Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-15
WOMAN FINED S10O
FOR LIQUOR SALE
Makrcd Money Figures in Case
Heard by Deputy Judge Finger
in City Court.

Deputy City Court Judge Finger
srent busy two hours this morning hear
ing eases in Municipal Court and Of the
time consumed good deal was given over
To threshing out the charge against Elsie
Harris, colorcd, 622 Lord street, that sh,
had illegally sold liquor.
Charles NJ Smith, also colored, was the
States chief witness He said he had gone
10 Elsi 3 house on February 10 and bought
a pint Of whisky, for which he paid dol
lar giving her marked money. This,
according TO Policeman SerSon, who
arrested the woman, was found IN Jar
on the kitchen dresser Of the premises
James Salisbury, who defended the
woman. had a batch Of witnesses who were
in the house at the time of the alleged
sale. To testify in Elsie's behalf. They
said they didn't see any whisky sold,
although they did see Smith IA the house.
Judge Finger decided that there couldn I
be any doubt as To the wOmans guilt and
imposed n fine Of 800 and costs.
Tony DelIco faced the court on thc
charge of violating the market regila-
tions by having a stand AT Seventh ana
King streets that projected over the build
ing line Of the former street Oihcfr
Ieblev testified against Dcluca, who was
fined 81 and costs charge against
Petro VesseIla Of having an illegal stand
IN front Of 4O7 King street was nollc
pressed, il being shown that Ecssolla Ind
a right to have a stand there thir1
prisoner, Nuucio Cardenti, accused oi
| having an unlawful stand at G3@ King
| street was dismissed, Cirdenti proving that
nc too had a right To stand.
Henry Caras. a Crock, also known az
Henry CaravissiIlo, was before the court
on a serious charge preferred by Nrgle
| Caffy. a 12-ycar-old colorcd grl tie
was held in 81 900 bail for General
| Sessions
Edward Simmons faced arraiUment
on the charge of trssspass AZ 42I Shipley
| street, the complainant being Bernard
| Garrett who said that Simmons was
| found in the hallway Of the house in An
| intoxicated condition Simmons was
/ fined the usual s. and costs
| David II. Primrose colored, was a
| prisoner on the charge of larceny, the
| alleged theft having been the taking ~
| s2l5O from a slot gas meter ~ the house
! Of Michael Conway, 923 Bennett street
He was held in $500 bail for General
| Sessions.
| Something in the line Of pathos was
| interiected into the hearings when two
girls, were arraigned on the charge u
| dis0rderlv conduct Policeman Morrow
/ said that they were in he habit Of max
| ing chance acquaintance with soldiers
| and had been warned time and again
| not to do 80 Last night Morrow arrested
| both Of them near Market street br4dge
over the Christiana. They we're fined -
and costs each
Harry Merritt faced court on the charge
Of trespass on the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway property on the river
front. He said he hadn't been able u
get into his boarding house and asked the
lenlency Of the court on the ground that
he Is soon to 20 away 70 camp IN me
draft Judge Finger dismissed hIm.
Elwood Shorter. colored, was held N
$500 bail for General Sessions, charged
| with the larceny Of $40 from William Is,
Wall Wall went into a Market street
tailoring shop TO have some work done
and while il was going on some one
peeled two $40 bills off the 'bankroil ht
had In his coat Shorter was the only
person upon whom suspicion could tall
Edward j. Kelly, passenger en- rout'
on the p. b. 4 W from Elizabeth. n j.
to Norfolk, Va, was a prisoner charges
with disorderly conduct. Special Once
killmon, Of the railroad company, SAT-
that the txain crew had notIned MN tina
Kelly had been raising Cam on n
train and he put the man under arres
when it arrived at French street station
Kelly was fined 81 and costs.