The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-03
JUDGE BALLS
!. RECEPTION.
A Brief Account of the
Cases Tried in the
City Court.

Clerk Of tho Market Cornell charged
Mrs. L. E. Becker with violating a city or.
dinance. He cou Id not tell when the per-
nit was issued to Mrs Becker.
H. H. McMnlen deposed he rented
stands No. 1858 and No. 279 In King street
market. He procured the receipts.
Mrs. Becker In answer 10 her attorney
Mr.. Lynn testified that sho paid for por.
init for tho two stands.
SAC produced the receipt from Mr.. Mel
dc,maier. He told her the spaces were
not rented. Tho receipt was dated May 4,
1919 "- -< --iz.x-- ~ E@
EFor tho State, W. Samuel Hammond de-
posed no paid ex.Clork Neldsrmaier on
| April 3. 1885. tor the two stands.
Mr.. Lynn stated that Mrs. Beeker's re-
coIpt bore tho date for the fiscal year from
May !, 1888 TO May 1, 1899
McMullen's two receipts were from May
~ TO '0S.
Tho CIolk OF the Market stated thnt he
had no duplicate Of tho receipts from tho
other man. There wer, no stubs returned
to tho Street and Sewer Department.
Tho Court considered that this was n
very loose way Of doing business.
The ordinance stated the clerk should
rent the spaces. One Of the receipts given
to McAlullcn was dated April 2, 1898. and
the other on April IS, 1897.
Secretary Wiley OF the Street and Sewer
Department testified that the money by
tho Cork of the Market Is deposited In
bulk. Tho c!c.k's books have never been
audited. There was no pan submitted to
tho department Of which he know. An au-
tomato stamp was issued to the ex-clerk
of the Market.
.ludgcBal said that McMullen's first re-
ceipt was for the stands which were rented
10 Mrs, Becker.
The case was continued until next Sat.
urday morning to give the OK Clerk OF the
Ma ket chance to appear and produce
his books. Osborne and Mason Grading
were charged with assault Oh Michael
johns. heelaimcd the Two men struck
him with the skin OF rotten banana.
Nicholas Johns testified that whel he was
struck by one Of the men ho banged him
back with Il basket Latcr they returned
armed with half Llicks Thoy wero 1incd
s. and costs.
Alfred Wright, colored, was charged
with keeping disreputablo house. He
pleaded Suilly and was lned $50 and costs.
Mary Jones, colored, was charged with
the larceny Of a so bill from James Grassi
He tastiiled that he came Ia from Bellevue
Ho had $50 in his Iocket He met the
prisoner and they Went to Wrgat's place.
While he was partly asleep she took tho so
bill from his pocket. She claimed that she
was not in the room wi, III tho man.
Eliza Green testified sho was ut the
house whom Grassi entered. After he treat.
ed to beer the Jones woman was there
Mary Segars deposed sho saw the Jones
woman go upslair, with the Italian.
Alfred Wright deposod that the evidence
given by the last witness was true. Sho
was held in <2p0 bail.
Edward Grace and Thomas Dollard
were held in 5000 bail for nearing on
Monday morning on the charge Of highway
robbery. 1t is alleged that they met DOS
Campbell on the street and invited him
into morocco factory. After getting some
beer the two young men relieved him OF
half dollar.
William Tucker was charged with dis
orderly conduct. lie was allowed to go to
give Agent Stout a chance to inve ,tigate