Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
TRAVELLING MAN
PAYS FOR SWEARING
BEFORE WOMEN
Pcnnsy Employees Testify That He
Shocked Crowd at Station;
Negro Women Held.
BLOCKED JUSTICE, CHARGE

Charged with using profane language
before two women employees at the
information window of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Julius Dowenthal. travelling
man. was fined $40 and costs in City
Court this morning. Mrs. Margaret
Meade and Miss Annie Thomas both
declared that Lowenthal had become very
wrathy after seeking information regard
ing trains to Baltimore The women say
they gave him what he asked for but that
he broke into torrent of profanity
I.owenthal declared that he wanted
specific information about trains on the
II. 4 O. road and that the women would
oniv give him schedules on the Pennsy
He conducted his own case, cross-ques-
tioning Mrs Meade, but he didn't have
chance with her. apparently She
had her say with vengeance She
declared that fifty persons had heard
Lowenthal swear, and repeated the Identl-
cal "cuss words that he is alleged TO have
uttered.
COURT HOLDS NEGREsS.
TWO Negro women were held under
81 900 bail each on the charge OF obstruct-
ing justice in the ease Of Cora Watson,
colored arrested for selling Iiquor without
n license They were the Watson woman
and Emma Townsend Robert Williams
testified that he had bought whisky for
himself and friend 1T the Watson woman
home at 2l1 West Third street
He further swore that both the Watson
woman and Emma Townsend had threat
cned him with dire injury if he carried
out his intention, expressed to them, 10
have the house ''pulled" as a spcakeasv.
according TO the police tho threats
were made by the two women against
Williams in Il corridor of the Public
Building after the Watson woman had
been arrested as the proprietress Of the
alleged spcakcasy and the Townsend
woman summoned as witness.
The Watson woman swore she had only
given Williams q drink of whisky which
she had bought on "A physicians prcscrip-
tion. He insisted on paying her for IL
however. and when she refused 10 take
the money threw one dollar bull on the
floor The court fined her Sl00 and
costs on the charge of selling without
license and held her under bail on the
other charge as mentioned.
CHARGES CONSPIRACY
Holmes Jones, a contractor of Balti-
more. charged with larceny Of 8 wagon
load Of rock screenings valued At 81, by
John 4. Bader 4 Co. contractors and
builders here, objected TO a continuance
Of his case as requested by the plaintiffs.
The case was apparently complicated,
Jones maintaining that his arrest was 10
tie him up from performing certain oblga-
tions by certain date. and not TO recover
for a small alleged larceny.
Ii seems that he bought all but 1 900
tons of a pile of screenings Of the Bader
Company but that when this company
sent an engineer to measure the remaining
pile they found only 700 tons there. They
had the stone replevIned by the sheriff.
and were sued for trespasS by Jones, they
declare Jones declared the whole affair
was a conspiracy 70 make HIM vacate the
property without notice and thus fail TO
meet certain obligations. 4 continuance
Of the case was finally granted by Judge
Churchman.
John K. Mc(iee- Young man formerly
employed as u stenographer by the du
Pont Company who was arrested on a
charge of heas1ng a brick through the
window Of the home of DIR J r. Norris,
II 1918 West street early this morning, {
sas held for an examination to determine .
MS sanity.
The case Of Charles II Cunningham. I
leld on two charges larceny of an auto
mobile valued at 81 900 and violating the ,
speed laws, was continued after he had |
Deen placed under 81 900 bail for larceny
and 800 bail to answer the other charge
SIX others concerned in the alleged Joy
-ide two women and four men. were also
Zach held under bail for the same amount
The case of Linda Noland, charged with
leeping a disorderly house, at Fourth and
>hipley streets wherein four couples were
aid by the police to have been caught
asst night. was also continued until
November o.
Irvine T. Hirrons. clerk for the
Railroad, was freed of the
harge that he had stolen two small
axes Of soap as charged by company
detective Hirrons convinced the court 7
hat the accusation was baseless