The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-05

Three Young Men Held For Court on IT.
Charge Of Larceny.

Officer Wallace heard some nsu ours.
ing last night at 1245 o'clock and upon
going to the z. w. Il b. depot he found
Ward smith and Robert Fnrra fighting
on the st GO. They W ,ntc( witnesses al d
the case was continued uuvil Tomorrow
morning
Thornton Williams was charged with
driving OIL horse without the owners
knowledge. The horse was taken from
tho stable at Ninth and Walnut, and vii.
ilains and three others drove to Front and
Union.
The case was dismissed, as ho took the
horse out for exercise
Richard Mahun, ", II. Crowley and
George Marsham We're charged with the
larceny OF u sweater, tho property OF Isaac
Goldstcin. of 400 King street Goldstein
testified that no found the sweater under
Crowlcy's coat Then he was knocked
down ana kicked. Jamo, Ginns WAS sit
ting ut All King street and saw Mahon
when no kicked Goidstcin.
Ihey then turned their attention to
tiinns and struck him several times Lawes
!. Baer saw Marsham take tho sweater
and Crowley took it away from him.
They were then arraigned Oh a charge of
assault and battery on u Chinaman. Jas.
MoElwee Opposed that it was another man
who committed the assault
Crowley took the stand and, doposed that
he took the sweater Off the stand. It was
all joke He declined to give the mans
name who had tho sweater.
Judge Ball, "Do you know that mans
namep'
Crowley, "Ycs."
Judge Ball-You must tell his name, as
you went on that stand voluntarily
Crowley-His name is George, alias
skinner" Davis.
Ihey wore held in s9OO bail for tho upper
court.
The case of George Drake charged with
selling without a license was dismissed
upon payment of costs.
:. Atthis stage Ward Smith and Ralph
Farra pleaded guilty to tho charge of dis.
orderly conduct. They were fined S3 and
COSTS
Frank Ross pleaded not guilty to the
charge OF assault and battery on William
Stineon, Of No. 303 East Second street, He
testified that on Wednesday night about
72O O'Clock no was running after another
boy, when Ross ran out and kicked him.
lie denied that he cursed Ross. For tho
defense one witness Justified that Ross did
not kick Stinson. Another deposed that
Stinson told him yesterday that he fell and
that Ross did not touch him. He was fined
$40 and costs.
Patrick Secley pleaded not guilty to the
charge OF neglecting his children and
cruelty treating them.
Agent Stout testified that complaint
was made to him. He examined Mary
Seelcy. aged years. He found that her
body was black and blue from heels to her
head. Tho marks remained on her for
overa week. He acknowledged that he
beat tho child for taking sugar from q
sugar bowl.
The strap with which tho beating was
done was produced. 1t was about Il foot in
length. Tho children's mother is dead.
The oldest girl is only 10 years of ago and
she does the family's washing and the
work around tho house Secley owns the
house and makes good wages.
Mrs Pauline Walsh lives next door to
Scoley and heard the whacks of the strap
on the child's body when no beat her and
heard her crying. She saw the child's
body next day and the welts were visible,
Mrs Rose Mitchell, Seelcy's sister.in.law.
corroborlnted Agent Stout as to tho con.
dition of this child's body. He was fined
sou and costs