Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
.ESTEP DECLARES
HE BOUGHT WATCH
However, After Case is Heard
Defendant is Held IN Bail
for Grand Jury,

Fletcher Fstcp, was arranged IN NY
Court today ON charge oi larceny, ~
being alleged that he stole silver waich
and fob Donald II Whitaker SAID he
identified the articles rs his and claimed
that they were taken from his pocket
while he was riding ON a trolley ear on
July Il l.stcp told the court that he
was not guilty of stealing the watch
claiming that he bought It from two
men on y restaurant .lydgc 'hurchman
held the defendant under $500 bal Tor
the Court of General Sgsslons
MtRYS MIX MA rrERs.
4 ease of too many Marys mixed matter
in court today Onc Mary was arrAlgncd
on another Mary's charge and pleaded
not guilty before the ranglc was finally
Strengthened ont All the trouil" was
I'm the eases of Mary NuxclcskI and Mary
Gazrski both charged with assault and
battery and both claiming they could
neither understand nor speak the inRiiAh
language MARY. Ny was charged
with hitting her husband John, with
pitcher and damaging his face to such m
extent that he had 90 hC treated at the
Delaware Hospital Ntcr hearing The
test tunonN IN the case Judge hurfhllah
referred il TO Court officer McDannci Tor
Investigation and report on "Wednesday.
Tho Ga1cski woman Mary No -
was charged with assault and battery 10y
Katie Gu1anski aud when the latter vas
called to tho witness stand she had with
her number of children THIS cas
was continued until Wednesday at tn"
request If the defendant
\ inc ot So and costs was imposed
on Dcnnis Kane, Negro charged with
assault and battery bv George Grant. also
Culorcd Who claimed that the defendant
struck huu ~ the c,c without bong gwen
any cause The defendant claimed that
h. asked GRAY for some money aud ~"
latter pulled a knlto On hun
Charles and ANDREW Nath were charg-
"a With breach of The peace hN ena
Wink. with whom thcN boarded lh'
woman claimed that ANDREW abused h"r
Yesterday and threatened to put her ont
81 tho house lIc was hold under $500
pcacc bond. while Charlc- was dismissed,
there bong 10 evidence against hum
When patrclman ncvcnncN arrested
John Mitchell ~ Front and Market streets
on Satiirda, night on charg" o' dlS-
ordcrlN conduct the prisoner 'nod 70 g't
away aud charge ~ resisting an officer
was placed against HIM lie was tucd
on both charges today and on tho tlrsf
nc rs iiIlGti = ~ fttl N'ft - = 't'l''
EndnckS lugh~ and Julian llvoal,
both charged with tcspasslnr had their
cases continued untll t"uorrow
t.cnrre Records WIS charged by hrs
rad wife, Marv. WITH troSpass and
hold mlcr $500 bond to stay away from
arucr wlfC home
William Inns WIS incd So and costs
IN / charge IF acting p an indecent man
nor on the street
Helen Szlhalski told the court thaf
her husband. Lawrence had abused her
ana rut nor out ~ the house tie va
charged with breach ut 'ho peace and the
case was continued uunl "Wednesday
for investigation hy Court officer Vic
Damned
>,,relr 81 >uooTi>s cKNr
Alexander knots. George Thomas,
! lIarr1 llarrIs and AlcNandcr uhhag',
IN \cgrocs were adJudgcd guilty ot
shooting crap and the first two were hncd
s. and The last Two $40 and costs Tho
c3artct were arrested by ratrolman
/ hcvcnncv over South Market street
bridge
/ ne officer also had FIVE prisoners
boe,ro Inc collr, All charged with acting
d1s,r,}nrI> IN !. cabin IN South Wilmington
Tho dcfcndarts were Samuel 9 kccte,
Frances Martin. Frank Rc'gIo. Edward
Furry and Charles kennedy They were
fined $40 each
The ca-e 81 John I.adcnowski, charged
With tho non-supqort Of hls wife and fivC
MINOR children, was continued unu
/ tomorrow
Mrs Cecilia GulcznsIl told the court
that her husband Theodore gave hcl
between 500 and Sill week for sup
mort. but that her mother and slstcr-In
law caused trouble between them an,
were the caus, of the charge Of breach i"
the peace against Theodore The cast
was continued until Wednesday 'or IN
/ veStlgatl0n.