Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-09-16
Used Hts RAZOR
UPON A WOMAN
h wood SCsarS SlaShed Annie
Williams About Head
COURT IMPOSED LIGHT FINE
NhOOtiRg Affair ia ChTistiana Slrat
Brought to The Attention
If re CJalt

Judge Councilman held a prolonged
session o. City Court this morning. at
which many cases of minor nature
wc,o taken up and disposed Of.
l.lwood Scgals. colored, pleaded
;,uily 60 assauling Annie Williams, a
dusl,v dnmsef The alleged misconduct
trak rleoe ON October 5. 1900. since
which time Scgars has tean mon est. -
While on the stand Annie was reluct-
amt and said She wished TO drop the
case. but Judge Churchman insisted
upon hearing her evidence. The wo-
man said Scgars attacked her with a
razor and cut her five times, once upon
the head and four Zines about the
neck and arms None CT the wounds
was Sc -ious Asked the rcassl for
the assault Annie said IL was because
she told Elwc3d that she wanted noth-
ing TO do with him. A lne OF $40 and
costs was imposed.
CASE WAS HELD UP.
Ma tha Handy colored. was alraign-
ed en- charge ts keeping a disorder
ly house at No. COG Christiana street
Several noighLols testified to being an
noyod throughout the day and far into
the night by the actions OF the in
mates On Saturday night about $3.50
o'clock. the sound Cf two pistol shots
were heard in the house. and shortly
alterward two men came out carrying
reviewers. They went up Christiana
street. but returned about II o'clock
when one of them, looking up TO tho
second story window exclaimed
There she is, and several mere shots
we're led. When the police arrived
the men had lett, and no one scene,
10 know who they were Investigation
showed that two shots had been fire,
through the ceiling OF the room below
into the second story.
The Handy woman was not at homi
at the time and knew nothing Of /
until she returned from work. jane
lester, for whom the woman ha
Worked for FIVE years, gave her an ex
cellent character. On her own bebal
she said she endeavoled 10 earn al
honest living and support her chill
dren, saying that the only way sh
could make ends meet was to rem
rooms. She begged the court to b
lenient and said she would give n
TAKING tObmers. Under the cltcuh
stance, Judge Churchman held up IN
ease.
HELD FOR COURT.
William Austin anf William Nc
Grand were charged with highway roll
berry upQn Thomas r. Buckley. Davi
klund a conductor on the Eas
Fourth street line. testified that he ha
seen Buckley leaning up against a wa
az Third and French streets about
O'Clock on Friday morning. He al
peared 20 be very drunk. A man whoI
Mr.. Klund did not know was rressin
against Buckley and in a few moment
he left him and handed a watch 20 an
other party, whom he recognized a
A0stin.
Bsckley ON Saturday swc-e that n
watch was taken from him in a saloo,
but his memory being clearer. 4
stated that his timepiece was take
from him on the street
Frank Huck. who keeps n saloon
Second and Walnut streets testift
that Buckley Austin and McGran
had come into his place together abol
O'Clock on Friday morning. III
court held Austin and McGand
SOU each for their appearance at Il
Count of General Sessions.
Joseph Miller. aged about l6 year
was aigaigncd ON a charge OF stealth
a brace from Alexander Pcnner. barg
tender for the Baltimore and Ohio raj
road at Third street bridge Aft
the evidence had been heard. judi
Churchman fixed his bail at $50 for Ii
upper court
Charged with acting in disc der
manner in the Wilmington Theat,
william Postlcs, colored. was assess
~ and costs. Thomas. alias "Whisker
Mullin was found lying along the ra
road tracks in a drunken condition
officer John Winthrup Wen the %
uolman took hold OF him "Whisker
resisted and kicked him. A fine of
and costs was imposed For acting
"a disorderly manner on the sire
Bonnie Crumlsh was fined 81 a,
costs
Jennie Ray. charged with improp
conduct upon the street, was fined s
and costs
Charged with trespassing upon I
rroDert yof the p. w. & B. rail-oa
Rank Malcowitz, aged about
years was turned over to Agent Stol
When arrested the boy had sever
large bridge bolts in his possession.
On a charge of acting in a disorder
manner upon the streets Thorn
Handy and Corbitt Hall both colore
John Mcconnell and Daniel Donov
we're each fined SO and costs. The cas-
~ Elmer Cox. disorderly conduct. a
Joseph II. Doyle. assault, We're held 4
Iatermen' Wi ~ .. ,va,~
AT 4 O'Clock this aftlrncnn The