The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-07
TO HOLD
EARLY COURT.
City Court During the Sum
mer Months Will Be
, Held Daily at $50
Instead Of ga. m. \,

this morning that during tho summee
months the sessions Of tho court will bs
hold at $50 instead Of 0 o'clock daily.
has Frederick Stewart, small boz, waived
hearing for court to answer the charge
Of larceny Of a lot OF brasa the property Of
the B. & o. Rsilroad Company. He was
heli In 500 bail.
Harry Oberley was erralgned on tho
charge Of disosderly conduct. Mrs Emily
Ob,rley testified that her husband kesps
Oh spree and Is ugly around home.
Elmer Blckta entered plea OF not guilty
to the charge Of dlsorderly conduct. The
case was continued until tomorrow norn-.
ing.
James Keenan,, Thomas Malloy and
Frederic Service were charged with disor.
DERBY conduct. The ca 70 was partly heard
at the session OF the court yesterday. They.
were charged with having thrown another
boy off his bicycle aud beat him just for
the fun Of 1t. The evidence for the de-
Tense was that it WINS tho Kay gang against
tho Keenan, gang. Sergeant George
Black was called to the stand and said
/ sA"' AheiAuy uuu heouuu uro vWU VI lu0
worst boys In the city. They are con-
stantly assaultins bicyclist'.> The other
boy has been ut work and there has besn
no complaint against him. O1icor Nc
Bride gave similar testimony. The Off.
GERS are obliged to stand for an hour at
st. AIMS Church to keep the gang from
breaking the windows. The court inn
posed a fine of 80 and COSTS
William Greon, colored, was charged
with the larceny of coat, pair Of shoes,
| $3.50 and valuable papers that were in his
pockets. Adam Hahn testified he felt
| asleep ut Font street stable. Whom ha
awoke he found that his shoes and coat
had been removed. Ho saw Green yester-
day and the latter Immediately ran away.
Hahn gave chase and Green was are .ted.
Marshal Pierce deposed 10 saw Greon at
the stable on Wednesday night. He did
not 500 Green with any clothing. The
casa was dismissed Green will DO held as
a wltnos, rs he knows the party that stole
tho articles.
The Wilmington City Electric Company
was charged with ohstructng the Streets
| Of tho city by placing n brace across the
! sidewalk that connected two poles at
Tenth andMarket strocts. J. Frank Curry
| testified that he was thrown down by tho
obstruction on May 49, He stepped over
| one oak rafter and as no started to 60
| ahead ho was tripped by another rafter.
He was thrown to the ground violently
and received several severe bruises about
the body. The next day he called at the
company's Office and notil,d two gentie-
men who were ut the Office. He then not.
! flied tho Building Inspector aud Peter j.
Ford and tho joist: were removed later in
the day. Contractor John Il. Healoy tes-
titled no saw the obstruction. He had
notified the Electric Light Company to re-
move Two poles and then the braces were
placed across the pavement. The OBJ.
struction remained after the fonce lad
been removed The side walk was open
for travel mud the obstruction remained
for two weeks. He and Mr., Ford had In
formed the man from the Electric Light
Company to remove the poles. The man
said, 1--WE have moved those poles before"
Then the braces were placed across the
pavement Peter ]. Ford testified shat
the planks vera about eight inches above
the sidewalk. Harvey J. Wiley, secretary
of the Street and Sewer Department, testi-
fed he received q complaint over the tele-
phone Of tho obstruction. He then tele-
phonod tho Electric Company and re-
ceivod an answer that they would remove
1t. He saw the obstruction across the
pavement and later that 1t had been re.
moved Tho poles at that corner are mark.
cd with the plate OF the Fire Department.
Telegraph Company.
Walter McEvlly deposed that there are
two poles at the corner of Tenth and Mar
ket street. An electric light hangs from
one pole and Is branded "W. G. Electric
Co."
City Auditor Pyle deposed he has COL
lected pole tax and the Wilmington City
Elec rio Company paid ths tax on the pole
Mt the corner OF Tenth and Mark OF stroet.
Superintendent Aydon testified tho Will
mington Csy Electric Light Company
own the poles.
Mr. Ponder asked that the case be dis
missed on the ground that the ipform1-
ton charged the obstruction to DO thore m
June 10. 1t has boon testified that the OBJ
structiOn was removed OH May ~. Mr..
Cahoon said that the information was
filed on July o Ho claimed that tho in-
formation was not faulty. 1t was mis-.
take in the month.
The court said there was no doubt in the
mind of the court about the case. 1t has
been ruled time and time again that time
ia not material in this case. There Ia
no ouestiou about the law. The motion
to dismiss the case was dismissed and the
defense requested<o go on with its case.
CIR. Van Trump testified he is tho en-.
rincer of the deterdent company.
He met Mr.. Hcaloy. Mr.. Ford and Mr..
Rico ut T,uth and Market streets and The
ioists were placed to brace the poles. The
pavement was blocked off ut that time,
He acknowledged TINT he received the
notice from the Street and Sewer Depart. -
m cnt of tho obstruction and had 1t re-
moved.
ITO Mr.. Cahoon-He snid he had not in
yestisa;ed the pavement to see IL the bra
cos could not be placed below instead Of
above tho pavement.
The court imposed fine Of 81 and costs
as provided by tho ordinance. The COM
pany will give bond and have the case cs7-
tiorariod TO the upper court
Mr.. Ponder said II he were as sure OF
Salvation as he wore of being right in this
case he would feel happy.
Tho court-You had bettor BIO moro per-
sistent in your work for salvation.
Anthony Patzowsky was charged with
keeping nuisance in the shape of vio-
ious dog Tho dog bit her on tho hand.
A little boy testified that number OF
boys wero throwing bricks at tho dog
when he was scratched by tho dog
Dog Catcher Kopp testified that uron
investigation he found that the dog had
bitten three people.
The court imposed Ano Of IS and