The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-19


striking was unintentional on his
part. The court imposed fine OF
4 $40 and costs.
Ia Edward Mailman was charged
with unnecessary cruelty to horse
\ and the case went over until Mon
\ day evening.
@~ Daniel Fleming, colored, was
{ charged with permitting horse to
\ roam at large on an open lot. The
case was continued until Tuesday
morning.
q, John Corkran, aged 19years, was
fined s. and costs tor being drunk
iand disorderly.
VI George w. Taylor for acting in
disorderly manner on West street,
was fined so and costs.
Ei The case OF Otto Neese. charged
with assault and battery on two
\ school boys, went over until Mon
day night.
Ia The charge OF ENLIGHTENMENT pre-
! Ierred against Flippo Sabatto was
dismissed. Deputy City Solicitor
Cahoon said that acting upon the
4 decision OF the courts recently, he
wished the case to be dismissed.
Sabatto wasErepresented by Wal
+ ter H. Hayes.
Minnie Hopkins was charged
with disorderly conduct ard with
placing the lives of her two minor
children in jeopardy. Mrs. Rebecca
Sinard testified that she SAY Mrs,
Hopkins on Thursday at her house.
There were two other women and
man at the house drinking beer.
Heykins ordered the man out of the
yard and then Mrs. Hopkins as
saulted her husband with a broom.
=. Her husband is night Waterman
and could not sleep. The Ian.
guage of the parties was indecent.
The prisoner called her a foul
y name. Mrs Hopkins has two small
81 children. One is years and the
other 10 months. The defendant
drinks hhtil she staggers. On
{ Monday last she was washing and
later went away. The baby was
sitting in high chair for an hour
in the yard. The perspiration was
pouring off the baby. The other
child had nothing on but Il slip.
After she returned she beat the
baby. During the cold weather the
baby was left in room from go
until T. 80 without any fire or any
+ attention. 1t was a common oc-
currence for the mother to leave
home for half a day at time.
Mrs lIopkns-Did have ket-
ties Of beer on Thursday:
Mrs SInard-Iou had fourteen
kettles OF beer for counted them.
Mary Tindle lives FIVE doors away
from Mrs. Hopkins and saw her in
3 the street using profane language.
She saw such an occurrence about
month ago. On Thursday she saw
Mrs Hopkins throw stone in her
own door and later the baby cried.
The woman has been in the habit
OF going away for an hour.
Ella Cramer has heard the chill
,dren cry on several occasions dur.
ing the absence Of their mother.
She has heard Mrs. Hopkins curse
the children. A strange man visits
the house.
Mrs. Maggie Tucker lives next
door to Mrs. Hopkins. She saw the
baby in the high chair during her
absence for an hour. 1t is custo-
\ mary tor her to 60 away Tor half a
\ day at time. The language used
by Mrs. Hopkins isyery degrading.
Fights are frequent at the house.
Men visit the house and remain for
half day at time. She did not
consider Mrs. Hopkins a proper
person to take care of the children,
Agent Frank Stout testified that
Mrs Hopkins mother and grand
mother complained on March :. He
warned the woman at the time. 1es-
terday morning when he went to
the house the children were not at
home and the mother was locked up.
In his opinion the case was one
y where the mother was not It proper
person to care for the children. The
man who visits there broke up Il
nome on the West side. That wo-
\ man IS iii laii and the chlIdrcu are
IA in the home for Friendless and Des-
titute children.
4 Witnesses for the defense testifi-
\ ed that John Forrest had boarded
Y al Mrs. Hopkins moi hers house
I and visited Mrs. Hopkins.
i r Mrs. Hopkins took the stand and
denied that she curses and that she
has neglected her children. She
was never drunk, She keeps her
children clean and takes good care
Of them.
The court said that tho woman
had stated enough to convict her.
sell and husband. 1t is surprising
that the neighbors stood such con-
duct on her part 50 long.
I On the question Of glcct the
case was held up and ontnc charge
psssd orderly conduct a fine Of $50
%GaS osts was imposed.
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