Evening journal., 1896-07-09
THEIR MONEY WAS GOOD
But They Were Evidently Try
ing to Work the Film Flsm.
THEY ANSWER TO THAT CHARGE

Victims other Gases In Municipal
Oourt To-day.
Yesterday afternoon two msn looking
ike Russian Jews, but epeakiug the
German language. went into the store OF
Philip q Plunkett. and one OF them
asked TO have a $40 bill changed -Four
s. bills were given him. which he took
In his hand While Mr.. Plunkett WAS
making change the men had a drink each
Of FIVE cent whiskey. After receiving
the bills the men aaked TO have silver In
place of the notes, and passed back the
roll supposed to have the change ip.
There WAS 4 SO bill short which Mr..
Plunkett demanded and which the man
held in his right palm.
Then They Wore Arrested.
The two men paid for their drinks and
left, but Mr.. Plunkett WAS Satisfied they
had tried the hm fam on him and
notified an officer and they were arrested.
They were found In a cheap lodging house
near Front aud Market streets by Officer
Lucas aud Detectives McVey and Witsil
and when arrested had quite a good deal
OF money on their persons. One, who
gave his name IS Horace Greenstei-. had
$S4 81. while the other, Davis Cohen.
had $l09 81 They claimed that they
came to WflniisgssE 70 P3ddle, but tho
license WAS too high When asked their
object In getting large notes changed
for paltry purchases they said that they
wanted 10 fnd out how business was
with the storekeepers and took that
method to do So
The Money Was Good.
Il was at FIRST thought that the notes
they had been passing we're counterfeit,
but an investigation, confirmed by bank
officers, proved that the money was
good. They were arrRigned this morn
ing on a charge Of attempting to obtain
money In a fraudulent manner from P.
H. Plunkett and Charles Reynolds. and
through their counsel, Walter n Hayes,
pleaded not guilty. They were placed
under $500 bail in each case for hearing
to morrow.
Charles Pretesi, who keeps a fruit
stand at Fourth aud Market streets, Was
charged with obstructing the sidewalks.
The case was continued until Tomorrow
morning.
Richard Tisrney charged By his wife
Kate, with assault, was discharged on
payment OF costs on her withdrawing
the complaint.
He Abused tue watohman.
Wnlism Glenn was charged by wstch
man Thomas r Lawson with trespass
I.awson Is W1tchmsn 40 tbs Niuth srree,
crossing OF the P. w aud B.. and testi
I fed that he Wss much troubled By q
[ gang Of yoaDg fellows, who destroy
property. play cards, shoot crap CURSE
II 4. 4 I. as. .a.ll.
ders them away, stone hlm Hs identified
Glenn as one Of the gang. aud Judge
Bail DESPITE the DrotestaiiOns Of thu
prisoner that hs had never done any
thing, but that It Was the other fellows.
administered fac Of 81 and costs.
William Wilson, young cycler, wal
arrEigned on two charges by Ofiicel
Kelieher. He was coming across Wash
ington street bridge when Kellehei
spied him. The lantern on his whee
was not lighted and he was scorchlng, 81
says the officer William slowed NJ
when across and Kelleher, after taking
header, arrested him. In court William
claimed that he was not riding bsyons
the limit. and that he was not aware tina
his lamp WAS out as he had lighted 1
when he started on the run. BE We
I gwen uAln bO-moiAoW w lAOfo thoc
statements.
Looted Chinese Laundries.
The local Cinnamon who operate lsun
dries In different sections Of Wilmington
have complained on numerous occasion
that they have been held up and robbo'
by youny desperadoes whose plan OF pro
cedore certainly did not lack b0ldness.
Two Of the highwAymen would enter
laundry and after conversing for fe v
minutes with the Chink one OF then
would seizs and hold him while the othe
would rob the till. Several youag tough
about town we're suspected. bat they di'
their work so quickly aud we'll that 1t wa
next to impossible to get sufficient evl
deuce to hold them.
On July three laundries wsra worked
lQuen Lac, who keeps at No. 800 Wef
second street. was held up Gbout IL
a. n and &15 and a black fan stoler
Leo Hain. at No. ia West Secons
was also despoiled Of some SO or 81 an
lot Of trinkets. and bop Lee, N
J 104 King, was visited but lost nothing.
Two Of the Robbers IdsntIn ed.
i The police have had their eyes for son
- time Oh Edward Beck aud Elmer Coyls
II ana yesterday hlOoLIpOu. Wuou cOmpl
3 was made OF gang OF young msn VII
a we're holding down lot Of boxes on Sh
y Icy street above Sscond and using pro
! fame language and making remarks
!. the the women employees OF 3 sh'
4 on the other side OF the street, Ohic
!, Maloney made araid snd captured Box
n aud Coyle. They were held on char
9 OF disorderly conduct While 10 tl
+ police station Qaen Lse and Loo Ha
r called and Identified them as the m'
h who had robbed them and charges
e burglary were entered against them.
+ Fined sud Then Held.
u This morning Beck and Coyle we
e arraigntd on the chsrge of disorder
n coDd uct. They pleaded not guilty, b
q there Was ample evidences TO convl
d them. and each one was hned $40 a.
% costs.
Ia They wera thsn srraigned on q
/ charge of burglary, bat ss the state "
!, not quite ready, they we're held
a 81. 600 bail each. for trial tomorrs
e, morning.
" They VIII sim Sell at 500