Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23
ASSAULT VICTIM"
HIT MAN WITH Ak
COURT CASE SHOWS
Two Parties to Dispute Appear
With Bandaged Heads; Defend
ant Freed on Small Fine
OTHER ROWS APLENTY

Angalopilcs Demitrios and Hans Muros
appeared in City Court this morning
with their heads swathed in bandages
the former accused of assault and battery
by the latter.
According to the testimony offered,
Demitrios struck Muros over the head
with a bottle and Muros retaliated by
hitting Demitrios with a hand AK. The
row occurred in Muros' homo at al West
Second street. last night Both admitted
they had been drinking
After hearing several witnesses the
Judge declared that while both parties
seemed equally guilty nc would fine
Demitrios s. and costs.
The woes of cabin settlement were
uncovered this morning when Charles
G. Myers appeared against Catherine
Campbell, his sister-in-law, on n charge ot
assault. Both live in cabins near Market
and ID streets.
SAYS SHE nIr HIM
Myers declared that the Campbell
woman bit him on the arm when he tried
to get her to lea his cabin, where, he
said, she was creating a disturbance.
The woman said he attempted 10 throw
her into the marsh and that she bit him
in sclf-defcnsc She was fined ,s5 and
costs
Both complainant and defendant faced
each other with one eve bandaged IN the
assault case OF William r. Hammond
versus Ernest jackson. Both are colored.
Jackson, charged with cutting Hammond
during a fight over a crap game in a con
struction camp, declared that Hammond
had first cut him and that his cap was all
that had saved the sight Of his right eve.
Beng unable to establish which one was
responsible for beginning tho row, the
Judge dismissed the case.
ONLY s DHU>Ks rP
Five drunks were fined 81 each Nj
but one lived in or near Wilmington. but
Patrick Burns, who gave his ago as G.
and said he lived at Swrcdland near
Norristown, narrowly escaped, having
to pay double that amount
<"Your fine should he $40 and costs,
Patrick" said the judge, ''but on ac-
count Of your age | will reduce it 10 s.. :
William Tate and Arden Laratc, an
Argentine youth, were each fined s. for
trespaSsing on the property Of the Phil
adelphia and Reading Railroad Go. Tate
was found lying across the railroad tracks,
and Larste asleep in a box car, q rail-
road detective testified.
hGfSaneNt ItifSfkt ttAOTtl, was EDeL
$50 and costs for soliciting on the testi-
mony OF whTte man, Alexander Mac-
kei1xie
Charged with The theft Of s24o from
| Bahas Papas Greek, Anna Bell. a
young colored girl, was held under S50C
/ bail for General Sessions II was testified
| that Si20 was recovered by detective
! at The home o1 the Bell girls sister AIMS
| Bell made full conf esslon Of the ROB
| berry. detectives said. and pleaded guilty
/ The robbery occurred November Il or
1 High street
TINES AUTO SPEGDIR
Twenty-Five dollars and costs was III.
| penalty for fast auto driving assessed
| against George Andrews Policemen testi
! fed Andrews exceeded the speed limit
/ Yesterday through the main section O
! the city and ne admitted the charge
Michael Clancy, charged with as
saut and battery by his wife was re
| leased on probation and his case continued
until Nov. 80. His wife testified tina
/ her husband struck her in the face re
Gently with his irst and threatened hcl
! additional bodily harm. She declared h'
/ was drunk all the time and that he hae
/ failed TO give her enough money for th'
! fanIlv's support.
Judge Cilurchman stated that Glance,
/ had been IL court many times before 70
/ various offences and that he should b.
sent To the wcrkhousc Al once. He sait
: he would give Clancy one mere chance
. however