Evening journal., 1899-08-23
THE CASE POSTPONED
Moses Evans Upon Examina-
tion Found to Be Sane.
TEN OTHERS DISPOSED o.

POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY,
IN ORDER TO MAKE FURTHER
INVESTIGATION.
Moses Evans, who was arrested on
Monday on the charge Of disorderly
conduct, and who was thought to be
insane, was after examination proved
to be sane, and was fined SO and costs
in Municipal Court this morning.
James Berry and Ada Hinson, both
colored. were fined So and costs for
disorderly conduct.
Thomas ODonnell, charged with
disorderly conduct by Edward Krause,
was fined s. and costs.
George Hurley, for drunkenness,
was fined 81 and costs.
George Williams, drunk, and not
able to take care OF himself, was fined
81 and costs.
John T. Knots. charged with plac-
ing a wagon on the sidewalk, was fined
81 and costs. He had been notified
three or four times not to place wag-
ons on the sidewalk, but he paid no
heed to the warnings, having had sew
eral wagons on the street all of Sun
day.
The case OF Lewis E. English, John
English, George w. Hewett, Joseph
Fogg and John P. Clark, the five New
Jersey truckmen, who violated the
city fire ordinance. about the first of
August by erecting a frame structure
on the property known as the Steven
son wharf, near Front and Church
streets, came up to-day. Building In
spector Cassidy testified that he noti-
fed the men who were erecting the
shed, which was from seventy-fve to
one hundred feet in length. to tear
it down, as they were violating a city
ordinance in building it, They said
they were not aware OF doing so, and
would take it down Immediately.
City Solicitor Cahoon made objec-
tions to Austin Harringtons argu-
ments, whO was counsel for the de-
fendants, and their repartee waxed SC
hot that they both became very angry
and decided to settle the matter out
side, but they recovered their genial
ity before long, and the probability il
that they will not meet.
George Hewett, OF Salem, n. j., tes
titled that for the first two or thre,
years the Jerseymen took their truck
to Third street wharf, but on the cree
tion of a shed at Church street wharf
they unloaded their truck at that
wharf since, which has been for about
nve years. Mr.. Hewett said that those
who used the wharf had been in tn,
habit of building sheds in the seasor
land tearing them down again in the
, Fall. The shed, he also said, was opeI
on the sides, and the boards covering
} them were not nailed on, but simpl,
, placed there temporarily, to afford I
b shelter for their truck from the sun
and that the boards, being about al
3 inch apart, could admit the rain.
Mr.. Caheon said that under the law
of Wilmington a shed could be bull
any place in the city, of hemlock
t pine or spruce, il it was not enclosed
= The case will be continued on Mon
e day morning next. The postponemen
1 is for the purpose OF deciding whethe
r the men had violated the ordinance o
= not.
: Sophia Ruckes, was charged wit
d asaulting Robert Graves, a colore
t man, and attempting to kill him. Tn
prisoner stated that Graves tried t
kill her and her child instead. He ha
locked her up in the house and refuse
}. to get her anything to eat She threat
= ened to poison herself, but on goin
g flor it, discovered that he had taken 4
+ When she demanded it he took a roll
n ing pm and struck at her three time
= Because she got knife to defend hel
e lself he had her arrested. The cas-
n was postponed until tomorrow morr
ling.
Michael Brennan, charged with al
}. sault, was held in 500 bail to appear t.
y morrow morning.
le Mary r. Dutton, charged with a
is saulting John Brennan, was dismisse
" as sufficient evidence could not I
n brought forth.
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