The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-31
BUSY MUNICIPAL COURT
Its Deliberations Exposes Case of Prose.
cution Against Niiiigm Floyd Be-
cause Of a White Mans Visits
to His House.

The deliberations of Municipal Court
this morning disclosed IL plot against WI
liam Eloyd to prosecute him Tor Keeping
n house Of a1signuion. Floyd's house Is
at No. lO7 East Water street and tho
Dolice have been annoyed BY its inmates
FOR several months. but testimony snlftcf
Ont to convict tho proprietor could never
be obtained
Last night the police saw white man
named Tull, en- er the house, aAd as h"
had been there several 'lnes before. rs
subsequent testimony by Emma Osborne,
a nice looking girl proved, the policn
rnided the house captured Mr. Euil and
several other men and women, none OF
whom. with the exception of Mr.. Inil
who was not put Oh the stand, swore that
they knew the house to be one OF prostitu'
ton. ,.
The examination of Police Sergeant
Evans by Deputy Solicitor Cahonll re-
yeaiel tho fact that the warrant Tor f'oyd
arrest had been issued two weeks ago DIV
it's service was withheld until Mr.. luli en-.
tered the house. The defense OF fl"yd
WINS not sutisfact Dry to the court, where
unon tho prisoner was held under 300 bail
for further hearing Saturday morning.
Mr.. Tull claims to be M agent OF the
Law and Order Society, the duties OF
which take him to such hou'rs
Miss Osborne, on the other hand, says
Mr., Tull never talked to her Of such mat
tiers. In Justice to MIR. Tuil, however, she
denied ever having criminal relations win
him.
Samuel Denny, Abort Dettlng and
John Shretz. boys whose heads were 40
higher than the dock railing, were charged
NTH larceny of IL quantity of brass from
machinery of the DUPONT Company be-
inc Sbinnel tO New .JerS ",
Testimony proved the boys guilty, hut
as the offen.o was DettliDgr first, he WAS
allowed to go Schultz amt Denny have
been charged with larceny four iinos and
were committed to the Ferris industrial
school. They cried when tho oeh'enrs
was passed and wiped away the tears With
their hats.
s. Michael Spcaresce, native of snnAy
Italy, was arruigned on Three charges ~
larceny. Ile had been engaged a. y" 3
East Front street in tho tailoring
business. Cleaning clothes was sihs
ISSUE Several weeks ago Joseph Cum.
minrs and Junn De Gonzales LEFT clothes
with Spenresce to he cleaned. Ihe gnntie'
men could not recover their clothes and
placing tho matter in tho hunds of tho pc
lice the clothes of Cummings "ott found
in Moses Harris pawn shop, and those OF
Comedies in Nathan Levy's place OF bust
ness.
jacob Leshe,n. with whom Spshtosce
boarded, also recovered pair III his
trousers from Levy, who swore the pris-
oner had sold them to him Bail t.,
the amount OF ShlD was demanded Vi the
prisoner pending triAl AT the General Sos
sionS Court
Annie Andrews, respectable looking
white woman, who gave her address, ms
Philadelphia, appeared for drunkenness:
Officer Mullin found her AT Fourth aud
Market streets early this morning 80 in
toxlcutcd that Wilmington and New
Castle car conductor would not oarry her
to New Cassie where she snld che wanted
to 20. She pleaded illness M the cause al
her condition and enid she had no money
to pay u fine, buttho cour. Imposed fine
OF II and costs nevertheless.
Mary Ii. Harris appeared for drunken
ness and disordetly conduct and was MT
worried. What he says paes aud ain
willing to tako my medicine she snid
when Officer Scott p,cfrrrna the charge.
The court cor tle'ra ia and 'h!r day
large enough dosu for NJ, .a-r.