The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-06


Before Judge 3nil in the City Court
this morning Daniel Harris, Henry DAVIS
and Walter Franklin, coio!ed, were
charged wish the larceny Of a lot Of bsass
rhe property of tho Delaware Hard Fibre
Co npany. Harris and franklin have
wo Eea nhnnT the place and Davis was
seen about the pile of brass on Sunday by
Charles G. Rupert. A piece of brass that
had been taken from tho pile was near the
end of "a building and when Davis saw
him he,ran away.
George Christmas, colored testified he
IL employed by n junk dealer and that
Harris sold some Of he brass. Harris was
paid for the brass and ne could not saw if
there was anyone with hin or rot. His
pl CO is at No. 1l9 West street
Joseph W. Branblo testified that he
Eli cha ,ed the brass from Harris on Satur.
day. He bought Is pounds of brass and
he could not tell who WAS with him.
Harris was held in $2hI bail for court
and the case against the Other two mon
was discharged.
There was serious staGbing ARRAY last
night ut Fourth ami Scott streets at d as q
result Ida A. Alexander and Susan Smith
are at the homeopathic Hospital suffer
log from several serious wounds The
women tell different stories Of the affair
and it appears that Ida and Susan had
and then Ida claims n knife was freely
u cd and in tbs encounter Ida secured the
Knife and began to slash her rival. They
B'h3entGd n terrible appearance when they
ra,ched the hospital Tho women blcd
fr ely from their wounds and the blood
,yered their faces and clothing. 1t was
al tir,t feared that tho wounds were fatal
ones but an examination showed that the
women had cut each other severely about
the neck, face anu body Dr.. Geo. &c Car
mic lael testified that tn, women will not
DO able to come into court for ten days,
The Alexander woman is charged with as.
SAINT with iEten, to commit murder.
Bail was fixed at $500 and the case will
be heard on February lG. Chief Dnlnn
was Informed that he woman was in his
charge and that he should notify the hos
pitnl so that she cannot get away.
Harry llarman, COlorCd, testified that
The women had the row lat night. He
did not see any uso Of the knife. He saw
the quarrciing at Fourth and SCJtt
streets
Pstrolmnn John McAteor testified that
he was at Fifth and DUPONT STREETS last
night when hl heard u woman's c.y and
WHOM he went to Fourth and Scott streets
no found the two women. Both were
bleeding freely and no sent them to the
III j5pitaI
Frank Howard ana William Finley
wore charged with the larceny Of two Buf-
faln robes tho property Of Samuel Alrluh
OF Glasgow George Whtomhu testified
that the robes were taken from wagon
a his stable on Friday evening
On sunday night Howard came to him
and told him that he took he robe to Keep
warm as his father had driven him from
huine' lie look the robe to club and 1t
was thrown out on Sunday morning
Finley let Howard ana another youth
into the club room over Gfilin's cigar
store.
James Kilruy was at sixth and Orange
streets on Sunday morning AMI he and
three Others found Howard and another
you h asleep
Officer Michael Maloncy testified that
Fln.ay admitted being III company with
Howard when the latter took tho robe
They were held in $! 20 bail for tho up.
per court and the casa was sent before the
grand jury tn day.
Thomas Welsh was charged with the
larceny Of s. from Thomas Kelley The
testimony WAS that on Sunday morning
as Kelley was driving on tho Market
street causewny Welsh borrowed 81 from
him There was another man with him
and when ho pulled out his picket book
Welsh grabbed it and then he and his
companion jumped from the wagon
Welsh claimed that after he borrowed the
u he asked Kelley for the loan Of So.
+ he defence Thomas Mckinley testi-
fod Kelley agreed to lonn him nny sum of
money. II" SAW Kelley give Welsh two
one do lIr l IS and then g. dollar bin.
William Harris testified that they
drank milk and whiIkcy and that Kelley
stated he wnnd lean Welsh any amount
of money. He was held in $500 bail for