Evening journal., 1918-09-23
COURT DISPOSES OF
MANY MINOR CASES
Wife and Daughter Have
Husband Placed Under
Peace Bond
HURLEY FINED ON
TRESPASS CHARGE

James Hurley was before Judge
Churchman in Municipal Court today
charged with trespasslng on the Phila-
delphia and Reading railroad. lie was
fined s.. Special Ofcer Weldln testified
he saw the defendant give liquor to
some United States soldiers, who ran
when they saw him coming.
Edward Watson, a Negro, was charg-
ed with trespasslng at No. $40 Locust
street last night and Will resisting an
officer when placed under arrest. He
IS scheduled 10 go 10 Camp Dix tomor-
row afternoon and he was turned over
10 Exemption Board No. 2. Fred Brown
was charged with acting dlsorderly In
a Market street restaurant and was
fined $40 and costs.
Wadislaw Woitkwski was fined s. and
costs for disorderly conduct.
MaOla Peterson, Elya Gibbs, Beatrice
Gardner, Ida BrOokins and Ruth Hutch
ins, negresses, were each fined 81 and
costs on a charge or dlsorderly con-
duct at Second and Washington streets
yesterday afternoon. Two other girls
arrested at the same time were turned
over TO the Juvenile Court yesterday
because OF their youth.
Charles Areas0n, was before the court
on a charge Of trespass. His home Is
In West Chester and as a question was
raised as 10 his sanity he was held TO
await the arrival OF an officer from that
city.
William Ahern, charged with breach
Of the peace was placed under a 500
peace bond. His wife. Mrs. Sadie
Ahern and daughter Miss Edith Ahern,
testified TO their husband and father
coming TO their home Saturday night
and raising a disturbance. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ahern had not lived together for
some months.
The case Of Jessie Moore, Negress,
charged with assault and battery on
William II. Perkins, Negro, was con-
tinued until Friday 10 give Court or
ilcCr Mcdaniel an opportunity 10 in
yestigate the case.
Joseph Savetoss, was fined $40 and
costs for improper conduct on the
street.
Edward D. Freidenberg was fined IS
for peddling without a license.
The case Of Harry LOveless, non-sup-
port, was continued until next Monday.
He Is now paying S32 a month for the
support OF his wife and two children
and a petition has been made 20 have
this amount increased. Mrs. LOveless
was i'll and could not be in court and
for that reason the case was continued.
For driving an automobile on the
wrong side Of the street, Arthur Coop
er, a Negro, was fined $40 and costs.
other cases continued were: Frank !
Valenu, charged with threatening 10 do !
bodily harm until Wednesday; Branis- !
law Lakrewski. charged with the lar
ceny Of $50 from Walter Zoknezewski, |
until Fridsy.
Annie Knots and Oveal Meadows, a
soldier, were each fined So and costs |
for dlsorderly conduct, at Second and
Poplar streets, early yesterday morning. |
John II. Boyer, a Negro. pleaded
guilty 10 carrying concealed a deadly
weapon, but not ,suilty TO a charge of
larceny. Sentence was suspended in |
the first case until the other case is
heard on Wednesday,
The case agaist Alice May Ewing. /
charged with larceny, was continued
until tomorrow morning.
Henry Melvin, a Negro, charged with |
the larceny Of 50 from Edward ]. Hall, \
also a Negro, was dismissed. !
John w. Fox was placed under a $500
peace bond on charge Of breach Of the
peace.