Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-20

A protracted session Of the Municipal
Court was held this morning. Besides
the usual batch Of men charged with
drunkenness, who were fined 81 each.
several other cases were disposed of.
Joseph Parr and Charles Beddes
charged with corner lounging, pleaded
not guilty. Grace Garin testified that
a drunken man was on the corner swear
ing ana the two young men we're drawn
70 the corner by the excitement. She
did not see them lounging around the
corner. Ms. Essie Gentry who keeps
store at the corner, said the bows had not
troubled her. Sergeant Kolleher told of
making the arrest and said that the bows
were walking from the corner when he
arrested them. The cases were dis
missed
Alfred Gibbs, charged with stealing a
watch. was discharged. William Fran
CTS, eolored, testified that he found the
watch and gave il TO Gibbs Gibbs was
released and Francis was arrested upon
the charge Of stealing the watch.
George w. Richardson was charged
with assaulting Edwin C. Turner with a
baseball bat last Wednesday. Mr.. Turner
told of the trouble. which he said began
over game of ball on Jessup street
lie said some young men picked up the
ball and this caused a fight, in which he
took no part. He said three people were
lighting Richardson at one time. but be
took no part until Benjamin Richardson.
brother Of the defendant, picked up
stone. Witness said he threw BENJAMIN
down and rolled him around until he
dropped the stone. When he arose. he
SAID, George struck him with his fist
Blows were exchanged and Turner said
he got out of the crowd and walked away.
Richardson, he said, followed him and
struck him in the head with the bat, cut
ting his head so badly that DR.. Gray had
to take several stitches in the wound
Irving Phillips testified that it looked
like a iree-ior-all fight. He said he saw
Richardson hit Turner with bat.
Thomas Lapseley also testified that he
saw Richardson strike Turner with a bat.
James G. Foster for the defence. testi-
fed that seven or eight young men Jumped
upon Richardson and beat him unmerci-
fully because he was about to pick up a
ball that belonged to him. He said that
Richardson WIS so badly beaten that
witness had to help him home.
Benjamin Richardson corroborated him,
telling how they had loaned the crowd
their ball He said that Turner, Lapse
Icy and others struck him and also struck
his brother. He said his brother struck
Turner when the latter was choking wit
ness.
Mrs. Wood, a sister of the defendant.
corroborated the testimony of the pre-
ceding witnesses. Miss Eveline Richard
son and Miss Bessie Richardson. sisters
of the defendant, gave similar testimony.
A fine OF So was imposed upon Richard !
son.
Henry Benon, charged with selling
liquor without a license at the Foresters |
Club. had a hearing Edward Snyder |
testified that he rang the bell at the door |
of the club room on Sunday, May 9th. !
and was admitted Upon the inside. he |
said, he purchased 25 cents worth of |
nickel checks. He said he was not a |
member of the club, but that he bought \
lager beer with two of the checks. He |
said he bought the checks from a man |
in the poolroom and that Henry Bernon
gave him beer for the checks
Joseph Guisenmyer. John Cody and /
George Carney testified that they we're /
not members, but had gotten beer by /
purchasing it and paying for it by checks. |
J. Frank Bali representing the defence, |
asked that the case be dismissed because |
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had violated the law as an officer Of the
club. He contended that this point must /
be proven concusively He also de /
clared that the prosecution had shown
that no money had been paid to Bernon
lie said that there was no evidence to
connect tho defendant with the seller of
the check
After hearing the arguments for and
against the dismissal Of the case Deputy
Judge Joslyn decided that the prosecution
had proved the case sufficiently for IL to
proceed. Mr. Ball refused to make any
defence and a fine of Sl00 and costs was
imposed. Mr. Ball said that while
Deputy City Solicitor Rice had called
only five witnesses he had stated that he
had ~ witnesses subpenRd. He asked
that the costs ol but six Of these witnesses
be imposed upon the defendant. The court
ruled in his favor
Mr.. Ball also notified the court that he
would probably appeal the case or take
il up on a writ Of certioran.
George Gibbs and Joseph Duval were
fined 50 and costs on the charge Of acting
in a disorderly manner.