Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-03
PRISONER FA|NTS
IN COURT ROOM
Man Accused of Threatening
Another Causes Sensational
Scene Before Judge Finger.

Prisoners accused OF disturbing the
ncacc of their homes and the homes ot
others had a decided inning today IN ti'y
Court before Judge Finger. and one Oh
them ended "A weeping spell by iapSnS
into Swoon. -
This man, Charles +. Miller. WAS
accused bv William Sullivan with threat
eninp HIM with bodily harm. sullivan
sand that Miller went Ia his own mother
homo at los East Second street and made
threats against HIM Weeping like child,
the defendant said that II was not true
that he had threatened sullivan and tha'
the latter had had II IN Tor hIu Tor SIN
wears After tCstifying the Young man
suddenly tainted and had 10 he removed
irnm the courtroom, and the case was
continued until tomorrow morning
according to a sister at Miller ;, Hul-
Ii,an who had testified against the de
fcndant. resided with her mother and she
further said that her brother has been IN
Philadelphia hospital for some time ana
had come to this city al the order oi the
pxrmptIon boards for examination IN the
draft and that when he went to ms
mothers home hC WAS thrown out by
sullivan
Elderly Flora Hoffman charged her son,
George. with breach of the peace dcciar~
inr that he came 10 her home under the
influence of liquor She asked that he bc
nut under peace bond Judge flngcr
warned Hoffman 10 stay away from ms
mothcr's homo and held him under q
$500 bond
John 4 sullivan was also charged win
-, ~ co,n,,la,n;nc witness She
testified that sullivan had been drinking
I I,ol oft trouble the
hnesc sullivan said that il the Judge gave
ilrn chance nc would reform and stop
drinking ON this promise nc was dis
missed
knNfTT h THEFT OF WATCH
Charged with the larceny OF god
watch and cham from Joseph Rarhrach.
Harry Coylc was today arraiEned IN
court The two men roomCd IN = house on
Madison street and CoNlc IS alleged TO
hay. taken the watch from Bachrach $
vest The defendant admitted taking the
watch aud was held under $500 bail ior the
Court Of General Sessions.
John II Porter, accused Of shooting
ertp and dl.ordcrlN conduct pleaded
not guilty to both charges Patrolman FOX
testified hat he had seen Porter shooting
crap and that when he was PLACED under
arrest h. acted IN dISorderlN manner
ou the crap shooting charge the defend
ant WAS fined s. and costs and on tho
other $40 and costs
Charged with assault and battery
DAVID W Maxwell pleaded not guilty
Philip Iscman testified that Maxwell hit
him with hl> fiSt fine Of So and costs
was imposed
NAY RI WANTED
Walter Dawson pleaded guilty e 2
charge Of trcspassing on tho property q
the ? Il & " railroad and w;As tined $
and costs. After the case vaS over Judge
Ringer ordered the United states Marshal
n be notified OF the case Is the man was
sllered to have beaten his way here on 2
froon train and IT is thought that nc MAY
be an army deserter.
Edward Johnson, a Negro. WAS lined y
and costs on a charge Of trcSpaSS'ng on the
nronertv Of the Philadelphia and Reading
railway
Grace Hudson. a Negroes, Wa fined SO
and costs on q charge OF soliciting
On October 10. 1917 John Handy,
!. Negro. IS alleged Il have ~toinn lou
pounds 81 ron from James 4 oheriN and
to have committed An assault and battery
on George Briggs. also g. 'v'n
RrirrS EMPLOYED ~ Mr. 0beriy. 'c>tt-
6od f6st on the evening 81 tic above dA'o
he noticed Handy and another man load
ing IRON on a wagon and whom he star 81
alter them. Handy hi HIM with hrlrA
The defendant. who Was represented h}
! frank Ball denied that ne had eve'
hcon IN Obcrly- hrickyard On the Tar
ccnv charge he was held under 5000 haI
for the Court ot General Sessions IL
other charge WAS dismissed
4 charge Of vie beating agalnS' " y
liam Sccncv. a Negro. Wa continued
until next TUESDAY
kaSlmcr Domhrov~k' pleaded no
ctl7tv 10 a charge If dlsorderly conduct
TIN man i alleged 10 have used had Ian
euagc \ fine Of s and costs ~aS imposed