Evening journal., 1896-09-09
YEAR FOR Ida JOHNS
She Carved Her Sister Annie
With a Pen-knife
AND HER MAIL GOES TO THE JAIL

CAME BEFORE MUNICIPAL
-NOLAND MAKES A PLEA
FOR HIS CoMPANIoN-OTHER
CASES.
Court was called this morning nearly
half an hour before the usual time,
owing to Judge Ball being obliged to
leave Wilmington. AS a consequence
Sergeant Massey intoned the diurnal
anthem, and as his rich bass voice
rang through the elegant hall and re-
verberated from the tesselated walls,
the curiosity club and society OF the
Sons OF rest sat chained in admira-
ton. Horace Greeley Knowles occu-
pied the city solicitors box. and hand
led the cases with his usual acumen.
The first case called was that of
Charles Wilson, OF Pittsburg, who was
accused by Officer Lucas with being
drunk and begging at Front and Mar
lSet streets Lucas watched him for
some time and saw him tackle several
persons. Charles claimed that he sim
ply had asked for a match for his Re
gina de la Coasta. II cost him 81 and
fixings, all the same.
Ida JOHNS DRAWS A PRIZE.
Ida Johns. colored. has long been
a bette noir TO the police, and the in
stances where she has made involun-
tary trips to New Castle are numerous.
Yesterday afternoon she called at the
home of her sister, Annie Johns, on
Mills Court, and had words with her.
The argument eliminated In Ida
drawing a penknife and inhicting a
bad cut on Annie's groin. and another
of less serious character on her LETT
hand Annie had no place to get the
wounds dressed and was forced TO ap-
ply to the police station, where Dr.
Hughes attended her. Then Ida was
arrested.
When arraigned before Judge Ball
she pleaded guilty, and seemed per-
fectly Indifferent as to the result. An
ME said that she had no desire to
press the charge against her sister, but
the court decided that she was a dan
gerous character and sentenced her to
500 and costs and one year in Jail.
! Then her smile faded.
ANOTHER CUTTING CASE.
Late last night Officer White was
passing Eighth and Tatnall streets,
| when he heard cries OF murder COM
ing from the house No. 20S West
Eighth street He rushed to the place
! and found a cOlOred man named
George Whiteman struggling with his
wife, Annie. He separated them, when
he found that George had a dangerous
| cut across the abdomen. The woman
was sent in and the man taken to th'
Homeopathic Hospital.
II was learned that George was ly
ing on "A couch when Annie enteres
! the room and charged him with beinl
/ untrue to her Then she drew an ole
, razor blade and cut him wide and deep
He grabbed her, and then she erie,
out and the officer came. She was helC
b without bail until next Wednesday
when George is expected to be able e
appear against her
holland MAKES A PLEA.
| Thomas holland and George Wilson
were arraigned on a charge of robbinl
the station at Sudlersville. Nd, and
stealing some clothing shipped by
T. Mullin and Son to Frank Bauvicl
and E. w Cooper, OF that place. The
state w-s not ready, and the men were
held in 5000 bail each until Frida,
morning. holland stated that Wilson
was innocent, as he had simply beer
given the clothing to carry. He wal
. held, nevertheless.
Daniel Grugan and Archibald Nc
Gee were arrested on suspicion of be
/, ing pals Of holland. They were als'
! held until Friday at the request Of De
! tective McVey. McGee asked: "Wh'
I put the charge against me? I wan
him to prove it now. in this court
] His kick was filed, but it did not hav
any weight
e THEY CAME FROM CRIPPLI
{ CREEK.
4 Daniel p. Wilson and Henry McDOn
J. ough both of New York, who had bee
/, tempting fortune at the Cripple Cree
mines, and gone broke, were trying {
r get home on a freight when Elwoo
e Truman caught them. They told
b straight story, and the judge let ther
3 go on payment of costs
r. John Hanlon and Bruce Clark wer
o charged win disorderly conduct b
s Howard Scott He relented. howeve
and at his request. and on payment {
costs. they were allowed to go.
John Hill, arrested by Officer J.
= Massey, drunk at Front and Mark'
4, street. was fined 81 and costs; Will
d Andrew Harris, colored. by the sam
s. officer, drunk and disorderly at WatC
l. and Market streets, got SO and costs.
= SARAH LOST HER DRESS.
= Yesterday afternoon Sarah Ricl
ards, a rather spruce-looking colore
"a girl, reported at police station thi
4 during her absence from her home O
Hamilton street last Saturday, som'
!. one stole a silk waist and serge skir
valued at $50, belonging to her. 81
~ traced the goods to a pawn shop an
~ from the description given, Liz
Gray, colored. was arrested. She W;
held in 5000 bail for a hearing 4
morrow.
Walter ID. Miller and John McKe
m vey. two lads, were charged with co
t., ner lounging They each paid a fiji
"a of 81 and costs.
C. DIED IN PHILADELPHIA.