Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
CHILD PREFERRED
HOME Of HER AUNT
TO THAT OF FATHER
Accused Of Failing TO Support His
Little Girl, Railroad Englneman
is Ordered to Pay So Week.
CASE AN UNUSUAL ONE

When JcScph Conncll \ ralirUrtd engine
man vas arr3lgncd IN CITY Court TINS
,norninr before .Iudgc Churchman, on
charge of failure n support hiS ll-Nrar,
old daughter. Mary, somewhat untSu7'
layout or circumstances was placed 'fIort
the court
Former Assistant City Solicitor Lynn;
who aprearci as counsel for onnet, SAID
he wanted 10 make a statement m on
nclls behalf bcforc the case opened ne
told tho court that COnnel was 2 wiio"'F'
and that hls little girl was with ms sister.
that no agrenmcnt or aTTangemchi eN'i
had been made as 80 what tonneli shouid
pav for the child's suppor, or 10"
Connell MIR LYNN went on. was ~ the
habit Of paying lump sums n irregular
periods He was perfectly wiling 70 pay
whatever his sister thought nc owed ''uI
he wanted 10 take the child away anu
care for her himself.
Assistant City Solicitor Malloy SAID the
child "a bright, pretty little girl and her
uncle were IN court, but that the little
one was averse To leaving her aunt ana
uncle and gong with her father
The uncle. George W Badcr said the
child had been with him and his wife, her
aunt. for two wears and half. ifcn they
took her she was IN a very neglected con-
dition he said Further Bader said that
ConnelI had been paying sums from tame
10 time At the rate OF s so week ior
hoard and other money for clothes
Judge Churchman adIudged the de-
fendant guilty and made an order OF -
a week upon HIM.
SHIPYARD MYSTERY.
-Four shipyard workers got into q
r1lmpus al the Harlan plant last night
over something or other, although JUST
what II was none seemed to know ana
wound I'D rather oddly in CITY Court this
morning.
SPECIAL Officer Ciew 10 whom they
were credited as captIves, WASH on hand
10 explain and Assistant City Solicitor
Malioy informed the court that he didn
see how he men could be held on the
charge against them dIsOrderiy conduct
because the offence alleged WASH com
mtted IN a public place. They had been
arrested. he said, because when Clew saw
something had been started and went
70 find out what was what, each insisted
that the other be locked up, 50 Clew
accommodated them
Judae Churchman turI ed the tour loose.
JOB FOR a'DAsNEL.
Walter Barnes, a white man, and
Robert Liggens, cnlored, were before the
court charged with fighting on the street.
Patrolman Collins said he had bagged the
Dan at Thirteenth and Heald streets,
where both were tunbling and rolling
over each other in good hard street
''scrap" Liggens said he had had trouble
with Barnes. whom he had ordered TO
stay away from the hggen household,
but Barnes wouldn't I and vowed he 8 get
Liagen. Further. Lggen said, Barnes did
get" him at Thirteenth and Heal,
making an attack on him when he WASH t
looking
Judge Churchman turned the case over
70 Court Officer MCDANIEL, with IN
struction to dig up the facts and report
later
Five crapshooters paid the penalty to-
day in City Court. They were Thomas
Rodgers, Perry Gilbert, Clarence Briggs
aud Wilbur Brown, all oolorod, and
arrested by Special Officer Weldin Of the
Philadelphia & Reading force, and Francis
Gallagher, white, grabbed Off by Police
man Durney IN raid on Il game IN which
three others participated, but made their
escape The c0lored woOers Of the Jade,
Chance, all pleaded guilty, but Gallagher
ssId he Was only looking on. None the less,
all were fined IS and costs.
Ethel Taylor and Annie Knots, two
barcheaded young women, faced court on
the charge Of creating disorder at Third
and Market streets early this morning bY
using loud and boisterous language Both
pleaded guilty and were fined S5 and
costs Policeman McCillion was the blue
coat who locked them up
John Swed was fined $40 and costs to-
day by Judge ChuTchman in City Court
on the charge Of operating a motor
vehicle without proper license Swed it
appears, was using an old license while
application for transfer was pending.
Ida Allen, said to live on Scott street,
was a defendant on charge Of assault and
battery but wanted time to get lawyer
The case was continued until Tuesday