The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-07
ANOTHER SCORCHER
Fined For Riding at a Twelve
Mile Gait,
SMITH KICKED TWO BOYS.

And Judge Ball Imposed Hevy Fines b.
cause he Was Nothing to the Children
And Had no Right 10 Chastise Them.
The temperature was at tho top notch
In the city court this morning. Maurice
Corrigan and John Joyce were fined 81
and costs each for being drunk. Maggie
Robin on wasl drunk last evening on tho
oauseway. She was allowed to go to tho
country where spring water and butter.
milk will be used instead of liquor. Her
IMAM will not b. allowed to go with her
Officer Davidson last evening about s
o'clock saw Isaiah Richardson riding on
his bicycle over the Washington street
bridge.
He was riding at the rate of IL miles an
hour He was fined s. and costs.
The charge of dlsorderly conduct prefer
red against Harry l.. Maddox was dismiss
cd upon payment Of costs.
John A. Nugent was held IN 800 ball
for hearing tomorrow morning on tho
charge of larceny of coat and vest.
Walter Hayes represented Geo. Dump
son, colorcd, who was charged with as
sault and battery on Sarah Brown. Sic
deposed that on Wednesday night he struck
her on the ear. Witnesses for tho defense
testified that lamp and glasses were bro
ken. Whom three girls won't for Dumpson
they fell on the floor and her ear was cut.
The case was dismissed.
Harvey Smith was charged with assault
ing Geo. w. and Harry Moseley. Geo w.
. Moseley deposcd that Smith kicked him
several times on July II His mother
wanted him to sell eggs. Smith camo
across took the lad by the ears and kicked
him on the back and side. He kicked
him several times Oh former occasions In
cross, examination by Mr.. Hayes he de-
posed he told Smith no would tell his
father and make him pay for the assault.
Sarah Buzine testified to the same facts
as stated by the boy.
Edward Hickman saw the assault com
mitted.
Fred Moselcy deposed that the child in
formed him of the assault.
Phlinca p. Mosely deposed that Smith
barely touched the child. She contradict
ed the State witnesses in regard TO the
kicking inside.
In cross. examination by City Solicitor
Harman she admitted that Smith had no
right to take the child by the ear or at
tempt to kick the boy.
Ethel Mosely deposed to the fact that
smith acted as stated above,
Smith took the stand and dcposed that
the boy acted ugly and disgraccful on the
street. The boy had made the proposition
to keep himself In shoes. In Cross.cxanl-
inaton he would not say he caught him
by the ear.
The movement he made at the boy was
not a kick, She has no control over the
boy. He hos fIll chargc IF tie place.
Judge Ball-Lhlldren and ALP
Smith-Wcll not the children.
The City Solctar said he would press
fora conviction. Smith would not con-
4 i,t ; h, how of ln ,,,,t hon pft 1n
child C mes up here and swears positively
that he did not do so. No mother should
PERM, man to act as Smith had acted
and he should be heartily ashamed Of
himself.
Harry Moscley stated that Smith kicked
him on the hip and made blue mark. On
July 81 he also slapped him on tho face
and knocked him against the wall. Ho
showed the mark to his mother and she
said Smith did not do It, The reason he
was kicked was because he had not come
into his supper.
The child's father t1cposed that on July
20 his boy showed him his lip with Il bluc
mark thereon. Smith took the stand and
denied that he kicked the boy. Mrs
Mosely dcposed that the child had not
show ed her the bruises,
In cross examination by the City Solici-
tor she admitted she was shown the mark.
Judge Ball thought the children had
hard life to live in such place The court
will try and protect these children and a
fine of $50 and costs in each case was i'm
posed
As Smith was marched down stairs to
cell, Frank Stout, Agent for the Society
for Prevention of Cruelty to Children in
formed Mrs. Moscley that he would give
her "a hours to find proper boarding
house for her little daughter Ethel,
The society did not intend to allow the
child to be sacrificed by living at such
house where such conduct as the society
was aware of was carried on The woman
stated her willingness to comply but added
that she intended to have her husband ar
rested and that he must take care of tho