Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-15
MANY CASES HEARD
Judge Ball Busy in Municipal
Court This Morning.
SOLDIERS FIGURE PROMINENTLY
CRIME EVIDENTLY BECOMING
MORE PREVALENT IN THE CITY
AND THE POLICE COURT KEPT
BUSY DAILY.

AMI lttE POllCE COURT kEP1
BUSY DAILY.
William Donovan. of No 1888 H1ald
street, aged about 16 years,
was arraigned before Judge Ball
in Municipal Court this morning on the
charge of an assault with intent to kin
William L. Stafford, OF No. 500 New
Castle avenue.
The affair occurred about II O'Clock
last night On the south side Of Third
street bridge. AS far as can be learn
ed a fight occurred, in which both Stat
ford and Donovan We're engaged, and
during which Stafford claims that
Donovan struck him over the eye. Az
ter the blow Donovan drew PEN
knife and stabbed Stafford in the right
tempe, inhicting a dangerous wound.
He was taken to the Homeopathic Hos
pital amid Donovan locked up.
AT the hearing this morning Or. j.
Paul Lukens testified that Stafford's 8
wounds were of a dangerous nature,
and that the knife blade still remain
ed in the skull, where it had been
broken off, as it was impossible to ex-
tract it at present. The physician
stated that he would be able to deter
mine in five days whether the wound
world result in death of not. Dono-
van was held without bail to await the
result of StaifOnds injuries.
Frank Jones, charged with an as
sault upon Edward Smith, was admit
ted 10 bail in the sum of 81 900 to APP
pear on September 20, DR.. Williamson
testifying that, though one OF the bull
eas had not been extracted from
Smiths back, he considered him out OF
danger, and thought that he would be
abe to appear in court in ten days. The
shooting occurred last week at No. s
East Eighth street in the room Of Mrs.
Josephine Hyatt.
Ths case of Charles G. Herman,
charged with assault upon a woman in
Brandywine hundred. was keld up on
request of his counsel, Walter II
Hayes.
Clarence Adams and Charles Ander-
son, two soldiers, charged With disor
derby conduct by William Mah,er, o
Fourth and French streets, were ar
raigned. Mailer testified that the meI
came into his saloon last night and
asked for beer. Being drunk they
were refused. Uhereupon Anderson
pulled a gun and threatened TO shoot
him. Adams, said the witness, had
nothing to do with the affair, and en-
deavored to get his companion away
Andersen was given a fine OF So ane
costs and Adams discharged.
Adolph O,een and James Hitchell
soldiers, were dismissed on the charge
of drunkenness that they might joir
their regiment, The Second Pennsyl-
vania, which ieaves to-day, and phui
avoid a dishonorabl discharge.
Jamcs Kirk, a member of the Firs
Delaware Volunteers, was fined 81 anS
o5sts for drunkenness.
John MCGEE and William Bandean
the two soldiers who were arrested 10,
fighting in the saloon Of August Bier
man, were dismissed upon the pay
ment of costs. Bierman did not prose
cue.
Annie Haws, Of No. S2S Kirkwoos
street, was fined $40 and costs for keep
ing disorderly house. This tcstimon!
brought out the fact that the hous'
had been the resort of men, especial.
soldiers, for the past three months
Cursing, obscne language and singins
were nightly occurrences. The Haw
woman acted as her own counsel an'
stated that She washed for the mel
who came to her house, and that sh'
had right to entertain them. Sh
said SHE never sung after IL O'Clock
and then her "only songs wer
hymns"
Two boys, Willie Hickman an
james Whiteman, colored, charge
with stealing hats from the show cas-
Of Charles E. Dubell last night, wer
let go. Hickman was given in charg
} Of his father, and Whitemane turns
over to Agent Stout. Their ages wer
and 9 years. respectively.
The case OF Frank Connor, charge
t with highway robbery by Charie
j Campbell, was continued until Mon
day next.