The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-15
THE CASE
DISMISSED.
No Evidence to Connect the
Three Men Arrested
For Assaulting
Mccormick.

The neIghborhood of Eighth and Locust
streets, was disturbed last night by three
colored girls who used profane language.
Officer Ralston appeared on the scene and
when he told them to keep quiet Maggie
Smith cursed him and the result was that
sho was arrested. In the city court this
morning she said she mover was in jail.
She was fined q and costs,
Mrs. Lydia Bursler pleaded not guilty
to the charge OF disorderiy conduct. Mrs.
Mary Caddell testified that on the morn
ing Of July 9th, after going out OF the
Municipal Court, Mrs Bursler said some
thing 60 her and her mother. Mrs. Rebccca
Setard testified that she heard Mrs. Burs-
Ter say You mean thing, you arc not
worth speaking to-" For the defense a
witness testified that Mrs Bursler said,
"Mrs. Caddell had no right to talk about
her and her dead mother" The case grew
out of tho Whitcraft case which was tried
on July eth. MIS-. Bursler stated that
she had paid $40 to Annie Whitcraft not to
appear In the case. The warrant was
sworn out by Mrs. Whitcraft, who IL gu t
of town. The court imposed the COSTS
Wilson Manlove and Edmund johnson.
colored. were charged with riding their
bicycles at greater rate Of speed than
seven miles an hour. Officer Pierce testi-
fled the men were riding at a rate from
twelve to fifteen miles an hour He fol-
lowed them from Eleventh and Washing.
ton streets to the other eide Of Washing
ton street bridge. In order TO catch them
he rode at the rate Of twenty miles an
hour. Tho court imposed fine of Is and
costs
James O'Malloy was charged with va
grancy by Officer McAteer. Ha claimed
that his home was in Norristown. He was
rated at ~ and costs.
Martin Mulroonoy was charged with
disorderly conduct. He had been at the
corner of Fourth and Jackson streets. and
was ordered to move away and used very
bad language. Officer Hawke and Officer
Sewall D.. Scott testified that the conduct
of the defendadt in the district Is very bad
A fine of Is and costs was imposed. ssfs3
William Findlay was charged with as
sault aud battery on q colored boy named
Homer Williams. He testified that Find
lay took whip away from him and struck
him three times. Williams accompanies
man in charge of garbage cart j. E.
Atkinson saw the assault committed. A
fine of $40 and costs WAS imposed Captain
Chambers stated that Findlay' father had
called at the station and stated FindlGy
had recently stolen Sa5 and suit of clothes
from him.
When the case of William Portcr Geo.
Murphy and John Kcating was called
Josiah Marvel asked for the warrant. or.
1cers Maoney and S. y. Scott stated that
they had arrested the men without n war;
rant. Captain Chambers stated war
rant had been sworn on tand the warrant
docket showed such. Tho court stated
that these men had been charged ycster-
day morning with assault aud battery.
From the evidence of the physician it ap-
years that tho case was serious.
MT. MNrVel sUaleu lnaG ne was Wiling
to let the case proceed, at tho same time
waving no rights. William E jackson
tcsti6 that on Wednesday last he was
in Keuting's saloon about 8 49, He saw
drunken man come in and ask for drink,
and he was refused. He saw some trouble
between John Heating and Porter The
stranger did not engage In the quarrel.
Flo was there when the strangely dressed
man left the saloon by the Fine street
door. He saw Keating 60 out the door
and ask Porter to come out to fight, Keat.
ing did not remain out of doors long and
he heard no disturbance on the pavement.
Tho strangely dressed man had gone away
before the trouble arose between Heating
and Porter. Deputy City Solicitor Ca
hoon ut this juncture asked that the case
be dismissed as there was no evidence con.
pectins them with the assault If m as
sault had been committed. Mccormick is
still at the Homeopathic Hospital and rs
he was drunk on Wednesday he cannot
tell how he was assaulted.