Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-29

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house was being conducted at the north
east corner of Juniper and Reed streets
resulted in the rading of the place early
this morning Nby the police of the 18th
street and Snyder avenue police station.
The proprietor, Charles f. Cine, 80 years
old of 1913 Dickinson street and six
other men were arrested Magistrate
Briggs today held Cine under $500 bail
for court and released the other men.
The police testified that a poker game
was in progress when they broke into
the house.
Complaints of numerous gas meter rob-
| berries in West Philadelphia led to the ar
rest today of Harry Harding. alias Banks,
| of 5Sth and Arch streets. He was cap
| tured by Special Policeman Martin of
| the 6lst and Thompson streets station.
while acting suspiciously at 51st and
| Arch streets.
Meter keys, a fiashllght and pair Of
pliers were found on the prisoner the
| police say, when he was searched.
Several witnesses testified against
Harding when he was arraigned before
Magistrate Boyle. and he was also
charged with stabbng Raymond Banks
his brother-in-law of 40 South Conestoga
| street, with an ice pick. Harding was
held in $500 bail for court.
An alleged thief, who, the police say, |
makes his living stealing and selling
bicycles. has been captured after a long |
search, He is John White 20 years old. |
Of S24 East Westmoreland street. A |
bicycle which he is accused of stealing |
from an Underwood Typewriter Com
pany messenger boy on July 10 was re-
covered from the person to whom he is
said to have sold II. and he himself was
arrested yesterday. He will be arragned
at the Central Police Station today.
William Doninsky youth who drained
a bottle of carbolic acid in his home at
1903 Winter street. died today in the st.
Joseph's Hospital after lowering between
life and death for "a hours. He left no
note or clue as to why he killed him
self.
The slumbers of prisoners in the Fast
ern Penitentiary were rudely disturbed
early today by the clang OF fire engines
responding to an alarm at Goth street and
FairmOunt avenue. The fire was in the
second story Of a grocery store conducted
by e. w Dodfrey. and the damage was
about $500. The penitentiary inmates
we're disappointed when the fire was
quickly extinguished They expected
good show.
The story OF an automobile joy ride
from Camden to New York and back TO
Trenton, where the car was wrecked, was
told today In the Camden Criminal Court
before Judge Boyle, at the hearing OF
George G. Cronce and Harry Wiley, OF
211 North 9th street. Both prisoners said
they intended TO return the car, which
was taken from a garage at S2l Market
street. They were sentenced to IS months
In the State Prison.
A sentence OF seven years in the peni-
tentiary at Trenton was imposed on VIII
lam Barnes, Locust and Kaighn avenues
Camden. today by Judge Brown In the
was convicted OF firing five shots at Mary
Hall, his eommon-law wife, a month ago.
rhe woman was not hit.
Sixteen-Year-Old Lewis Sandora, OF 2lH
West Indiana avenue, did not like being
discharged from the John and James Doh
ION carpet mill at the Falls OF Schuyl-
ill But what ranked In his soul was
ne fact that another boy. his pal In the
arding room. had obtained a Job at a
MIL by means OF a letter OF Recommended
ION while his efforts TO get work had
,roved fruitless. II was several days ago
hat the order was given TO Foreman MIL
ard Il. johnson TO cut down the force
md the two boys were set adrft. San
ora went 10 the mill yesterday with
murder IN his heart He thought the fore
nan was responsible for his troubles, and
eeing him at lunch sprang at him. But
IS puny strength and small body were
10 match for Johnson and he was soon
eaten The boy was held in 800 bail
or court today on a charge Of assault
nd battery BY Magistrate Grelis IN the
Iidvale and Ridge avenues station.
Within an hour after his son had been
AIKEN 70 the St. Agnes Hospital, serl-
usly burned by a gas explosion at Point
freeze William Cooper 1873 South Taney
treet. was taken 10 the same institution
With a fractured shoulder and body con-
usIons, the result Of being hit by a
itney. He was on his way to the hos
,ital 70 see his son, Joseph A. Cooper,
ghen he ran Ia front Of a jitney driven
~ Edward Harris n years old, lsa
iouth Goth street. The son died from
he burns last night and the father was
discharged this morning 70 carry the sad
Iews home.
Heart disease caused the death today
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