Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
FEARS AGED FATHER
WHO POINT GUN
City Court Judge TO Inquire Into
Mental Condition Of Defendant;
Domestic Troubles Aired.

Charged with pointing pistol and with
carrying concealed deadly weapon,
John T. Haley, an aged resident of Mary
land avenue and Stroud street. WAS u
defendant in City Court this morning with
his daughter { nthcrinc, aS Chlet witness
against HIM
Mis- Haley testified tiat ON Thanks
giving day hcr father had threatened her
with a revolver which she took from him
after struggle she sand ! ate heobtained
another and fearing for her ntc she called
IN the police.
1t was | rought out that the cd man
had been committed to the ) ate Hospital
some time ago on account of his weak
mental condition, but has remained there
only one day. Ju go Churchman CON
inucd the case until December 6 in order
TO learn why Haley had been released
so soon
Miss Haley SAID that her father was
lahoring under the delusion that certain
persons were trying to injure hum, and
that he had q habit of WIRING the shutters
fast and Of prowlIng about the house at
late hours at night
JUDGE TO PROBE CASE.
Continuance until Wednesday next
was ordered n The case Of Harry ilcmplng
filtI EtAl Will iltf' titilI 80 'i- 'iff
ant two small BOYS
Mrs i.cmplng testified hat her hus-
band bad not contributed To her support
since 5 me time in last JULY She SAID
he was a plumber and earned 81 cents m
hour Mrs Hem ing a. Jared shc was
not vi ling 10 return t. cr usband under
the ~lmr conditions wmai. tad led her
t. lr3yp hun
Pcrrv Glhort col rcd, chargcd with
breaking and entering Wit he intent to
commit larceny MAS frccd 1hen i was
disclosed hat his brother the youth
hnm tho police accuse "t breaking INTO
provision shop 1T 5n6S i'npiar street
laHu lcIttrg Ra- ,rdcIsa r. pay hls
wife \lalat >l5 4, Wel, tor the support
If herself ard i7,o olildren aged three
ana ,llc halt Sear~ ard fifteen uienths
r. p,c;iNI,
NIr, T,rtra~s dc,Iar,I that her hus-
tsand's lais,'~ wcrr srreg.ilar and that she
feared Il, would dn l,r rmrt "lWn he
was Dr.hng It r..s uale etroEg
plea SIS I'LL M iehuh fi declared Il" had
oifalHrJ 4 place rs i dyt Wort- and WaS
HI HAM. reported fur Warl thus morning
ILc e.so NJ t7,cot Fteoklus colured.
charged u7th nDn-supnnrt ~ lIs WItc
Mar, and two small cliidran was contiui-
tN. penang lHteSl lifttti1H I'm .ti' '''f #
rltlon tu pluunrr> unl"n l1i Z"
1chn Jaeger being held fu $500 bond ~
k,rp rhe pruco aeca.I~, II ,ii-rieril con-
,h.ct lanc~ B,>'-cldt and William J
iie w.rl Pres lcif r.i Sergeant u arms
a he s7,an tcs.tad chat irgcr had
raised 4 r.A tn I.eetnE hcii recently
n Nc,haat FAll III 2 Wc~t sixth street
Ihc ucotgg pa~s,d resolution e htyr
larger rtrt,ej th.s ~ai .td after bc had
bc,n pur au' IKE ean., lack and Nckc'i fa
thc ,ionr !lavar5 A,-a de,irc fha'
Iae,r haa nlt Md scratched Mm "n the
hald
Tire, trlrk. nuILc c>trrnc penalty
$40 ard c,~t~ frr fheir Gffcr>o FIVE n.arr
verc fna. S7 aad COSTS and two "er'
dismissed
Arrtuha ~n.tI aho grew wears vfnlr
srcAiugn trt,u# IL tile I.yHcl CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY Gam, afd ~cr' 81 ~lstp u
tbr tunA Inl~. Ma Tined 81 aIi costs
',,r .r,~pa-SlnG Camilla De,iara also tad
IL pu 4p IN eaile amount .or entering
priva:. house ii 2i1 Tatrall street
1,~trrit, aud knocking ar i dear on he
>e..o,.a doer lelr I Hale, tred 4
4Ee 4nr.a. tor tr,~r--~ifg ~ tte frep-
.rf> II ,a Philadelphia and Reading
railroad