The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-21
CASES IN
CITY COURT.

Municipal Court thIt morning Of
the charge Of drunkenness. FL
was John McCarron and the ratin!
was IS and costs.
Theodore Adams, colored. plead
ed guilty to assaulting Ellen Moor
on November II last. While they
were ia New street on that after
noon he approached her and sht
told him to 60 awav and he secured
a revolver and chased her from
house to house. Later 10 The day
while talking to another woman he
struck her such a blow on her ia v
that she was knocked unconscious
and she was under the care Of the
doctor tor a month. He accused
her OF taking money from his pocket.
BOOK aud that when he struck her
she fell against the bedstead and
the blow caused her to tumble.
Harvey Brown saw the girl going
through Adams pockets and take
somes money. The fine was So
and costs.
In the case OF Thomas l.. Van
dyke, charged with violating the
milk ordinance, Judge Churchm II
said that he was bound to follow
the rules Of evidence. There were
two Witnesses on each side. The
case was accordingly dismissed.
Jarvis Smith, colored, was charg
cd with being concerned in d lol-
terv policy. Charles Turner. col
ored, test,tiedE he knew nothing
about the case aud it was dis
missed.
Isaac L. Carty. cn!ored. was charg
ed with a similar offence but a mater
ial witness was absent and the case
Tent over for a week.
Minnie Hill, colored. was the mex;
TO be charged with the same charge.
Harriet Craig. Colored. testified She
knew the defendant for over twenty
years. She never saw her nor any
one else write policy.
The three other witnesses knew no
more about the case ihau She did an,;
I'll" cas-" was accoMingl ly diSnisScl.
George Ncahruotr. rolorcd, was the
lasI of the gangto he charged Wit,
being concerned III interest n the lot
terry policy writing. Oll,rr Ilakcu
testified he made The arrest. Frank
Spencer colored, testified he did not
know Seabroukr and had NOT played
policy with him.
1nrilin I'tit1,3 u,ly,rpI ia a
that she PLAYED policy last December
with Seabrunkc at No. 70S Wilson
street. He cane there three times
and she gave him the rows and money.
She played several rows and a saddle.
Some times Size played row for four
cent, and Il saddle for six cents. She
met couple Of small mas and Sea-
brooke paid her. Size ,'rllrk on the
saddles and won fifty cents. Georg"
GileS, cU!orcd, knew nntEing about
Seabrookc playing.
Captain Thomas Kane testified ! h.
was present nlcr ,cahluuNc Was
searched and tl.nl 4 ;lgr hulilirr ni
drawings, slips. en- p"i. Mhcl!s and
other policy parupnarhaIla Wtlctmlnd
in his pncket.
In answer To ]. Frank Ball, Captain
Kane testified to large nimher Of
Slips as being connected in policy
writing.
sergeant Tucker was called a> an
expert on policy papers. He WI,
shown one OF the slips.
Mr. Bali askcdthal the cas-, h. dis.
missed He reviewed the TESTIMONY
Of Jennie Fountain and claimed that
the state had not provenitS case. Here
are large Number Of slips aud they
show that this man il he collected
these slips and money aud that he
dcfrauded the people from whom he
received them and placed them in his
pocket
Deputy City tarrcl claim
cd that prima tacia case had been
made. She played the rows and he
paid her the hits, 1t matters not
whether he played il with someone
else or backed his own book, he paid
the hits ON the saddles. He is certain
ly concerned in interest in writing
lottery noltrv writing.
Judge Churclman ruled that the
state had made out It's case and thi,
man called there several times aud
took her money. tie was directly
concerned. Bail wa, liked at s,.o"o
for court.