The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-09
MORN SCHOOL
FOR GARTER.
Only his Weak Mind Saves
Him from q Prison
Cell.

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this morning, charged with cutting
George Green with a knife. The
men had been drinking together and
we're having good time throwing
one another over the pavement. The
evidence showed that there was no
Intention on Waterbury's part to
stab his companion, as he had the
knife in his hand when they were
drinking together and the injury
was inflicted while warding off a
blow. The men were sparring at
the time and Green had thrown out
Ms arm to strike Waterbury when
the latter raised the hand the knife
was in and Green got it in the left
shoulder. Green then wanted to
fight and said he would lick any
one who had cut HIM. The fight
was then on in earnest and several
blows were exchanged, when the
ccmbatants were parted by friends.
Testimony offered by Alfred Wright.
Harvey Shelter and Henry Massey,
proved that the cutting was acct
dental, and as Waterbury's char
acter is as present stainless, the
case was dismissed.
George Rlttenhouse ard Edward
Hannigan, two small BOYS, were
charged by Detective William r.
Joaes, with trespass on the property
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad. The
boys had, on October 3. been play
ing with a hand car in the vicinity
Of Hazel Dell, and had opened a
switch to get it out on the main
1 track. ~
4 William H. Hickman, freight en-
Y gineer, testified he was running a
: freight tram on that date and as
he neared the place where the boys
had been playing, he saw the hand
3, car, but did not see the open switch.
Before he could stop the train, part
OF it took the switch and was rum
ming from the main track. Closing
the throttle he stopped the train and
notified the conductor by his whis-
tie that the switch was open.
Clarence Spence was the only eve
witness to the action of the boys
and his testimony proved clearly
that the prisoners had not only
trespassed, but had tritled with the
switch and thereby imperiled the
lives of the train hands, as the
train could very easily have been
ditched, as the switch bar had not
been lorked by the boys. The prs
oners were each fined IS and costs
and given lecture by the Judge on
the gravity OF their action.
Another case in which the youth.
fulness of the prisoners was subject
OF comment, was that of SIX boys.
three white, and three colored, rang
ing in age from 3 to l5years, charg-
ed with interfering with the inter-
locking signals in the West Yard
and stoning trains. They were
James Davis, John Holland, Charles
Pennock, white; James DENLY, John
Ayers and James Zebley, colored.
Edward Brittehham. an employe
Of the Railroad, testified he had
seen all the boys about the Rail
road at different times and had seen
them throw stones at both passen-
ger and freight trains and Interfere
with the switch poles.
Several witnesses testified for the
defense, among whom was Edward
Thomas, an aged colored man.
Thomas said he had seen white boys
swinging on the poles, but could
not tell If the prisoners were the
ones. In reply to question if he
had seen the same boys more than
once, he SAID, Il can't tell white
folks apart ledge, they all look alike
to me. The answer caused some
stir in the court room and even the
Judge smiled. Brown, Ayers, Den.
by and Holland, were each fined IS
and costs, while the two small boy 5
were dismissed.
Officer Scwell Scott charged Peter
Smith with being drunk and disor-
derby and was fined So and costs.
Fredeaick Mark and James Ba-
ronev were each fined 81 for drunk
enne,s.
several caseswcre laid over until
t morrow, as Witnesses were not
present.
James H. Sagers was charged
with exposing his person in front OF
No. 10 East Front street. The pris-
oner denied the charge and said he
had been shortly taken, but did not
accomplish his purpose. lie was
fined $50 and costs
James Taylor, a witness who
failed to appear in an assault case
last August, was fined IS and costs.
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