Evening journal., 1899-07-15
ELEMENTS OF SPITE
John Loebe Charged With
Keeping a Disorderly House.
GROCER DIOKERsoE PRosEoU1Es

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land THEN APPEARS AGAINST
MRS. LOEBE ON A CHARGE OF
ACTING DIsORDERLY - THE
LoEBEs OWE THE GROCER IS
AND HE COULD NOT COLLECT
IT-JoHN's CASE DISMISSED. BUT
HIS WIFE FINED.
A case which had many Of the ele-
ments Of spite work in it was heard
before Judge Ball in Municipal Court
this morning
John Loebe, of No. 300 South Harrl-
son street, was charged with keeping
a disorderly house, the complaining
witness being Grocer Irwin d. Dioker-
son. of Linden and Harrison streets.
Dickerson testified that beer was car
ried into the house and that men and
women went in and out and
created disturbance Vulgar
songs were sung and the neigh
borhood was generally disturbed
Six or seven women witnesses testi-
fed to being kept awake at night by
noises proceeding from the Loebe
house, and of having been annoyed by
their children upon the streets.
In his own defense Loebe called a
number Of witnesses who contradicted
the evidence for the state, and said that
they were not annoyed Loebe's chill
dren made some disturbance on the
street, but otherwise there was no
source Of complaint.
In his own defense Loebe stated that
he was a hard-worl1ing man, employed
at the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
panys shops, where he endeavored TO
make a living for his wife and seven
lchildren. He had been dealing with
Grocer Dickerson and running a book,
but had to stop because his bills we're
too high. He owed Dickerson 81 or
IS, and had not been able TO pay 1t, and
the grocer took every opportunity TO
,defame his character and run him down
lin the community in which he lived.
Had it not been for this, Dickerson
would have been paid.
On June 80 Loebe alleged that George
iDickerson, a brother Of the prosecuting
witness, had caught his Uoebe's) boy
and choked him until he tainted. Loebe
swore out a warrant before Magistrate
Kelley, but It was never served. Ser
geant Bailey testified that he lived neal
/. lLoebe and patroled that district, and
had never heard any disturbance in
lIoebes house, and that he was hard
working man. After hearing the evil
dence Judge Ball dismissed the case
stating that II any disorder existed, II
was upon the street. and not in the
house, and was caused by the children
Upon the dismissal OF this case
, Dickerson appeared as the prosecuting
witness against Mrs. Loebe, who he
charged with acting disorderly upon
- the streets. The same witnesses were
/. heard as the first case and Judge Ball
. Imposed a fine of s. and costs, amount
. ing to something over 80, which Loebe
3. will have to pay out of the small sum
he receives weekly. The impression
prevailed in the court room that the
case was the result Of spite work on
f Dickerson's part because he was not
p paid the amount due him for groceries
4, Fred Lee, colored was charged with
= committing an assault and battery
upon Jesse Tyson. During a street
2 fight Lee threw a brick, which STRUCK
? Tyson on the head and felled him to the
= ground. Fifty dollars and costs and slz
t months at New Castle Jail was the sen
t tence OF the court.
= In the case of Samuel II. Jones
charged with cruelty TO William II
Thompson. aged II years, Judge Bal
dismissed the defendant and committed
= the boy to the care Of Agent Stout. The
3 arrest Of Thompson's father was rec
p commended
= The following cases were also dis
4 posed Of: Frederick Barnico, disorderll
= conduct, recommitted for mental ex
I animation; John zorbosd, disorderl.
r conduct, SO and costs; Henry Gamble
t and Henry Clark, drunk, 81 and costs
each.