MCMAHON FINED HEAVILY
Item
- Title
- MCMAHON FINED HEAVILY
- Source
- Evening Journal (DE)
- Date
- 7/20/00
- page
- 1
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85042354/1900-07-20/ed-1/?sp=1&q=assault&r=0.229,0.16,0.721,0.332,0
- Crime
- Assault
- Subject
- criminal assault, battery
- Gender of alleged offender
- male alleged offender
- Gender of alleged victim
- male alleged victims
- Stage of the Legal System
- Fined by Judge
- Location
- In state, Wilmington DE
- Length of story
- 131
- Description
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JOHN MCMAHON HEAVILY FINED
Charged With Assaulting Conductor John Potts
In City Court this morning John McMahon was fined $20 and costs for committing an assault and battery upon John Potts.
Potts, who is employed as a conductor by the Wilmington City Railway Company, testified that on July 12 McMahon got on his car and refused to pay his fare. When asked for it McMahon struck him several times.
John Logue, motorman, corroborated Potts' evidence. There were four passengers on the car at the time who witnessed the occurrence, but each refused to give their names. Two of the passengers were young men, James Leach and Harry Williams, who to-day testified In McMahon's behalf. They corroborated McMahon's statement that Potts struck him first. A fine of $20 and costs was Imposed
