Evening journal., 1896-09-08
He STRUCK A WOMAN
And Then Attempted to Shift
it onto Self Defense.
JUDGE BALL TOOK LITTLE STOCK
AND FINED HIM FIFTY AND
COSTS ~ MARY WALLRAVEN
PLAYS IN HARD LUCK-OTHER
MUNICIPAL COURT CASES.

There is an old saying relative TO
jumping from the frying pan into the
fire. which holds good in more cases
than one. An instance occurred In
Municipal Court this week, and James
H. Toy, who resides in the newly-an-
nexed Highlands district, near Rising
sun, 10 the jumper.
On Saturday evening he was arrest
ed by Sergeant Black. on a charge Of
beating his wife, He was arraigned
yesterday morning, but as he was not
ready, the case was continued until
Friday morning, and he was allowed
TO so on bail. There was every indica-
tion that the matter would be settled
out OF court and the charge dropped.
JAMES GETS INTO THE FIRE.
Last evening James came into town
and got fun Then he went to the
home OF Mrs. Toys mother Mrs. Nc
Elwee, to which place she had fled for
safety, and demanded of her a gold
watch which he claimed she had stolen
She offered to go TO his house and get
It for him, and did so, her sister, Mary
McElwee accompanying her. The sis
ter. fearing that he would assault
them. took with her an old-fashiOned
pair of tongs as a safeguard.
On arriving at the house Toy threat
ened that IL his wife entered he would
kill her but she did enter, and found
! the watch in o bureau drawer and gave
il to him. Then he swore neither wo-
man should leave, and struck his wife.
The second blow he gave the sister,
blacking her eyes and cutting her face.
She dealt him several blows with the
tongs, and knocked him out. Then
she came In to the police station and
Dr. Hughes dressed the wounds. Toy
was arrested about 4 o'clock this morn
ing by Sergeant Black.
HE CLAIMS SELF-DEFENCE.
Toy claimed to Judge Ball when ar
raiQned this morning that he was sit
ting on the bed, when one of the
women, he did not know which, hit
him on the head and knocked him
senseless. In self-defence he struck
out. as he was afraid he would get
killed otherwise.
AS Toy is a big, burly fellow, who
bears the reputation Of being bully
. I'm and around Rising Sun, Judge Bal
= took little stock In his claim, and fined
him $50 and costs for being a brute
: The other case comes off Friday, anc
he will probably get another dose.
MARY WAS IN HARD LUCK.
Mary Wallraven was charged will
Keeping q house OF ill-fame. It wal
a raided yesterday afternoon and two
o men, two women and an eight year ole
4 boy, the woman's son, were foun'
e there. Marie Mayer who was visito
to the house several weeks ago. testi
+ fed against Mary. and Officer Gillinl
7 also swore to seeing black and whit
r men going there. She tried to den,
I the charge by the help Of Eva SchOoi
and Theodore Klei who were caugh
r in the net She failed and was hnel
$50 and costs.
willard Hall Porter representing
the S. p. G. c., pressed a charge o
e harboring a child under age, and o.
s she had no defnce TO offer, Judge Bal
D fined her $50 and costs.
MINOR CASES HEARD.
william Noyce, veteran, who wa
p Just from jail was arrested by Office
s Maloney on the coast, drunk. He wa
e fined 81 and costs.
II John Dean, an umbrella mendei
d arrested by Sergeant Black a
! Eighth and Washington streets
u Charles Frazer. colored, by OF
If fcer Maloney. at Front and Marke
n streets, and Nathan Jackson,by Office
d sarcosld, at Maryland avenue and Lib
erty streets, all drunk wer fined
10 and costs each