Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1896-02-10
AFTER SEVEN YEARS.
The Alleged Murderer of Mar
tin Doordan Is Arrested.
MICRO BOY ACCUSED OF THE CRIME

at tho Time-John Callahan Gets
Dose for Assauitlnx Hts wife-An
Alleged PIckpockot Held for Idonsi-
ncation-other Cases Brought Before
tho Municipal Court.
When the veteran choirster OF the
Municipal Court and keeper OF the scales
glanced his eagle eye over the docket this
morning be remarked 20 himself; "Itll
be pretty stiff day reckon, and I'd
better get out the avy weights" and
aa he removed the old gold coverings
from the balances on which 30 many
unfortunates have been weighed during
the past. ard gave an extra polish 20 the
weights. he was heard TO warble med
tstively and rather plalntively the words
Of the ditty composed by Jesse Jones. the
poet-lsureate of the coast:
Do way OF de good am allus straight.
An you got TO enter de narrow gate.
III yur walk on de ice you'se h0un' % fall,
An you liable fur 10 meet Jodge Ball.
70 men your Waye. illl be- Wuth while,
Les you git tree montd on de ole stun pile.
The first 70 answer TO the roll call Was
Ella Robinson or CGmmomile, q colored
bud, Who took star part IN an LA
pr0mptu entertainment Saturday even
Sergeant HowgRte aud Olhcar Riley took
haud Ia the solree, and experienced
considerable trouble Ia inducing Ella TO
accompany them 10 the police station.
This morning she seemed very much
aggrieved at the charge that she had
beon acting disorderly, but Odicer Gllling
who made the arrest. sworo that she WAS
unusually foul monthed and noisy ard
the scales recorded 80 and costs She
willreoalve her friends 40 her new home,
No 13. South Corridor Chateau do Gillis,
New Castle on the-Delawar0, after to
day.
John Wanted Liberty.
John Callahan has been source Of
annoyance to the municipal authorities
for some time. He aud his wife Lena do
not draw well IN marital harness. for the
reason that John will get drunk, and
when In that condition insists on beating
and abusing her He.had several narrow
escapes from New Castle, but they
seemed to have the effect OF giving him
an iden that he had pull stronger than
toe Law itself, 80 Judge Ball SAINT him
over to Now Castle for a time he got
out a day or 80 ago, and Saturday after
noon, after loading up, went TO his wlfe's
house, kicked 10 the kitchen door and
only left when she threatened TO get an
officer. In the evening no returned.
threw q lamp out doors, and hit hor
several times Then he was arrested.
He pleaded to be allowed TO 20, stating
] that bis cousin, who owns The mint, had
promised him a Job. aud added that he
would take the pledge for q year. leave
town at once, and n ne was caught
annoying his wife again, he gave the
police his full consent 70 arrest him anc
would offer no objection to the couri
Furnishing him. Judge Ball Informed
him that neither the police nor the court
would ask his permission. aud sentenced
him to pay a fne of $25 and costs or 20
to jail for three months.
Another Five Dollar Man.
John Mcguire. q short statued. mock .
looking con Of the EAerald Isle, Just
landed In Wilmington from New Castle,
where he had been employed for brief
term as gardener &C the chateau de
Giiiis, gotl fall OF romantic spirits OF
pneumonia or some other coast decoc
Con and was landed In the jug by Officer
Lyons He gave utteFance to q deep sigh
as he Gekno wledged to Judge Bali that be
had tarrlsd to long over his cups and took
his sentence Of s. and costs without a
murmur.
Frank Roney was arraigned on q
charge Of disorderly conduct. He said
be WAS not ready and had e number Of
witnesses. When asked by Judge Ball
who they were, he replied that that
didn't mske any difference, but no finally
unbent sufficiently TO allow the witnesses
TO be summoned. The hearing was con-
I Al IV
/ Fixed at 500. He startd 10 leave the
room when House Sergeant Durney
called him back, VEereupon be remarked
I've sot other business to attend to, and
II you want anything out Of me you We
got to do Il quick" When he found him.
salt down stairs he concluded to walt
until the proper parties we're ready Ia
attend TO him In the matter OF security
Charged with Pookst-Pickiug
George d Kendall, a slick looking
Young man, claiming home IN
Baltimore, was arrested Saturday even
ing BY Detectives McNey and Wllsi, on q
charge Of picking the pocket Of John M.
Mulrooney of some change. Il Is alleged
that be took 3 meal at Mulrooney'i
Saturday afternoon, and soraped an
acquaintance with the proprietor, not
/ knowing MIN as hucn. ne Claimed 70 pt
a street faklr, aud later in the evening
returned and while standing alongside Of
/ Mulrooney the money was missed. Bis
arrest followed. Kendall claimed that il
was q put-up job. and that he Is inuo-
cent. He WAS held until tonight
however Ia order to allow ihi
authorities TO communicate with The
Baltimore and Philadelphia authorities
and ascertain whether be is wanted T.
either city.
Charged with Murder.
Douglass Roberts, q colored lad aged
10 years. wss arrested yesterday BY
| Officers Moran and halonsy, on suspicion
Of being Samuel Robinson, who Is wanted
for the murder OF Martin Doordan. which
occurred May "a, 1889, IN sonth Will
mington. The facts Of the killing are az
follows:
Martin Doordal, aged Ia years, and q
companion Of about the Same age. named
John h. God win. we're Ia an ic'
cream saloon, beyond the Third
street bridge on the evening OF
May "A, 1888, when the colored
boy, then known as Samuel Robinson
I 81.