The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-13

4 Before Judge Ball in the city
court yesterday morning three men
were fined 81 and costs each for
drunkenness and John Carr was
rated at 80 and costs for disorderly
J conduct.
William Bostic, colored, was di-
rccted to furnish $40 and costs for
having lots offun on Saturday night.
He had row with his wife at No.
Alb Buttonwood street. About 10
O'Clock he fired a revolver and the
bullet passed through the partition
wall into Michael Pryor's kitchen
and knocked down the stove pipe.
People who were sitting in the
kitchen were badly scared. d,
Edward Stubs, colored. was
charged with disorderly conduct
and the fine in his case was $40.
William Ludgraves was fined IS
and costs for trespass.
At the session of the court this
morning Maxwell Berman pleaded
not guilty to the charge of assault
and battery on Louise Davis, She
testified that on Saturday she went
to Berman's place at Second and
King streets, She had purchased a
cape some time ago and paid $3.50
on account. She went there Satur-
day to pay SIPS, being the balance
for the cape. He refused to take
less than $l.50. He then picked up
the stick for taking down the arti-
clcs and struck at her. The stick
struck the counter and broke in two.
He cursed her and used very insult
ing language. Later she returned
with Samuel Moran and Berman
used insulting language toward him
and also toward the woman. Ber-
man was arrested and later the
cape was redeemed at the price de-
manded.
For the defense Roy Flcklestein
testified she saw Berman assaulted
by a man who came to the store
with the woman. Berman was
sworn and denied the allegations.
He claimedi that Moran assaulted
him and his little child. The case
was continued until tomorrow morn
ing in order to secure number of
other witnesses.
William Morris. colored, of No.
Sl2 New street, pleaded to selling
liquor without license. He was
arrested by Sergeant Welsh and OF
ticers Mcbride and Riley.
Money for the Store.
Delaware is beginning to get a
fattreasury from the new companies
now being chartered. OF the COM
panies chartered on Saturday the
most important is the British Elec-
trio Street Tramway Company with
capital stock of s5,00O,O0O. 1t is
Incorporated to construct and oper-
ate electric tramways exclusively
in Great Britain and its colonies,
and according to its papers, expects
to begin work in Dover, England,
at once. The other concern is the
London Electric Tramway Con-
structon and Maintenance Com
pany, with capital stock of 80, $780,
600, and its charter rights are so
broad that it can operate electric
tramways throughout the world.
Other companies which were in
corporated Saturday we're the
Medley Company, New York city,
printers and publishers, with a cap
tai stock of 81, O0O,0 and the Key
stone Fireproofing and Paper Stock
Company, Chester (Pa.) concern,
instituted for the manufacture and
sale of tireproof and paper stock.
It's capital stock is $5O0,0OO.
With the Incorporation of these
four big concerns this has been the
biggest week in the life of the Della
ware incorporation law, as articles
of incorporation for companies
whose capital stock aggregate $780,
100000 were filed. This means that
the state treasury is $4,000 better
off than last Saturday, and that the =
state will receive annually a corpx
ration tax from these four along
$13,975.