Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-12-28
HEARINGS IN CITY COURT
Dismissal of Frederick Wood, Charged
With Breaking c, ]. BrOWnlOY'S Arm.
JOSEPH BUTCHER WAS FINED $40
Emory Cook and John Long
Fined SIS Each.
OTHER OFFENDERS BEFORE JUDGE BALL

Charles j. Bro@nlow. aged GO year
appear ed in the City Court Tuesday
with his left arm in sling, and
accused Frederick Wood of breaking
his arm by striking it with an iron
bar at II. Nj. Loves knitting mill last
Saturday morning. Wood was repre-.
scented by former District Attorney
Lewis G. Vandegrift. Brownlow said
he and Wood had words on Friday and
on Saturday morning Wood approached
him with a bar and told him if he
twitnessl approached he would kill
him, and that the blow was imme.
diately struck. Witness thought the
bar was about two feet long. His arm
was struck while he was shielding his
head with it. Oscar W. Smith thought
Brownlow was intoxicated and had a
pair of shears in his hand when tho
trouble occurred. Witness thought there
was no necessity for Wood to 60 after
Brownlow with the bar. Jacob Low
ing thought Brownlow WAS drunk and
heard Wood tell him he had better 90
home.
Wood, who is foreman of the knitting
department, said be had orders not to
allow intoxicated people to work, and
as Brownlow was under the influence of
liquor he told him to go home. Brown
lew, instead of starting him, went to
one OF the machines to take work out.
Wood took the work from Broynlow
and the latter threatened to do bodily
harm to wood. Wood picked up piece
of pipe and tried to knock the shears
out of Brownlow's hand, but struck the
left arm by accident. Wood said he
was enforcing his orders and picked up
the pipe to protect himself, after seeing
Brownlow 20 for the shears
The case was dismissed on the ground
that Wood was foreman and it was
his duty to see that order is maintained
in his department.
In the case against Henry Ornstein,
charged with assaulting Minnie Martin,
the court gave Ornstein the benefit of
the doubt, the testimony having been
conflicting, and the case was dismissed.
John Farrel, a pugilist; William
Johns and George Bell, all colored were
charge by Officer Eakin with acting
disorderly at Causeway and Guthrie s
Lane Monday. Bell whose face was
badly disfigured claimed that the other
two men jumped ON him. Farrell said
Bell was the aggressor. He claimed
that the trouble started in the bar room
of the Pennsylvania House, where they
were betting en- slot machines. He said
Bell annoyed him and drew knife on
him and kicked him in the breast.
This was too much for Farrell and he
knocked Bell down. The case was con-
tipued.
Emory Cook, colored, charged with
tisorderly conduct was fined S.. John
Long, a youth, was accused of fighting
on Market street, between Eighth and
Ninth and using bad language. A fine
of So was imposed.
Joseph Butcher, colored, who was ar :
rested by Officer O'Hara, was charged
with acting disorderly. Officer O'Hara
said Butcher was following several
white men with knife and an assault
followed. A fine of $40 was imposed.
George Potter, coiored, Charles
Thatcher, Frank B. Macon, William
Plymmer, John McCarron, John Cum
mings, Edward Gibbons, George Jones
and James Butcher were fined 81 each
for drunkenness
AT Mondays session Hayes Benton,
Howard Hill and Henry Lewis, ali
colored, charged with committing ar
assault and battery. were fined $40 each.
The case against Charles Il. Bradford,
charged with assault and battery, was
continued until tomorrow morning,
Richard Tierney, William Wilson. Johr
Reed and James Conner, charged will
drunkenness, were discharged.