The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-15
MUNICIPAL y,
COURT CASES.
Soldiers Allowed to Go in
Order to Receive Honor
able Discharge.

Tho soldiers of the second Pennsylvania
Regiment tiaured in tho City Court this
morning. Yesterday afternoon Clarence
| Adams and Charles Anderson entered
Nlahler's at the corner of Fourth and
| French streets. The men were refu sed
drink and Anderson drew a revolver and
| threatened to shoot Mailer. A message
was sent to the City Hall and two officers
| were dispatched and both men were ar.
rested at he saloon.
The majority of tho soldiers who have
| caused troublei in Wilmington are mem.
befs Of n company that was formed
among the fish mongars of Philadelphia.
Thcy are tough. element. The other sol.
| diurs in the Regiment regret that such
! men were ever Mustered into the service.
| Anderson was arraigned In the city court
this morning on tho charge OF pointing
the revolver at Mailer Adams was charged
Bib disorderly conduct The latter was
discharged and Anderson was fined IS and
costs.
James Kirk, n member of the First Del
aware, was fined 81 and costs for drunken.
ness
Patrick Moore was 1lued 81 and costs for
the same offense
HJames Mitchell and Alolph Olson swere
charged with being drunk. They belong-
ed to Montchanin and were allowed TO go
to camp
Edward Mulvey for the third time in the
past week was charged with being drunk.
He was recommitted.
William Donovan, q youth, is locked up
in cell ut the city hall. William 4. Stat.
ford is lying on Il cot in the Homeopathic
Hospital in dangerous condition. Tho
attending physicians say that Statfords
life is at stake. Three quarters Of the
blade of q knife is in his head. Last night
about II. Is o'clock Stafford was returning
to his homo ct No. 500 New Castle avenue.
Near the Third street bridge Donovan
was trying to get William Faulkner to his
home, There was n row and Donovan
slashed at some of those around and tho
blade entered above Staiford's temple.
Dr. Lukons testified that he could not say
if Stafford would be out Of danger for five
days and would not DO able to appear in
court. Iii II Very delicate ope ration to
remove the piece of blade from tho mans
brain.
JohE Mecca and William Bannenll were
charged with dlsordcrly conduct. Tho
case was dismissed with costs. These ara
thetwo men who played havoc with dishes
in Bierman's saloon two days ago
w. II. Luckyer was charged with dis
orderly conduct Charles G. Wcks deros.
cd that the defendants son bough, water
melon, Later the watermelon WAS return
cd and then Lockyer appeared himsclt and
used insulting language The defendant
stated that the reason he went to the store
was because the prosecuting witness had
threatened to kick him. Costs We're i'm.
posed
Joseph Taylor was charged with assault
and battery on his wife, Shu dill not want
to prosecute him He was placed un Ter
IL peace bond
Auno Whalcy was charged with keep
ing Il dlsorderly house at Noses kirlwood
street
William s'tnson dcposea he lives next
door aud that ne has bacn annoyed by the
bad language in the house,
On Tuesday night his house was entered
by Il soldier who thought AZ was Ia the
dcfnndant'- hou O.
His wife has boon unable to sit on tho
front steps. The house has boon The rc-
sort Tor men for the past three months
He was sorry she ever lived uext door 10
him.
Lewis Common testified that there mas
been considerable Ioise at the house for
the past thsuo months. Other witnesses
gave similar evidence. A line Of SO and
costs were imposed.
William Hickman aud James White
man were charged with tho larceny of
three hats the property Of Charles II Du.
bell. Charles Dugan, night Waterman, de-
posed that the screen was pulled off tho
show case. Tho case was opened and three
hats were taken out and the little guns |
We're taken off them Each boy blamed
the other. They made three visits to the
place. Hickman is bright little white
boy and attends school.
The colorod lad leads him off. The CO.
orei lad stays out Mt night until nearly
midnight. He never saw the little white
boy around the streets. Ha does not want
to 60 to the Industrial School. The white
boy was given in charge of his father and
the 8. Z. c. G.. will investigate The case of
the OOored boy.