The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-24
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I GENERAL vi Al ;. FIGHT + [j}
George Cutcher Has An In.
teresting Experience
With BrOWntOWn
Youths.

In the City Court this morning, John
LAWN, John and Joseph Lavsry were
charged by officer Shields with being
drunk. They wero fined 81 and cost zach.
James II. Collins was flnod So and costs
for being drunk. He was lot go yesterday
John Ranbo Of Norrlstown was fined 81
and costs for boing drunk.
Wilbert Covey, culored was charged by
officer Gillins With balng drunk and curs-
ing on the street. He was fined So aud
I costs.
Leslie Drummond was charged With
disordsrly conduct. When officer Burns
appeared on the scene at Fifth and King
he saw Drumlnond pick up two bricks.
He used bnd language towards Michael
Johns and was going to hit him wibh tho
bricks. lie was rated ut So and costs
Mabel Lee and Il ,xle ConmomlIe, cpl-
ored, were charged with disordcrly o6n.
there was trouble along the coast Inst
night. Ida Stanton deposod that Roxie
assaulted her twco and then Mabel
struck hor with such force she landed in
the centre of the street. Mabel was fined
$40 and costs for.conrompt of court. Tbs
charge OF diso"derly conduct was dis
missed.
-Four youths, Gilbert Jefferson, colored,
Janes and Denis Daney and Max Rails.
wood wore charged with assault and bat
tory on George Cutcher. Tho assault
took place on last Tuesday evening ut the
corner Of Brown and STROUD streets. He
was badly beaton up and also received q
twice and no did not know he was out
until after tho fight was over. Three other
witnesses cOrroborated Cutoher. Thedp.
iendants denied the truth of tho state
ments and claimed that Cutcher started
the row.
For :the defence Mr.. Peoples said
Cutcher aud his gang beat his boy. They
annoyed him by whislling "Marching
through Georgia." 1t was case Of the
BrOwntown gang against Fairville gang.
Jefferson was dismissed and tho others
weroordered to pny the costs. Tho court told
Cutcher TINT when no makes claim to
che championship Of Browntown he must
expect to meet with trouble.
Daniel Hopes, William i. and Joseph
Dugan and John NJ Gross were charged
with tho LARCENY of 81 boxes Of cigars.
Special officer Cannon testified that q
oase containing 6,oo0 Cigars swas taken
from freight car near Pins street on
Thursday night.
He found Hopes at the case putting
boxes of the cigars into bng. He hAd
seen Joseph Dugan with Hoops: about
half mn hour before TINT time He saw
him wearing white slouch hat and later
he wore black derby hat.
Snm'l Durstein deposcd tho cigars were
shipped to him. The cigars taken were
worth $780,
Salisbury Williams deposod no Is ON.
ployed by tho Z. W. e. b. Railroad cons
pany. Thoro are 40 boxes in tho broken
case.
Officer Murphy deposed that he saw
Hopes on Thursday night in company
with another man. The former had somo-
thing like bag in his hand. Tho man in
company with Hopes had a white hat on
his head
Sergeant Lucas testified he recovered five
boxes In cess pool ut Dugan's house
There were u number OF other boxes o.
cigars which he was unable to recover out
Of the we'll Early yesterday morning no
was refused admission to Dugans house
at the corner of Fourth aud Pinea
He saw Joseph DUNCAN como from the DIV
lootion OF where he found tho cigars this
morning. Chief Dolan depossd hs hsldR
conversation this morning with Hopes
IN the presence of Joseph Dugun and Caps
tain Chambers. a
Hopes said that tho two werc at the,
Western Union Office. As they rotnrDeda
home they passed the oar and that he suGa
gcstcd to hit It, They went to Dugah'6
house and secured bag Flo left DugaW
on Pine street and secured bag full Of the
cigars. He dumped them In tho alley.
He was arrested al no was taking the,
third load. He identified tho hit as tho one
worn by Dugan. The latter told Hoopss
since his arrest that no Ind dumped the.
cigars In tho oesspooI. Gross and William
Dugan wero discharged and the othors'
held In $500 bail for court --1