Evening journal., 1896-05-06
He CAPTURED THE KING
Officer Shields Played Cycles
as the Trump and Won.
A CASE FOR UPPER COURT TO HEAR

for Hts Act-A Love story which was
Interrupted-PIAoed In Safety BY Hia
Friends-0ther Gases in Municipal
Court.
Keeper of the seAlu weights and
measures Heal had just set In motion the
pond rous machinery which conceals the
sacred scales from the gaze OF the public
when operations we're suspended In order
to allow Of an important duty being per-
/ formed
Officer Shields Was then called to the
front, and Captain Kane, on behalf Of
| the reporters and some 600 friends,
| presented him with superb golden
badge, n slight testimonial Of bis bravery
and celebrity. The badge Is unlike
the ordinary medals In that VI
Is square and measures 6x12
inches In size 0n it's face is
= fne engraving Of bicycle, and
the interruption Is presented to officer
Shields for bravery" IL is pendant
from a pin, by emerald ribbous, while
from the bottom hang the Nstlonsl col
ors 10 silk officer Shields wan totally
surprls-d and could ecArcely fnd words
to reply. The handsome ba5ge was
placed on exhibition in = Market street
window.
The Cause FOR tho p Preasntation.
Last evening officer Shields. while
patrolllng Barbary, ran across n bright
looking colored boy scarcely larger than a
minute but as smart az whole hour He
said his name WAS Simon r Wolford aud
Esrton. Nd was his home Yesterday
he jumped freight Intendln to take
little ride, but could not jump of and was
brought through 10 Wilmington. He
wanted TO get home Officer Shields sent
/ hlin In 20 police headquarters This
morning Judge Ball heard his story and
decided that he be sent back homo.
When officer Shields returned to bis
beat, after sending the picksninny In, he
noticed a crowd at Water and King
streets. aud learned tsAt Becky Moore.
a well known hRbitue of the coast, had
lost tho tip of finger, bitten of by her
man, William King He fourd tAAt
Kiug !ivsd with Becky on A street.
South Wilmington, and st once
reported the case to Ohiet Dolan
One of the bicycles was taken from
lts stall aud Shields started after
King This was at II 0S At II %
Off ser and man were at the patrol box
and the wagon had started to bring the
prisoner In Tho record was seventeen
minutes for q ride of a mile over rough
streets. and = walk Of half a mile to the
box
Blamed 10 on Becky.
When arrligned this morning King,
who Is a coarse- voiced, aud very dark
oomplexlonsd negro, stated that he had
tried to get Becky to 90 homs, when she
caught him by the throat and after hit
ting him with pan, tried TO gougs bis
eye out. Her finger slipped IN bis mouth
and he bit It. "She can lick me any
day" be pleaded TO the Judge, but his
| plea was OF no avail and be will have to
stand trial 10 the upper court, ball being
fixed at $500
Luther Wanted TO Give Ball.
Luther Hamilton, colored, was charged
with assault on Louisa Hanley He 40
knowlsd having bitten her oa the arm
and having taken some money from her.
but olsimed that 1t WAS a case where
she refuced TO give him up Asan In
stance Of her infGtuRtion he said; Las
Monday night, jedge. we we're at Fourth
and Sh'pley an she said I'd klts you
only dat red headed mans looking Why
jsdge Of look at mother woman
sbs blow my brains out Louisa indig
nantly denied that she had any friendly
feeling for Luther. but that on the con
trsry all was over between them since
March. Judge Ball decided that his
offsnss was worth t25 and costs and
three months In Jail, when Luther asked,
"CAn give bail, Jedgei" He couldn't
and will take the trip with Billy Heal
The Course of True Love.
When Watson Cbippey. coiorsd. was
arraigned on 3 charge made by Mrs.
Bass that he had acted dlsorderly In
persisting ia his attentions TO her
daughter Lizzie. q rfther good looking
young fellow took his place at the dock.
He pleaded not guilty. and Lizzie cast
fearful glanoss at her lover which spoke
volumes When she was called TO the
stand she stated that the young man
had never treated her other than as q
gentleman should. although che did
know that he drank ut times. Judge
Ball decided that as che WAS but 10
years old Watson should give a peace
bond OF 5000 to let her severely alone.
Jacob Fined for Jealousy.
Jacob Rhsm. German, who lives at
No 1929 Poplar s,rset, WAS charged BY
his wife with abuse His two daughters
testified that he had frequently driven
them out or the house and that he had
abnsed their mother on several occasions
when sober Jealousy sesmed TO be the
cause OF the trouble and Judge Ball
taxed him $40 and costs
Hugh Johnson arrested on complaint
OF his friends, has bsen on protrscted
spree and they desired him locked up
until tho sprfe Was broken He was
fined 50 and costs aud for thirty days
will be kept where he will be safe.
Board Of Health Gases.
The B,srd OF Health had several
cases against property for not
connecting with sewers as required by
that body. The cases we're ali deferred
until to morrow morning.
Annie HArizell arrested by Officer
Ssott for being drunk. Michael Yonkers,
by Officer Lyons. Samuel Herman, Officer
Shields. and John Fay by Officer Ward
on the same charge, weIe each fined 81
and costs.
Mary Burroughs and Frank Burns,
charged with trespassing In Messick's
Hall, pleaded not guilty and their cases
were deferred until to morrow morning to
allow the state to prepare it's evidences.
WlIminRtoninna In the Strike