The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26
4 COMIC
OPERA CHARGE. !
This The Anaihsma In Tho tish,r
Case.
TIE EEAslsa AGAIN POSTPONED.
Walter Bacon, Counsel for Mrs.
Button, Wants Her Released
"A Disorderly Race
Track Sport.

On Saturday afternoon last Mrs Hest6k
button was arrested 90 the charge OF murt
der and siuce that time has been held
Without bail and remains locked up In q
cell u. the city.hall. She is accused Of boz
Ing an accomplish Of William Fisher and
his wife who Is now locked up in Phil.
adelphia.
The case so far as Mrs. Dutton Is oons
cerned Is considered TO BIO grave Unjust,
ice to the woman. The facts are that on
March in Tatnall street house Fisher ID
alleged to have assaulted q young girl
named Julia Clayton driving her across d
stove and against table causing her to
give birth to still born child. Mrs,
Dutton Is a professional nurse and was
called In to render skillful aid.
During the past week both Fisher and
Mrs. button have been brought into Court
and each time remanded for hearing gt
some other time as Mr.. Porter Of the SO.
clety for Prevention of Cruelty to Childt
rem was not ready:
In the Court this morning NJ. Porter
stated that he had notified the Attorney
General to investigate the case but for
some reason or other the Attorney
General nor his deputy appeared and he
asked for n postponenent until Tomorrow
morning.
Walter Bacon who represented Mrs.
Dutton said 1t was Comic Opera Murdefl
Here respectable woman who was for1
twenty-five years in business at Sixth a1d]
Ring and who was highly respected by ally
GLASSES was kept locked up on the inostI
fimsy evidence. II o murder had been \
committed then why was there no inqueSt'l
hsaringis asked In this Court on thai
charge Of murder when no inquest has
been held and no person Is dead to hold1
All inquest, q
We are willing to place Hester Dutton
on the stand now and feel that after She
tells her story your Honor will discharge
her. She has been an established aud
sworn midwife and no one has been killed !
by her.
Judge Ball felt that tina Attorney Gems
eral or his deputy should be in court tot
morrow morning and therefore postponed
the case until that time, !
The Attorney General has issued no
warrant for Mrs. Fisher and she cannot ba'
brought from Philadelphia until proper
papers have been secured. AS che evidence
against her u very aipsy it is understood
that the authorities will drop the charge
Of murder and prefer q charge OF assa4iS
and battery against Fisher.
After rating three DRINKS at 81 and costa
each John Baker was fined S. and costs
for being drunk and disorderly He was
at Hotel jennings last evening about !, ~
O'Clock and created considerable disorders
Sergeant Black was on his way home at
the time aud took him out of the place but
he returned and began to slash those In
the bar room with knife.
Sergeant Black returned and was at.
tackled by the man who is frequenter Of
the Maryland race tracks. A well direct
ed blow from Sergeant sent Baker In Q
pile on the floor aud he was unarmed.
Robert Barr will be sent to his mothey
in Philadelphia and Henry Trusty will 90
to the Ferris Industrial school. His
mother is mead, his father Is In Jail, and he
will not pay any attention to his grand
parents, Both Of the colored lads were ar
rested for stealing can Of milk.