Smyrna times., 1898-10-05
ACTIVE POLICE WORK.
Law.Breakers Give our Town and County
Officers a Lively Time on Sat
urday Night.

There was continued interest in our
Police Department on Saturday night
and several cases were brought before
MAGISTRATE Cooper and Alderman Col
Inns. The most of the cases, however,
were for disorderly conduct upon the
streets and in this our policemen are
endeavoring to preserve the best order
and decorum they can.
There was confusion among the BO-
hemians in the settlement of Counsel
mans Canning Factory at Smyrna
Landing on Saturday night caused by
one of their number, John ThOmasOn,
who in drunken and crazed state of
mind committed assault and battery on
his wife and son. Constable Pratt had
the case in hand and forthwith made
the arrest. The Bohemian was too
drunk to be tried that night so he was
committed to our Lookup to "sOber
up" over Sunday. At eight o'clock
Monday morning he was brought be-
fore Magistrate Cooper for trial. His
wife and son had become recOnciled in
the meantime and they pleaded merci-
fully for his discharge, making an
amicable settlement of the fight. By
this time the husband was in a sober
state of mind and he expressed much
sorrow and cOntritiOn for the deed he
had wrought. Magistrate Cooper
could not help but be touched by the
prisoners penitence and was disposed
to let him off easy. He was here
| foreigner, without friends or money
and no one to go his bail, to Jail him
would mean long term. The assault
on his wife and son was not serious,
and showing the penitence he did,
| Magistrate Cooper let him off on his
own recognizanc9 by the payment of
of the fine and costs amounting to
$4.O6.
Joseph Lee, colOred, formerly of
| Chester, was arrested by Policemen
Garner and Turner on Saturday even
ing for being drunk and disorderly on
the streets. He is big, burly negro
and q notorious character, and in
making the arrest the officers had con-
siderable difficulty in getting him
down to the Lookup. 1t was only by
extreme use of the ''billy' that they
succeeded in overpowering him. He
had his hearing before Alderman Col
Inns Immediately and was fined with
costs, $500 Lee could not pay this
so in default, he was incarcerated IL
one of the cells where he now re
mains.
Harvey FAIRIES, the hostler for thu
Delaware House, who was arrested
J some weeks ago for being drunk ant
disorderly in the vicinity of the 'Fou
Corners" landed in the Lookup, ant
subsequently broke Jail and fed, wa
caught ON Saturday by Policemen
Garner and Jones. The officers hear
/ ing that he was at his home on Della
ware street, at once went around to al
/ rest him. They had no trouble in get
ting him out. This was left to tn
management of Policeman Garner
, whom he wanted to see. AS soon a
he came out of the house he was graf
bed FAIRIES hardly expected to be al
: rested and rebelled considerably. Th
} officers had him in their power an
S after some little tusseling they man
: aged to get him before the alderman
FAIRIES was released upon paying "a. 81
T Ezekiel Evans, of Raymond's Neck
3 was another victim of the police o
: Saturday night. For being drunk an
e disorderly on the street he was take
v in hand by officers Garner and Jont
n and brought before Alderman Collins
Upon the payment of the fine and cos
!, amounting to $500 he was released.
/ There was another case before hi
d the Thursday previous-a suit brougl
by Rev. Frank Bradley, pastor
l. Bethel A. M. church, against Re
|, Charles Potts, both of this town.
;. was learned at the trial that Potts hi
r truck patch near the residence
Ie Rev. Bradley. The former elaine
i that some ducks trespassed on b
1t property the latter part of August al
le worked some damage. Believing the
to be Bradley's biped's causing ii
( mischief, he took up six of the ducl
f. and kept them. When Bradley
manded his property, Potts refus,
l. him unless he would pay five dollar
l. which he claimed would pay the daI
age. The former was not to be on
<, witted in any such manner, so haviI
ss what he believed just case, he took
before Magistrate Cooper and made
a. victorious fight. 1t was brought o
Y. at the trial that Potts truck patch W
5 not materially damaged. On the wa
s. rent sworn out, Constable Pratt reco
a. cred the ducks and passed them ba
again, upon being identified by Re
a, Frank Bradley.