The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-14
BRIGGS IS HELD
FOR COURT.
Anderson Refuses,to|Prose
cute Crosse for Slash
ing Him With a
Razor.

unOu OF tuu uruOry WALL Oc 0AtoAuou Vh0n
the soldiers are mustered out. The wo
mon In the neighborhood are afraid to pass
tho armory. There are number Of men
constantly drunk. Their language Is I'M
at for my ono to hear. Some Of the men
take delight in using bad language Ia
tho hearing OF women and children. On
Saturday afternoon Sergeant Black found
crowd Of the soldiers oursing opposite
the armory. He told them that they must
keep of the pavement and stop using pro
fame and indecent Language.
The result was that Edward Tatnall re-
fused to do so and kept on using the foul
Language. The seageant arrested him and
another soldier. AT the patrol box young
Tatnall kept using the foul language He
refused to 40 into the patrol wagon and
attempted to knock down the sergeant.
In the City Court this morning Tatnall
was flnel SO and costs
Special officer Gordy charged Arthur
Jones with tccspass. Ho was OIL top Of q
coal car kicking the coal of and other
boys were on The GROUND gathering 1t up.
He was recomnitted until tomorrow
morning.
Howard Quarles and Edward Gibbons
were fined Sly and costs for begging on tho
street.
IlQuarles was released from jail few
days ago and after coming homo no as
sautoa his brother. Officer Gum saw the
men acting in u suspicious manner and
watched them He saw Gibbons go from
house to house and Quarles stopped u man
on the street for ton cents
Samuel 2 Simpson was charged with
disorderly conduct by Mrs. Anna Rhein
holz. The evidence was that he won't up
to her on the street aud used insulting
language towards her. He claimed he hni
been followed by IL crowd OF boys and pelt-
Cd with stonos.
Il Another witness deposed the man curs-
cd her also. There were no boys on The
street at the, time. Sergeant Lucas depos-
I'd tho man was drunk whom arrested. He
was fined SO aud costs,
Robert Briggs, colored, was charged
with s,saulsaud battery on Rebecca AIoors
She testified that on Friday morning at
her house Oh Lafayette street he secured a.
Kettle of boer When he returned he COM
mencod to beat her and she struck himwith
o bottle. Soma time later he not her at tho
door down stairs and cut her on tho
neck and throat.
H., f,r II ti,, ,lo
three inches in length aud half an inch i'll
depth. The wound was close to danger
Gus points.
4 Mary Moore saw Briggs pull the pen.
knife ou; Of his pocket and then he ran
down stairs and cut her mother neck.
He was held III $50 bail for appearance
at court,
Walter Crosse colurcd was charged with
assault with intent to commit murder On
Frank Anderson. The evidence was to
tho Office. that eurly on last Friday morn
ing no was slashed across the breast sew
oral times By Crosse.
This witness was drinking but was pos
itiyo that Crosse cut him. He was rob-
Dou VI stJ uuu VII HSii'
He did not wane to appear against Crosse.
I DR., McCo!ey delosed that there was IL
incis.d wound on Anderson's chest 1t
WAS about six inohcs in length AMI "a
quarter of an !nch in depth. Crosse was
SLOWED to go. Anderson attempted to
identify his nssailant and yet could not
tell anything about the place Or time of
the assault
- A similar charge was preferred against
Joseph L. Hammond. colored, and tie
Case was diamissol.
q. Maggie Clark was charged with bcin g
drunk. Chisf Doan asked tho court to
CIV, her chanc, and she was allowed to
g. She promised to take \ Fourth street
or out Of town 50 that she would not visit
hn