Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03
CAPITAL. OFFENCE CHARGED
Joseph Russell Held for Trial In the
Court Of Oyer aud Teyminer.
SAlDTO HAVE BROKEN INTO HOUSE
With the Intention of Commit
ting a Felony.
DECLARED He WAS CRAzED BY DRINK

Joseph Russell, colored, was arraipned
in the City Court ON Saturday on the
charge OF committing an assault with
intent to kill ON lis wife. Rachal
Russell, at No. 2lS Wocdlawn avenue
Tuesday night wocls. The woman said
sho mad left her husband before that
time. as he had threatened to kill her.
On Tuesday night, after she had re-.
tired, Russell went to the house where
she was living Tie took hammer
with him and after forcing his way
into the house, found her and struck
her with sharp edge of the hammer,
and after threatening to kill her, took
her to his house, Mt Third and Webb
streets, where he again assaulted her
and had a gun, loaded it and was pre-
pairing to shoot her when Officer j. T,
Scott arrived and arrested him. The
officer said he heard Russell threaten
to kill the woman. After arresting the
man and taking care of the woman he
found the gun, which was loaded, and
box of caps open, indicating that the
nergo had been preparing to use one.
The officer also said that Russell ad-
mitted breaking into Mrs. Connell's
house, where the woman had been
living. Russell denied loading the
gun, saying it was already loaded.
James Carmichael, young man who
was in the vicinity at the time, saw
Russell nAaltreating his wife at Mrs.
Connell's house and heard him threaten
to kill his wife, Russell said he was
under the influence of liquor and did
not know what had happened; he had
been drinking and was crazy. The
evidence brought out new facts, and at
the request of Assistant City Solicitor
Cahoon, Russell was held without bail
for the Court of Oyer and Terminer on
the charge of breaking into the house,
with intent to commit felony, capt.
| tai offence.
Amos r. Cole, colored, was accused
| of assaulting Florence Howard, also
colored, for which he was fined Sl0
Robert Stewart was arraigned on the
charge Of robbery. John Lee, a Chinese
laundryman, testified that short man
and tai O., one entered his laundry,
No 410 Last Fifth street, last night,
and while the short one was threaten
ing to kill him with knife, which he
held over him, the larger took cigar
box containing about So in money. He
could not identify Stewart, but said
one of the men was about his size.
Harry W. Bailey, colored, saw him in
the laundry, however, his attention
having been attracted by hearing the
Chinaman yell "Murder!'i When he
ooked in the direction from which the
noise came he saw the Chinanan
wrestling with two men and heard
three shots, evidently fired by the
Chinaman. Stewart denied everything,
but was held in $500 bail to answer at
the upper court.
George Wilson and James Newsome
were charged by Special Officer Dugan
with being drunk and disorderly In
the vicinity OF Second and Market
streets between 2 and 3 o'clock this
morning. Dugan alleged that he saw
Wilson take Newsome's hat and HI
interfered and found it necessary II
use force to subdue Wilson. The lattel
appeared in the dock with his head IL
bandages and his clothing torn, show
ing evidences Of pretty rough en-
counter. Wilson accused the specia
officer of using undue force, which
Dugan said was untrue The judg
questioned the right of Dugan, who !
employed to watch business houses, +
make such an arrest, and in reply tn
officer said he was justified, In tina
the alleged disorder occurred in hi
presence. In order that the case Nigh
be fully Investigated it was CONTINUES
until Monday morning. Wilson an
Nowsome being held in $50 bail each.
George A. Laws wac accused of kick
ing Axle A. Snyder, aged 10 years, o
Lincoln street between Second an
Third, on October 18th. Laws wa
represented by John G.. Gray. TIL
,, Snyder boy said as he was returnip
home from School No. % with othe
boys one OF the others threw stone
which struck Willard Laws, Mr.. Laws
son. Mr.. Laws, upon being informe
, of tho trouble, according TO youn
, Snyder, accused him of throwing tn
stone and kicked him. Some OF tn
witnesses partially corroborated som
of this testimony, whio others con
tradicted some Of the importan
features. Agent Stout of the 8 P
G. G., said he examined the boy
body two days afterward and sa,
bruises. The case was dismissed.
Preston l.. Dewey, charged wit
being drunk and disorderly, was fine
81. Elizabeth WEIGH and Edwar
Mulvey were fined 81 each on tn
charge of drunkenness.
In the case against John Biddle
charged with larceny of egg crates.
developed that Biddle was the wron
man and he was discharoed