Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-04
CONFLICTING STATEMENTS.
Mary Rokus Accused Of Assuming Henry
Srrauss

Mary RokuE Accused Of Assuming Henry |
Strauss.
Mary Rokus, a middle aged woman.
had a hearing before Judge Cochran,
in the Municipal Court this morn ing,
on the charge Of committing an assault
and battery on Henry Strauss. She
was represented by David J. Reinhardt.
Strauss testified that on last Satur-
day evening he went to a house on
5 lipley street near Third, 10 see a
friend, and when he left his friends
room, and was walking along the hall
the ROkus woman, who lives in the
same house, came out of her room and
struck him several times over the head
with large clothes stick.
Annie Schultz testified that Strauss
appeared TO be trying to get into the
Rokus woman's room and when the
woman attempted TO prevent him he
caught hold of her, whereupon the
woman struck him with a scrubbing
brush on the wrist
The court asked the witness II the
Rokus woman did not have Sl27 which
belonged TO Strauss and II he went
there to get the money. Witness re-
piled that Strauss gave the Rolus
woman the money for keeping house
for him, but that she did not hear
Strauss say anything about the money
on Saturday night,
Judge Cochran informed Attorney
Reinhardt that if Strauss gave the
Rokus woman Sl27, as stated, he had
a right to 60 into her room If he wanted
| TO.
Attorney Reinhardt said that Strauss
| did give the Rokus woman some money,
but that he assaulted her and threat
ened to kill hers consequently, aftel
| living with him for some time, she left
| him, as she was afraid Of him.
Judge Cochran continued the case
until Saturday morning, when he viii
announce his decision.
The Rokus woman was then charged
with the larceny of 1927, the property
of Strauss, but the judge said he woulc
hear that case on Saturday morning
Peter Gradeck had q hearing on the
charge of committing an assault anc
battery on John Bedroast, few day
ago. He was fined $50.
Leslie A. Mullen, colored, charged
with stahbing Leon Hitch, also eolored
with a pocket knife, was fined $40.
Sabatine Aneollingo, charged Will
committing an assault with intent t.
commit murder upon Salvatore Coma
bello, will have a hearing tomorrow
morning. The assault Is alleged b
have occurred last night at Seventh
and Scott streets,
Lizzie Trusty, colored, charged will
the larceny Of some clothing, tn
property Of Toney Tuckerone, an ital
ian, was held under 5000 bail for tn
Court OF General Sessions. Tn
] woman snid she had been living wit
Tuckerone for five years and yesterda
I she asked him for "a quarter of dolla
. and he would not give IL to her
. | whereupon she took some Of his cloth
e ing and pawned II.
John Parker, colored, charged wit
committing an assault and battery o
James J.. Dudley, also colored, wa
Il fined $40. Dudley testified that Parke
L struck him in the eye.
z William II. Brice, colored, charge
a with assault dan battery Will have
n hearing tomorrow morning.
n Hayes Benton, colored, charged wit
acting in disorderly manner towar
Mary Short, also oolored, was fine
500 The woman testified that Bento
2 threatened several times to kill hel
q Mary Carter, colored, charged wit
,f acting in a disorderly manner o
e Front street, was fined $40.
Howard Massey, Anthony Donnell,
William Donnelly, Joseph Flahert.
John Kuhns and Burton Ferguson
boys, charged with trespassing on u
property of the b. q o. Railroad Go
were each fined 81.