Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-29
CAREY'S CAPTWES
MUST PAY Sc FINE
Disturbance at Delaware Avenue
and du Pont Street Winds
Up in City Courtr

ANY Young men around the neighbor
hood of Delaware avenue and du font
street who think they can raise q DIS
turbance and get away with it, simply be-
cause Policeman Carey, whose con-
stabulary duties are performed IN that
locality, has been virtually raised in 1T
and knows everybody and their dads,
brothers and unclcs and sisters and
cousins and aunts-well they need to
revise their ideas.
Here's the reason:
Last night Carey had trouble with
four youthful individuals, Herbert H.
Ferguson, Anthony Coppra, Cornelius
Deneen and John Mahoney, and today
all hands were in City Court with charge
of disorderly conduct against them ana
Carey telling the court how it happened.
According to his story he saw Cornelius
Deneen about to start and operate a
motor truck although he had goodly
cargo of intoxicant aboard Deneen said
he was going to operate the truck any
how, Carey or no Carey. Carey told
him If he did he d he arrested. Then Fer
guson, Coppra and Mahoney got INTO
the matter calling Carey, according 10
his evidence, various names IN quite an
unedited condition. Ferguson activities
claimed Carey's attention SO such an eA-
tent during the trouble that the other
three saw a chance to beat 1t, and get up
| on the Il. * o. Railroad, which they pro-
| cceded To use as an ammunition puhpi
bombariing the scene below with stones
from the railroad ballast. But ferguson
| was landed in the patrol wagon and later
warrants found the others. !,
After Deputy City Judge fiellings mad
| heard the case, and listened TO the pro-
| testations of innocence coming from the
Youths, he Informed them their hne would
| be s. and costs each.
FOUR HELD FOR HIGHWAY PRBERY
Another somewhat odd case was pre-
| sented when Dennis Sheridan, Martin
| Robinson. George Proud and Clarence
| Nousley were arraigned on the charge OF
highway robbery They pleaded not
| guilty
William Steward, the prosecuting wit
ness said that last Saturday night he and n
| friend went out for walk and met the
| four men at Front and Madison streets.
| Sherldan's friend wanted drink and one
| Of the four knew where II could be gotten.
| Sherwood produced the necessary com and
| they had the drink Later while all save
| the friend, who had gone home with his
| cargo. were sitting around, Proud snatch
| ed Shcrwood's money and the others. ac-
| cordlng to Sherwood more ar less interest
| ed themselves in preventing hum from
| getting II back The men denied taking
| the money and Sheridan frankly tod the
| court the whole business was nothing
! more than a drunken party. None the
| less. Judge Hcllngs held them under
| 81 600 bail for the grand jury
MINOR CASfS.
John Pavncer, charged with the theft
| Of an lngot Of copper valued At about -,
| from the Bush line wharvcs, was held IN
$500 bail for court
Charles Riggs, colorcd, accused by his
wife of raising disturbance AT his home,
was held under $500 peace bond 70 insure
his future good behavior
Thomas Hammond, colorod wanted by
tho MARYLAND authorities for larceny,
waived rcqustion and will be turned over
! to MARYLAND officers.
Louis Tagnia was held in $500 ball for
General Sessions on charges OF larceny
and carving a concealed weapon raz-
or. the article he was alleged TO have stolen
from a fellow roomer IN a lodging house
A case Of larceny against Martha Bid
die. colored, was nole pressed, the court
| being informed that the prosecutor, a
man with whom Martha had lived for a
long time. had used { he official function OF
| a warrant as a sort Of a collection agency
The cases against Albert II Smith,
charged with carrying concealed weapon
and assault, were also nolle pressed.
Smith IS special officer and under rul-
ing of Judge Churchman entitled TO carry
| a weapon.
William Smith pleaded guilty TO oper-
| ating a motor vehicle without license,
without the proper tags, and was fined
SO and costs on each charge.