The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-17
CASES IN !.
CITY COURT !

''ASN A$PNhy
took his seat on the bench Of the
Municipal Court this morning,
thirteen prisoners were in attend
ance aud the cases ranged from the
common every ay.go.as-you.please
drunk to the Jesse James frontier
highway robbery style.
George Anderson, eolored, could
not see straight last night and
walked in such an unsteady style
that Officer Fox picked him up.
George has just completed a SEN
tence OF six months in New Castle
Jail for robbiug a house at Newark
and that time has been following
a threshing machine. He succeed
ed in faising enough coin To come
here and buy up sufficient liquor
with which 10 get drunk He was
rated at 81 and costs.
John Farrell, colored, was the
prosecuting witness against Sed'la
Pennington. She refused to leave
his house on East Front street. He
then called an officer and she was
locked up.
Officer Brown heard the racket
and upon going 10 the scene found
Farrell and the girl in tussle on
the steps. She claimed that No.
| 40o East Front was rented by her
but the lease stood 10 Farrell's
name. She claimed that Farrell
! brutally assaulted her. For the
| defense John G. Hall testified that
the girl was quiet until Farrell as.
saulted her.
Mrs. Catherine Johnson knew
nothing Of the disorder except she
saw the arrest The case was dis
missed.
John Smith, Daniel Smith and
Frank Franklin, three bows aged
about Il years. were charged with
acting 10 disorderly manner. The
case went over until Monday MORN
ing.
Theodore Collins was charged
with the larceny OF coat pair OF
pants. the property OF Frank Muir
ply. The men boarded at No. 229
Shipley street, and three weeks ago
Collins went away aud so did the
clothing They were recovered at
Market street pawn shop.
lester Shew brooks roomed with
Collins and saw him as he left with
bundle.
| Henry Harris testified that he
took the goods in pawn Tor Collins
aud give him -. Collins denied that
he took The articles or that he ever
pawned them. Collins was dis
missed.
| Joseph II. Suavelev was charged
with selling liquor on Sunday and
the case went over until Tuesday
morning,
Dennis Vaughn was charged
with highway robbery. George I.
Harrison testified that he had been
drinking yesterday and when he
was about to 60 to sleep he told
Waugh if he wanted any monev he
could put his hand in his pocket
and he p himself.
Thomas Wilkins saw the men at
Front and King streets about s.
O'Clock. Hart ison was very drunk.
leaning against a rall and saw
Vaughn put his hand in Harrison 8
pockets and take money.
Wesley Gordon, colored, saw the
man and was present when Vaughn
drew the money from Harrison 8
pocket. Harrison was so drunk he
wac unable 10 take care OF himself,
The case was dismissed. At
this stage the charge of drunken.
ness was preferred ag ainst Vaughn
and Harrison ard they were fined
s3 and costs.
Mrs Jennie Patterson OF No. Sill
West Fifth street charged County
Constable Lucius C. Jones with as
sault and battery. She testified in
the yard Of her house she was as
saulted. On the day in question
Jones and Constable Buckley came
to the house and Jones said she had
TO get ready and go to Jail for OBJ.
tanning goods under false prctenses,
He showed her no warrant and
then grapped her by the arm. At
ter he got into the parlor he sat
down and read the warrant, She
| " 40 huI W JobSS NHCD ~ pullCh
her off the steps. The last time she
was weighed she tipped the scales
at $50 pounds.
In consequence of the in juries re-
ceived she called DR.. Spruance. Ia
} cross examlnation by Herbert l..
Rice she testified that when
she ie!l face downwards and
was in ured about the abdomen.
DR.. }. Harvey Spruance testified
that he was summoned by Mrs.
Patterson on the day in question
and that as result Of the assault
.. the woman was very weak and in
bed suffering from a hemcrrhage.
He had treated her two weeks
previous Tor being owe rhe ated
There were no external bruises
on her abdomen,
Joseph O'lonner, Of No SIS West
t Thlid street, testified that Mrs.
Patterson was IN good health at
noon and in the evening she could
barely speak As result OF the as
! sault,
Jones testified that he remcm Der.
cd gong to the houee, Buckley had
, landlords warrant and he had
, one Tor obtaining goods under false
tor,