Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-10-26
CITY COURT CASES.
Many Matters Before Judge Dall Yesterday
Morning.

Morning.
A long session OF City Court was
held yesterday morning, many cases
being disposed Of. ~
Patroiman Davidson appeared against
five prisoners, Benjamin Gooding,
colorod, charged with indecent con-
duct, and Thomas Stewart. Thomas
Conrad, Patrick O'Brien and Samuel
Harman, charged with drunkenness.
Gooding was fined IS, o'Brien S3, and
the others 81 each.
Former Policeman j. Harry Massey
accused John O'Neill of entering his
saloon, acting disorderly and throwing
bricks through window after he had
been elected. A fine of $40 was inn
posed.
Thomas Dempsey was charged with
disorderly conduct, but at the request
of his wife, tho prosecuting witness,
the case was dismissed on payment CT
COSTS.
Officer Jakobowski preferred charge
of disorderly conduct against Andrew
Miller, Pole. Frances Qskoski, a
indecent language toward her on
Maryland avenue Tuesday night. He
was fined $40.
Bahs, was charged with tresrassing on
| the proper ty of Ellen Henry, colored,
on tho Thatcher farm, last Friday.
Mrs. Henry said Mrs. Bahs went to
her place and stole cabbage The patch
| is ON what is known as the Free
Gardens, the tract of the Associated
Charities. Christian Babs. husband
=, of the accused, said he was very fond
uf small heads of cabbage and as he
was unable io'get them in market and
| thought the owners did not value them,
| told his wife to go to the Free Gardens
| and take them. Tho court imposed a
fine of s. and told the accused she was
fortunate in not being sent to Jail.
Bahs said he was a stranger in town
and did not know the conditions under
which the gardens had been titled.
| James Milburn, William Hickman,
Frank O'Rontke and Leon Fisher,
boys, the last named being colored,
were charged with the larceny of 20
quarts oil chestnuts valued at s cents
PER quart from John w. Deane's
wagon, on King street near Fifth, last
Saturday. The boys were arrested by
Officers lIcGillon and Murphy. Hick-
man and O'Rourke, together with Win
field Starr. were accused of the larceny
of S3 worth of candy from the stand ol
Peter Chaga1he, Mt Third and King
streets, ON Sunday. James Martin,
aged 10 years, said he saw Hickman or
Sunday afternoon with a hat full oi
candy and gave him scme of it. Hick
man told Martin he got the candy from
stand at Third and King Streets
which he had broken open with {
hatchet. Martin said Starr was witt
Hickman and had hatchet which
Hickman had given him to carry
Officer McGillon said Hickman tclC
him Starr and O'Rourke broke oEer
the stand. The officer said he had beer
informed that Hickman tried to pr,
the lock off. He also said Hickman hae
given candy to Toy at his ttht
ofiicer'sl house. Officer Eakin said tn,
Martin boy told him that he watched
streets while Hickman, O'Rourke ant
Starr broke the stand open with
hatchet which they got in new hons
at Thirteenth and Market streets. TIL,
accused boys said the stand had beei
broken open by another boy with |
club. Some of the boys we're to,
young to send to the Ferris Industria
School aud the judge was confronted
by q problem as to the disposition o
the case. The cases against o Rourk
and Milburn were continued until to
, day. AS it was Starr s first offence
he was allowed to go on probation
as was also Fisher, who is to be sent t
live with relative in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mary Miller of No. $40 Mary
land avenue accused Mrs. Ida j. Bel
field, neiehbor, of acting disorderl
on October Goth, and at other times
Mrs. Belfield was represented by Harr
P. Joslyn. Bad feeling has existed be
,, tween the two women fer some tim
and the present trouble is the result c
one OF the latest quarrels.
, The evidence was contradictory. bu
the court required the defendant t
give bond in the sum of 5000 to kee
the peace.
Samuel Patterson, charged with In
decent conduct. was held in $500 bal
for the Court of General Sessions.