Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
DRUNKS SHOW DROP:
29 BEFORE JUDGE
At DAYS ROLL CALL
Three Men and One Woman, Old
Offenders Get More Than Usual
81 and Costs.
CRIMES DUE TO LIQUOR

Twenty-nine eases uf plain drunk
with several others involving more serious
charges growing out uf the same cause.
were un hefor,, Judge Churchman in
Citv Court this morning This was
decided decline from the T. dchnqucntS
" no faced cour, Yesterday and the police
attribute il to the order restricting saloons
t. do business only between the hours Of
: q. m, and : =. nj. issued by the Police
commissioners yesterday
Fines Of 81 each with costs we're
generally assessed but three men and one
woman al old offenders had TO pay more
libcraly for their indulgence. Harry
Buckly who had been III court on the
same charge no later than December ..
waS ordered 10 put up 81 Joshua
Whalcv 4 dImlnutiyt Young fellow VINO,
according 10 Judge Churchman. had been
discharged from the workhousc only hi
july. and who had faced Ills Honor
seven times before once on charge Of
carrying concealed deadly weapons waS
given review Of his escapadcS by the
Judge and fined $40 and costs
NINTH FINE FOR WOMAN.
MARY Cross making her ninth appear
ance for the same offcnSe, was asked to
contribute 81 to MUNICIPAL funds, plus
trimmings Harry Kane came in for a
lengthy lecture on his shortcomings from
the nudge It seems that he had been
brought before the bar Of Justice for the
fourth time this year. all because to
Harry life Is apparently just one bar
after smother
II was to kcep MN from running afoui
ef bars in general that the court ordered
him sent to an institution IN New ork
several months ago where he would be-
free from the lure Of the polished nahog-
anv and the sparkling crystal midst which
the fuaTning waves dashed high. He w
asked To subscribe SO and costs to the
maintenance OF home Institutions,
Richard Troy came into court with his
shirt looking aS though il had been
dpped ia j bucket oi blood ms chm
supported bv huge bandage and an
ugly looking cut over his left eve. He
was not forced to give any humlliatlng
details If hoW he had pasSe,i through q
threshng machine. or steam shovel
perhaps but was lei OF with fine of 81
and costs The proceedings seemed all
huge Joke 10 Thomas oungblood, color
ed who declared that he was a stidy
workah al de Harlan ship plant, and the
nudge thought u would bc pity 10 cause
hi~ smile to shrink with more than q 81
lime
JCDGE WAVES INSPECTION
John southern started to explain that
his appearance there Was III some mys-
terious way conncc}ed with a sore hand
which he held up for the iudgc nspcc-
ton But the Judge waived the ex-
animation and assessed john the Gus
tornary s. and extras. Walter Herd
man. from his Danged-up look had eyi-
IDENTITY suffered almost enough the Judge
thought ~ hc let Walter of with d con
trlbu1lon 81 - also.
Lenzy Juill snaliIsh Negro, is i
tough customer. according 70 police
men who testified against hHn. He was
caught after hard chase late last night,
iii ii cellar Of house on Second street
and revolver with TWO SETS 81 cartridges
was taken away from him his accnsers
said The case was 50 serious that the
court imposed fine Oh Jull Of $500 and
costs and in lieu Of payment thereof he
must serve one year III the Workhouse-
Juill was intoxicated II was testified.
Booze also caused serious trouble Tor
William Lee, stalwart Negro who was
charged with attempted felonious assault
ON Emily Hammond, an aged and crlp-
pied white woman She declared that
the attempt was made IN an alley behind
hcr home Lee maintained he rencm-
bered nothing Of the serious part Of the
affair and il was testified that he was
drunk al the time He was held III -, 900
bail for he next Court Of General Sessions.
Al.xtL Gtr Caska, Il wears cid was
remanded 10 he care 0f tie Juvenile
Court tor carrying concealed deadly
weapon and for pointing the same 4
rusty Old bulldog revolver IhculI, his
mother testified that she had been in
this country twenty years. she was
unable TO understand scarcely any qucs-
tion put 10 her by the Judge
Two Negreases ard q Negro who
yesterday were held under heavy bail for
4 hearing today Oh the charge Of OBJ
structing justice IN the case Of Cora Wat
son. one of the trio charged with running
i speakeasy, were held for general scs-
eions Oh the first named charge today
According . Kooert Williams. also color
"a the three threatened him great bodily
injury II he testified against the Watson
woman IA court