The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-19
| ALLEGED
LARCENY.
Hotel Keeper and Another
Man Held For Court
on the Charge OF
Taking SOS. !

freely. Some OF them drink too much and
consequently the police ore kept busy max
| Ing arrests Friends become enemies and
the city court usually settles the case be-
tween the parties. Tho session Of the city
court of late has been long cnes on account
| OF the large number Of cases before II. The
session OF the court today was no excep.
! tion. On Clerk Adams desk this morn
| Ing wero cases Of liquid refresh ments cap
| tured in a raid by Sergeant Lucas and
| squad yesterday.
Isaac jackson. colored. was charged with
selling Intoxicating liquors without hsv-
| ing license. He entered u pioa OF guilty
and WINS flnod $40 and costs. He had sold
| liquor TO three persons and Mr.. Cahoon
stated jackson had run away from Ches-
| ter for the same business. jackson had
been doing business at No. 7l2 Curtlstt
| street. Two cases OF, bottled bOer and u
denijohh wsrs captured at the house. "a
Alexander DickersOn and Edward Critic.
colored, were charged with assault and
| battery on an Italian named Sullivan
| Doininick. He testified that last night az
he was going along the B. 4, o. railroad
near tho Delaware avenue statiun he war
| struck with stones thrown by the colored
men. Officer Mcbride dsposed that he
saw OckersOn about 7.3O O'clock running
away from the Italian. He saw the marx
on Domintck's arm and blood on his shirt.
Dickerson was fined rs and costs and tho
cuse against the other man was dismissed,
James Lefland and Edward Irwin were
charged by Officer Sherry with logging.
They were fined g. and costs.
Officer Burns charged John Smi h with
trespass. His testimony was that hu was
In q yard at Twentieth and Mar st streets.
He was rated at IS and costs.
Tho case OF Patrick de Nash was con-
tinued for a week In order that Il settle
n,ent between him and his wife may b.
made.
The case Of Harry Green, colored, was
continued.
j.. }. Gallagher anu William Donovan
were held in $500 bull each for their ap-
pearance at the upper court to answer The
charge OF larceny OF sos, tho property of
Frank Mcksown Of Hockessin. Gallagher
was also held In 500 bal! 20 answer the
charge Of selling liquor at the City Hotel
OH sunday. Mckeown alleges that he
went 10 the hotel yesterday and got two
drinks. Aft,r that no knew NO, hing un.
til he awoke in tho Office AMI 500 was gone.
Donovan is alleged to have been in com.
pany with Mckeown while no was asleep
McKeown reported his loss to tho police
and Gallagher and Donovan were arrested.
Mckeown was held in $20) bull u wit.
ness.
Samuel Welsh, colored, pleaded not
guilty to he charge of d!sOruerly 0nduct
William Kelley testified that his plate
gil 81 window ut Eli. h,h and French streets
was broken on Wednesday night last.
Samuel Guyer dero 'ed he heard n crash
of glass and upon looking out his window
no saw two colored men and women.
John Iillnlan, cOlored tasi fied he sa"-
n tussle at the corner of Eighth and Fren b
streets and Welsh was showed through
the window.
Cordolia Bass, colorcd, was in the party
when the window was broken. A girl
threw Welsh against the window and
broke it. She has not seen the girl since
that time. The Case WINS dismissed and
the court told Welsh to ba careful not to
go with so large a girl the next lime
Charles H. Comogys was charged with
assault and battery on John p. Griffith,
Jr. This was cross action rs Griffith
was fined last week for assaulting
Comegys' son. The case was dismissed.
At the session of tho court on Saturday
night Ellen David on, alias Hone, WAS
held in 1900 bail for court to an .wcr the
charge OF larceny of d bicycle. She told
Officer Schell that she took tho wheel in
order to get money to buy something TO
cat. She also made II confession to tho
officers who arrested her and it was M In.
teresting one but the officers wee not
placed on the stand.
Five colored boys were fined S2 and costs
cnch on tho charge at disorderly conduct.
They are pnrt Of gang, ihpt has annoyed
the people at Fourth andOu Pont Streets
They jump On the electric railway cars
and nrein danger of being seriously hurt.
Reception. t.
The members of the North Bap.
fist Church rendered a reception to
Rev. M. Heath and wife, on Friday
evening, June 10th. A large num-
Der of invited guests were present,
and at the close of the exercises
the following resolution was offered
by Rev. X. B. Cook, d. d., seconded
by Washington Jones, Esq, and
others, and adopted unanimously by
a rising vote:
Whereas, The North Baptist
Church has given this reception TO
our brother Rev. M. Heath, in view
of his work in the past in promoting
the interests of that church, both
temporal and spiritual
Resolved, That we, the represent
tatives present of the Baptist
! Churches of this city unite with the
North Church in honoring our broth.
Ell and hereby express our appre-
citation of his services for the Whole
denomination here, noble. selt-sac-
rificing and lasting as they are.
and express our best wishes for his
| prolonged life and usefulness and
| also extend to Mrs. Heath, his eff
| cicnt helpmate, our kirdestregards]