The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-15
CITY Court Cases.

In the City Court this morning W,lilam
Pivmmor, james Harkins, Peter Mundy
and Thomas i.annan were flneu 81 aEu
costs each Tor drunkenness.
Henry Hughes was gwen chance to go
and keep snber. He is 65 years OF nge and
was severely wounded in the civil War.
James Boyer, colored, wa, charged with
vagraucy. He usually turns up at 'his
season of the year for the purpose OF hay
ing un idle time at the Jail. He Will be
put Mt scrubbng the cellar
Ollie Jones. colurod, was charged with
tresplss. Officer Hutton testified tnat he
saw the man acting IN suspicious man.
ner and that he en- cred tho back yarl or
M. Sv2 Adams street. He will retire for
40 days. ,,
James A. Jamison was charged wi Ii
larceny of n pUcketbook containing s5' the
property uf II. p. Hendricks. The te-tl-
mony was that he went into Iul!ihan
car at the works and took the pcckttbonk
aud other articles from his pants to place
them In his overals. Jalnison anu an
other mad wers working in the car.
Hs went to ano her car and did not re-
turn for three quarter, or hn hour' ne
saw Jamison 90 outside and remain for
seven or eight minutes. N the afternoon
hu learned that the pucketbook was iound
in tn. creek When returned TO MN
there was 81 cent in IL In cross-examiha'
lion hs Stated to Jnsah Marvel who rep
resented Jamlaon that the Car was open
and hp could not tell who olse had 5efn
in the car.
George y. Gibson testified that he was
at work in the car with Jain1s"n. lhey
went lhere to pant tho interior OF the cur:
He did nOG $40 anything of Hendricks
property Ho heard Hendricks say near
O'clock tina he had recovered his pocke',
book aud Jamison told him ne could
SO ,rch INN il he had any suspicion.
Clarence Michener testified that he
found thv poke, book in the crack Eester-
uay afternoon about o'clock. 1t was
lyiGg out IN this mud in plain view.
super,n;en endent Bulge testified no heard
Jamison make some remarks to the OIL
Ger, He denied that he had taken the
pOcketbook and that 1t was wrong TO a.
Oh 81 him. =
lie further stated that he went to the
CLOSET.
Oiicer Mathew Kolston testified tina, he
maze the arrest. he de"iel to MN tha6
hy had auy connection Win the pocket-
bouk.
The ease was dismissed.
Albert Green, cologeI, was charged with
assault ana bat.sry on Michael Lynch.
He testified that On last Saturday night
Green was a hi, place and OBJ aimed two
ela sss Of beer and refused topay forthem.
had un alteration and Lynch was
stabbed in he lett breast. As he WAS going
on ii The saloon Lynch grabbeL Green
al ne retaliated. Then Lynch attempted
10 strike Green on the head.
Officer James c. Shields testified that
he went to The saloon anu saw Lynch with
Green down. and saw Lynch striko Greon
twice Oh the heid with club. Green
pa,J for The drinks and was 10. go.
Josiah Marvel u ,ked that tho case be
dismissed on tho ground that Lynch had
tus flied he did not rike the prisoner and
vet IL WAS pruven iha. Lynch struck him
twice, He acted in self defence. Green
W - called to the stand and testified tnat
he nsve struc Lynch. He acknowledged
40, | Il Tor he drinks. lie WAS about to
.eavs me p. acc whon Lynch knocked him
down aud truck him twice on the head
with he club
Cornelius Gould was with Green and
saw the as ault committed.
Tho court dismissed the case.
L;nch is charged with selling liquor to
Ill n"rs and the case Will De hear1 tonor-
row.
Dr. j. b. Welsh was held in 5000 bail
for a hearing on next Thursday morning
to answer Tho charge Of murder in tho
second degree. Hu is represented by John
Biggs He was ARRESTED last evening as a
10 IL of tho vel dict OF tho cOrOners jury
thu investigated the death of Mrs Alice
II iris o! Camden. N. j, At the inques.
nvi ,once was produced that the woman
came here.
A doctor who attended her before her
death aud tho coronor's physician
testified that death was due to mall
practice. Dr.. We sh stated this morning
that he is Innocent of the charge and will
prnvs such to bs The CASE
Cyril B. Vaiian was held in 81, 400 bail
for his appearance at court to ans wer
thrus charges Adele e. Cuppors. the
principal witness in the case was held in
500 bail for her appearance as IA witness.