Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
WAVED ARTILLERY
ANDTOL SERGEANT
he WAS A SLEUTH
City Court Hears Odd Story I'm
folded by Soldier and Will Have
Prisoners Sanity Looked Into.
ALL ON MARKET STREET

Oddities in the way of cases. charac-
tiers aud incidents aren't by any means
unusual in CITY Court SO many are
they. indeed, that Judge Churchman. the
police attaches and others called there by
business are somewhat skeptical as to
there being ANYTHING really novel or out
of-thc-common any more But tins morn
ing their skepticisu vanished and every
body sat ip and took notice when the
tale concerning the whyforeness OF John
" Il Nllfong appearance rs prs
oner was unfoldcd
Nilfong pleaded guilty to a charge OF
carrying a concealed deadly weapon.
Fred Struckman a sergeant IN the nIted
States army. told the court he was stand
ing on Market street last night, when
Wilfong came M 10 him and made some
Insulting remarks Struckmau SAID he
didn't want to have amy trouble so he
walked away, but NIfong followed him.
RummagIng in his pockets, lac dragged
10 light a draft board paper shook II
under Struckman gaze and declared he
was secret service man and WAS rs
rough as the soldier To this remark.
Struckman said Wilfong added an oath
and pulled a loaded revolver from his
hip pocket Struckman thought thiI.gs
taU gone AT enough ifltHil anu ifllilttl MS
own gun. bounced It's butt on Wilfong
head and took his artillery from him
In court, Wilfonr didn't show the effect
Of the blow because Of his long hair but
he explained bloody handk erchief he
possessed by saving he didn't know II he
had been shot or struck Everybody,
including ~truckman. grinned
Wilfong told Judge Churchman fs
had rlubt Ia carr, the giir1 he
in the army and was secret service man.
The Judge ordered him examined as 10
hIs sanity.
ANOTHER oDp oNE.
stephen 1Iudsey appeared in court
with his face swathcd in bandagcs and
declared his injuries were the result of
an attack BY Joseph Tacchi and two other
mcn Tacrhi was charged with assault
and battery and pleaded not guilty
Hudscv testified that on last Friday
night he was in a saloon at Sixth and Wal
nut streets. when Tacchl and two other
friends came in Pretty soon there was
some trouble Hudsev said that when he
left the saloon the three men chased him
back and Knocked him down. while one
OF them slashed him with knife
Judge Churchnlan ruled that according
TO the evidence, Tqccbi had not been the
pa rty who cut Hudscy. but from the
evidence il was clear that he had as
saulted him Tacchi was adiudged guilty
and fined 500 and costs
Nellie Czrenski charged her husband
Antonio, with breach oi the peace She
said he had threatened her life several
times and greatly abused her Two SONS
Of the couple also testified that their
father had often threatened their moth
er's life and that drink was his trouble
Judge Churchman ordered the defendant
10 drink less and held him under a $500
peace bond.
Warren Mccall charged with driving
off an automobile without the owners
consent waived a hearing ana was held
under 81 900 bail
Claiming to have travelled from Mon
tana TO Washington, D. c., and from there
to Wilmington, George " Mitchell was
arralgned on charge OF begging and SEN
tenced TO 10 DAYS in the workhouse The
man was IN very bad physical condition
A plea of not guilty was entered in the
case of Charles Anderson, Negro, charged
with breach Of the peace. Rosa. the man <
wife, preferred the charge and said that
while her husband was under the infiu-
ence of liquor he abused her The case
was referred to Court Officer Mcdaniel
and the defendant was placed on pro-
baton.