Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-01
| YOUNG SOLDIER
| IN TROUBLE HERE
John H. Kirby. Charged With
Larceny, Held for Court OF
General Scssi ions.

John II. Kirby, young soldier from
Camp Dix. was arraigncd IN City Court,
TODAY. on charge of larceny, IT being
alleged that he stole a wrist watch from
Miss Henrietta Camp ell, a local actress.
The Young man, before joining the army,
was employed at n local theatre and he rs
said to have been at this theatre on Satur~
dav and while there entered the dressing
room of the actress and took the watch,
which Patrolman NcGlllion later found
in the soldiers pocket IL is said that the
soldier is wanted in Camp Dix on various
charges. On the local charge he was held
under $500 bail for tho Court of General
Sessions
Patrolman McGilion some time ago
arrested John Gilbert when the latter
was attempting to sell gold watch and
chain for 81 rs Al the time Of the arrest,
no owner for the watch could be found
and Gilbert was held until today, when
William NJ Hall claimed the property
and said 1t was stolen from his pocket
while in an cast side saloon. The dcfen
ant admitted taking the watch and WAS
| held under $500 basl for the grand jury
| t,ltro Palomho a'fcw months ago was IN
| City Court on n non-support charge and at
| that time being unable to give bail, was
/ sentenced To the workhouse and after
! coming out he left the city and again failed
| to contribute anything for the support OF
| his wife and three minor children. On
| Saturday he came to Wilmington and was
| again arrested on charge ut non support
and was held under $500 surety and order
cd to pay s2l back money before being
released
John II Brown. Negro. was arraigncd
en- . charge of assault and battery, pre-
| fcrrcd bv Susie Brooks. also colored The
case was referred 10 Court Officer Nc
Dannel for investigation. Each Of the
| parties concerned claimed that the other
| was tho aggrcssor
Rail was fixed nj 5000 in the case oi
| John Crossman. who is seriously charged
bv a-year-old girl The case. at the re-
| quest of the defendant, was continued foi
a week to allow him to obtain counsel
Patrolman Flderkln told the court that
when he arrested William Murphy. 1r
the Young man and several others were
| breaking glass at Twcnty-thrd anc
| jefferson streets and that they had the
| whole street strcvn with glass Tor nearly &
| quarter of q square Murphy was arralgn
Cd today on charge of breaking glass u
the street and Was fined $40
Mat Carpenter, q Negro. was fined SIC
on a charge OF shooting crap
Frederick and Harry SauerWino each
| have two charges against them. ono IF DIS
| orderly conduct and the other of resisting
! an officer Their cases were continued
| until July . The same continuance WAS
| granted m tho case Of Anthony taporo
| charged with assault and battery
Charles MCAllcy and James Carney
| both charged with trCslnSging on property
Of the Philadelphia 4 Reading railway
were each fined SIS Joseph Simpson was
fined $40 on = charge of begging and
Joseph Nvcrs and John Johnson were earh
sentenced to 10 daVs IN the workhousc on
charges Of vaRranCy
Peter Rymklcwlc7. alleged 10 hav'
uttered statements against tho United
States Army. was ordered turned over (
United States Marshal Farrv
Mark X Irons and DAVID Thompson
each pleaded guilty 10 charges oi fighting
| on tho street and each WAS fined 81
William Scdney, colorcd. charged wlit
contempt Of court. for having failed {,
| report on q charge Of wife beating. wa!
sentenced 10 three months IN tho work
house and on the wife heating charge was
| held for tho Court nf General Sessions.
The case 81 William Richardson,
| Negro, charged with assault and battery
was continued until Wednesday Tn
| charge is preferred hv George Page, who !
alleged 10 have been cut by the defendant