Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1896-02-11
A DAY WITH JUDGE BALL
Belle Pronounced a Nuisance
and Fined Ten Dollars.
SIZE POSED AS A WINDOW aMAsH6R

Municipal Court Cases.
The fame Of the Municipal Court Is not /
confined to the walls OF 1.-THE Anticipated |
relic OF antedeluvian days. commonly |
known ss the City Hall. and the decls
Ions therein handed down have been so
uniformly Just that seldom, II ever, have /
they bsen overruled Asa consequence /
the.judges and high officials Of the upper |
oourta OF this and other states frequently /
visit the court and Il 10 not presumption |
to say, learn considerable Of the way /
things should be managed by Justice |
with the hood wink eif
Attorney General White WAS an
honored guest this morning and his |
presence seemed to have an invigorating
effect on Chorlstor Heal, which was
plainly manifest Ia the manner In which /
be intoned tho anthems. The choir com
prsed a double quartet.
A Nuisance That should Be Abated.
Bale Wynne, was the star She is
by no means a stranger, snd her visits
10 the courts domains are always marked
by more or less trouble 20 all hands
Saturday night Offioer White found hsr
lying IN q heap on the crosswalk at
Fifth aud Sblpley streets whore Hhe had
fallen Will trying to carry a too large
isg to her home Sunday morning she
paid a fae and was released.
Last night, having replenlshed her
supply Of the ardent, she went 10
Thomas McGillln's saloon on Orange
street between Seventh and Eight
streets and because admittance was
refused her, started IN to mash the
windows. Officer Heal took her in
charge and this morning she was
arraigned She claimed that she was
after some one who was Ia the saloon,
and was angry or she wouldn't have
broken the windows
Judge Ball remarked that she was a
nulaanc8 that should be abated, ard pro
cesded to fine her $40 and costs. She
left the dock with the remark, "He
knew 1 could paw for the windows aud
needn't.have exposed me In this.way This
Is the second time she has attempted to
ventilate this place.
Fined for Insulting Women.
Last evening complaint was made AZ
the police station that q man In an intoxl
Gated condition was stopping women on
Market street aud insulting them. De
tective McVsY went down the street and
found the offender TO be Walter Bacon.
member Of the New Castle county bar,
and at one time q practlclng lawyer here.
but now residing AZ ClRymont. MeVey
told him Of the complaint but on Bacon's
promise 20 90 home, allowed him 20
20 Later atill further complaints
were received and again tho detective
started to look the matter up BE
watched Bacon address number Of
women and then arrested him This
morning be was arraigned before Judge
Ball. to whom be stated that he had been
slck and took a drlnk He Was not
conscious Of anything until arrested He
was fined $40 and costs This Is not the
first tine he has baen arrested for a
similar oifsnse.
Convicted OF Yagraney.
Detective MoVey arrested a young
man named John Higgins last night on
suspicion Of having stolen clothes line
'som a yard on Parrish street. John was
clught after a long run, a. Second aud
Madison streets Last night be Was
arraigned on q charge o. larceny, but aa
the evidence was not strong enough to
hold him the case WAS dismissed. This
morning he was charged with vagrancy.
1t was shewn that while Higgins had
home he preferred 10 lead a tramp life
and slept out. catching bis meals where
ever he could. Judge Ball inei him So
costs
John Smith. morocco worker from
Gloversville. while drunk got into an
empty w & N car and went TO sleep
he was found by Special Officer Hlliyard.
whe let him 10 on condition that he
would get away from the yard He
started TO run, aud the ofhcer suspsciing
that something Was wrong resrrested
hin. The run cost Smith 81 aud costs.
No Evidence Against Roberts.
Douglass Roberts, the negro lad under
arrs 81 az the murderer Of young D0ordRn
In 1889, was discharged as there was no
evidence to Connect him with the crime.
Michael Mcdonald got out OF jail
Sundsy. Last evening Officer Scott saw
him going out Front street ana asked
him where be WAS bound. Michael
resented Interference and treated the
officer to a choice bit Of profanity which
resulted In his being locked up. The
man WAS recommittgd foz examination.
Johl Mullayin arrested for being
drunk, by Officer Maloney, wes 6aed 81
and costs.
Frank Roney charged by his wife with
6isoIderly conduct was discharged his
wife having concluded TO withdraw the
charge and having niSned a paper to
that effect
small Boys in Trouble.
Hamilton Orr, John Green, William
Patton, James Hayden. John Farron,
William Glenn and William Whalen
small boys with psnchant for breakins
windows with stones, we're arraigned last
evening They we're held over night and
this morning. as result Of strong pleas
made by their mothers were allowed tc
90, on their promise TO discontinue
throwing stones.
George Kindsll, who was arrested
on suspicion OF having picked the pocket
OF John w. Mulrooney, Saturday evening
! was discharged on condition that hl
leave the town. He promised.
James Wiley, charged with larceny o
pair OF shoes. was sent to upper cour
under bail Of $780,
Workmen 20 Attend Epworth.
3 Next Sunday morning the msubsrs OF