The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-28
SLIDING IS
NOT SHEDDING.
The Resolution of The
Street and Sewer De-
partment Does Not
Not Cover Sliding
on The Pave
ments.

paVenenls. Inc resolution OF M,
Street and Sewer Lepartmen&-l i. w
draw an bv.f ~sndge Ball when
ne was City Solicitor in reference
to shedding. Last evening Frank
MCKINLEY, George Sharp and John
3GAlser we're arrested tor shedding.
" s,5 ! dsines Shedding
ing ON a sled. -
Youths arrested had been using
their feet instead OF sled as the
conveying power. Therefore when
the case was called in the city
court this morning there .was moth
F, irg lett but to dismiss the case.
James A. Brown was charged
with assault and battery on Michael
Carney. He testified that he went
to the corner of Fifth and Madison
streets. and had some words with
colored man. AS Carney was going
away Brown struck him on the
head with club. 1t required four
stitches to sew up the wound that
was inflicted. He received another
blow on the arm. George Taylor
testified that he was at the corner
but did not see the blow struck, but
saw Brown with the club in his
hand. Harry Thompson was at
the scene of the trouble on Christ
mas day and saw Brown strike
ICarney with the club. Carney had
been arguing with a colored man
and he saw no provocatlon given
by Carney. James Gillespie was
out driving on Christmas day and
heard an argument between a col
ored man and two white men. He
saw Carney trying to get one OF the
young white men away. The col
ored man got a quart bottle but put
| it down and then then threw a
currycomb at Carney. Brown then
came from the stable office with a
club and struck Carney as the lat
ter was backing back. The club
was about four feet in length and
about two inches in diameter.
James Biddle sa" Carney arguing
with the colored hostler. He heard
Brown order Carney away and as
he was going away Brown struck
him. Bernard McClatferty was an
lother witness to the trouble and saw
Brown strike Carney as he was
walking backwards from the stable
DOR. For the defense Theodore
,ang was the first witness. He
estitied he heard Carney curse
crown and saw him strike Erowr
n the eve. Then Brown struck
,arney with the club. He did not
see the colored man throw the curry
comb and did not see him have the
Iuart bottle or wrench. He saw
Carney when he followed Brown
nto the stable and struck him.
James De Shields saw Carney strike
at Brown and the latter strike Car.
ncy. Aaron W. Randolph was al
the stable for his team when the
|, trouble arose between the colored
man and the two white men. There
was general wranglc on the pave
ment in front of browns stab G.
. He saw Carney follow Brown into
Il the stable and heard him curse
: Carney barber shopis around the
: corner. WilliamTaggart saw Car
. ney strike at Brown after they CANT
y from the stable. Brown took thu
stand and testified that he saw thu
y crowd and tclephoned for an officer
Carney ran into the stable ant
struck at him and he struck Carney
on the arm. Carney backed ava,
land struck at him again and h,
IN struck Carney on the head. His ey'
=, is still discolored by the blow he re
- cclved from Carney.
s. The court said that the costs wer
sufficient. Carney had no right t.
be in the stable. He was a tres
passer there and what he received
. was the result of being there.
- Isaac Siscoe, colored, was hello
NJ id $500 bail for hearing tomorro,
morning on the charge OF breaking
he into store at nighttime and carry
nd ing off Il quantity OF cigars.