The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-03
CASES in
CITY COURT.


ing Sergeant Massey charged Wal.
ter Chapman and John Nichols
with acting 10 a disorderly manner.
The two boys had a little tussls
between them. The fine was u
and costs in each case.
Officer Solomon charged Eugene
Brown and William Rash with act.
ing 10 a disorderly manner at the
county court house. The case was
held up. !
The case Of Michael Joyce went.
over until Tuesday morniug. He,
is charged with assault and bat.
terry. !
John Gray ydon was charged with
being drunk. He was gwen .
chance to leave town. He stated
yesterday tn at he was the driver Of
the police patrol 10 Chcster. ~
The fire crackers were exploded
legally this morning in the Muuici-
pal Court. James Pinder Of Sixth
and Spruce streets, was charged
with keeping at his store fire crack-
ers in violation Of the city ordinance.
officer Burns testified he saw the
FIRE crackers 10 the window aud
saw ones larger than permitted uu-
der the ordinance. One Of the
crackers recovered was over ten in.
ches in length and nearly three in
ches in diameter. Another was seven
nches long and one aud a quarter
10 ches in diameter. In eross exam.
ination by Robert H. Richards, he
could not state the size Of the
crackers ln the store. He gave the
fire crackers to Officer Dutton. He
did not know that the fire CT ackers
in Pin der's store contained exp!o.
sivcs. =
Officer Dutton testified he deliver.
ed the fire crackers he received from
Othccr Burns toCaptain Kane. He
could not tell the size Of the fire.
crackers that were in the store.
He did not know thatthere was any
explosives in the fire crackers be
saw IN pinder's store.
Acting House Sergeant England
testified that tJ Captain Kane gave
him the fire crackers aud they went
to Chief Massey.
Chief Massey testified that there
were two large fire crackers given
to him by England.
DR.. Frank Roop Smith testified
that he analysed a fire cracker
similar 10 the QUE exhibited. lu his
opinion the fire cracker was deto.
mating device.
In cross examination he stated
that he received the fire crackers
with the covering removed. He
could not say that the cartridges
in the ones exhibited were similar
to the ones analyzed by him.
Captain Kane testified that dur.
ing the month OF June he received
two fire crackers from Dutton and
he gave them to- England.
At this stage CITY Solicitor Ran.
hardt offered the two fire crackers
in evidence and wanted 10 test them
but Mr.. Richards objected unless
they were exploded In court. d
Mr.. Richards asked for the dis.
missal Of the case on the ground
that the fire crackers In Plnder's
store were not proved to be a deto.
mating device. The IState had
ample meaus to prove the fact. The
QDtion was refused. u
A fine vf $25 and costs was i'm.
posed. City Solicitor Reinhardt
then asked that another charge
against Plnder be held up indeh
nitely. .;
George W. Bader was then
charged with keeping at his stera
'a3l King street pistol for tho 81
plo4ing Of blank cartridges fnt6
which cartridges could b9 inserted.
A fine Of s25and costa. Mr.. Rlchs
ards stated that an appeal would
be taken In both cases. Clty So
lleitor Relnhardt then asked for tho
dismissal Of two charges covering
cartridge ,casss. The ordinance
at present does not cover the cart
ridge caues. City Solicitor Rein
hardt will haye the ordinance
amended.
William n. Frye was then charg-
ed with having used Claudia c.
Smith for immoral purposes. She
testified that she 10 l6 years OF Ag.
and has known Frye since last
April, The act had been commit
ted several times. Her parents had
given their consent 10 the marriage
Of the couple. Frye had asked the
consent OF her parents and they
told her they were willing for tho
wedding until week as., She Is
willing to marry Frye.
Mrs. Alice NJ. Smith testified thai
the girl was 10 years Of agr on July
Doth last.
William F. Kurtz here stated
that this case was brought up BY
the Chielof Police. No one should
step in 10 interfere with these family
affairs.
Mr.. Kurtz asked for the dismis ssal
OF the case as venue had not been
proven. 1t was not shown that
No. 9lo Market street was in thia
county or state. He objected to the
court taking cognizance that No
9l5 Market street was IN the juris.
dctior Of the court. Bail was fixed
at $500 for court.
Claudia {. Smith was charged
with leading an idle and viciouA
life. City Solicitor Reinhardt asked
that the case be dismissed and she
was held In 5000 bail for her ap.
pearance as a witness at the next
term Of court