The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-14
INcCORMICK'S.
CONDITION.
The Man Found at Fourth
and French Is In a
Dangerous Con
ditiOn.

HIS morning hymn. All denomina-
tons and countries were represent
cd. Columbus Neal was charged
with assault and battery. Charles
Jamison testified be saw the trouble
between Neal and Magnell. He saw
Neal when he struck Magnell with
the whip and did not see Magnet
do anything. The court imposed
fine OF $40 and costs.
,Ss Peter McGlinchy has returned
home from Atlantic City and pawn
ed his clothes to get rum, The pc.
lice have been driving HIM from
place to place. He will retire for
ten days to New Castle Jail.
Mot a thing, yer honor. was
the answer OF Daniel Gibbons to the
question as to what he had to say
to the charge of assaulting his wife.
The testimony was that he came
home last night under the influence
Of liquor and assaulted his wife.
He broke the dishes and later hit
his son. A fine of $40 and costs
was imposed.
James A. Jones. colored, was
charged by Officer Riley with acting
in a disorderly manner and fined s.
and costs.
Martin Mulrooney was to the
credit of Officer John A. Conner.
He was ordered away from the cor
ner Of Fourth and jackson streets,
but came back three times and used
bad language whilethe people were
going to church. The case was
!. continued until tomorrow morning.
Richard Ticrney, Edward Grace
and William Rothchild were charg-
ed with disorderly conduct and fined
IS and costs each.
Paul Barcoski was charged with
disorderiv conduct. Stella Worcis-
XII testified that the defendant called
her bad names. John Sorkoski gave
similar testimony and the court i'm
posed fine Of $40 and costs.
William Floyd was charged with
disorderly conduct and entered a
plea of not guilty. Lizzie Stats
testified that Floyd used very bad
language toward her. The trouble
arose over a black skirt promised
to another woman. The court I'M
posed a fine of $40 and costs.
William Porter, George Murphy
and John Heating were charged
with assault and battery on Patrick
Mccormick. The latter was picked
up last Wednesday at Fourth and
French streets, and it was at first
thought his jaw was broken.
DR.. |. NJ. Finn testified that the
mans condition was serious. lie
is suffering from very severe con-
fusion of the right side of the head,
and for "a hours he was afraid the
man would die. Since then he is of
the opinion that he may not recover.
He is not out of danger and he
would not attempt to place the man
on his feet. He must have received
a severe blow, for he could not have
received the injuries by fall.
Patrick J. Devlin testified he saw
no difficulty between McCormick
and any one else last Wednesday.
On that day Mccormick entered the
saloon Of Robert Heating at Fourth
and Pine street. lie saw him walk
from the saloon. He saw no blows
struck. He refused to give him any
drink.
Frank Wcathcrbury was called
but not examined.
A witness named Jackson failed
to answer to his name and capias
was issued for him. The police re-
ported that they were unable to To-
cate Jackson, as he IS out oil town.
The men were held without bail fol
a hearing tomorrow morning.
Stephen Bostic, colored, was
charged with the larceny of a bicy
Gle valued at SIS,
Patrick Lynch testified that hi
left the wheel in a bar-rorm anC
it disappeared while he was up
stairs.
Jeremiah Lynch testified he keep
saloon at Front and King. Sat
urday night he saw his nephew a
his place and saw Bostlc remove
the wheel from the bar-room. III
was about to close the place whe,
Bostc claimed the wheel and too
1t away.
Richard Lockcrmer dcposed h
saw the wheel in the bar-room
Bostic was in the saloon just bcfor
y it was closed lie was held in so
bail for court.
Richard Cuff, colorcd, was charg
ed with assaultand battery on Wa
ter II. Scott. Scott stated he wa
Is years old. Thursday mornln
he had trouble with Cuff. He wa
washing windows and threw som
water out; part of it went on a llttl
girl; Cuff then came along, grabbc
him by the arm, punched him an
He wrcnched himself from Cuff an
ran away. He went to Agent Stot
and showed the marks on his arm
Several witnesses gave corrObora
ing testimony. 1t appears that II
children OF both families have ha
several fights lately. The cou
imposed a fine Of $40 land costs. TT
court said that Il, the City SoIicltC
has said police officer cann
make an arrest without warran
he has no authority to do so, pr
yate citizen has not the right
make an arrest under the c.rcul
stances.