Evening journal., 1903-07-06
THREE DOZEN
IN POLICE DOCK
Jucge Cochran Had a Big
Batch Of Culprits to Deal
With
-FOUR HEAVY SENTENCES IMPOSED

Majority Of the Offenders, However,
Escaped With Small Fines-Heavy
Fine for Assaulting an Aged colored
Man on the Street.
Thlrty-six prisoners faced Deputy
Judge Philip l.. Garrett in city Court
this morning, the largest number 20 re-
ceive trials at one session OF this court
for some time. The cases included Of
.fenses ranging from common drunken
ness to assault and battery and inter-
fering with an officer The majority
Of fines We're light, only four heavy
sentences being imposed.
Brutal Assault.
Herbert Johnson, colored, was one of
those who received heavy sentences. lie
was arraigned on a charge OF assault
and battery on Charles Robinson. a re-
spectacle oolored citizen. living at No.
SOC Tatnall street. Johnson. while in-
toxicated, acted disorderly in front Of
the prosecuting witness home ON July
4, and when the latter came out of the
house to demonstrate he received a
severe beating. The prisoner struck
Robinson a vicious blow, knocking him
unconscious, and then proceeded TO beat
the aged man while he lay upon the
pavement. The court imposed a fine Of
S25 and costs.
lnterfered With Officer.
While Patrolman Abrams was plac-
ing Johnson under arrest, Joseph Dixon,
also colored, interfered with the officer
who had a hard time to reach a patrol
box with his prisoner Dixon, IN his
efforts TO get Johnson away from the
officer, tore the buttons from the lat
ter's coat. The court would. no doubt
have imposed heavy sentence upon
Dixon, who was arraigned on charge
of interfering with an officer, had not
former Deputy Coroner James II. Cham
dler appeared in the prisoners behalf.
A fine Of SO and costs was imposed.
Whiskey Bottle for Weapon.
A fine Of S25 and costs was also inn
posed upon Caleb NJ Backus, colored.
FOR assaulting Augustus Irons, colored.
The latter appeared in court with his
head swathed in bandages, and testi-
fed that because he accidentally sat
upon the prisoners hat on the Fourth
Of July he was struck over the mead
with a whiskey bottle by the defend
ant The witness was taken to the Del
aware Hospital, and it required ten
stitches TO close uD the wound.
Coasters Fined.
William Smith, a young white man,
who gives the officers on the coast
considerable trouble, was arraigned on
a charge of assault and battery upon
/ Rosa Comegys, a colored girl. The lat
teI appeared against Smith. and said
she would oe obliged TO use her m-
brella uuon the prisoner to keep him
away from her. The court imposed d
fine OF s15 and costs.
Pointed a Revolver.
George Kinsley. a young man. was
held under s2OO bail for the upper court
ON charge of pointing a pistol at n
negro named John Green. The Wit
ness testified that Kinsler pointed his
revolver at him. and said that one mig
ger had already been lynched ana il
was about time to lynch another.
Many Minor Cases.
Joseph Brown, colored, was fined IS
and costs for disorderly conduct, and
Peter Garland $40 for a like offense.
Mary Shilo, colored. was charged
with being incorrigible. Her mother m
formed the court that Mary left home
yesterday a week with a young man
acquaintance. and did not return. The
case was continued until tomorrow
morning in order TO give Agent Frank
Stout, of the S. p. c. c., time to investi-
gate. Mary is 16 years Of age.
A number of other prisoners We're ar
raigned on charges of drunkenness,
trespassing, vagrancy, disorderly con-
duct, and assault and battery, and
nominal fines ranging in amounts from
81 10 s. were imposed.