Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
$40 Fl. Is PLACED
on MANY DAUNKS
Judge Churchman Determined to
Stop Outsiders From Loading
Up Here.

Ten dollars and costs with solemn iec-
lures besides, was the usual fine Judge
Churchman placed on upwards Of ,
"drtnkS ia City Court this morning.
Two who declared they had never been
arrested before were dismissed and a
few were let OH with payments Of s.
After his wife had testified that he
had given her but S42 III the past SIN weeks
towards the support OF herself and two
Young children and had declared that he
drank constantly and heavily Sylvester
Long was sentenced 10 six months IN the
work house and on his release to pay his
wfc 500 a week Judge ChlTchman
read Long q scathing lecture after Long
wife had asked the court 10 DO something
to curb her husband Indulgence III liquor
Charles August who, according to the
court, was making his thIrtv-fourth APP
pcarance. was fined $40 nd costs on 3
charge Of vagrancy His record ncudcS
threatening the court, bi ach of the
peace yagrancN, drunkenness and tres
pass.
Obviously out Of their element IN a
police court Mr.. and Mrs George +
HoopcS aired their domestic difficulties
when Mrs iioopeS testified against hcr
husband on charge of breach of thc
peace She SAID that Hopes drinking
caused All their noe Judge Churchman
admonishcd Hopes solemnly and said
he must choose bctwc his wife and child
or liquor The Young man Was released
under d $500 bond 10 keep tho peace
HFLD o> ROBBERY CHAEol.
Edward Stowcl was held under $1,000
bail for General Sessions ch rgcd with
being implicated ia highway robbery on
James 4 Size Witnesses testified eley had
Sccn SiowCli and another man struggling
with Goslcc III the yards Of the Re
X lNay Crosiec declared he had been
robbed 81 S773 Or S14 and watch at that
time. Policemen testified that the watch
which G0slcr identified as his Was found
in ~tovcll's pocket
iic>dri SANDY was adJudgcd guilty rs
charged of stcaling clolhlug to the va!uc
cf SO and was held under $500 hlIl
for the ncNt term of court The proprietor
of 4 clojh hing store II No. ) West Fourth
street testified that SaudI came INTO he
store yesterday. grabbed pile Of trousers
and fed The defendant was caught n
Fourth aud Narkct streets Policemen
carroboratcd this TESTIMONY
Prince Wilson and tcatral Pitman. both
coipred we're before the court on
charge, of ass ult n b-ttert, Cespte
tneir uocratic names
The case against Wilson was continued
until tomorrow General Pitman was fined
>25 for striking Thomas johnson whom
lie declared had previously assaulted hlm
In :t saloon judge Churrhman cited he
law covering assault TO Pitman and then
assessed the fine with the alternative Of
sixty DAYS in the Workhouse
Ninccnzo SannP was freed OF the
charge Of cutting Morris Reese. III "a
frce-for-all fight on West second street.
Reese. policemen and other witnesses
were una Die 10 say that Hanna cut Reese
though alI aa;d thar he was mixed up
In The .gt
AIargaro. Mathews, colored was hncd
$40 and costs for disordcrIy conduc;
in cursmg . policeman
Linda Noand charged with mani
tanning house OF questionable rcpu-
tation. was fined 500 and costs
Harvey g. MAY charged with man
slaughter in the killing Of a child Helen
RadoWski. with his motor truck was
dismissed Witnesses testified that the
ljttle gill sitter leaving a trolley car ran
behind il and in front Of TIE truck driven
bv May. !, policeman sad that the
truck was rot eciI Z AZ tie rate oi more
than seven miles an hour vi en- tie child
ran in front Of it, and that II came to
a stop within few yards