Evening journal., 1899-10-02
CASE AGAIN POSTPONED
Absence of a Material Witness
at Hugh Devine's Hearing.
BEaLBY REMEMBERS NOTHING
JUDGE BALL POSTPONED THE
CASE UNTIL TOMORROW, WHEN
IT WILL COME UP FOR FINAL
DISPOSITION-OTHER CASES.

1T WILL COME UP FOR FINAL
DISPOSITION-OTHER CASES.
The case against Hugh Devine,
charged with murderously assaulting
William Begley. was continued by
Judge Ball in City Court to-day until
tomorrow, owing to the absence Of a
witness. Deyine appeared in court
with his counsel, Robert G. Harman,
and was prepared to go on with the
case.
William Begley, the assaulted man,
was the first witness called. He re-
membered absolutely nothing about the
circumstance. except that on the night
of September IS, while he was in the
house at No. S13 Buttonwood street, he
was struck with brick and rendered
unconscious. He was drunk at the time,
and knew nothing after he was struck
until he recovered consciousness at the
Delaware Hospital. Devine was pres
ent at the ButtoRwood street house at
the time the fight occurred.
Mrs. Mary Flanagan. over whom
the trouble seems to have originated,
stated that she lived at No. S13 But
tonwood street, and that on the night
in question, Devine was sitting in the
kitchen talking to her when Begley
came in and wanted to know what
Devine was doing there. He then
walked up to her and struck her in
the face. Mrs. Flanagan at once left
the house and saw nothing Of what
took place later. She noticed three
places on the hallway paper, which
were covered with blood and hairs.
When the name of Helen Flanagan,
Mrs. Flannigan's 1O-year-old daughter,
was called she did not answer. Her
mother stated that she had sent the
child on an errand to her aunts, No.
GIG Madison street, this morning, but
rs che did not return before it was
tine for her (Mrs. Flannigan) to at
tend court she was compelled to go
without her. The child knew she had
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mother did not know why she was not
there. She denied sending her away
purposely to avoid her coming to the
court room.
Officer Pierce was dispatched to No.
GIG Madison street, and also to Mrs.
Flannigan's home, but reported that he
could not find the child at either place
BY consent of Mr. Harman, the case
was postponed until to-morraw, when
the girl will appear.
William Townsend, colored, was ar
raigned on a charge Of disorderly con-
duct, preferred by George Layman, a
conductor in the employ Of the Will
mington, Chester and Philadelphia
Railway Company. Layman stated that
Townsend got on the car near Shellpot
Park on Saturday night and became
very abusive, cursing and swearing in
such a manner as to disturb all the
passengers, of whom there were sixty,
en- the car. At Eighteenth and Market
streets Layman was compelled to put
the negro off the car, as he was so Of
fensive. Townsend grabbed him and
a struggle ensued, which was interrupt
ed by Officer Michael Burns, who
placed Townsend under arrest. In inn
posing sentence this morning Judge
Ball stated that he proposed, as far ar
he could, to make the cars safe, so far
as disorder was concerned, for persons
to ride upon. A fine of $25 and costs
was imposed.
Daniel Mcdonald was charged with
disorderly conduct in a restaurant OF
Front street. He had been sent there
to get something to eat by James Nc
Cormick and got into an alteration
which resulted in him being put out
The case was continued until to-mor
row morning for further investigation
Mrs. Mary Barry, OF No. 512 Eas
Fifth street, was charged with assault
ing Earl Eakin. the little son of Police
man Daniel Eakin. The testimony wa
to the effect that Mrs. Barry caugh
Earl around the neck and, after chok
ing and striking him, threw him int
slop bucket Mrs. Barry denied tn
charges, and said it was the result G
spite work. Judge Ball, however, i'm
posed a fine of $40 and costs.
James Hunter, colored, faced tn
court on a charge of stealing a pair c
shoes from the store of Mrs. Berth
Silverman. Officer Lyons testife
that he had arrested the negro on Sal
urday night on Front street. He ha
just seen Hunter running down tn
street with a bundle under his arr
which he threw over a fence viii
passing. Lyons took up his stand in
dark spot. and in a few minutes Il
man returned and remarked to hin
self Il guess I git dem shoes now