Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31
BL LAMES BED BUGS
FOR HIS TROUBLE
Odd Cases Heard by Jud &c
Churchman in Municipal
Court Today.

"Bcd bugs are the cause of my tr 0uhie,
said Alexander Krcshtoll, living on Liberty
street, when he pleaded not guilty TO a
charge of breach of the peace preferred by
his wife. Pearl, in the City Court today.
The wife said her husband abused her a
great deal and broke up the furniture ana
threatened To sweep hcr out of the house
When Alexander testified he told Judge
Churchman that bed bugs and mothct-"'
law caused all the trouble. He SAID he f'ad
accidentally broken piece at furi'l'u,'
when ne stood on Il whllC attempting !"
kill bed bugs that were climbing on ,lie
ceiling of his bedroom Tie Said n'H
mother-in-law and slstcr-n-law had cor"
to his home to live and had caused ''".I'''t
eyer since coming there \ neiRhtot 9'
AIexandcrs said that he was 'slti-
working shinbuildcr, and that nus Wi'e
and her people fought with h'",' 1""Ee
Cburchman referred the case To o'lrt
Officer Mcdaniel for investigation.
mT;pc children IN the same house no
- ,bcrc Is trouble MIR Mcdaniel,
CONT ofEcerl investigate the case, SAID
.Irdpc Churchman, after hearing thc
cborgr If assault and battery preferred
AGAINST Mary Gazcwsh by Matte lNch-
=, Tho two women live ~ the same
In,,sc on MARYLAND avenue and tho de-
ft.F1
,brrc The prosecuting Witness clQlnCd
that last sunday Mary hit her IN the hcad
with scrubbing brush, while Mary and
nalt of her family claim Katie assaulted
her Mr. Mcdaniel Will make hls report
IL ore week,
They stood there like two roosicrS;
then John pokcd her. was the manner IN
which Martin Potloeky testified m the
case of Mary GayCwshl. charged hv her
husband John. with assault and battery
Following this Podolskv snd tight
ensured and the wife hit her husband with
pitcher. This case was likewise referred to
Court Officer McDanncl for investigation
Thomas Harris q Negro. was held under
S3OOhail for tho Court ot General trSS o4S
on 4 charge of larceny. ii being alleged
that he stole from IN alley NJ Second and
kinc streets 100 pounds Of fish belonging
to irchir Thomas Anderson ounF.
colorcd told of scclng the defendant take
the fish and Esther Collins, also colorod,
told of uiving @onc Of tho fish from
Harms
WORK or FlGHr CtSFs
John Johnson. aged ~ wears was before
Judge ChurChman on 2 charge oi vagrncN
and. lclng too old 70 hc turned over to the
Council ~ Defense was sentenced 10 ten
DAYS in the workhouSc Daniel Foster
W. charged with vagraucv and II was
learned that the Council at lctensa had
assigned him 10 = position, hut he had
failed to report aud hc was turned over to
I Ross lara officer of the council
Ambrose IIalnran was arralgnrd on
charge NJ violating an order of the state
Council nf Defense lie was assigned tn
ioh ~ tn, Pail Grain Explosive Co. on
july 20 hut faicd t. report Judge
Churchman dis missed the case, SAVING hc
had known the man for four wears and
that his physical condition would not
permit him to work Warren W erger
was arraigncd on like charge AMI claimed
that he was unable TO work. because ot his
physical condition. Ills case was continu-
ed until tomorrow
John Perkins, Negro. was arralgncd
on charges of assault and battery and
assault with intent 10 commit murder.
Gus Rover, colorcd Is tho man alleged 70
have been assaulted and tie IS IN tho
Delaware Hospital rs q result ot being
stabbed Perkins was held IA $500 bali
for a hearing ono week hence
James Jackson was hncd s. and costs,
on charge of disaricrlv condnc
Annie Rellfnt cbargrd with the cm-
hczzlemcnt Of So 20 from an cmplovc at
the Harlan plant. had her case continued
until tomorrow
Martin Flvnn. charged with trcSpasslng
IN property Of the Philadelphia u Read
ING railway. was ordered turned over Ia
the government authorities. as he admitted
he had not filed ow qucStionnairc