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Assault in the Evening Journal, 1900 & 1920

PRISON FOR THIS MAN

Item

Title
PRISON FOR THIS MAN
Source
Evening Journal (DE)
Date
7/3/00
page
2
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85042354/1900-07-03/ed-1/?sp=2&q=assault&r=0.207,0.66,0.321,0.148,0
Crime
Assault
Subject
criminal assault, battery, arrested
Race of alleged offender
Black
Gender of alleged offender
male alleged offender
Race of alleged victim
Black
Gender of alleged victim
male alleged victim
Law enforcement involved
Constable
Stage of the Legal System
Imprisoned
Location
In state, New Castle DE
Length of story
81
Description
PRISON FOR THIS MAN
New Castle, July 3.-Charles Davis, a young colored man. was locked in the county prison last evening on a commitment by Magistrate Sutton,Christiana, upon three charges-carrying concealed a deadly weapon, disorderly conduct and assault and battery. Davis, while intoxicated, became involved in a quarrel with William Donnelly, another colored man, in Christiana Saturday night and used him roughly for a time. Had not Constable Money arrested the negroes there would have been a general fight.
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