Evening journal., 1899-06-17
CHARLES HOOD FINED.
Colored Man Charged With
Keeping a Disorderly House.
A WHITE MAN PRosEOUTEs

SAYS HE WAS ROBBED or 81 IN NO.
Ill WALNUT STREET THIS MORN
ING-s3O AND COSTS THE SEN
TENcE IMPOSED BY JUDGE BALL.
BUBDNzDR GOES TO FAFNHURsr.
OTHER CASES.
Charles Hood colored. was fined $50 and
costs by Judge Ball this morning on "a
charge Of conducting house Of ll-re-
pute at No. iii Walnut street
The prosecuting witness was a young
white man, who stated that he had spent
some time in the house early this morn
ing. He claimed to have been robbed Of
81 while there and after leaving notified
the police. who raided the place. Hood
denied the charge and called Thomas
Logan, Of NO. II East Front street,
white man, in his defense. Logan, ad-
mitted being In the house last night, but
said he was asleep on a sofa and knew
nothing OF what went on.
Annie Irons. colored. an inmate OF
Charles Hoods house. was arraigned.
charged with the larceny OF the dollar.
The victim claimed that she took the
money from him last night while he was
in Hoods house. The woman denied the
charge. and claimed that the man wanted
her to 80 for a kettle of beer about
o'clock this morning and because she re-
fused he had her arrested.
Officer Eakn. who assisted IN the ar
rest testified that the woman was not
searched when She was taken into Gus
tody but that before leaving the house
she went upstairs and hid something in
the bed. He did not follow her because
he did not like TO. Judge Ball continued
the case until tonight, and ordered the
house searched and officer Shields was
detailed to search the bed for the money.
He returned to the police station in a
short time with the silver dollar In his
possession.
Police Sergeant Massey and Officers
Eakin Hutton. Palmer and Purcell last
evening arrested Jacob Carr Sandy
Campbell Charles Clayton. Phillip Rob-
inson and John Mayor, all colored. while
engaged In a game of crap on King street
below Front street. Several sets Of
bones" were found upon the negroes
and upon Officer Eakn's testimony
Judge Ball fined the men $ and costs
each.
For harboring an unregistered dog.
Wesley Massey, colored was fined S and
| costs. Wesley claimed that the dog had
been given to him. The animal had an
1895 register. No. 534. on It which the reg
istry book showed belongs to c. II. Wei
die.
Samuel Mitter, for being drunk. was
fined is and costs.
The case of Patrick DeNash, charged
with disorderly conduct, was continued
until Monday morning. The city closed
its case against peNash yesterday and
his counsel. II. r. Bringhurst Jr., at
once moved for the dismissal Of his client
on the ground that Assistant City So
licltor Cahoon failed to prove that the al
legged ofense had been committed IN Will
mington. Mr. Brhnghurst claimed that
Mr.. Cahoon inadvertently omitted usx-
ing the prosecuting witness, Mrs. De-
Nash. If she lived "in this city" Mr.
Cahoon was not positive whether he had
asked the question, but held that the
statute would uphold him. The case was
set for argument, but owing to Mr.. Ca
hoon's absence from the city It went
over.
William Anderson, colored, was
charged with cruelty to a horse and af.
ter hearing the prosecutions side OF tn,
case 1T was continued until o'clock to.
night.
The prosecuting witnesses were DR.
/, and Mrs. w. E. Sherwood, the latter Of
= whom testified to seeing Anderson strik,
his horses and otherwise abuse them. DR.
Sherwood stated that he had remon
I strated with the colored man for hii
: treatment and had been swon at by him
The physician later examined the horse.
and found large welts upon them Th
case went over to allow Anderson to pro
duce witnesses for his defense. Willard
Hall Porter conducted the case for tn
S. 2. c. A.
The case against Daniel Bubenzer
charging him with disorderly conduct
was dismissed. Bubenzer is out on pa
role from the State Hospital at Farm
hurst and will be returned to that insti
tuition to-day.
Cordelia Bass. colored, charged witt
/, disorderly conduct was dismissed, sh
not being the party wanted.
The case against Bertha Scott, charge
with assault and battery, went over un
| IN Monday evening.