The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-17
IN THE
| POLICE NET.
Municipal Court Metes Out
Punishment to Law
Breakers.

A whiskey thief came to grur IN Judge
Bali's court this morning He was Chas
Reeves habitual rounder, and his
| offense was entering tho saloon of Alfred
| Ewing at No. 10 East Second street, this
morning and taking from the bar quart
bottle OF liquor valued at ~ so. George
| sullivan, Mr. Ewings bartender, caught
Reeves with tho liquor and turned him
| over to tho police. Before the court he
| pleaded innocence but Mr.. Sullivan said
| he was positive Reeves WAS the thief where
| upon the prisoner was held under $500 bail
for court.
Il. Il. Hanf was arraigned for an alleged
violation of the ordinance regarding
swinging signs. Although the warrant
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j. Wiley, tue Department. secretary, t6sti-
fled that Mr.. Hanf had failed to take
frame over the curb. Assistant Solicitor
Cahoon informed tho court that tho ordi-
nance did not prohibit the display of such
a sign MS Mr. Hanfs and rs the court
agreed. the defendant was dismissed.
David, al las Buck" Cunningham, who
WAS arrested yesterdny upon the suspicion
Of committing n robbery at Newport sew
eral years ago, WINS dismissed upon recon-.
mendation Of Mr.. Cahoon. as there was no
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Maggie Butler, tho loving daughter who
gashcd her aged fathers, Charles Nc 'ar-
ron's head with m ak, was held under $500
bail for court for murderous assault. The
father appeared with his head swathed in
bnndages, and told how sho had assaulted
him because he had talked to her about
her bad temper.
The axe was in court and with it the
man described just how he had been ga5h
Cd
"What have you to say" inquired the
II guess It's not much use saying any
thing, iIo choked ms for nothing and l
struck him. guess he is glad am going
to jail but whea winter comes and he and
the Others aro hungry they will wish l was
with them" WAS tho reply.
II seems that had not Patrick Kennedy
and Mary Parker taken the axe from he
infnriated woman she would have hacked
her father to pieces.
Andrew Corkran appeared for drunken
ness, but lame leg saved him from going
TO jail. Ie told the court he had his leg
crushed undor l2-inch plank at Eddy
stone, and shovel II permit to the Della.
ware Hospital III support Of his statement.
The court could therefore ouly hold him
until he could DO taken TO the institution
Alexander Mcguire, n Pennsylvania
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day, pleaded for his liberty. fearing dis
honorable discharge f, ON the service, and
the court allowed him to 60
Robert Pierce. the young white man who
was before tho court yesterday morning
for disordcrly conduct, and who made
statements on tho strength of which bis
case went over until this morning was
fined IS and costs, the court having found
that he had lied
A hearing on the charge of the larceny
of an umbrella against Charles Dnnnellcy
was continued until tomorrow morning.
Ira Kennedy, Edward Mulvey, James
Brady, Patrick McCarty, John Boyer,
Charles II. Robnettc and Mary Butcher,
all old Offenders, wero mulctad for drunk.
enne ss and disorderly comb ct.