The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-10
A HOT TIME AT.
MULCAHAY'S
Mrs. Callaghan Accuses
Mrs. Wolf and Mrs.
Travis of Using
VERY INSULTING LANGUAGE,
Judge Ball Says It's a Good
Thing One Of the Ten
antssis Deaf so that
She Cannot
HEAR The LANGUAGE,

In the city court this morning Mary J.
Crosse, colored, was fined 81 aud costs for
being drunk.
Harry Benedict was charged by Officer
Lyons with being drunk. He was fined 81
and costs.
james Boyer. colorcd, drank too much
yesterday He had not been In court for
some time. The fiuo was II and costs.
| George COmager colored was charged by
officer Finn with being drunk and disor.
DERBY. He was fined S3 and costs.
Owen Moore was charged with assault
| and battery on his wife. Tho case was
| continued until tomorrow morning.
John H. Brown, colored, pleaded not
| guilty to the charge of assault and battery
on Frank Harlsins. The testimony was
that Brown was at hlJ restaurant acting in
u disordcrly manner. He was ordered
from tho restaurant and then no stabbed
him in the breast. AS Brown went out
the door he said he was sorry that no did
not cut him in tho stomach.
Lucy Turner saw Brown knock man
down at Front and Market. Then he went
to Harkins restaurant. Sho saw him with
Il razor in his hand. He claims his home
Is In Maryland and has been working at
Chaads Ford. He was fined $50 and costs
and sentenced to IL Term Of six mouths i'm.
prisOnmcnJ,
William Williams and Thomas Foard
were charged vita poddling without Ii.
cense. Each man has separate license.
The case WINS dismissed.
Joseph Jeffcris pleaded guilty to the
charge of assault and battery on his,,wife.
The evidence was that on Monday After
noon be ussd bad language towards her and
she slapped him.
After going into the store he struck her
four times and she struck him with four
pound weight. Later she went to the eel
lar and be Knocked the lamp out of her
hand and then struck her.
He claimed sho was the cause of the
trouble. Frs she struck HIM and then
saluted him with a bottle. p. johnson
was on tho step when Mrs. Jetferis return
cd. She struck him at the back OF the head
and said she was boss. Then she invited
Jefferis into tho house and because he re-
, fused she came out and struck him fonr
times. Then her daughter threw lave kis.
SOS at her father In tie shape Of kindling
wood.
Officer Heffern was called into the house
twice that night by Jetferis The store is
at Fourteenth and Claymont. The case
was dismissed.
Mrs. Katc Wolf and Lena Travis were
charged with disorderly conduct.
They asked fora continuance until to-
morrow morning. The request was de.
MED and the Court said the entire house |
should DO raided. 1t was case Of the |
kettle calling the pot black.
Iona Calhoun testified that on Monday |
night at Mulcahnys 1ia's, No. 800 Market
street, she said she want ed II glass of beer.
Then she heard Mrs. Wolf usu very bad
language. There is n general good time
among them. Her hands were scalded by
being pushed by Lena Iravers while stand
ing over tub of warm water. Other resi-
dents of tho favorite resort testify that the
defendants ruIlSn mIlrh trDnhn
One OF the witnesses was partly deaf and
judge Ball sail! it was II good thing she /
was SO afflicted so that she could not hear
the language that was used
Mrs. Roberts took exception to the state.
ment made by the court She has lived in
tho flatsfor thirteen years and never had
word with any Of the ncighbors Mrs.
Callaghan commenced the row daily. They
were fined Is ndcosts each.