Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-19
MALLOY CONTESTS
POLICE RIGHT TO
CLOSE 0 NEAL s BAR
Assistant City Solicitor 20 Report
Views to Attorney General;
Case Goes Over.
WEAPON CARRIER FINED

That he could find no authority for the
police commissioners To issue such an
order, was the statement made IN City
Court this morning by Assistant City
Solicitor John r. Nallov when the case
against James c O'Ncal charged with
violating the anti-saloon law and with
maintaining q ClandcStInc entrance was
considered Judge Churchman there
upon GrdCrtd the ease continued ono
week, during which period the assistant
city solicitor is to report his views To the
attorney general
O'Ncal. who IS the proprietor of the
Commercial Hotel, at POS Market street,
was arrested on information filed by the
Law and Order Society for failing to
close his bar during the peace celebration
on November II
$50 far rs this charge of keeping this
saloon open after he had been ordered to
close bv the police commissioners Is con
ccrned SAID Mr. NaIoy Il can find no
law or authority for the police commits
sioncrs So to net
nNEn $50 AND costs
Fifty dollars and costs was assessed
against Nathan s. Johnson. colored, for
carving concealed IN ugly looking knife
Wltt4 Il hladr about cIght inches long.
Witnesses testified that Johnson got INTO
wraugIc with the proprlctors ol \ Greek
restaurant On Market street about md
night last night ana later became threat
cnlac il hiS attitude towards = crowd of
YOUTHS Who became cmbroilcd 4 police
man Who was called 10 arrest Johnson
SAID he had found the knife under tho
Negro coat
Character witnesses arc - bc summon
Al Ill tho continued case of Thomas Turner
against Nathan Brooks both colored t.
testify for Brooks wlo is charged with
assault and battery on Turner causing the
latter the los, IT an c>c- he alleged
4. ~auit took place on November : at 925
Walnut street when Brooks was accused
ot striking Turner III tho eve with ms FIST
! III, admitted the blow but asserted that
he struck IL in self-defcnsc
The ca~e II Clifford Scrution. charged
With larc. ay II papcr~ and personal nc
longrrs saiucd Ill 500 from Holmes
bones - hsr1iascd Il seems that
ScrlItInu leased tho office ~ Fourth and
Pine streets formerly orrupicd hy Jones
who Is Il Baltimore contractor and who i
now defending a case oi larceny from til"
Badcr Co brought against hm in 6tu-
cral Sessions Jones called 1t the office
- get his goods. i i said and wss re-
itised them By Scrutlon VINO declares that
the goods had been attached hy the
sheriff ana thnt hi ~crIflon, had been
told fo tcf Iu one take Them Deputy
! Sheriff ,~cg II Could cufrehoraicd this
ties tllnuny
( o>Iy SIX nnt * rr
Tarc ou,-of-town drunks peid SO
ANA cu-.9 fnr thr privilege nf coming
a. Wilmington 10 indulge their fondness
I fnr booze III CItv Court tltls morning
4 One moro vas hue4 8 and costs and 10
/ who sworc they had never f,een arrested
/ before wcrc dismissed
/ Edgar Rodiglncr. q epaniard, accused
oi begging on the street wa- fired $ and
costs Two witnesses testified that
Rudlginct displayed a nickel and asked
( them FOR ten cents more 10 get II drink.
Charles kunauon. wiiltr, end Ray
nond FRYE co!ared were forced to pay
s. aud costs each for being unable 70
+ resiot the aiiurirg g2rnc ot cfap.
Nick PituI, who. according 70 a special
/ officer 81 he railroad v as found asleep IN 4
/ freight car in The yards ot the Reading
Railroad, WAS fined s. for trespass John
McDadc ai7u pald the same penalty Tor
: lettering oa the property oi Puscy q
; Jones after he had been ordered 70 leave
i and had refused to explain why he was
there
/ The cases ag,inst Ernest Harry and
( LOUIS AIclcr. charged with running q
+ house Of questionable repute and with
/ attempts - ohsfruct justice, were CON
tluucd until Friday
/ The case against Nitro Smith, charged
! with assault on Marl Alokuic was roile
J pressed aud hat o: samuel Levin against
William Washington, v coIorcd, for the
/ alleged theft Of = Ladder yalued at 81,
/ Was dismissed