The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-05-11
Police Items.

James Dorian was brought before JUS
tice Walker charged with assaulting Michael
Hughes with an open knife. Jimmy looked
as though he had recently returned from
Denny brook fair. His eyes were blood-shot,
his lips were battered and swollen, his cheeks
had all the skin peeled off. and on his fore
head little patches were visiblc-in the shape
of cross leading one to conclude that that
emblem was more powerfully impressed, than
was wont to be the case, even when put there
by tho priest.
Before the trial fairly commenced, Jimmy
remarked that he had fallen among lot Of
robbers. "An' do ye call me robber y said
the excited Michael, spinging to his feet
esquire, III give yer five dollars to let me
whip him."
"No," said the Squire, 'not for 55OO;" and
after some eAertions, the irritated Michael
was cooled down.
Michael Hughes testified that Dorian struck
at him three times with the open knife in his
hand. but was prevented from sticking him
by the exertions of his Michael's) sister and
brother. Pat Hughes swore that Jimmy,
with two of his companions, came to his bar,
called for something to drink, threw down n
"quartcr," and when he gave him the change,
Indignantly tossed it back again behind the
| bar. That Michael and Dorian got into q
quarrel, and Dorian had an open knife in his
hand.
SAN did We see him attempt to sthick him
with the knifcl' asked a grave looking son
Of Erin, who was acting for the defense.
can how do know what he was afther
doin', replied Pat. II seed him with the
open knife in his hand, and its meself and
sister that kept Michael away from him, and
got him over the fence-the back way.n
| "But did, "-"och! hould yer tongue .
interrupted half a'dozen at once, sand shure,
what's the use of all the time axing ques-
TONS"
Jno. Donnelly was sworn on the part Of the
defense. He said that ho went into the bar
room to get drink in company with Jimmy,
and that some little difficulty occurred IN
making change. That matters had kind o
quieted down, when the first thing he knew,
Michael and Jimmy were proposing to go out
into the street and have friendly "set to-"
He saw Dorian have knife in his hand
with which lac was cutting piece of tobacco.
'Did yer set him attempt to sthick Michael:
interposed, again, the grave looking ind:vid-
nal for the defence.
"No," replied the witness. 'he might have
been afther kissing him, when he went to-
wards him, for all | know"
The Justice said, i'm view Of all the facts in
the case, lie would have to fine Jimmy
IS and costs-amountins to about s7-few Of
the witnesses claiming attendance.
Jimmy paid his fine like man, but in
. sisted on having Michael Hughes arrested
lie was finally persuaded to let the matte
rest for the present.
San shurc it wasn't you at all, Jimmy
that did the throuble- it was all OWN to tin
whaskcy, added the grave individual spoke
. Of above, and the crowd dispersed. No word
of ours could make the matter more compro
hensive, than that simple sentence.
agOn Saturday night, officer Evans ar
rested a man by the name OF Peter Coffin
who was charged with attempting to brcal
into the house of Henry Nobe, over the ca
nal. Coffin is large, respectable lookin.
man, and when arrested made some resist
ance. We understand that lac threw consta
bic Evans several feet from him, when frs
he laid hold of him; but Evans quietly re
marked that no had another way of dealing
with such individuals, and drawing his re
volver, commanded the burglar to march o
before him, which Coffin thought it most pru
dent to obey. The prisoner was examine
e before Squire Mills, and the evidence appear
4 ing positive against him, he was held to ba
| in the sum Of $500 and committed TO ia
in default OF giving security.
Jno. Shannon was tried by Squire Mill.
{ for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, O
!. yesterday and fined IS and costs-in all som
$40. Shannon, not having the money, wa
e sent to Jail, with the understanding that h
II is to work out his fine on the streets, ut 6
? cents day, when the city Fathers get the
chains and other fxings ready for the organ
e ization Of their chain gang.