The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-06
City Court casea.

The signs OF spring were visible In the
City Court this morning. Court Crier
Heal sang his crocus solo. there was Bali
on the bench, Violet on tho witness
stand Even Officers Lyons Scwell and
Scott showed lsigns Of spring as they had
discarded the growth of hair that has ador.
ned their upper lips during tho winter
months.
Hugh Conner and Thomas Glynn were
charged with disorderly conduct. Common
interfcrcd with the officer while he was
keeping the other man at the box until the
wagon arrived For the defence Frank
Jefferiss corroborated the officer.
SGlyEn took the stand and deposed that
Conner did not place his hand on him az.
ter he was arrested. This wa, in CONTRA
diction Of the officer. The court imposed
fine OF s. and costs In each case.
atpelaplains Macy, colored, was charged
with assault and battery on Violet Gibbs.
Macy appeared in the deck with his head
badly damaged. On Saturday night he
had a quarrel with her and threw q lamp
at her. IL broke aud tho light went out
She lives at No. 5o5 West Sixth street,
Officer Davidson was called to the house
and found Violet lying on the floor. He
arrested Macy and the oil was over both
Of them. Violet had the side Of her faoe
scalded by falling among the burning
coal oil.
The court considered this was serious
assault. Hero was man who picked up a
lighted lamp and threw 1t at this woman.
Tho house was frame one and situated In
q closely populated district. He was fined
$50 and costs and to be imprisoned In New
Castle Jail for Il term Of six months.
George Wright was charged with lar
ceny of two shoes tho property of r. W.
Walters, He was arrested by officer Da-
wilson. Officer Lyons testified he SAT-
Wright pick up the shoes CD Saturday
night He and Davidson went ufter him.
One Of them got Wright and the other got
the shoes.
s. w. Walters identified the shoes and
testified that they were valued at % cents
Wright was held in 500 bail for court.
Addison Armstoad colored. was charged
with assault and battery on Jos. Young
The assault was committed June 81, 1925
Since that time he has been living in
Pennsylvania. He was arrested by Ser
geant Black this morning.
SATURDAY NIGHTS SESSION.
About 8 o'clock on Saturday morning
Sergeant Evans was passing by Redmile's
house whom lie heard a.noise. Redmile
came TO tho window and after cursing the
sergeant, pointed the revolver twice In
his face. Rcdmile was at the second.
story window. The sergeant arrested
Redmile yesterday morning at Fourth and
Orange streets. In his pocket was
revolver with five cartridges.
Tho evidence was that Redmile had
created considerable disorder in the
neighborhood. Redmile had Threatened to
throw his sou out of the window. Red
miles daughter ran to tho house OF a
wi ness and asked for help. She was In
her night clothes aud her feet woro bare.
s. j. G Spry who lives noar Redmile, had
iotku Otu VI LLlo Wluu''W WDBu beTH0unL
Evans appeared. He hoard Redinile speak
to the sergeant and later saw Redmile
point tho pistol at him.
Caleb Satterfeld, colored. pleaded guilty
to the charge OF assault and battery on
Mary Faulkner, with whom no lives. Her
testimony was TO the effect that on
Thursday night he went to their room,
and boat her and yesterday morning he
banged her oyer the head with ali umbrella
and kicked her for crying. In his state
ment to the court he claimed that Mary
was tho cause of the trouble. The court
said this was an offence that could not DO
permitted. Satterfeld was fined s2j and
costs.
Officer John Purcell charged Robert
Cunningham with reddling with out IL
cencehe WAS selling pins and needles The
city Is over run with such characters The
large number OF pretty Iarcenes in the city
has been attributed to pins and needle
po1dlers The charge was dismissed, but
he was sent over for ton days on the charge
of drunkenness
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