The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-21
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OF KNIFE.
A Co1ored Man Goes 10
Jail For Cutting q Wo=
man In the Back.

started Tor the scene. At Filth
street he met Officer Simon Moran
with Edw ard Pierce under arrest.
Edward is ~, stands about > eet
and weighs about 10. go on.
Sergeant. said Moran, There is
trouble down the street. ~ Sure
enough there vas trouble, for Officer
GiilIng was unable 10 manage John
joyce. John has been in the clutches
OF the law since he was Il small lad.
He was given chance after CHARGE
until he was too old TO be sent 10
the Ferris Industrial School. That
was mistake 80 far as regards
the boy and the public. He had
been shrinking on Saturday night
and in company with Pierce met
Jester Shcw brooks at Fourth and
Walnut streets. The district OIL
GERS were notified and they found
them in a pool room al No. II East
Fourth street. Joyce refused to ac-
company the officer and there was
general tussle. Sergeant Lucas
helped Officer Gilling With Joyce 10
Fifth and Market and then Officer
Moran Joined the other two and
Joyce was finally landed in the city
hall. When arraigned in the city
. court this morning Joyce pleaded
guilty and Pierce not guilty. Jester
Shew brooks testified as he wasgong
home on Saturday night at eleven
{ O'Clock, at Fourth and Walnut
streets, Joyce struck him on the
mouth and knocked him up again st
the building. Joyce struck him
in the mouth three times. Edward
Read OF Chester, testified that he
was with Shew ooks Gu Saturday
night. Joyce cried rubber, and
he answered back "strctch it. "
Pierce chased him but did not sue
coed IN catching him. Joseph Hall
testified he saw Joyce assault
Shew brooks. John Hogan testified
he saw the assault. lc saw Pierce
strike Shew brooks when his head
was turned around Before the
fight took place Pierce used very
bad language and cursed woman
when ordered to go away. Officer
GillIng testified hat joyce gave him
trouble on Saturday night and tore
his necktie and collar. At all
hours of the night those boys are
on the street. The court imposed
a fine OF $50 and costs.
William Page and Mary Moore,
colored, we're arrested on Market
street. this morning for lighting.
Officer Eakin testified that the t"o
are constantly fighting on the
street. a fine OF s. and costs was
imposed.
Andrew Williams. colored, was
charged with assault and battery
OH Llwood Segars. colorcd. Or.
Negcndank testified that Ssgars is
at the homeopathic Hospitals The
man is cut seriously about the lace
in three places. There is no dan.
ger OF death at present from the
wounds. The case went over until
Saturday morning, Ban was liked
a. $1,000
Charles Taylor. colored, was
charged with assault and battery
on Sarah Ward. Dr.. Ncgcndank
testified that the woman received Il
sigh stab wound in the lett chest.
Had the wound been a little deeper
it would have pierced the lung.
Sarah Ward. the in lurcd woman,
testIiicdthat early yesterday morn
ing while in Anderson : court she
met Taylor and he grabbed her and
stabbed her in the back. Several
witnesses testified that they saw
Ia, l"r grab the woman by the arm
and one o! them saw the kniIc in
Taylor hand after she had been
stabbed.
Taylor said that the woman quar-
rcicd with him at Firth and TatnaIl
streets. They had been lovers, but
he has ceased t" pay attentions 10
her. She struck him in the mouth
and he stabbed her, The Court
Baid It wa~ forum ate lie was not in
court on tie Oh large Of murder. lie
wa, sentenced TO pay line OF 500
and be Imprisoned Tor SIN mouths.
Harry Hogan and George Callem,
rolorcl, were fined - and cost, io1
beng drunk and disordcriy on
Front street.
How ard IcbIcy and lanes NJ.
Doyle were fined S. and costs for
being drunk and acting in disor-
DERBY manner at Eighth and Mar
ket streets.
Vim. Hines, lIeny George and
Harry Freeman, coIorcd, were pick
ed mp yesterday as being suspicious
characters. They were given d
chance to 20.
When the case ri Samuel Fisher,
co.ored, Wa- called. sylvester Nor
ris was called to the at,nd, He
could throw no light ON the case.
a line OF SO and costs was lmpus-
ed.
benjamin Porter was charged
with dIsorderly conduct. The case
went over until this evening.
Abrlm Schwartz was charged
by his father with disorderly con-
duct The boy was ARE stcd yes
tcrday morning and kept confined.
The case will come up tonight.
His father is the complainant
Numerous complaints have been
lodged with the police recently Of
boys breaking OIL flowers and
trampjng flower beds at night time
Residents of Delaware avenue,
Pennsylvania avenue, Rodney and
Broomc streets, have suffered con-
sidcrahly by the depredatlons OF a
gang oil boys On Friday night
officer Bowman arrested Oliver
Hartmann rs he emerged from the
front yard OF the house No liOl
Pennsvlyanl avenue, having in his