The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-25
CHESTNUTS
WERE. STOLEN
Small Boys Charged With
Larceny in the City
Court.


Stewart, Samuel Hartman and Thomas
Conrad were fined 81 and costs ench for
being drunk. Patrick o. Brien was rated
at IS and costs for being drunk.
Officer Jakobowski charged Harry Mil
Ter with Cursing and using bad language
OF the street. Frances Oskoski testified
that she was standing on Maryland avenue
last evening when Miller used very bad
language in hor presence. A fine of $40
and costs was imposed.
Christian Bahs pleaded not guilty to tho
charge Of trespn's. Ellen Henry testified
that 1t was Bahs' wife she sworo out the
warrant for aud the case was dismissed.
Emma Bahs was thon charged with the
Offerse. Ellen Henry testified she snw
the defendant pass by with lot of cab
and accompanied by her children were
breaking off the cabbage in her garden.
She had gone from garden to garden.
This occurred on last Friday. For the de-
fense Bahs stated that they saw the alb
tage and believed that the Free Gardens
were free. he had no idea that there was
any title to the goods. A fine of Is and
costs was imposed.
Lewis Williams, colorod entered plea
Of not guilty to the charge ofshssault on
Carrie Laws and the case went over until
tomorrow morning.
Four small boys ranging from 8
to 10 years Of age were charged with the
larceny of lot Of chestnuts They vera
James .Milbourne, Leonard Fisher, Will
liam Hickman and Frank O'Rourke. John
W. Dean testified that on Saturday last
bag containing twenty quarts of chest
nuts were taken from his wagon. Harvey
Carter aged 10 years, testified that he was
ct Fifth and King street on Saturday last
but saw no chestnuts taken. He saw the
boys In the neighborhood of Deans wag.
on. Mrs. Fannie Hall saw some of the
boys and paid quarter for a bag of chest
nuts containing about quarts. The only
one she identified was Fisher. The boy
that sold them to her said he got the
chestnuts at Blue Ball. Mrs. Reese Zim-
norman testified she saw thrce boys on
Sixth street on Saturday about 1890
O clock. She was informed by iittlegirl
that the cbestnuts had disappeared from
Deans wagon. Officer Thomas Murphy
testified that he recovered part of the
chestnuts He heard n conversation be-
tweenO Rourke and Milbourne O'Rourko
claimed Hickman stole the chestuuts and
Millbour ne said it was O'Rnurke. Cop
tain Kane testified that ORourke was
brought in and later Melbourne wac
brought in. O'Rourke said that Rick-
man gave the chestnuts to him. Officer
McGillon arrested Hickman and he said
that he did not steal the chostnuts. Dep
utv City Solicitor Cahoon called the at
tention of the court to the fact that tho
boys have been in court on former occa-
si,ns O'Rourke, Hickman and Winfield
Starr were then charged with the larceny
Of % worth Of candy. the property of Potter
Chnga rho. He has stand OF Third and
King streets.
james Martin testified he is 10 years of
age and that he knew the three boys. He
saw Hickman ut his house on Sunday
afternoon with Ratchet and n hatful of
cnndy. Hickman told him that he busted
in "a stand at Third and King and got
whole lot of candy" Starr had no candy
and walked on.
Officer MoGillon arrestedtwo OF the boys
Hickman told him thatStarr andO Rourke
broke omen the stand. Starr stated that it
was o. Rourke who broke the lock- little
lad at his house had his pockets full Of
candy received from Hickman.
Officer Eakim learned that the place
had boon broken into on Sunday evening
He saw q crowd of boys run awny from
tho place. Martin had stated to him and
Driver Purcell that he watched the police
while they done the job. They got the
hatchet In new house at Thirteenth aud
Market street O'Rourke said it was a
coorcd lad that broke into the stand.
=Hickmnn's father said that be was will
ing to pay for his boy in some place of re-
tention.
The cases OF Hickman, Mlbourns and
ORonrks were continued until to- NOR
row morning. Agent Stout will consid.
or the cases in that time. Starr and Fish.
or were allowed to go on probation.
The Fisher boy will be sent to his uncle
in Philadelphia. Starr and Fisher Ind
never been in court before on such charge.
William Hayes testified thai whip was
stolen from his carriage at Twenty Second
and Market street on last Saturday night
Peter Hecker testified that he saw tho
two men together with an old whip and
later saw Mckinley with now whip.
The case went over until tomorrow
morning.
Mrs. Ida J. b fold was charged with
disordcrly conduct. Mrs Mary Miller
testified that on Friday last Mrs. Belfeld
used bad language towards her. Nrs
3elfleld was represented by Harry r. JOS
lyn. Bad feeling has cxls ed between til
families for years.
To Mr.. Jo5lyn she denied that sho lean.
cd over tho fence and threw pan OF water
into Mrs Belfed's Kitchen.
Estella Graham was up'tnirs on
Thursday and heard Mrs BcIncld
Belfield cursing Mrs. Millor, she saw tho
Behold boy hit tho Miller boy with half
brick. OF Friday she hoard Mira. Bel.
field use bad language towards Mrs, Mill
ler's children. and tow ards the witnesses
Clarence Graham saw and heard the
whole trouble and heard Ms. Belfeld say
1t served the boy right to be struck with q
brick For the defense Mrs. Belfield iestl-
fled that ON Thursday night she heard
a terrible noise out front and saw crowd
of children. Then she watched Mrs. Mill
ler moving. Then sho saw row between
her child and Mrs. Mllers child. She de.
MED that she swore at Mrs. Miller and
did not say it was good thing that Mrs.
Miler's boy was struck. She denied that
on Friday she was lying on her lounge on
Friday and inside door was open. She
heard Mrs Miller use bad language and
when 'she won't to tho screen door
to call her little boy and saw
Mrs. Miller lean over the fence and
thraw pail of water and dirt and threw
it against tho kitchen door.
To Mr.. Cahoon she denied she called
the names to the Graham girl and that 1t
was the Graham girl TINT called her the