THREE MONTHS IN JAIL
Item
- Title
- THREE MONTHS IN JAIL
- Source
- Evening Journal (DE)
- Date
- 4/6/00
- page
- 1
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85042354/1900-04-06/ed-1/?sp=1&q=assault&r=0.667,0.544,0.411,0.248,0
- Crime
- Assault
- Subject
- Criminal assault, weapon
- Race of alleged offender
- Black
- Gender of alleged offender
- male alleged offender
- Race of alleged victim
- Black
- Gender of alleged victim
- female alleged victim
- Stage of the Legal System
- Fined, sentenced to three months in jail
- Location
- In state, Wilmington DE
- Length of story
- 94
- Description
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THREE MONTHS IN JAIL
James C. Reed, colored, was charged with committing an assault and battery upon Vicia Johnson, also colored. The prosecuting witness stated that in January last Reed struck her in the face while in the Pennsylvania House. He later followed her to Fourth and French streets, continually assaulting her, and finally knocking one of her teeth out with a blackjack.
Several witnesses gave similar testimony. Judge Ball imposed a fine of $25 and costs and sentenced Reed to three months in New Castle jail with hard labor on the stone pile.
