The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-01-29
CASES In
I. CITY COURT.
A Mothers Pathetic Plea
Saves Her Boy
I From Jail.

Captain Black was given general SUR
prise yesterday when George Wilson. COLI
ored. u Is year old lad, handed him letter
requesting the Captain 10 place the bsarer
behind the bars. The letter was written
BY Mayor Fahey by whom Wilson had
been employed as Office boy. For somo
time past the Mayor has boon missing
money and on Saturday night $40 took
notion 10 disappear Wilson was accused
and the money wins returned. The Mayor
th0n wrote the letter aud sent tho lad to
the City Hall.
Flo was greatly surprised when Captain
Black instructed Turnkey Neelev to
search him and place him behind the bars.
In the City Court this morning he was
charged with tho larceny of s12 and the
case went over until This evening.
At the session of the court this morning
Andrew Dslsz was charged with the lnr-
ceny Of an overcoat belonging to Spencer
Foulk He testified that hs LOANED thu
coat to Deitz and he .pawnsd 1t instead of
keeping it to attend church. He had been
working for Foulk for SIX weeks. After
the coat had been pawned by Dei'z he did
not come back to work. There was no
understanding between them about tho
coat
Henry Harris testified that DeItz pawn
ed the overcont at his mothers pawnshop.
He was given 81 to go TO PHILADELPHIA.
where he had little divorce suit.
For the defense number of witnesses
were called but their testimony covered
statements made BY Doiz
He was then charged with the larceny OF
an oyercOat tho proper v OF Harry Recder.
lie testified that his ovcrcont was taken
on Saturday from Fou!ks stable Mt Soc
ond and Orange streets. 1t disappeared
from the room where bo slept Deiiz came
In at 9 O'Clock and went out at II o'clock.
He was the only one in the room,
Deilz pleaded guilty to taking tho coat.
He was held In s40J bail for court.
John Wallace, coloroI, was charged with
assault aud battery on Lizzia Davis. Her
evidence was that he went home on Satur.
day night and struck her twice with his
fls! anu then gave her two love taps with
a chair. The assault was committed at
No. Miller's Court, He was sentenced to
pay fine OF sa5 and costs.
William Harris was charged with as
sauting Charles NJ. Patterson. The testi-
mony was that Harris struck him on SAT-
urday night. knocked him and kicked him.
saloon and kicked him iu the eve and
back Of the head. He Is a stranger here
and is employed In tho Arlington Manu-
featuring Mills.
Owing to threats he heard from Harris
he stayed in the house in tho evenings all
last week. There was trouble between
them the previous Saturday night For
tho defense Leo Jordan testified he snw
Patterson follow Halri, and saw Patter.
son strike the latter as ho stood at the bar
In McElwce's saloon at Twenty Second
and LaMotlo streets. Then he saw Harris
knock him down and kick him. .Patter.
son had previously invited Harris to the
back yard
Robert Stewart testified that he was in
company with Harris on Saturday night.
AS they went 10 AlcElwee's saloon th0y
were followed by Patterson who wanted
to fight Harris. In the saloon Patterson
pulled off his coat aud struck Harris.
Ollicer Magee testified that he saw the
other men following Harris and tina Pat-
terson wan ed 10 fight. He ordered Pat
terson and his companion to go home.
Patterson accused Hrrris of lying for him
around tho Arlington Mills ga,e,.
The case was dismissed.
Joseph Gallagher was charged with in.
decent conduct at Third and Washington
streets on Saturday.
His mother made m earnest appeal for
her boy who was her only support He Is
a steaay worker and causes no trouble to
any one The case was hold up au d Gal
lagher took tho Dlelpe