Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-08-23
COURT DISMISSED
WILSON CASE
Defendant Denied That He
Threw Sister-in-law Out
of House
NEGRO'S EVIDENCE WAS AMUSING

/ The case OF Arthur Wilson, charged
/ by Miss Annie Ryan, his sister-in-laW.
with assault aud battery on her was
dismissed by Judge Edwin r. Cochran
in City Court today. Part of the
/ evidence against the defendant was
heard Yesterday. To-day Mrs. Mary
Kennedy. a sister of the prosecuting
witness testified that the trouble was
started by Wilson fourishing Sl60 in
his wife's face and giving her but s.
which he told her was all she could
expect from him. His wife then told
ihim she intended to go to the hotel
nearby and tell the proprietor not to
sell him any drink. She then began
to cry and il was at that stage that
Miss Ryan demonstrated with her
Ibrother-in-law. The latter, according
to the witness, then threw the young
woman out the door with considerable
force. The witness said that he father
had been living with the Wilson's only
about a year. and that his board was
paid by her brother in Philadelphia.
she also said he was kept in clothes
by one Of his children. In cross eX-
animation. the witness said her sister,
Mrs. Wilson, received the money for
her fathers board and that she was
the head of the house.
Wilson in his own defense said his
father-in-law had been living with him
twelve years and never paid him q
cent of board. He said, however, the
old man did little chores for him
around his stable and that he had no
objections to him staying with him
but did object to the women, sisters
of his wife. making their home with
a I,r fr.
pushing his sister-in-law out of the
house and said she did not fall until
after one could count twelve.
When Wilson had finished giving
his evidence the court said. TN view
of the circumstances attached to the
case I do not think the defendant
! should be held. The case is dismiss
ed
SANG "sACRAMENTAL" SONGS.
Charles and George Blake, two youna
colored men. were charged with keep
ing a disorderly house at No. 712 Cur
lett street. only one witness wai
called against the defendants and j
Frank Ball, their counsel. then called
them to the witness stand.
Hayes testified that the only thinl
= they did was sing. When asked b,
the court what kind of songs the.
2 sang Hayes replied;
"Oh, only "sacramentar songs"
what do you mean by 'sacramen
tai songs?" asked Judge Cochran
perplexed.
Hayes hemmed and hawed for
while and then said: "'Under tn
, Shade of the Old Apple Tree an
other pieces" This caused a laugh.
The case was dismissed.
Edna Warrington. colored. who ap
pears to bear the ill will Of a goo
n many negroes. frequenters of tn
r coast" was fined SO and costs 70
d keeping a dilsorderly house. Simila
l. fines were imposed on Sadie Cham
e lbers, Lillian Watson and Maud Wat
son. all colored. charged with dis.
l. orderly conduct.
e FINED s25 AND COSTS.
George Snavely. a resident Of be
d yong Third street bridge. was fined 50
and costs on a charge of assaulhng
r. Stevenson. a neighbor. The me
got in an argument over somethin
one OF their children said to the 9th
ler's and the heavy fine was impose
" because Snavely struck Stevenso
several times while he was down.
J. The following cases We're dispose
Re Of: Daniel O'Brien. disorderly conduc
II dismissed Maggie Mitchell, Malind
re Christopher and Mary Fashill. all co
s. ored, disorderly conduct, $40 each
1. Sadie Dougherty. disorderly conduo
\. held up; Elwood Sharpe and HowaI
d. Sharpe, trespass. continued until FIR
day; John J. Sheridan, breach OF pea,
dismissed Frank Nessenbaum, a,
sault and battery. dismissed; Cesu
Prisceno. larceny of 81. continued
< Saturday, and Missouri LOTHIAN. CO
= ored. harboring minor children for in
= moral purposes, dismissed.