The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-06

There was fun In the City Court this
morning because woman lost her temp
or Jno. MeCarty was arrearG9 yesterday.
morning or the charge of disOderG con-
duct preferred by Mrs. Mary Robinson
and her daughter Mrs. Alice Stout
Mrs. Robinson testified that she
has been annoyed by number OF letters
which MoCarty sent to her daughter.
In answer to Mr.. G. Ward, she stated
that she held:some Of the defendant's goods
for back board and damaDc done to her
furniture. When McCarty was there be-
fore he was fined for disorderly conduct,
when he broke up the cruclfix and Mrs.
Robinson claims shat he must pay for 1t
as well as the board
Mrs. Stout informed the court that she
had Met Carly arrested for sending her an
abusive letter. The case was dismissed.
Mr.. Ward was slow In returning the
letter received by Mrs. Stout on Thursday
morn ing from McCarty. She identified
his hand writing and with her eyes snap
ping she snatohed the letter from Mr..
Ward, saying, THAT is my lette Smarty,
you were not as smart as you thought"
The matter will be reported to the
United States authorities.
The next case was that of Charles
Virgins charged with assault and battery
on his wife. The trouble arose over q
man named Charles Numbers whom he
charged with alieninting the. affection Of
his wife. Both the accused and the 40
cuser aired their troubles in court until
she admitted that she was ready to go
with the other man. As Charles had
legal remedy the court fined him $40 and
costs.
John Mcdowell waived hearing for
tho upper court on the charge of policy
writing.
trespassing on the property OF Frank
Murphy, Mt 7l3 West Front street. He
was lined s. and costs.
Agent Stout OF the S. p. G. G. last even
ing turned over to Robert Isenbeck his
son Harry, who ran away from his homo
four weeks ago
The lad had told several fairy stories
about his parents being dead. His father
resides at No 1916 Chanwick street, Phil
adelphia.
Edith Gibson the colored girl who was
found wandering about the streets and
had been at the city hall for several days
was another fairy story teller. She had
been living at No. 60i Fast Fifth street
with, her grandmother, Mrs. Martha
Stanley. =, -
She played truant for two weeks and
did not attend tho Howard school. Be-
cause her grandmother chastised her fer
doing so she bundled up her clothes and
to her grandmother last evening.
The police are ON the look out for II
year old girl.
The town Of Harrington Is greatly ex.
cited over the absence of Tillie Tibbett,
the 12.year.old daughter Of Track Fore
man 81. Tibbott who leftthe town In the
company of q strange woman on Thurs
day night. Tho woman Is known as
Mrs. Frances Greenley The police Of
Wilmington and the officers of the towns
in this vicinity have received orders to ar
rest the pair wherever they are found.
Although tho private detectives of the
railroad company have been working on
the case since Thursday night they have
found no trace of the woman. Her object
In taking the child away is not known.
For the past week the woman, who
formerly lived in Harrington, has been
visiting there, and although she was
stranger to the parents of the child she
succeeded in making friends with the
child The parents noticed it. and did
not approve of tho fondness the girl had
for the woman. On Thursday Tille ask
cd her parent If she bould 60 away with
t he woman, and was told that she could
not.
The little girl left school short time
before train time in the afternoon, and
whcu the woman came to the station. got
aboard the train with her, which arrived
in this city at sos o'clock. This is the last
time either have been seen, Where tie
woman went Is mystery. That she did
not get off at this city is known, as bat
one woman with small child got off the
train here and she was traced to her
home by the police.
1t is known that the woman had ticket
for tiuvre de Grace, Nd, and 1t is the opIn.
ion OF some CT those who have been work.
ing on the case that she left the train at
Porter's went to Newark and there took
train for some point north. Title Is de-
scribed as being small for her age, Mis-.
Gieenlcy Is about % years old.