The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-22
LODGING
HOUSE RAID.

In tins CITY COirt THIS morning Dame
Fiemlng cOlored. was charged by Dog
Catcher kDpp with permit ing II hOrs, to
run at Large on a lot. The testimony was
that on last Friday hisu tsntion was call
ed to a horse on a lot H. did not know
who owned the horse He saw half
dozen of children take tho horse of tho
lot.
Officer Burohinal gavo similar testi-
m0uv
Mr.. Griffith testified that she saw the
horse on the lot. She could not say that
the horse belonged to Fleming.
!'or the defense George Elliott who rep
resented Fleming asked that the case be
dismissed Us he horse had not been proven
III 1t it was the property OF Fleming.
The court said thot it is very hard to
got he name of the owner. The testimony
is not positive or direct and therefore the
case IS dismissed.
Henry Queen, coiored, was charged with
assault and battery on Mary johnson. The
estinonv was that on Sunday afternoon
they had been taking a walk and that
when they had reached their house on
Head street he struck her.. She had been
visiting and ho told her that he sp,nt the
money hat she expected TO get from him
to nay her fare home.
Queen took the stand and testified that
they had words about him going away,
Ale tDNU- were
Edith Grant was fined $50 and costs for
keeping house of il!-fdme
Richard Harris, colored, was charged
with carrying a concoa!el deadly weapon.
He WAS held in 500 bail for court.
Mary Robinson was charged with keep
ing house of ill fame and Il uisorlerly
hou.r,
Jacob kroener testified that he lives at
No. 2lj Tatnall streel, next door to the
INfnpI,,t ht,r hn CT h.,
ha, been annoyed at night time by tho
cursing ami swearing in her house. He
hears tho rapplug at the door at all hours
of the night. The deteudnnt is IN inyet-
crate swcarer. To Robert Z. Fraim wit
ness stated that on Sunday night u
drunken man came to the house and the
woman ordered him away. Then he
heard II bow struck,
Mrs johanna Campbell testified she
lives at No. 223 IatnaIl street but knew
nothing about the house. She mas seon
the girls sitting on tho stops, she has
heard no LOUD noises. Tie girls wore low
neck dresses
sergeant Daniel kellcher testified that
be - the sergeant OF the district. He
| knew nothing Of his own personal know =
ledge ab nut disorder Mt the house
Officer John Fox Is Gu that district and
| never heard any disorder at the house.
For the defense Rabecca Painter testiii-
cd she rents fur iished room at the
| house. She has never heard Mrs. Robin
son swear. she hus never soon any other
| man than the one who lives there. The
| man who came there on sunday was her
| cousin lie refused to 90 away and as.
saultsd her. Mrs. Robinson then came
! down and ordered him away and he struck
| her. She came hero from ChiECUteague
| island anu nor hus taud supplies her with
| money,
Josephine Watson testified she is n sis
| ter OF the witness. Sno Is on Il visit to
her sister. she heard her sister repea.eu
| ~ order her cousin from the house, She
has never seen strange men at tho house.
| Mrs. Mary kobinSiu testiil ii that the
man came to her h5use on Sunday night
| She got ont of bed and came down stairs
and ordered the man out OF the house He
cursed her and no slapped her in the face.
! she dehles that she keeps house OF is
sgnatiun, She keeps dodgers by the week
She has had three men lodging at tbs
house from Mill!nglown, sid where sht
came from and the other mon were there
| to do work.
Peter Lirsl>iu was charged with playing
ball in the street on SUNDAY afternoon
He was arrested by Oilicor McGilion. !
was the big boys who were playing th'
bail. The costs were imposed The cour
| said that rOrrOw was genuine that thor
were no lots on which the buys coult
| play. 1t has 80 come now that that tn,
boys ARE not allowed to play on tho lot!
and dare not play on tho streets.
At the session of the Court last nigh
| Edward Halloran was fined $40 and cost
for cruelty Of Il ho,se.
OTTO Neiss wa, hAeu $50 and costs 70
assault and battery.
| Charles Anderson was held in 500 bal
for hi, appearance ut ths upper court vi
the charge OF larceny Of an umbrella
Three small boys were charged will
d,sordcrly conduct but were dismissed.