The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-05
GElSLER'S
HEAVY FINE.
He Will Pay $l0O Fine
And Serve One Year
For Assault and
Battery. :,

the Monday case, which was dis
missed bv Judge Churchman, was
arr a,gued 10 the city court this
morning on a charge Of contempt
he having been summoned In the
case aud when called did not put
| In an appearance. A capias was
issued. Dougberty was arrested
late last night. When searched
the following Western Union tele.
graph was found upon him: Ed.
ward Dougherty, No. lis Riverside
avenue, Baltimore, case dismissed,
come up late Friday night. Will
see you at your home. Signed, D..
In court this morning he pleaded
guilty, but gave as an explanation
through his attorney, Herbert Rice,
that he received letter from Balti-
more announcing that his mother
was very i'll and for him to come
down. Judge Churchmau put very
little dependence in his story and
asked il atfidavits from the ply 81.
eiau could be furnished. The an
swer was that they could. The
case was continued unit, next We'd
nesdav morning. Doughertv was
held in $500. for bis appearances.
Peter Geiler was charged with
assault and battery on Dennis
Kenney, in the saloon at Second
and jackson streets, on the night
OF September 9th. Geisler and
Kenney were arguing on the death
Of Garfield, and Kenney bet the
prisoner that Mckinley would not
live seventy days after he was shot.
William ConneIl held the money
and when no satisfactory arrange.
ment could be made the bet was
called off. There was troub!e
about returning the money between
Geisler and Connell and an aterca.
ton followed.
kennev interfered and Connel1
slipped ou}. Gelsler had the cracker
bowl 'in his hand when he had the
words with Connell and when Ken.
ney came around the bar aud
grabbed the prisoner by the collar
he hit him on the head. DR.. Spru-
ance was summoned and dressed
the wound.
Gelsler testified that he had been
drinking that night and was 10 a
betting mood. He has always been
a iast friend OF kcnney and had
gone into the saloon to see him.
After the ~altercation and he had
knocked kenney down, he went for
the doctor and later got cab and
took him home.
The next morlng he went around
to inquire after keunev aud when
he heard that he was badly in.
jured, he gave himself up to Officer
Frank Kane. DR.. John Palmer
testified that he has attended Ken
ney since lie was hurt and could
say on his oath that he is now out
OF danger
Judge Churchman said this was
the worst case OF its kind that had
coule before him since he has been
on the bench and he therefore would
pose a heavy sentence. Geisler
was fined $500 and costs aud sen-
teuced to Une years Imprisonment.
He was represented BY Walter
Hayes.
The charge OF larceny preferred
against Joseph Brown, was dis.
missed. "a
Chief Leary Of Chester. testified
that the prisoner was wanted 10
Chester ior similar offence and he
was therefore turned over to tho
Chiefs custody.
William H. Lewis, charged with
stealing two bags Of ,clolhilg from
Timothy Foley, was released asit
was proven that Foley was intoxi-
Gated aud had turned them over to
Lewis tor safe keeping and then
forgot it. He told the police that
he had been robbed and they made
the arrest.
Mary Sharon was s. and costs
Tor dsorderlv conduct.
Three case OF drunks were rated
at 81 and costs.