The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-22
BEFORE THE
GOVERNOR.
Judge Ball Holds Leon
Mayne and the Case
Will Be Fought
at Dover.

q condition that he was unable to
take care of himself. He was rated
at 81 and costs.
Robert Pierce was charged with
corner lounging. He called three
witnesses to prove that he was not
a corner lounger. Officer John
Solomon testified that he has seer
Pierce standing on the corners Of
Seventh and lombard and Poplar
streets.~H He was tinedsl and costs.
Prank Lynch was charged with
the larceny of two rings, the prop
erty of Lille McCadden. The rings
were valued at IS. They disap-
peared Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock. She dropped them at that
time and the defendant, who is her
brother, and her cousin, were at
the house; she had not seen them
since until this morning.
Special Officer Andrew ]. Harkins
testified that he recovered the rings
at Levy's spawn shop. The prisoner
was trying to pawn them at the
time. Lynch admitted that he had
sold one of the rings to a Front
street dealer. He was held in 500
bail for court.
Moses Evans, colored. was charg-
ed with disorderly conduct. Am
brose Wilson deposed that he keeps
boarding house at Water and
Market streets. Evans has been
at his place for a few days. He
seemed to be partly out of his mind.
He was of the opinion that he owned
the house and that Wilson was not
the proprietor and that he was only
running the place for the woman in
charge. He will be examined by
the physicians.
John Brennan entered a plea OF
not guilty to the charge OF assault
and battery on James J. Bowers.
He testified that they live next door
to each other; he was on the steps
when Brennan 5 nephew took up a
stick and was about to hit his child.
He and the prisoners brother got
into a tussle and he threw Brennan
to the street. The prisoner came
out OF the house and kicked him in
the side and in the eye. A woman
then appeared and kicked HIM also.
He was willing to fight any one man
but he could not meet whole fam
lily.
Theodore Long testified that he
saw Bowers between the trio. He
saw no one kick Bowers, but saw
the prisoner strike him.
Michael Carney testified he saw
"a crowd and when he appeared on
the scene, he saw Brennan strike
Bowers.
For the defense, Mrs. Kate Bren-
nan testified she was up stairs when
she heard Bowers talking and saw
Bowers knock her husband down.
She helped to pull him off her hus-
band. Brennan was fined $lO,and
costs.
Il. Leon Maync was charged in
city court this morning., with obtain
ing money under false pretenses.
1t was alleged that he secured $500
on check, some months ago in
Chester. Mayne was represented
by l.. Irving Handy.
On Monday he had claimed that
the arrest OF Wayne was illegal.
Deputy City Solicitor Cahoon
asked that the case be dismissed,
as he had grave doubts in his mind
that the case was properly before
the court.
District Attorney, William |.
Schaticr, Of Dciaw are county, said
that he mad applied to Governor
Stone for requlslt.on papers.
The case was Dismissed and a
warrant sworn out for his arrest,
and upon it was again brought into
court.
John Leary testified that he knew
Mayne and that on April y, last
he saw Wayne at his house, The
Malta House, Lamokin, They went
to the bank and witness identified
him for a check. lie cautioned
Mavne and the latter said that his
grandmother had wilied the money
to him. In Il few days the check
came back and he had TO pay it, as
the Wilmington bank declared it
was no good. To Mr.. Schatfer, lie
said that they went from LamoltIn
to the bank on the trolley. Maync
said, "ccrtainly ! have the money
in bark "
Mr.. Handy stated that he purpos-
ed proving thatthis was gambling
transaction; he purposed showing
that Leary knew what this check
was drawn for and knew all about
the transaction.
To Mr.. Handy. Lcarv said that
Mayne had not told him this money
was to attend chicken fight; out r.
side of that check, he said, he re-
fused to answer any questions.
Mr.. Schatlcr-May it please the
court, | am prosecuting attorney Of
Delaware county; take charge of
the affairs and say he does not keep
gambling house. II is not so.
Mr. Handy | am willing to let
the gentleman prosecute his cases
in Delaware county and am willing
TO furnish valuable information to
him, but | am entitled to common
courtesy.
Lcary testified he had cashed
three checks for Maync and this one