The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-05
MEN HELD I.
FOR COURT.
Three Men to Answer to
the Charge of High
way Robbery.

There wore only four mon to answer 10
the charge OF drunkenness 10 the City
Court this mnrnihg. They were rated al
81 and cpsss each.ls
Spencer Greenwood, colored was charg-
cd with disorderly conduct and .wos fined
10 and costs
AiIos II. Blair was charged with assault
anu battery 22S Thhe:doye Lsech, The test
moDy was Thai WINE they Were working
in the old ferry rolling mills on December
Is last tho prisoner struck him twico with
five pound tongs.
John Etaatssnw the assault committed
while Loech was stopping down.
Blair had been arrested in Lancaster
soon after the asGault was cOmmitted Be
fore the Delaware officers were ablo to
reach h1B 1na, he was released by tho
authoeis1a4 He was arrested yesterday
by Officer FnheMAu.
Jameg Z. Murray colored, was arrested
by Officers Maioney aud Shields on tho
charge Of burglary In West Chester. He
was held pendins the action of the Penn
sylyania authorities.
The two officers started for the house
and McHugh dartgd out the back door.
Through gardens and lots the chase con-
tinued. cabbage plants fell by the Dozen
tomato plants followed suit and panel Of
q barb wire fenco went away on Officer
Wards back, but they caught McHugh
end sent him to tho city hall. He with
Edward Grace and Thomas Dollard were
charged with robbing Thomas Campbell
Of half a dollar.
HIS testimony was that on Friday night
no was passing along the street he met
Grace he went into morocco factory
and four men held him up. Theu they
swore him never 10 divulge what took
place. Grace was tho only one he recog-
nized. He believed Dollard was Che man
that swore him.
Officer sewall D. Scott testified to re.
ceiving the complaint of the robbery. On
Saturday morning he saw the four mon
loAve tho building. They arrested Dol!ard
and Grace. The other two escaped. Doll
lard told the witness who the other two
men were.
Officer McGilon deposcd he saw the
four men in company Oh Front street on
Saturday morning. Dollard said that they
took the money before they went 10 the
saloon. Sergeant Bayley deposed his ar
rested Grace. He identified MoHugh as
being one OF the four men who came from
tho morocco factory. They were held 10
court.
There was an Interesting bicycle race on
Saturday between Officers Ward and
Pierce and u trolley car. During ths foru.
noon the two officers Swallowed Mre. Peter
McHugh. They wanted her husband on
The charge Of highway robbery. At Third
and Market she boarded an Eighth street
Cur. Then the race eegap. The officers
reached EightkeAd Union head Of the
trolley Cur. Ttey saw her 90 towards her
house.
Arthur Cooper, acOlored, was fined IS and
costs for disorderiy Conduct.
Bridget Kavanaugh was charged with
disorderly conduct. She will remove from
hor present quarters.
Daniel Bnntum, colored. was charged
with keeping disorderly house. The cuse
was continued until to morrow morning.
Daniel Reese, colo.ed. was charged with
assault and battery on William H. Deer
The assault took place on du Pont street
near Four h. The ether man got away
He was fined $50 and costs.
John Kelley was charged with the lar.
ceny of SIS the property of William Nc.
Whorler. His testimony was to the effect
that Inst night willis in q market street
lodging house ho lost his money. 1t was
placed under his pillow. Kelley dressed
and was going out when he was oppod
by tho keeper of tho lodging house He
was held in $3.50 ball for court