Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-10
BEARS OWNER ARRESTED
Joe George, Gypsy, Sued Because An
imal Scalped Little Girl.

Mrs. Mary Haines, of $40 North slmp-
son street, has begun suit for $4,000 dard-
ages against Joe George, a glpsy. whose
performing bear tore the scalp of 7-year-
old Ruth Haines, mt 10th street and Hav-
| erford avenue Sunday.
Judge Davis issued a capias for
! Georges arrest following a report that
he was about to leave the city. The
| gipsy was arrested and In default of bail
was sent to Jail
The gipsies of the camp are in an in
hospitablc mood this morning All visl-
| tors arc regarded as spies and little talk
| ing is done.
The bear which caused the suit is tied
| with stout ropes to an elm tree inside n
| woven wire inclosure.
Ruth Haines is in the West Philadel-
| phia Homeopathic Hospital, where II ia
said her condition is slightly improved.
Two brothers, John and Lawrence
Hockett is and 10 years, respectively. of
iii Stella street, were held under $500
bail for court by Magistrate Harris at
the 32d street and woodland avenue po-
lice station today, accused of assault
and battery on John Stokley, SOL East
Luzcrnc street. and Thomas Stokley. 29i7
Frankford avenue, also brothers. and
nephews Of former Mayor Stokley Ac-
cordns TO the police, the Hackctt broth
NAo 'Ntl4 NNh d llEHl WIN Ine SlOkleN BROTH !
ers when the latter demonstrated against
the former beating a team of horses at
SD street and Woodland avenue. Law
renee H0ckctt, 1t is alleged fractured the
hip OF John Stoklcy with a piece of lead |
pipe, and Thomas Stokley was cut and
bruised by John Hackett.
A man jumped into the Schuylldll River
from Grays wharf, near Walnut street |
hTtnRn n L..
man krnge was eating breakfast on |
board the polceboat Margaret when he |
hcard the cries of men who saw the at |
tempted suicide. He leaped into the |
river fully clothed and rescued the man !
as he was going down for the third time /
The man was restored to consciousness
on the wharf, and at his own request
was given three months in the House of
Correction by Magistrate Rooney He
said he was Walter Johnson, that he
mad been out of work and despondent,
and had no home.
Eleven year old Charles Carlin of 23d
and Noble streets Is at the Mary J.
DreNel home with serious internal in
1uries as result OF being run down bv
an automobile truck near his home, The
machine was driven by James Strong of
~ North sixth street. Strong took the
boy to the hospital in the truck.
Fire in cupola of the Barrett Manu-
featuring Company. Goth street and Grays
Ferry road, early today burned parts of
the building and threatened to become
serious, Workmen succeeded In eNtin-
gushing the blaze before the arrival of
the dremen, The fire started on the
ground floor of the main building Roof
ing materials were being melted i'm a
cupotR, when the woodwork of the chin
nry leading TO the roof caught fire The
damage Is about $50. The Barrett Com
pany manufactures coal-tar products.
fiX-year-old Charles Ziegler. of t39
Sisel street, Is at the Mount Sinai Hos
1itnl today suffering with internal in
uries as a result of being run down by
southbound trolley car on ID street.
rhe lad was summoned by his mother.
md In his hurry 10 respond failed to
loie the approach of the car His mother
collapsed and was taken to the hospital
n the same patrol wagon. but later she
covered Physicians found the hoy had
uneTed internal injuries
Joseph Roveano, years old. Of 6i99
iidge avenue Is dying at ST Timothy's
Hospital of a fracture OF the skull sus-
aimed when he was run down by a jitney I
'ear his home, The machine was driven
~ Louis w Snyder of il3 du Pont street
N'rFfA NN7 PAA3 NIX hA the sidewalk and |
uddenly ran in front of the auto
Dye fumes are said by physicians al
he Frankford Hospital to have caused
hr death of James Dubic, 81 years old. of
0l East Nenango street The man was
onnd unconscious at Richmond and
orthodox streets after he had started 10
yak TO his home from the Barrett ATann- =
aetnrins Company In East Frankford. K
When he reached the hospital his body b
ad turned blue and the pulmotor ana d
tomach pump were used IN vain.
Joy-riders ran down and seriously in 3
lred George Warner. 43 years old Of n
iareus Hook, opposite the plant of The a
Ieneral Chemical Company, near CLAY
lont' last night Warner was found un- p
onsciops IN the road ana taken 10 The s.
hester Hospital, whore the physicians @
aid his condition was serious. s.
The Chester police arc looking for the +
eeupanta Of a seven-passenger touring S
ar, which Warner Says ran him down.