Evening journal., 1896-08-21
LOOKS BAD FOR BROWN
He Is Held to Await Arrival
of Extradition Papers.
DSMANDs APRELIMINARY HEARING

Which Judge Bali GraDts-Eytdence OF
His Marriages Presented-A Qlarrel
Between NeiRhbOrs Leads Them Into
Court and one is Fined other Cases
Before the Municipal Court.
just at present it looks little dark
for James +. Brown, the young man
from Laurel, Md who Is now In custody
charged with bigRmY. BE WAS arrested
In Wilmington early last week on q war
rant sworn out By Charles Frothing-'
ham, Of Laurel, brother of Mrs Brown
No. /, to whom he WAS married In Q leen
Caroline rectory, by Rev Osle MarDury,
February 49, 1887. The wife has bsen
for some time aud now is In an ssylum.
The claim was made that Brown left
Lsurel with a Miss Ella Blanche Sulli
van, and to whom be was married
February 1S 1896 By Magistrate William
R Simpson.
Yesterday chief Dolan received a
telegram from District Attorney O. e.
Johnson Of Senecl county, asking that
Brown be held till Tuesday mex, as
ex.radltion papers had bsen Issued, and
the officers would be On a. that tIue.
Mr. rockingham, who had made q visit
to Seneca Falls, brought on q warrant for
Brown Issued By Msglstrats Daniel
Moran.
A Preliminary Hearing Granted.
Walter q. Hayes, who represented
Brown. demanded q preliminary inves.
| tigation and Judge Ball granted 1t. Then
| MIR. rockingham testified to tine
| N arriage of his sister to Brown. and
| presented the certificate Be said he
had known Miss Sullivan for eight years,
| and identified the woman. who was In
court, as the one to whom be believed
Brown was married in Seneca Falls.
officer Benjamin y Robsy. OF Laurel,
stated tnat he visited Seneca Falls, and
after showing photograph Of Brown TO
Magistrate Simpson, that Cffislal made
affidavit that be married the original to
Miss Sullivan On FsbruNry IL. 1895
The prisoner was held until Tuesday
morning, bail being fixed st $500. When
Brown was first arrested Miss Sullivan
stated to the officers that she was not
married. She has a baby a few weeks
old, and WAS living with Brown on New
street. He was employed In bicycle
factory.
A NeiEhbor's Quarrel.
Mrs Amanda Davis lives at No so;
Kirkwood and Officer John DonShoe at
No. S21. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Donaho'
have, up to about q week ago, besI
freinds, and then trouble arose over tn
children. Yesterday morning Mrs
Davis's daughter, Ars. Blanche Wardell
went to the Donahoe house and demande
80 cents, which she claimed was due hel
Mrs Donahoe denied the debt aud ordere
her visitor to leave the house and nc
darken her doors again. A little latte
Mrs. Davis, who was In her yard, mad
an offensive remark to Mrs Donahoe, VIII
j was In hers, and words were passed. tn
: outcome WAS that q warrant WAS sw0r
out for Mrs Davis, and this mornin
Judge Ball heard the story.
Some Of the neighbors we're summone
as witnesses, and their evidence pointe
80 strongly to the fact that Mrs Dsvl
was In the wrong that Judge Bi
] imposed fac of 50 and costs, which wa
pAid. Counsellor Lyman repressnte
. Mrs. Davis
Minor Cases Heard.
Thomas Furey, an old-timer in polic
! circles, WAS arrested by Officer Malone'
3 very drunk at the B & o depot b
has been keeping pretty quiet for sewers
months and this saved hlm from q sever
sentence. The fine WAS 81 and costs
Thomas Thompson, colored, fouu
: drunk by Officer Moran. pleaded his ow
y y case so effsc.ually that he got of by pa
. ment of COSTS He Is q hard workin
: man and was simply uufortua.e ia hi
?; selection OF liquids
George Lave, colored, was change
3 with disorderly conduct by Ofhc'
I, Schell. There has been consldersbl
?, complaint Of boys who hang around th
fountain at Fourth and franklin. an
splash vster on passers by, and Laws va
seen by the officer engaged In this worh
he was fined 81 and costs,
Cousellor Prickett sppeared.fo John
Gallagher, charged with disorderlY col
duet, and received q continuance unit
next Thursday
81 John McCloskey. charged with disol
derly conduct, was held until to-morro'
bail being fixed at $50