Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-07
COURT D|SM|SSES
DEFENDANTS IN
THE JOSEPH CASE
Accused OF Bombarding P. R. r,
Mans House, 912 East
Seventeenth Street.
THEY SET UP AN ALIBl

nonrs, Judge Lynn in City Court this
morning dismissed charges OF disor.
derly conduct against Mrs. LYDIA Rails
ton OF 9i6 East Seventeenth street
Joseph Mcguire OF SIG East Sevel-
teenth street; Harry Grubb OF 9lO
East Seventeenth street. and Clarence
Boots OF so2 Nandever avenue, pre-
fcrred by Mrs. John Joseph following
an alleged attack on her home at 912
East Seventeenth street. by supposed
strike sympa thizers on the night of
August 6. the court stated that the
evidence failed to substantiate tthe
plaintiffs charges. that the defendant
had participated In the assault on her
home.
These cases were dismissed also.
The defense brought out the fact
that both Boots and Mcguire are en-
ployes of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
on duty at the present time. and =, t
connected with the strike.
James Salisbury. attorney for
Boots. produced evidence showing that
HIS client had been at his (BootsO
boarding house shortly before the al
legged attack and that from there had
gone TO Seventeenth and Locust
streets. where he was shortly after
wards confronted by Mrs. Joseph. who
accused him. Mcguire and Grubb. with
whom he was talking. OF having
thrown stones through her windows.
Persons who We're in the neighbor-
heed at the time also testified that
Mcguire and Grubb had not been near
Mrs. Joseph's home.
Af,. 1T A.
accused of having encouraged the
men I'm their assault. and also with
having thrown at least ono brick,
was shown TO have been on the porch
OF neightors during the trouble and
later to have accompanied her hus-
band, Matthew Ralston. home.
During her testimony. Mrs. Joseph
tainted and had 20 be removed from
the witness stand for short time
until she revived.
Alleged 20 hhve threatened harm
20 David Farrs. strike breaker. George
J. Logan. a striker. was dismissed,
with warning To control his feelings
IN future.
Logan told thk court that while he
was doing pidket duty Farra ap-
hack 20 work kor the railroad. Logan
said that he lost control OF himself
and told Farra if' there was no one
around he would Knock his (Farra's)
hesd on"
l.osan's good reputation and frank
Iess caused the court To be lenient
with him.
Found guilty of n charge Of disor-
derby conduct. Irwin Spencer. colored.
was nned $40. He is alleged 20 have
interfered with special officer e the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. when the
officer was attempting to apprehcnd
"A striker. When taken. into custody
by Pa,rolman Jones. Spencer became
abusive and attempted 10 strike the
officer with "A stick.
The description that Mrs. Joseph
gave the court corroborated in every
detail practically 10 that given an
Every Evening reporter. and published
in Friday evenings paper. She teeti-
fed "a 20 having been summoned home
from vacation at Oak Orchard by
an unsigned message. which intimated
that something had happened At home.
She told of how. when she entered
the house. and before, stones were
thrown at her. and she was called un-
complimentary names by the mob,
which numbered about 100. men and
women. One OF the stones. she said.
which weighed about a pOud and 8
half. struck ner on the knee. as she
lay in bed.
she accused Grub and Boots Of hav-
inr said all they wanted was n chance
% get her. and she wouldn't have a
chance 10 tell her story In court"
The defendants were those whom
Mrs. Joseph said she recognized among
the crowd. on the night OF the attack
Placed Under Bond.
Charged by Bolek Korenik with hav-
lne threatened him with bodily harm.
Andrew ParikD and Frank Wisnew-
SKI were placed under bond by Judge
Lynn. John CRADLES and Peter Reich.
alleged To be implicated with the two
defendants. We're d.su. issed when the
plaintiff told the court he was not
afraid of them.
According TO the testimony for the
state, the four men made threats
against the prosecuting witness. who
ls strike breaker. on the night Of
GuFusi I.
Robert 6. Harman. representing the
labor unions. tried TO prove that the
railroad company was behind Ko-
renkfs pressing the charges. Korenik
contended. however. that he had
brought The charges of his own free
will according to what his wife had
told him.
The case ~ James II. Pendler. a
striker. charged with assault and bat
terry on James b. Stevenson was con-
finued untn Wednesday. Stevenson an
peared in court with his head nea -ilv
sNnf he'd In La ndn r.nS