Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-16
A BRUTAL ASSAULT.
Woman Attacked on West street by an In
furiated Man.

Woman Attacked on West street by an In
furiatad Man.
Jamos llarsins, who committed a
hrutal unwarranted assault on Kate
Burns on West strent between Eighth
and Ninth, last Friday night, was tined
$50 and required TO pay tho costs of
prosecution in the municipal court on
Mondny. The prisoner pleaded guilty,
hut alleged that he was assaulted first.
Miss Burns said that while she was
walking along West street, whom llRr-
kins suddenly appeared md dealt hor
a terrific blow near the right oyo, dis.
coioring it. She alleged that on Thurs
day night IIarkina assaulted man
who had accompanied her to Fourth
street car. She could assign no cause
for the assault upon her. I'm imposing
sentence, Judge Ball deservedly scored
Enrkins.
There was :rouhle in tho "Hundrcd
House., 1T Sixteenth and French
streets, on Saturday night, and as a re-
suit Mary Wurrell and Mary Simpson,
both cnlOrai, were arraicned on the
charge of disnrCierly conduct. Accord
ing 10 the testimony man. negroes live
in tie house. Mary Worrell said +:
Only three decent families 1.-Two there,
and the others are all disnrderly. "
Zach of the prisoners was fined S..
Clarence Grinnage and John lllHukis-
ton, colnred, who we're arrested ny
Officer William j. Massey near Front
and Market streets about . o'clock
Monday morning, we're fined S. each for
disorderly conduct
Martin Joyce and Thomas Harrigan
wers charged 10y Special Officer Hottie
wood, who arrested them in the west
yard, with trespass, and were each
fined So.
George W. Hill, coloreh. was ar
raigned on two charges. drunkenness
and carrying concealed deadly
weapon. He was fined 81 for drunEen
ness and held in 500 bail to answer the
other charge at tho upper court.
Daniel Ioary and Dennis Vaughn
we're tined 81 each for Indicating people.
John W. Sawion, colored, was ar.
raigned on tho charge of toying with
Mary Elizabeth Jones, aged ID years,
also colored. The girls father, John
Jones, testified that Sawdun tUol5 his
daughter away from their residence, on
Tatnall street between SECOND and
iHHut w pdIuTuuy nlRuL ani IhhteDBu
her up in the vicinity of tho slaughter
house alley, presumably in a stable.
lie said Sawdon bad threatened TO kill
the girl If she told her parents. When
the girl was put upon the stnnd she nd
mitted being in saloon and drinking
with Sawdon, but could remember
nothing else The physician who made
the examination was not present and
the case was continued until the nexI
morning, Sandon being hold in 81, 00C
bail.
Emma Hammond profsrre1 charge
of disorderly conduct against her hus
band, James Hammond. and he waG
fined 81. William j. Thompson, col
oref, who was charged with heinl
drunk and disnrderly, was also fiuoC
s.. a fine of 81 was imposed in tht
case ~ William ii. SIN ith, colorod
who was charged with heing disorderly.
A charge Of diHorderly conduct wal
preferred against John Tiernau, but
tina prosecuting witness had the caH,
dismissed on payment OF costs.
John Guy, colored, preferred chargt
of disorderly conduct against william
Grow. Guy lives at Thirty fifth anC
Jefferson streets, and said that on Sat
urduy Grow went to his house ant
broke the panels in his door, for which
| Cow vas required to pay fine Of ST.
Jonas Heck wag fined 81, Edward
Stanton, Samuel Simpson, Emma Gard
nor and John O'Neill 81 each fol
drunkenness.