Evening journal., 1896-05-27
AN OLD TIME WARRANT.
Issued Nearly Two Years Ago
But Not Served till Yesterday.
TEE OUTCOME OF AeAMs OF CRAP.


Two coIored Men Shot in Elkton. and tho
Party Said to he the Shooter Uadsr Ar
rest In wiiminRton.' Gases in Muoicipal
Court.
On July 20, 1894 jeremiah Stevens.
colored, swors out warrant for Nelson
B'own, also colored for assaultlng him
With brick ut Ninth and French streets
on the preceding evening Nielsen
eklpped out for time and then came
back, bur, In the meantime, the warrant
had been forgotten and be WAS left alone
About six months ago, Sergeant Black
arrei ted Nelson on charge OF dlsorderly
conduct. but still the fact that the
warrant was IN existence was forgotten.
and IL was not until yesterday that he
was hoally arrested.
Stevens swore that Bcown came to his
house on the evening In question aud
endeavo-ed to force an entrance. When
Stevens started to get an officer, Brown
followed ard bit him with a brick
cutting bad cash In Stevens hand
She Had Respect for the Bible.
An incident OF the trial which cRused
considerable comment, occurred when
Julia Parker, coiored, was called to the
witness stand. She came up very slowly
and When Judge Ball t,ld her TO step
llveller said Use very tired yeh
honah. Use wohked all 80 night L"
Before she placed her hand on the Bible,
TO bs sworn. she carefully wiped 10 on
her apron and then reverently took the
easred volume up. Judge Ball remarked
that the simple act showed more respect
for G'd's word than was ordinarily
evlnctd by witnesses and was a guaran-
tee to him that whatever she might say
was the truth. pure aud simple. Her
evidence was not OF very much import
ance, however.
Nelson wanted to get further witnesses
and was given until to night to do so.
His Bond Was Forfeited.
Frank f Duncan. who has not the best
reputation for peace and good order, aud
who hes served as coach man for Sheriff
ellis, for assault. WAS arrested yesterday
on n warrant issued by Mrs. Elizabeth
Mason. She says Frank visited her house
and kicked up a row, during which be
assaulted several Of the inmates Frank
gave bail, his uncle becoming his surety
This morning. when his name was called,
be failed to show up and the bail Was
ordered forfeited
It Is understood that be will bring
counter charge against Mrs. Mason for
selling liquor without license and keep
ing a house OF III fame
Held for the Maryland Authorities.
About three weeks ago a number Of color
ed sports we're engaged in a crap game In
Eikton, when a quarrel arose aud, It Is
claimed, James Holland shot two other
players He skipped out aud escaped
capture. The Wilmington police we're
notified and last evening Officer GlllIng
ran across James on the coast aud ar
rested him. This morning be Was ar
raigned on a charge Of murler. as
1t was understood that one Of the
victims was mortAllv sWounded The
prisoner took the matter very coolly and
then Judge Ball held him without bail
for the Maryland authorities said with
smile: Huh. why dat nig9ahs
workin every day" To Chief Dolan
he said that be dropped the gun
when It went of. three grains
OF shot hitting one OF the men
and the balsncs OF the charge being
divided among the rest Chief Dolan
will clnser with the Elkton authorities
regarding the matter and pending an
answer. James will occupy the blue and
gold room
Charged with stealing a watch.
Last evening Samuel Buckner. alias
big hand Sam" and ElWood, alias "slip"
Brown, we're brought TO Wilmington
from Chester. where they were arrested
for completely in the theft OF Franklin
Harris's watch. j Robert Coleman aud
Thomas Edwards are also under arrest
on like charge. aud tonight tue quar-
tette will be arraigned The watch WAS
valued at $40 and 0as stolen six weeks
ago
Sheriff Mackey. Of Cecil county, called
ct police station this afternoon. He
stated that three eolored men were
injured by the shot fred by Holland but
none o., them seriously. Holland con-
sented to 20 TO Elkton with him, and
the pair left on an early train.