Evening journal., 1896-08-27
A LOSING EXPERIMENT.
"Zeke" Moore Introduces a
Large Jag to Manager Long.
WILMINGTON Is MINUS A CATCHER
As the Result of tho Tria,-His Fine Re-
mittsd on Condition That 8e lLosves the
Oity- Reverend Bisher and Henry Irons
Held for Court for Similar onsHoss.

OitH-heverend nieher ana Henry Irons
Held for Court for Similar onsnoss.
'zskiel Moore, who knew II all,
beer OF whiskey. any old ball.
Came 20 Wilmington TO watch the bags.
Started AT once a collection OF .gs,
Got < )od one and started out
To join In the Athletic bout,
Made scene and got pulled in,
Was fined three dollars. not in tin.
Released from cell. relot -ed from team,
Twas not so much fun IL seemed.
Yesterday Atternoou Ezekiel Moore.
who wEs recently signed by Manager
Long OF the Wilmington Baseball Club. /
Rs catcher. dlsgracei himself and the |
club as well, by appearing on the grounds |
very much under the influence OF liquor. |
Earlier In the day he drew some money,
with the avowed intention OF Bsnding |
for his wife. bat In place OF that. At
once proceeded to load up with beer.
| When he went TO the bsnch he was In
uniform but Msnsger Long ordersd him
to take his suit of and advised him to
leave the grounds Instead he returned
and began acting in 4 disorderly manner.
wherenpon he WAS arrested By Sergeant
Bsyley and sent in.
His Playing Ended
This morning he WAS arrAigned In
Municipal Court. Manager Long testl
fed to his condition and Hctlons, and he
was hned SO or thirty daJg. After court
Mr.. Long secured q remittance Of the
sentence on coalition that Moore leave
Wilmington at once, Mr. Long also can
oellsd the contract with him
| During the games Moore has played
with the team he has done excellent
work He Is fine catcher and would
undoubtedly have materially strength
enod the team. Mr. Long. In converse
tion with an EVENING JOURNAL reporter.
stated that no matter h0w good q player
man might be, In fact no matter II the
securing Of the pennsnt depended on
him, he would not have him around II be
acted In that manner.
Not Case OF the Public De-
he added that his idea was not alone
TO furnish the public with good ball
! playing, but to conserve to the comfort
Of his patrons while viewing the games.
Not only must his players bs ball players
but they must b3 gentlemen and the
man who violates the rules Of common
decency, either In word or action, will
have TO 60. Through his Efforts all OBJ
jsctionable talk from the beAchers has
been stopped, and he doss not propose
that there shall bs any cause for com
plant from the diamond. The public
cRunot but appreciate this course. Moore
WAS allowed TO 60 thls morning aud at
once left for his home In Oamdep,N n. J.
Reverend Fisher Held.
Il Rev William Fisher, the colored loca
preacher who was shot by Oficer RAlstoI
70 while trying TO break into the Gables q
Delaware avenue and Tatnal street
r. Monday night, was arrslgnsd this morn
In A. hn haH Hod In
ing the Gables, when discovered, aud Al
z II had been decided by former deputy
n attorney general that the only chsrgl
against him could be trsspass, thu
q authorities looked for another cas-
against him.
Mrs. Maria o Hartman, OF No 30i
J. West street, identified the prisoner 81
the man who tried TO enter the rssidsnc,
b Of Samuel ID. Forbes about 2 As o'oloci
on The morning Of July 10 She testified
= that she was kept awake owing TO the III
neps OF Mr.. Forbes and hearing a sligh
noise went to the second story from
window. and, removing the screen
looked out. She saw Fisher open th'
/ pArlor window shutter, raise the sasl
and inssrt his hand. Then she rattle,
N her window and Fisher took refuge a
the alley.
She Plainly Saw Him.
Mrs. Hartman went to a rear window
rang bell Ia the yard vigorously AM
D. then returned to watch the ally Bh
4 saw Fisher run out and hailed hin
when be turned and cursed her The
he ran TO Fourth street and turned. Sh
On positi vely identified the prisoner.
II. Flhher introduced as witnesses L1ur
In Carter, Annie Coates, John MaceY an
Lizzie Reed, Sl oolored They had 81
n | shared his house with him, but could no
q swear ~ he wanted even with hl
y prompting. They simply knew nothin
5. Of the night In question. Fisher sue
n | gested to Lizzie Reed that she ought I
70 know whether he was home or not :
il 'Im always at home after 10 o'cloc
ss nights
J. Judge Ball held him for the upp'
III court ball being fixed at So 600.
49, Another Coon in sronbIe.
Is Henry Irons was charged with felon
- ously entering the house Of BsrnaI
~ Carr, at Front and King streets, aboI
-, IL 40 o'clock this morning. At that hoI
=. Officer Maloney was standing on the col
o. ner Of Water aud French streets ~
heard esll from the upper storr OF u
place. BE responded and learned that
~ colored man had been seen In the upp
.bo part Of the house
he From Mary Moore, who lives ne,
K door, It wa learned that she saw lroi
~ on the second story Rat, and when sl
@ called to him he said: Hush, don
70 make noise" She At once told Ofnc
ma Maloney, and he and Officer Shields fc
Ar lowed the man to the home OF hls siste
Annie Irons, At No. 3l5 East Fro
street, where they found him, He tri
to get away. but aid not suocsed.
eed Miss Bridget Carr. neies of Mr.. Oar
ng said she had retired and saw Irons, VI
no she identified, enter her room, and tn
her down the light. Mr.. Carr said Iro
on. entered through the bar room NJ
be. seereted himself until the closing hou
ch, Judge Ball held him under 81 900 bl
for upper court
Jonas Gould Not stand a Discharge
m Yesterday morning Jonas Heck "
Ike arraignsd on q charge OF crunkenns