Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-04
COST FINE OF $40
TO SQUARE GRUDCE
Colored Man Used Brick, Prose
cutting Witness Tells
Court.

When a chap hurls brick in anger in
order to square up a grudge, 1t may he
assumed that he's willing to pay for it. or
course. the law doesn't go into the COM
mercial end of grudge-squaring like this,
but the results arc pretty much the same
rs If it did
So one Preston Guy, colored found
when he faced Judge Churchman in City
Court this morning Preston, 1T was sand
bv Wilbert Brown. likewise colored. en-
tcrtained n grldgc after he and Brown
had engaged in an alteration regarding
who was right in driving their trucks on
one of the City's highways and getting mix
ed up with each other. The alteration
happered on Saturday morning and in the
evening events brought the two together
again. Wilbcrt said Preston started after
him with a knife. but on the advice of a
friend who cOunseled against getting into
trouble he got on his machine and started
retreat whereupon Preston obtained a
brickbat and Busy-Berthald him with it
on the arm.
Judge Churchman told Preston set
ting grtidgcs in this fashion wasn't good
form at all and the community couldn't
tolerate IL
so | shall have to fine YOU $40
and costs, the court wound up
\ street rumpus with somewhat odd
meanderings was thrcShcd out when Vito
Cappadona, an Italian shoemaker, who
supports a wife and five children, turned
up as a defendant upon an assault and
battery charge in which one Cine Cas-
tolio n compatriot Of Cappadonas, was
the chief witness
Costaldo. it was said before the hear
ing by Assistant City Solicitor AIalloy.
didn't know who the man was who cut
him during the rumpuS AZ Sixth and Wal
nut streets recently and ono Of he other
witnesses seemed to think the whole
thing was a playful Joke. but the court
decided TO hear the testimony CoStaldo
told the court hc had been slightly Cut
during the rrmpuS but there hadn't been
any trouble Beforehand and ne dIdn
know who did il Then came the other
witnesses. Onc SAID he saw Cogpadona
make \ lungc n Costello ard CoStaldo
double up after which he heard Costaldo
crv out and run away with Cappadona
and another man III pursuit lie was The
witness who thought tho thing a Joke
Another witness wss sure he had seen a
knife in Cappadona s hand and had picked
one IN after tho affair was over lie also
SAID he saw Cappadona trying 10 climb
into the ambulance to get ~ CoStaldo
when ho was being taken 70 tho hospital
Judge Churchman continued the case
until Saturday IN order that Cappadona'
counsel, John NJ Brady might present
evidence to show ri, clients good char
actcr
Joseph Gallagher. \ youth Of eighteen
was prisoner on the charge Of disorderly
conduct in having started 8 disturbance
in the Grand Opera House which started
some Of the audience out of the house II
what might readily have become . dan
gcro,ls pace. according to the evidence
Gallagher was in the gallery il was said
and got into some sort Of dispute or trouble
there and for his noise and disorder was
ordered out. He was ordered out by an
usher and il was said started fight The
incident cost him a fine Of $40 and the
fixin's which go with X in the way Of legal
expense.
James ". Coffin was accused bv Ills
wife Of breach Of peace in causing tur-
MOL around the house hv reason Of his
threats and abuse The case was contin-
ued until tho last Saturday Of the month
and gwen to Court Officer Mcdaniel for
investigation