Evening journal., 1898-03-21
THEY GOT OFF EASY.
HUBBARD, CLARK AND HAWAIIAN
FINED $40 AND COSTS

HEBREW DETECTIVE ARRAIGNED
FOR ASSAULTING A MAN.
CASES IN JUDGE BALLS COURT
THIS MORNING AND SATURDAY
NIGHT.
Howard Smith, a 13-year-old boy,
was a witness in Judge Balls court this
morning, against Joseph Douglas, whom
he charged with assaulting him on
Saturday night near Belts machine
shop. Smith testified that he was met
by Douglas on Maryland avenue and
was asked to go to the rear of Belts
machine shop, and the defendant would
give him 40 cents. The proposition, of
course, was a tempting one to young
Smith, and he went. Upon arriving
there Douglas threw Smith down and
went through his pockets. Smith, al
though a small boy fought hard, but
he was oYerpCwered by Douglas, who
choked his cries off. Several men came
along and Douglas ran. He was then
arrested. Earlier in the night he as
saulted another boy named Wilkens.
He was fined $50 and costs.
Howard and Ellis Read, Earle Rea-
der, Ray Whitelock. George Young
Howard Valley and John Shape, all
boys, were arraigned on a charge OF
stealing a lot of lead pipe from the
| houses at Nos. 1913 and 1O15 Churci
street. The Security Trust and SAT,
| Deposit Company was the complainant
The charge was not proved and tn
court dismissed the boys
| Tar1a- ATffgho11 trrnc arsro ~, 81 Ttr DHff
Ger MCCLELLAN for stealing a pair o
shoes from John Feeney. The case wa
continued until tomorrow.
Edward Butcher was arraigned an,
held in 5000 bail for the larceny Of sew
eral pieces of harness belonging to viii
kens & Stats.
An eager crowd assembled in Judg
Balls court Saturday night to hear de
velOpments in the case Of Frank Clark
James Hanihan and James Hubbard
who were charged with enticing Nam
and Tillie Read inmates OF the Girl
Industrial School, from this city
| The plaintiffs are twin sisters. an
are exceptionally good looking. Waite
Hayes represented the defendants an
he entered a plea of not guilty. He in
formed the court that he would be sat
/
City Solicitor Cahoop agreed to acceI
the proposition of Mr. Hayes, but b
said the fine would not be considere
a precedent, for he intended to Wis
orOusly prosecute the next case Of thi
kind that shall be brought into court.
The girls were taken to BaltimOI
on Tuesday night last and the trip ha
been planned for weeks. They were [
/ hnr ,nN -, Dol
last night, it is said, but the police nil
ped the scheme in the bud. Seargent {
Police Massey discovered the girls I
a house in the Monumental city, an
brought them to Wilmington. The
will probably ibe returned to the Schoo
O.. Clark has already been imprisoned 4
a similar offense. Judge Ball repr'
/, manded the accused and then impose
a fine Of SO and costs each.
James A. Gurge, the Front sire
j Hebrew detective, William HERNIA
c Goldstein and Joseph GepOle, Hebrew
< were next arraigned on complaint
T | Lewis Cummings, OF DOwningtow
s Cecil county, Nd, who said that the
/ ! PENDANTS assaulted him yesterday a
I ternoon on Front street Cumming
T the testimony showed, went into Il
| oAcS oIop VI 0oluoltlu 10 Stll pdlI
S shoes. He was under the influence
n liquor and because Goldstein would n
S pay a certain price for the footwear,
l. came disOrderly. He was elected fro
s the place. and when Gurge remonstra
5 ed with him he received a blow in &
d face. The assault then followed al
, several members of the Hebrew colol
n ran to the assistance Of the detectiy
q The fight attracted a big crowd and {
r. entire COLONY was, ,oats-The court scor
.e the detective and informed him that I
le commission should be taken from hi
NJ Gurge and Leopold were fined $40 a
is costs each and Goldstein was dismiss'
o, George Stanton was arraigned on [
Of charge Of stealing lot OF clothing a
le iewelry belonging to John Bader. T
at testimony clearly convicted Slant
Sc and he made no defense. He was h,
a in 5000 bail for the court Of Gene
er Sessions.
4, Joseph Bradley, tad, was arraign
T. and reprimanded for stealing a SIN
Id fancy article from the store OF F.
n WOOlwOrth and Co., on Market sire
he The court dismissed the case.
90 CARDlREADER.