Evening journal., 1896-07-20
A TRIO OF HUNGRY MEN.
They Just Got Out of jail,
Then Robbed a Grocer's Box.
BUT RBINHoLTz HAD AN BYE OPEN

anu Asbnueu Ahom IN tho Ooop N Nictuho
Canvasser Charged with swindIing.
Ross VIII Answer for Using His Pistol |
on Gresn-other Municipal Court Cases.
One OF the singular things which can
not fail TO Impress the casual visitor to
the Municipal Court AZ its morning
sessions is the effect produced on the
witnesses The police oliicsr, full
voiced and strong -lunged on other occi-
eions loses his voice entirely when once
he takes the stand, and the confidential
whisper In which he states to the court
that John Doe was drunk seldom has
strength enough to get as far as the
judicial ear, never 80 far as the re
porters' table.
The clerk has no such trouble, but as
he generally pronounces the prisoners
name by ear rather than by note, the
Judge Is In doubt as to the identity OF the
victim until 1t Is repeated to him. thia
time con6dentially. As consequence,
the members OF the Curiosity Club are
generally left In the lurch and 90 away
undecided as to whether the culprit is
charged with murder or simple over
indulgence In coast juice.
An Old Soldier In TroubIe.
This morning when the choris;er had
lntoped the diurnAl anthem and the
scales had been properly adjusted, the
dock WAS full OF unfortunates, some of
whom had been full the day before
William Moyse WAS the hrst to be called
on He is an old soldier and always lands
up in the court whenever he starts out
| for nowhere officer Purcell found him
over Market street bridge, helplessly
drunk IL was shown that he has been
working In New Castle for two months,
at which time he WAS freed from the
chateau and this fact saved him from a
severer sentences than 81 and costs.
This means ten days for him.
He Did Not stand In.
officer Moran found burly colored
man at Second aud Market streets, Sat
urday evening, drunk and acting In a
dlsorderly manner He declared that he
was Democrat and had pull" The
officer had q stronger one, however, and
landed him IN the coop. he gave his
name as William i. Mcdonnell, OF Media
or better known as William Croker. He
laughed as he confessed tc having been
drunk aud acknowledged that he did not
have as much OF pull AS he thought
His mistake cost him and extras, or
ten days.
John Donnelly wac drunk on VAndever
avenue when Oihoer Relston warned him
to move on. he dared the officer to ar
rest him, and RAlston took the def. John
now regrets his haste, as 1t cost him 81
aud costs
The Terror OF Mliler'a Court.
> William +. Page, colored. vent int,
MIller's court last Saturday night ans
began Masking things warm for the resi-
dents he used 'ill fsmsd" language IN
large blocks, and no ons could sleep foi
his profanity He WAS given q ride In OF
the patrol Wagon, and despite his denials
WAS fined S. and costs.
Michael Nedol and Martin CErtneJ
} we're arrested by officer Purcell al
Front and King streets, drunk and act
ing In a very disordsrly manner. Thel
had nothing TO say and were each fnes
SO and costs, which WAS paid.
They Evidently Were Hungry.
William Wright Frank Harrls Ant
George Hill, three colored men just ou
OF New Castle, where they hed serve,
forty = % each, for stealing rides on p
w. a. b trains, got out Of all yesterday
They we're evidently hungry, and about
o'clock this morning made raid on th
bread box OF Grocer Asa Lohsnd a
Twelfth and Clnymont streets. and atol
4 a lot Of bread, risk. rolls and cinnan MOI
buns. Officer Reinholtz, who has on
. eve on all the district beyond Eleventh
l street bridge, saw the men going of will
the stuff and gave them a chase. II
! captured Wright after a run, sent hin
10. aud then went cunning for thu
J others.
at the bridge he csught HArris, VII
4 was identified by small boy. As th
Z two were golnR to the box, Hill was met
r aud Harris remarked to Reinholtz. Gar
: You a detectvef" ~ am" WAS the r.
, ! sponse. Then you are a poor one" r.
piled the prisoner. for there's one OF th
T. party" and Hill was at once arrested.
Both Harris and Hill denied hsvin
taken the bread, etc and claimed the
{ were on their way to Edge Moor to cato
/ q freight They were held for tho uppl
. court.
Charged with swindlIng.
For over week past smoothed ton
;. gued maa, OF fairly good appearance ha
o been canVassing Wilmington, securin
orders for photographs. He Represented
{ himself as sgent for Bucher & O. an
= Cummings & Co., and his plan was
collect 90 cents Ia advance on each or
o der IL is needless TO say that neithe
y photos nor man were again seen.
Q Chief Dolan WAS notified and Office
u Todd WAS put on the fellows trail an
. Saturday night he was arrested. Il
gave his name as William h. DolAn. IN
name on several receipts purporting
come from Buchsr & Co., but other n
T. celpts were found on him purputing
4 be from Cummings & Co., and bearin
n the name Of Thomas J. LAWton.
r, was arrigned this morning but the Sta
a Was not reSdy and he WAS held until &c
. morrow morning, biil being fixed at go
3 He refuses to say any thing
Three New CASTLE waits.
- o. Friday evening last Agent Stout,
- the s p G. O took Eve colored childre
n named Carter, living in New Castle, ar
i whose mother IL dead and the father is
N the insane asylum. and placed them
the St. Joseph's Home for Colored o
phans Yesterday the oldest thre
hJamea AGED l5 Charles IA and BE