Evening journal., 1897-03-06
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
Hermann Croft May Die From
a Fractured Skull.
DEL MACY HELD FOR COURT
HE STABBED ROBERT JOHNSON.
TWO IMPORTANT GASES AT TO
DAYS MUNICIPAL COURT SEES
SION.


SION.
A case that may yet be murder ana
a serious stabbing ARRAY were sufficient
attractions to draw fairly large crowd
at Municipal Court this morning. The
first case was that OF Sewell Massey.
colored, who, on Thursday afternoon,
threw a brick at Hermann Grof.
small l2-year-old white boy. fracturing
his skull. from which he may die. Mas
sey is a tail yellow mulattc, who is evil
IDENTIFY very ignorant, though he has
hitherto borne a good character. He is
about 25 years old
The evidence showed that Massey is
employed by a mill1man. who lives near
Granogue station, on the Wilmington
and Northern railroad. His duty is to
keep an eye on the milk-cans which his
employer delivers, to see that they are
not stolen or tampered with He was
doing this on Thursday in the neigh
borhood of Eighth and Scott streets
when number Of small boys, OF whom
Groff is alleged to have been one, an
noyed him by throwing dirt on the milk
cans.
Massey attempted to drive them
away, and finally picked up half brick
and threw II at them. The brick struck
a fence, rebounded and hit Croft on the
head.
Dr. John Palmer. who attended the
Injured boy, testified that the wound
was a serious one. that Groff's skull
/ was fractured. and that several pieces
Of the skull had to be removed IL will
| be several days before the result OF
/ Gloifs injuries can be determined.
Massey was not represented by coun-
sci. and he made no defence, beyond the
/ statement that he did not throw the
brick at the boy. and its rebounding
and striking him was purely accidental
lie was held without bail to await the
result Of Groff's injuries.
The other case of importance was
| that of Delaplaine Macy, a young coll
ored man, who was charged with stab
bing Robert Johnson, a Virginia col
Ored man in Macey's house in Hedge
Vile on Sunday last. Horace Greeley
Knowles represented Macy.
Johnson, who was the first witness
testified very reluctantly. He stated
that there had been trouble between
some men who we're in Macey's house
which eliminated in a row. He inter
'ered, and in the melee he was stabbed
II the abdomen with a p1cket-knife by
Macy. lie said that he did not know
that he had been stabbed until some
time after the occurrenc.
Dr. Kleinstuber who attended John
son. testified that the wound inflicted
IN him was a serious one. IL was about
one inch in depth and half an inch
long. 1t penetrated the abdominal wall
and through the orifice, the membrane
covering the intestines protruded. II
was such a wound as frequently leads
to death, because of the liability to in
aammation and other complications. In
this case there had been no danger. and
Johnson has now almost recovered.
Raymond Benson and Richard Som
ers. both colored. were called as wit
nesses. Somers graphically told the
story of the stabbing. II was to the ef-
/ feet that Macy and Johnson quarreled
and the latter struck Macy They
clinched, and in the melee Johnson was
cut with q small pocket knife. After
J the stabbing Johnson told Macy that
he did not blame him for the stabbing
as it was on his own account ii was
! done.
Macy was held in $500 bail for the
upper court, and Johnson was held in
5000 bail as a witness.
y Thomas Parritee, white, was fined s.
y and costs for drunkenness. This is his
; first appearance before Judge Ball since
y last April, when he made his debut in
{ Municipal Court
& Last Thursday Michael Mcdonnell
E got drunk, and John Dugan and DAME
y Leary, who had themselves been drink
b ing, endeavored 10 pilot him up SIMPLE,
q street. They took up nearly all the
street. and when Officer Scott attempt
v ed to arrest Mcdonnell, his companionl
resisted. Each was fined So and costs
e John LAWN, a young white man, wa
,- fined SO and costs for drunkenness, III
Il having been dismissed on the sam
charge several days ago.
John Burke, who made his first ap
I pearance got of with 81 and costs TO
e being drunk.
n Nathaniel Smallwood, colcred, VIII
e used foul language on the streets with
"A outh the mitigation of drunkenness, wa
10 fined So and costs and given thirty day
in Jail.
le John Mccullough, white, VIII
N gave his age as IS years, but who di
r not look more than Is, was charge
m with eing drunk. He said tramp ha
given him the liquor. He had onl
10 been released on probation from N
r
m ago. after a four years sojourn ther
ID and he was remanded until the author
M ties there could be notified to take hii
back.
n John W. Huston. colored, charge
w with disorderly conduct by Lena War
~ also colored. was dismissed.
he Harry Hammerer, a 9-year-old viii
of boy. who had been found in the hon
Of his mother, who some da'
AGO was fined 500 and cos
On for keeping a dis0rderly hous
e. was produced in court to have Iudl
to Ball decide what should be done vii
1" him. his surroundings being unfit 4
one of his immature years. His moth
having informed Agent Stout, OF q
no Society for the Prevention Of Cruel
a5 to Children. that she would place q
ee' boy with his grandmother, he VI
In let go in the custody Of Mr. Stout.
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