Evening journal., 1900-01-29

UP-ANDREw pEITz HELD FOR
STEALING ovERcoATs-orHER
CASES.
For once in his many experiences
before Judge BAH in city Court viii
liam. alias "Bunnie, Harris. was
adjudged not guilty. and was allowed
to depart unmolested.
Harris was charged with committing
an assault and battery upon Charles
N. Patterson. an employe Of the Della
ware Cotton Mills. On Saturday night
last Patterson carried an eye that
would have dcne credit to a prize
fighter. He stated that on the night
mentioned Harris attacked him In ~
saloon az Twentyesecond and IAmottol
streets and after knocking him down.
had kicked him In the face. Patterson
also testified that for the past week ne
had remained indoors at night. as hel
a gang We're laying for him.
CASE DISMISSED.
In his own behalf Harris claimed
Chat Patterson and another man had
followed him and q iriend from sa-
loon al Twenty-thiid and Market with
the intention Of lighting. O1icer Ma
gee testified that he had met Patterson
and another man talking to Harris and
his friend, and that Patterson started
to pull or his coat, saying that he
could lick" Harris then and there. The
Cdicer threatened TO arrest Patterson
II he attempted to fight. Judge Ball
dismissed the case On the officers tes-
timony.
PAWNED BORROWED COAT.
Andrew ID. Deitz was charged with
the larceny OF two overcoats. and was
held in $500 bail for the upper court.
The first coat purlCined was the prop
orty Of Spencer Foulke. who conducts
a livery stable at Second and Orange
streets and for whom Doitz worked.
7 M. Foulke testified that he had loan
ed fhe garment TO his employe for him
to wear to Asbury M. h. Church, as he
claimed 10 DC q member Oi lllat de-
fnomination.
Instead OF using the coat fer the pur-
pose it was loaned him. Deitz pawned
il at Harris loan Office for 81 and then
that he wanted the money to go to
y Philadelphia with in order TO look after
divorce proceedings that had been
commenced against him. Deitz claim
ed to have made arrangements with
Mr. Foulke to purchase the overcoat
snd pay for II when he got ready
The prisoner pleaded guilty to the
larceny OF a sl4 overccat from Harry
Rccdcr. another employe al the stable,
. The police located Reeder's coat al a
LEGAL rawnshop, where it had been
pledged.
A PATHETIC SCENE.
When the continued case Of Joseph
/, Gallagher, young man, was taken up
this morning a pathetic scene took
place in court. Gallagher was charged
with indecent conduct upon the public
streets, the penalty for which is a fine
Of $50 and costs. The charge against
him was clearly proved, and when he
+ was asked what he had to say the boy s
mother, who is nearly so years Of age
/, arose and addressed the court.
Judge" said she, be merciful on
my boy; he's all ! got 10 support me
and if he goes to jail viii have to go
to the pooT house
The tears we're streaming down the
old woman's face, as she continued
Hes good boy, judge. He works
J. hard and keeps a roof over my head
d He's never been before you before, and
i would not be here new only he got into
G bad company and got to drinking Hg
S never goes out at night and never gets
{. into bad company He'll take the
e pledge for a year and he'll keep IL
y Judge, / know he WILL and you viii
never see him before You again. Please
+ judge, be easy on him and don't senC
D. him to jail and leave me alone"
Judge Balls heart was touched at th'
d pleadings OF the mother, and after in
8 lquiry Of the officers. as TO whether the!
e had seen or had trouble with Gallaghe
e before. held the case up against hin
8 and allowed him 10 take the pledge. III
= has worked for the Diamond stee
a Company for two years, and bears al
Is excellent reputation
10 HAD HIMSELF ARRESTED.
George Wilson, a colored boy, aged /
Is years, walked into the police statiol
Ie yesterday afternoon bearing a note ad
n dressed to the department given him b
h his employer, Mayor John c. Fahey
lr Upon reading the message Police Car
Id tain Black found il to be a request fror
or the mayor to lcck the lad up. as b
had stolen $12 from the cigar stand i
?" his drug store. George was escorte
le behind the bars by Turnkey Nealy, an
d. was arraigned before Judge Ball hi
morning. AS the lad is but 13 years {
age the court continued the case unit
>, tonight for final disposition.
~ John Wallace, cclored was charge
~ with assaulting his common-law wifi
" Lizzie Davis, on Saturday night Liz
d stated that John came home and wan
el ed IS. and when she refused he struC
n her with chair and afterwards hit h'
u in the face several times. Wallace sal
De he was drunk and did not know VIII;
s. he was doing. The court imposed
fne Of S25 and costs.
James Riley. an ancient color,
darky Of the chicken and the coor
or kind, was arraigned on the charge
~ stealing four chickens. James conten
n ed that he got the fowls in Warner
cd coal yard, where he had been sent a
ter them by a "yallow" man, 10 who