Evening journal., 1896-07-24
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
A Gold Mine Prospector Who
is Looking for His Wife.
PROSPECTS IN THB WRONG MINE

PhOSPEUfb In IHh WkUNG MINE
william Kelley Jugelea with a Lamp and
Gets Rewarded for It-Boais Goes to
the Upper Court Other Cases Before tho
Judge.
Ia June, 1879. William Barber then an
employe OF the Diamond S5ate IRON Com
pany, left Wilmington 10 seek his for
tune In the West He became a pros.
pector and claimant Of mines and, accord
ing to bis own story. has made u sucos ss
Of IT,
Some thirteen years ago be began to
look for his family and started east to see
th m The Grst place be struck was Pat
erson, N where he spent some time
looking for his wife Then he went to
Newark Then he landed In Wilmington
| aud, af,er consulting ;hs directory, he
decided thai, inasnuch ps hls wife was
Mary A, Stanley before he married her
aud consequently was Mary Barber AZ
terwArds, the one carrying the name Of
Mary A. Barber must be his wife.
1t was Mistaken Identity.
He met Miss Hannah O Barber on the
II
WAS his wife, and began TO hauut the
bouse Of Pierce Gould, No. 5l5 West
Fourth street, whore Miss Bal ber re-
sides He clalmn that she resembles his
wife In every respect, and that he
simply visited the house IN order to
provide for his four children In case he
should drop out. The hearing was
continued until to morrow In order to
allow Barber TO prove his claims
The impression prevails In police cir
cles that Barber was honest Ia his belief
that Miss Barber was his wife, although
there Is proof that he Is wrong. He
seems honest In his endeavor TO find his
wife and children, and it is probable that
the charge agalnet him will be dismissed.
Miss Maggie Robinson, arrested At
Front aud Market streets by Officer Tay
lor, WAS fned 81 add costs
Edward Mulvey, arrested by Oiicei
Taylor ct Front and Market streets. wat
6ned 81 and costs
Took the Lamp But He Was Drank.
William Kelley, colorsd, was charged
by his mother, Rachel, with being drunl
and disorderly. She said that ne CAM
60 her room At 30 o'clock In the morn
ing, drunk He demanded admission
although be did not live there, but had
home in 3 suite Of rooms near by. ID
entered the room, picked up q lamp
lighted, and threw It At his mother Hat
h been simply drunk he might have 20
of easily, but the lamp soaked him 10
$40 and costs HIS mother sxplsine
that he was "only drunk your honor"
Seeks the Upper Court.
John M BsRle, charged with obtain
lag goods under false pretcnces. waive
q hearing aud WAS sent 20 upper cour'
ball being fixed at $500 rs renRrke
when srrsigned that be ''hnd rather zee
the upper court than let Judge B al an
you suckers Detectives Witsil and Nc
Ysy) get a chance &C me. There al
some fifty cases against him
William Walker. colored, charged wit
larceny OF a suit OF clothes, WAS place
under q $500 bail for hearing to.morro'
morning.
William j. johnson was arraignod on
charge Of violating the ordinance relRtiv
to plumbers license. de stated that h
might have violated the ordinance but
was unlntentlonal and was simply due I
his connecting a sInk with ths BeWei
Ths fine prescribed by the ordinance
$40 and costs and this was placed.
He Did Not Deposit
. Charles Henry, colored, was charge
/ with deposlting garbage on lot insld
the city limits. Special Onicsr dlszls
Was the prosecutor but be failed to prov
that the garbage WAS deposited, an
, Henry was discharged.
: Paul Hickman, charged with sBorohin
: on the streets. brought witnesses to prov
I that his speed was less than seven mil
o an hour They all said that he was goir
;. faster than the limit aud It cost hi
I t5 and extras.
It Was an Accident.
Charles r. Case the colored lad WI
shot ssfick King, white. examining
revolver. Was arraigned. King "
present and said that the shooting WAS
! accident, and that neither knew Che IA
= thst the revolver vas loaded. The case "
h dismissed after being cautioned by Il
: court to be oareful-frst. not to carry
pistol, aud second, not to believe 1t "
;, not loaded unless it had neither loc