The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-09-01
CASES IN
CITY COURT

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Interest was deep in the session o
the City Court today and consequent
ly two officers were istationed at tn
door and none but witnesses In tn
cases were admitted.
The police made raid yesterday
of John j. McKeown'S saloon at No
| No. 22s Madison street. The saloon
was kept under surveillance and dur
ing yesterday afternoon Chief Blacl
and Captain Kane and a squad OF
officers drove to the saloon. The men
when they learned of the raid made
every effort to escape from theclutcfI
g, OF the officers but the minols OF
the law were on hand at every COR
ner. r.-
Upstairs, downstairs, In the cellar,
In closets and On the roof were the
men discovered and they were corral.
led sent In the wagon to the police
station.
McKeown was charged with selling
liquor on Sunday and through his
counsel, Salisbury, Ponder and Cur.
tbs waved hearing and he was held
in $500 bail for the upper court. The
seventeen witnesses were held in $50
bail each for their appearance.
The case Of VIM. c. Mccall charg.
ed with a similar offence went over
until Thursday.
Yesterday week when Chief Black
was attending a funeral In the neigh.
borhood he noticed people going Unto
McKeown's saloon. Accordingly he
planned the raid and no one at the
station knew Of the same until the
officers were ready to turn out. When
the lush was made for the saloon
men inside threw themselves against
the doors hoping to keep the blue
coats out but they counted wrong.
The room was full Of occupants and
the men quickly began to clear out
but all to no avail. Some of the men
stated afterward that the police in
such case could find you no matter
where you were located.
The saloon was guarded by spies so
that every manwho came uphad to be
known before he could enter the sa.
loon which was curtained off few
feet from the window inside. The
sentinel In this way could keep an eye
on the police but after the arrival Of
the agon they were of no conse-
quence for the officers shut off every
means of escape.
The men secured bail for their ap.
pearance at court and now are won
dcring how it all happened.
Joseph Lavery was charged with
being drunk and lie was given
chance to 60 to Middletown.
Richard Robinson, colored, was
placed under 5000 bail for hearing
on Thursday morning on the charge
Of wife beating.
Frank Donohoe appeared with his
eye bandaged TO answer the charge
Of disorderly conduct. The testi-
mony was that on Saturday after
noon Donohoe was at Sixteenth and
Clavmont street the defendant was
following a man named button and
very bad language was used. Dono.
hoe claimed he was assaulted by Dut-
ton and that he gave the man no
trouble. The boys call him "Kissing
bug, and never annoys anyone. The
fine was 81 and costs.
Walter Seals, colorcd, pleaded not
guilty to the charge of larceny as
bailee.
VIM Floyd testified that Seals had
been working for him in his barber
shop No 2lS Orange street. Seals got
a dollar and neglected TO return the
change to the man he shaved.
Seals boy testified he went and
gave the change to the man in the
shop The case was then dismissed.
Charles DEM was charged with
assault and battery. The testimony
of Mary Gallop was that on last Fr!-
day morning child was sitting at
1920 East Fourteenth street street
crying because Dennis Child struck
her with his list in the face. She de.
MED that she dared him to strike
him. The court said this was a fam
lily fight over the children but the
prosecuting witness showed an inc!i.
nation TO lead man to commit the
assault. A fine OF 81 was imposed
and the costs were RENTED.