Evening journal., 1896-07-16
THE OBJECT OF THEL Avn
To Punish Offenders and Not
Those Who Are Not Guilty.
TWO CHARGED WITH BURGLARY
Believed TO Have Robbed the Golding
Rssidence-A Boy steals from His
Friend-Three Patrieks who Each So
cured 80 Fine-other Gases weighed
on the BIuoicIpaI Court Scales

friend-Ihfeo fhtflcka VINO Ehch So
cured a 80 Fins-other Gases weighed
on the MuoicIpaI Court Scales
One Of the greatest annoyauces ex-
pefienced by the officers Of the local
cemsteries notably Rlvtrview. IL duo 20
the failure OF parties who Welt the silent
cities OF the dead, to recognize the fact
that the 4 ,wers and plants which beau
tify the lots and graves are not public
property.
Scarcely a week passen that bouquets
ere not taken from one grave and placed
on some other, or that roses and other
flowers are not picked or broken from
plants. This in spite Of the numerous
prohibitory eigns posted consplcuously
all over the cemsteries.
Thought They Had an onender.
The officers have kept cl ose watch but
have been unable to catch any one Yes
terday afternoon Superintendent Naylor
and his assistant, w. Ii Porter, noticed
| q we'll dressed woman pick two rosep ard
they placed her under arrest She proved
to be highly respectable resident OF
Fhiladelpbis, friend of the owner OF
the lot from which the n)wers were
taken
Thls morning the csse was brought
into Municipal Court but Hon. j. Har
vey Whiteman. who Was acting as city
Bolcitor, moved the dismissal of the
charge. Judge Ball stated that the Law,
which iualcts q fine OF $l00 and six
months imprlsonmento on conviction, was
not designed TO cover such cases az this,
and that ths arrest was mistake on the
part Of the special officer.
Charged with tho eoiding Burglary.
Last Monday night the house of Edwin
Goldng. No. 603 Broome street was en-
tered and about $3.50 worth OF sllverware
stolon. Last evening Officer Rice ami
Park Guard MtGillen arrested John
Hanna and Edward Seiber In Eighth
street park for doing the job Selber has
reputstion which is not savory and the
fact thai both men were seen In tho
neighborhood on the night OF the burg
. larly, pointed to them This state was
= not ready to proosed In the case and
J / continuance was granted until 60
morrow morning IL Is thought that
there are others connected with the theft
aud the police are looking for them.
A Boy Robs His Friend.
Robert Peterson, q IA year old boy,
J whose father lives in Philadelphia, was
+ charged with stealing 50 from Emil Gam
who lives at Taylor snd Kirkwood streets.
q Emil, who Is 16, and who works In a
\ pretzsl foundry, knew Richard In Phila
delphis, aud several months ago got him
% Job IN Wilmington. Sunday evening
4 the two want TO Union Park and on re
o turning Emil hung his vest, In the
pocket Of which was 50 90, ia tho house
q Richard took 50 OF this, and the next
q day paid Mrs Rosa Graver his board g.
L He confessed both TO Emil and to Judge
d Ball that be took the money. Ho wal
8 held until his father could bs communi
B Gated with
r A Narrow Escape for Henry.
Henry Robinson, a fourteen year old
0 colored boy Was charged by bis
8 father with being mot obeyRble. "
d The father did not want him
punished. however, 80 Judge Ball gave
{ him a severe replrmand and allowed him
{ to 90 de WAS kept In cell all day yes
terday and last night, aud made the sta
3 tion house ring with his lamentations. II
will probably be day long to be remem
bered by him
l John McMonegal arrested by officer
d Sherry at Thirteenth and Orange streets
q was very drunk He aclSno wledged that
q fact with sorrow, and on his promise Ia
J. do go no more, was let of with a dne OF
a 81 and costs.
It Patrick Was Sorry Too Late
Patrick Kennedy when drunk, and
. that Is very frequently, is n nuisaucs e
his wife Margaret and the entire neigh
borhood in which he lives. Frequent
J.. visits to the police station and stops oi
greater or less duration seem to have ns
, effect on him. Yesterday afternoon he
d visited his home, and rs = result thl
entire neigbborhood called on Cleri
Adams and backed up the application foi
a warrant Patrick WAS sorry, or at leas
= be said he WAS when arrRigned in court
y but his sorrow came to late and JudgI
y Ball 6ned him s. and costs This meant
- forty days with Sheriff Gillis.
Patrick Oonnell was charged with dis
:, | orderly conduct but the case went ovei
Till tomorrow, bail being Fixed at $50.
- Yonksrs Visits New oastie.
gI Michael YoDkers has been out OF jai
since May. Yesterday no paid a visit
D for revenue solely, to the house Of ex
10 Chief e A. Robinson, No 6l0 Wes
y Fourth street. He was ordered out o.
B / the yard by Mr.. Robinson. and replied
1t with curses. Later In the dsy h
u returned and was then arrested bl
is Officer Taylor He got 80 aud costs o.
1t forty days.
Patrick Runs FouI OF the Law.
~ Patrick White started out yesterda,
"a on Summing expedition he said h
4 had $18 IN his inside pocket. he got
, ! jag, lost bis money and then made th'
~ air In the neighborhood Of the Eleventh
az street bridge, blue with his oaths
" officer Rsinholtz. whose ears are sensitiv
ts to such language sent Patrick In an
In Judge Ball sent him over for forty day
a in defsult of IS fine and costs.
ii His whiskers VIII Flow In jail.
y Patrick O'Brlen. he of the howin
- whiskers, the unslackable thirst and tn
o. insatiabis appetite, Was released froI
y New Castle jail last Monday. On his re
70 turn to bis old hsunts on the coast b
gu WAS greeted with open arms and tn
wAssEil bowl was free TO him while
" held out Last night the stock Ian To-
u and Patrick set out to replsniSh tb
..s depleted exchequer. be picked OF
4 he III