The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-06
ASSAULT on CHILDREN;
Causes Two rien to be Flued $40 and Costa
Eachby Judge Ball In the City Court.

John Callaghan was the first prisoner IA
stop to the bar Of the city court this morn
ing. He was charged by Officer Murphy
with being drunk and fined % and costs.
Judge Ball could scarcely believe his
ears when he heard colo2ed man answer
to the name Of Patrick Monroe. He was
fined 81 and costs.
Officer Davidson for being drunk. Al.
bert stated that he drank some whiskey
to cure cramps. The whiskey cured him
but made him drunk. He was 1ned u
and costs.
| Albert Wallace. colored, went Into tho
cellar restaurant at No. 1879 Marked street.
| Because John McNeal told him he would
have to pay u for half dozen Of fried
oysters he cursed him several times The
police were notified aud Officers Sarcoskl
| and Lyons arrested him. A fine Of Is and
costs was imposed.
Officer w. J. Massey on Saturday arrest.
cd u small boy named Lewis Klut for ped.
ding matches without license. He Is q
member Of a gang Of children who sell
matches until the custom has become q
regular nuisance. He was held for upper
court In 800 bail.
Andrew Cochran was charged with dis.
orderly conduct. William Whalen testi.
fed that he resided Oh Sixth street near
Church. Witness was sitting on the stop
when his cousin and Cochran had row.
Both men were under the influence Of
liquor. 1t was family quarrel.
A fine OF s. and costs was imposed.
Acting Captain Bayley charged Harry
Wilson with the larceny of pair of fat
irons. They were found in his possession.
Lena Silburger testified that on Satur.
day afternoon this irons wero taken from
her shed kitchen. She was present when
Wilson was arrested. He was held In $500
bail for court.
Lydia Worrell. a half grown colored
girl was charged with the larceny OF q
cabba the property Of Mrs. Maria O.
Hartmann. The prisoner had been en-.
ployed by Mrs. Hartmann. Her house
was searched and the cabba was not /,
found. The plush that had been torn of
the cabba was found. There were valuA-
Bile papers in the oabba when stolen and
some Of them were found. Lydia told the
officer that her cousin had taken the cabba
John Worrell testified that Mrs. Hurt
mann agreed to settle the case for go.
He know nothing Of the cabba or its con.
tonts
Mrs Margaret CHM deposed that Mrs.
Hartman had informed her OF the larceny,
The latter told her sho would take SEQ to
settle the o0se That would pay the price
Of the railroad ticket which disappeared,
The child had told her that Mrs. Hartman
told her that she would place her with Mr..
Stout II she did not acknowledge having
taSen the cabba
Mrs. CaCharine Devalingcr testified that
the child had worked for her, money had
been lying around and not cent was ever
missed. Captain Kane said to the child,
you do not want to 60 to the Reform
School" and the child admitted she took
the cabba She was placed In the care Of
the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Children. y.
Giovanni ALLEGRO pleaded guilty to as-
sault and battery on Joseph Ptchell, q
boy Of seven years.
s'The lad with another, WINS standing al
the corner Of Sixth and Madison streets.
Tho italian bumped their heads together
and tho lad threw banana skin at him.
Then he caught him and slapped the child
In tho face. Tho child's father deposed
that no saw the marks on tho child face.
A fine of $40 and costs was imposed.
Howard M. Engle was charged with as
sault and battery on boy named Craw.
ford, III years of ago. Euglo told the pea.
nut vendor tha5 he was stealing nuts
The lattor said shut up your big mouth"
Then Engle struck him In the face and 10
went down to tho gutter. Thos. Crawford
father ofithe child, testified that he saw
him after tho assault. A fine of $40 and
costs was imposed.