Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-21
SHE GOES To JAIL
FOR CARVING MAN
Woman Who Welded Butcher
Knife Gets Year and Fine
of 5000.

Deadly weapons in the shape of re-
volvcr, knife, razor and John Barley
corn, that individual under certain cir
crmstances being doubtless entitled to
classification as a weapon were the chief
things figuring before Judge Churchman
this morning In City Court In most of
the cases possession of any one OF the
lot proved disastrous 10 the possessor.
Anna V Hall, one of the prisoners.
and one. too, bv no means unknown to
the court, found that big carving knife
with which she had done business with
the head of one Franco Angelo. res
taurant man at 402 East Fourth street,
cost hcr dearly
Anna was charged With assault and
battery upon Franco. whose head she
carved 70 the extent of q f-inrh-long
wound that required halfa-dusen stitches
TO close. Franco. appeared n court
looking like tune grande blesse rs one
French would call him his head being
wound with bandagns, his shirt mass
of blood-stains. and his physical condition
plainly showing great exhaustion and
depression from loss Of blood What II
was that led Anna To hone the butcher
knife upon Francois head did not tran
spire lie said she had done II, and she
didn't deny II, but uept softly. Judge
Churchman fined her 5000 and costs and
gave her wear in the workhouse besides
Anua's previous appearance IN court
WAS a considerable time ago when she
appeared against her husband. from
whom she later was divorced, making
all sorts of accusations against him rs To
being iii league with band of thieves
So remarkable was the story that II WAS
suspicious. investigation proved II false
and Hall was completely exoncrated
rorR CHARGES sGAiNsT HER
against Sarah Wilson, colorcd. another
woman prisoner, there were no less than
four charges two 81 selling liquor With ut
a license. ono of larceny and ono ri keep
ing house of ll-famc Sarah lives at 213
West Third street Edward Rogers,
coiorcd. and Crcorgc Anderson, also
colorcd, said she had sold them hquor,
while Rogers further alleged that nc had
lost pockethoo containing money and
his registration card in the house and
that Sarah had been the only person near
IL
This charge was dismissed. tho evidence
beng weak. but on the liquor selling
charges Sarah was adludged guilty
fined 500 and costs with the alterna-
tive of so days in jail on one, while
sentence was suspended on the other.
On the charge of keeping an unlawful
house she was also fined 800 and costs.
Tony Ado, an undersized ndivi dual
who showed his foreign extraction IN
appearance and speech, was fined 800 and
costs for carrying a whacklng bis knife OF
the variety made famous by Col Bowie,
which was found on him when he was ar
rested on suspicion of being very much
after q man who had made off with his
best girl In case Tony fails to make good
with the fine he's due for q sIX-uionths
sojourn at the workhouse.
Another importation, Antonio NaldeS,
! Spanish or MeXican by his name, pieked
! up bv Policeman RodenhIser at Second
! and Shpley streets, who wanted u sec
| his registration card faced court for
| toting a revolver The gun wash loaded
! and was only - calihre weapon, but
/ possession Of 1t. the court found, offended
! against the law of Delaware to the extent
/ of q $50 fine, or three months III tiurance.
! Arnulfo Nasquez. still another arrival
| from abroad, was punched on Saturday
night as drunk, and on being searrhed
/ disgorgcd a razor. Result 81 and costs
/ for intoxication and S25 and costs for the
! razor
! Francesca Garcia and Antonio Garcia
| brothers, were arraigned, charged Will
illegally selling liquor As Francesca wa,
/ the one who had taken the money and
admitted it, he was the only one punished
! a fine of 500 and costs being imposed
| Antonio was freed.
Robert Cassidy. another of the morn
ing's defendants, will IN the future LEI
the other fellow tongue hang out foot
before he gets him the liquor necessary
to get it back Ia where nature designed
it to be
On Saturday he met chap whC
wanted liquor and frankly sad 50
! Robert offered to get It for HIM ION
doctors prescription, took s. from
him and later returned with two quarts o
| the goods, which he handed over. TheI
he suddenly found himself .iplnched" OF
/ the charge of selling liquor without .
license But when the story came on
this morning Judge Churchman said
Robert hadn't really been doing al
illegal liquor business but had mis-
| taken!y acted the role Of good Samaritan
and discharged him