Evening journal., 1900-08-08
JOHNSON HELD:
LEACH DISMISSED
Alleged ASSaiIantS OfStephen
Jackson Arraigned
SCHULTZ CASE CONTINUED
His Intended Victim Unable to APP
pear and the Case Was
Carried Over
SCHULTZ CASE CONTINUED

In City Court this morning Henry
Johnson, colored, was held in $4,000
bail to await the action OF the grand
Inquest on a charge of assault with in
tent to murder Stephen S. Jackson, a.
brakeman on the P, W. & b. railroad.
johnson was arraigned on the charge
In company with Henry Leach, another
colored man, who, since his arrest on
Monday afternoon, vigorously protest.
ed his innocence. The shooting oc-
CURED in the West Yard about noon on
Monday, and after a long chase john
son and Leach were caught by railroad
employees and turned over to the au-
thorities.
LEACH WAS INNOCENT.
At this mornings hearing Merritt T.
Hastings, conductor of the freight train
from which the three negroes were
elected, Stephen S. Jackson, the brake
man, who was shot, and several other
railroad men testified to the facts con-
nected with the shooting. All idenu-
| fed Johnson as one of the men WHO
fired a shot, a fact which the prisoner
admitted. Hastings and Jack
son each positively stated that Leach
was not one Of the men who was put
off the train, and Johnson, the other de-
fendant, said that he (Leach) was not
with him at the time the shots We're
fred.
Il was intimated that Leach had in
some manner changed his clothing
while locked up in the police station.
but State Detective Walter Witsil dis
PEELED this idea by testifying that
! I anpb rrrrrn tbn emma aonf
at present as he did at the time of the
arrest.
Leach in his own defense. admitted
that he had run away from the scene
of the shooting. but added. addressing
the court: Deed boss, l don't know
nothin' about it. / was scared, l was
when / saw de crowd after dem fellows
and / jest run as hard as I could" In
view of the evidence introduced Leach
was dismissed. Mr.. Jackson's injurie.
are slight. He is suffering with a bull
let wound in the heshy part of the
right arm below the elbow.
HELD FOR FURTHER HEARING.
Joseph Schultz was charged with at
tempting to criminally assault Mrs
| Victoria Bartoc, Of No Minor
court
. Schultz boarded with the Bartoc fam
4 ily. Mr. BartOc is employed at night
and his wife alleges that Schultz wen
to her room on Monday evening an,
chOked her. She ran out into the yard
the boarder following her. She raj
into the yard next door and RENAME,
there until Schultz was arrested. Tn,
woman in a serious condition as
result of the excitement, and she coul,
4 not appear against the prisoner in tn
City Court this morning, DR.. Verne
testifying that it would be some tim
before she was able to be out Tn
case was continued until August Is
and Schultz held in $1,000 bail for hi
appearance at that time.
Mrs. Mary DOlan again appeared be
fore the court, being charged witt
disorderly conduct. The complainin
witness was Mrs. Mary Kirkwood, VIII
testified that Mrs. DOlan was cOntin
ually swearing at her and using vii
names. Several other neighbors CAV
y similar evidence. A fine OF $40 an
costs was imposed
The case of Charles Hood. cOlored
charged with selling liquor on Sunda
in London Grove, Pa. was disposed @
this morning by the court, holding tn
defendant in $500 bail to await actio
on the part of the Pennsylvania au
thorties
OTHER CASES HEARD.
John Thomson. charged with tres
e pass On the property of the p, W. 1
, b. Railroad Company, was fined So an
u costs
l. Charles Wood and James Anderson
{ cOlored, were charged with disorderl
conduct. Anderson was dismissed an
Wood fined 81 and costs.
: The case of James Primrose. charge
with obtaining goods by false pre-
: lenses from Rebecca Stewart, was con
tinued until tomorrow. The case O
George Joffcries, accused Of the larcen
of So in money from Jesse Boyd, wa
carried over until Friday.
For assaulting Ida Stanton. coloreC
iiedford Smith. of No. 122 Marke
street, was fined s. and costs. jaime
Wiley. colured, was dismissed on
charge Of assaultng Viola johnson
also colored.
For being drunk. Nicholas Murph
and John Perry were each fined 81 an
costs.