. y
Judge Ball remarked; "The evidencs
Z brought against you is very convincing,
1 while that you have produced has beou
= OF negative character. The ofsnse is =
3 most brutal one aud 1t is not conceivable
Q how man can abuse bis wife, kick hel
Z out ard then bring a woman into the
! house ohere his little child Is. There Il
something further than mere physical
y care of . child and you have bsen lacking
~ tnla- lou OoAS ~uu hiehVN JNNi
wife"
OnIg did It In Fun.
"Never In anger" interrupted Warner
O well / will punish you for it
/ whether done 10 anger or fun" said the
/, iudgs and then the scales dipped Wher
1.-The gold arm had ceased to vibrate OF
the diamond point. the pointer registered
y 800 ard costs and six months IN New
= CASTLE ieil. Warner stood moment 81
though stunned aud then turned and
A went below 10 await the chariot
!. Hugh g Browne appeared for Richard
Pouzo. colored, charged with assault an'
battery, and at his request continu
Il nncs was granted until next "wednesday
IA morning
John E Brown, charged by Mary e.
his wife. with abuse was arraigued. Sh
y said he had been six months In the aims
i house broken down BY drink. and sine
4 be had returned he had done nothing bu
\ keep druuk. Tney have eight childrel
a aud she kspt them. He was soaked s
n and costs.
y Eugene Beaver, charged with harbor
ing Rn unregistered dog, was fined :
/ and costs.
o. Small BoIs In Trouble.
- The residents OF bno uhuuSOln
properties In West Wilmington. south Q
Lancaster avenue. have trouble ever
year with small boys who trespsss on th
premises, break trees, steal flowers an
fruit and stone and curse tho owners {
y eastt disna
- Lewis p Bush is one Of the Victims
y and he frat tried Winning the friendshi
70 OF the boys. This failed and then
- tried waning them They did not fss
10 that and a short time ego his house wa
broken into and some goods stolen froi
his cellar About 800 worth of damae
a VAS done TO the premises In the last fe
10 daysand Mr. Bush called on the police
~ protect him
= Asa result warrants we're sworn ou
N for George Payton and John AnBer Il
On the breaking In George WAS capture
= but John has thus far evaded arrest In
IN case was continued until such time 9
A Anker can be found.
Thomas Canning, George Payton &C
William Enstein weIs srraigned on
charge Of trespAss on Mr. Bush . prem
ch ises. aud on being convicted were eac
m Hned As and costs,