The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-26
ASSAULTED
ON THE STREET
Six Men Assault Four
Others Without Provo
cation and are Fined.

10 the City Court this morning inoinas
JOHNSON, colored. was charged with the
larceny OF a pocketbook containing y.
Mary Cochran testified that she left her
uocEetbook on the table at her house.
johnson was there at the time that the
pockatbook Disappeared.
Isabella Miller testified she saw johnson
plck up the pocketbook and put 1t In MS
rocket and went away from the house. tie
sajd that the pocketbo0k belonged 10 him.
They found him later In evening and
could got no sense" out Of him not TO
spenk u tho e
johnson took the stand and depossd 10
Andrew Ssnborn, who represented him
that Mrs. Cochran gave him his pocket
book, He never took her money. no was
pretty drunk on Saturday night. Officer
Hiram White was :called in rebuttal and
tsstified he arrested Johnson. no aehieu
that he ever carried pccke book and later
no said that the pocketbOok he took was
hi. property. Sohnson was held ID ~"
bail for court.
William McConnsll. George Christy,
William Harris, Daniel Lynch, Ihomas
mckinley and Edward Mcdonnell were
charged with assault and battery. Johh
Prloe testified that he and three other
msn were going along Front street on
saturday night.
William Mcconnell asked them for
match. A. Front ard Tntnall street one
OF the mon struck him in the mouth. lie
recognized the two McConnells 40 helhg IN
the gang. 1t was Edward McConnell
who struck him. He would have been as
eAultsd BY Mcconnell at Front anu french
street Ind 1t OF been for the appearance
OF an officer. .
% Joseph Holman testified he WAS IN
company with Price. At Front and Iat,
nall street William Mcconnell knocked
him down and while he was on the ground
some one kicked him. He got. two or
three kicks in the head anu his nav was
broken.
William Govensk testified that at FroGt
and French Edward Mcconnell struck
him. Al Front and lntnall street. he saw
Hoffman assaulted by FIVE or SIX OF the
gang.
Reuben Aikons deposed that be was
with the other men, At Front anu iat-
nall street he was struck by one OF the
men. Then five or six of the gang struck
him.
Officer William Gum to titled he saw
all of the defendants at Front and frehcn
street, He saw the gang going out Front
street He heard William Mcconnell say
to Harris I'VE will go outand get them.
Jacob Chuck testified that he saw tae as
sault at Front and Tatnall street. he saw
William Mcconnell and Lynch struck
one Of the men. He identified all the
prisoners as being part Of the gang. :,
Louis Grose saw the fight at Front aud
TatDall street. He saw the whole crowd
walk up to the man that was assaulted.
Officer shields testified be saw the pris-
oners coming in Front street after the
Eight was over.
The court imposed fine Of <25 and
costs.
John H. McKinon, colored, was charged
with carrying a concealed deadly weapon,
Officer Gum testified that he received In
formation on Saturday night that Nc
KinOl had been in saloons drawing
knives He arrested him and found
razor in his hip pocket. He was held III
SOD bail for court, ESN
Elmer Browne, cofored was charged
with the larceny of newspapers. Officer
John Ford arrested Browne with num-
Der of newspapers in his possession liz
told tim that he would lock him uD.
Browne said that boy named Moore gave
them to him but when they went to
Moores house he was in bed sick. Another
boy testified that Browne told him that
he stole the papers from the doors.
The boys mother stated she never knew
that he had any pennies. This was the
first complaint she ever bad OF the boy.
The case was held up.
There was an interesting session OF The
City Court held on saturday night, 1t
was interesting from the fact that George
Huber, Hugh Lynch and Thomas Naulain
wete lined So anu costs each for fast driy-
ing.
But it had been rumored during the
day that a fake warrant had been served
on Eugene Savers Mr.. Sayers had wit.
mess in court who would swear that his
horse could not go faster than live miles
an hour. That Is according to the day
time regulation. But those who know
Sayers horse say that when he curb limo
Is used and the animals head gone up
that no can cover tie road ut the rate OF
twelve miles an hour
A witness for Naudain gave the court a
clear itIea of how fast Naudains horse was
going Judge said the witness, that
horse was going four minute clip and
making six or seven miles an hour. Inc
court drew attention to the ordinance
which made the fine only - for horse rae
ing when bicycle scorching is punished by
fine of s5 Robert L. Bailey rode faster
than he Imagined he was going and 1T cost
him s. and costs for doing SO.