Evening journal., 1900-03-21
PROMINENT MEN
IN CITY COURT
Arraigoed for Violating Snow
Ordinance J. H. Hofeckers
Rebuke to Police Department
WOMAN ON a RAMPAGE

MARY cowAN, WITNESS IN EYRE
MURDER CASE. PROCEEDED TO
DEMoLIsH THE INTERIOR OF A
HOUSE ON TATNALL STREET
EARLY THIS MoRNING-oTHER
CASES.
In Municipal Court this morning
several prominent residents Of the city
were arraigned ON the charge Of yiolat-
ing the snow ordinance.
j. H. Honecker was arraigned and
explained that he was In New York at
tho time OF the snow, consequently
could net attend 10 having the pave
ment OF q vacant house at Fifth and
DUPONT streets. cleaned A fine of s.
and costs was imposed.
Mr.. Hohecker then addressed the
court and In strong terms scored the
Police Department for allowing snow
10 remain on city property and cross
ings, while property holders were COM
PEELED TO pay fines for the same Of
fense.
Judge BAH referred Mr.. Honecker to
the department suggesting that he
make formal complaint
Other cases OF the same nature were
disposed OF with a iino OF 81 and costs
each, as follows. Robert Reynolds.
property at Ninth and Broome Streets
Kate 70. Stewart, Fifth and Maryland
avenues; Daniel w. Taylor lot on
Brccme stree. between Fifth and
Sixth streets George r. Townsend,
agent for property at Fourth and
Searles Streets William c. Guthrie.
lot on Poplar street between Seventh
and Eighth streets; Charlie Lung. 2Og
West Tenth street. and Edward AM
drews.
William J. Fisher. agent for q prop
erty at Twelfth and Elizabeth streets.
who was arraignod On the same charge,
was dismissed, as t was found that the
house was tenanted by Manuel Blake
Howard r. Wallace was also arraien-
ed but dismissed. his house being out
side Of the city limits.
Mary Cewan was charged with as
sault nt q house on Tamall street at
an carly hour this morning. May
4 Evans, mistress Of the house. was the
plaintiff in the case. She stated THAT at
il.8o O'clock last night she went to the
depot, intending to take q train for
] Philadelphia. She had made some
miscalculati0n in the time, however.
and finding that she had missed the
train returned 10 the house. There she
/ found Mary, who was in an upstairs
/ back room. doing her best to demolish
the furniture by throwing it in all di-
rccti0ns. She demonstrated with her.
I whereupOn Mary turned upon her and
peat her about the face and head.
Mary also grabbed her opponents hair.
SO which she clung tenaciously until
other women In the house separated
them. An officer was then called and
Mary taken into custody.
Sadie Neal also testified against the
| defendant saying that Mary had enter
/ ed her room and had thrown her or
naments about promiscuously. She
finally elected her but not before the
Cowan woman had planted several
singing blows on her face. She was
/ then Obliged to lock herself In her
room for safety. The prisoner was
fined $40 and costs. She Is the star
witness In the case OF the Pierce bro
Tiers, charged with numbering George
B. Eyre.
Hattie Johnson. the 9-year-old color
ed child that was found ON the streets
az a late hour last night by Officer
Gilling, was transferred TO her grand
mother, with whom she lives. The
| grandmother stated that four years
ago the child's mother came to her
home, whore she had a spell of sick
ness. Two years later she left and has
neither been seen nor heard OF in this
city since. She, the grandmother, is
compelled to work for a living, which
leaves no one home with Hattie. She
was progressing rapidly at school, but
I recently displayed a mania for running
| away She was given over TO her
n grandnarent