The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-08-09
CASES IN
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CITY COURT

'sGod RlAss our Happy Home" is q
tsTnotkof0pn % on the walls OF macy
homes in Wilmington but there Is
one home where the motto is turned
to the wall. During the past year
James +. Finley and HE wife nave
figured Id the city court.
Mrs. Mary Finley was charged
this morning with cruelty and neg
Letting her children. She was repre-.
sented by Horace G. Eastburn and
pleaded not guilty.
Sergeant Kelly testified he has
seen her on the street about O'Clock
In the morning III company with q
woman and two meu and On another
occasion he saw her In Market
street boarding house with another
man while she was under the int1u-
ence Of liquor.
Isaac Miller who keeps the board.
ing house testified the defendant
came to his place aud wanted a
room for the night but Sergeant
Kelleher sent them home.
Officer Di> Mare testified he has
been on his beat for seven years and
saw~her couple OF times under the
influence Of liquor but knew nothing
OF cruelty,to the children. They have
been living apart since February.
Her children are a girl Of G years
and d baby but he did not know who
took charge Of them during her alb.
Sence.
Job Bcisou, of No. 1913 West Sew.
enth street. has seen the defendant
60 out at night and leave the baby
in the coach on the payment ia
charge OF the little girl. He has
seen her under the influence of liquor
both day and night. lie never saw
her abuse the children. The neigh.
bors have taken the children off the
street and kept them while the
mother was away.
Agent Stout of the Society for the
Prevention ofcruelly to children test
itied he found the house In an un-
kempt condition. The baby is Is
months aud the little girl s years Of
age.
For the defence Ella Clark testified
she had been woriSing at MilIer's
bakery aud has lodged for five sweeks
with Mrs. Finley. When Mrs. Elm
ley goes out she stays In. The chill.
dren are always clean and they are
not cruelty treated. During the five
weeks she has not seen Mrs. Finley
under the Influence of liquor.
Raymond. ayei 10 years, was at
home on the night Mrs. Finley was
out until 80 o'clock.
The only men she ever seen
there were Mrs. Einley's three broth.
ers. The men with witness and Mrs
Finley at Fourth and Market were
Mrs. Finley q brothers
The defendant denied she abus ed
her children. The gentleman who
was with her at Miller's board ing
house was her chiIds godfather and
as he missed TIL, train she took him
to the boarding house SO he cuu Id
stay there over night. The men seen
with her at Fourth and Market
street were her Two brothers, she
often goes ont at nigh. to visit her
sister whollas been very sick.
The only time the children were TAX.
en- in bv Mrs. Moore was when they
got away from her son.
II, c. Pearson testified he rents the
dwelling part to Mrs. Finley.
He occupies the store aud never
saw the children dirty or illtreated
George +. Eisenhower occupies
part Of the store and he never saw
the children neglected. lie never
saw the deendent under the in
tluerce OF liquor.
L W. Parker. colored, testified
he is employed at Botham's restau-
rant aud supplies her with meals.
He never saw anything wrong in
the house.
The court imposed fine of $40
and costs and the children were
turned over TO Agent Stout.
Harry Weldon pleaded not guilty
to being drunk and disor derby.
Officer Edward Dutton testified he
heard loud swearing on Church
street near Ninth. When he reach
ed the place Weldon was threaten
ing two women and using bad Ian
guaye. Weldon claimed that the
whole affair was little family
trouble and it cost him SO and costs.
George Potter, colored pleaded
gullcy 10 disorderly conduct, on
Walnut street between Front and
Second this morning about 3
| o'clock. Officer Eakin found him
using bad language. The fine was
50 aud costs. William Richie was
charged with cruelty to hor sc aud
upon the application OF the Society
for the Prevention Of cruelty to
| animals the case was die missed.