Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-03-29

Police COURT, before Judge Green.-Satorday,
March 27.-John B. Franklin, for being drunk,
was ordered to pay fine of 50 and costs, which
amount he was not possessed of, and being friend
less, was furnished with comfortable quarters at
the expense of the county.
Isaac Smith (colored) was up for imbibing too
freely, and was disposed Of in a like manner.
Poor Isaac three times incarcerated in the
House of Correction in as many months, with a
loving darling cinnamon bird" ior a wife, whose
grief found vent in copious discharge Of salne
liquid from pair of beautiful black eyes. Oh,
Isaac
The wagon Isaac was taken from by the officer
contained two other gentlemen. whose exploits
during Friday night brought them into difficulty,
which ended more seriously, and fate awaits
them hard in comparison to lsaac's
Thomas Brown, alias Thomas Peterson, alias
James Williams, and George Vincent iboth col.
ored), were arrested by the City Marshal, while
attempting to dispose of large quantity of poui-
try to Messrs. Stowell Brown, which the Mar
shall predicted was stolen. The prediction of the
Marshal was right, for soon John Farwell and
Simeon Partridge, residents of Boyston, made
their appearance, and informed the Police that
their hen.roosts had been robbed ducing the
night, and an inspection of the dead carcases of
the fowls mpertecty dressed-revealed the fact
that the said fowls were the same that went to
their respective roosts the night before. In the
Court, Williams pleaded guilty to stealing Mr.
FaTwelFs fowls, and not guilty TO Deacon Par
trldges, the latter plea undoubtedly arising from
the fact that the Deacon has furnished MIN (Wil
liams) with home at his house for most OF the
time since December last. Vincent pleaded not
guilty on both complaints. The evidence was
abundant and conclusive, whereupon the Court
sentenced each Of the defendants to one year at
hard labor in the House of Correction.
James Burns and Charles Love, loving liquor
adulteIated with burning fluid better than milder
liquids, were each ordered to pay fine of So and
costs, and not having the wherewth, they we're
lncarcerated III the institution on Summer street.
james Cation, an old offender, who needed no
introduction to the Police, was before The Court
for an assault upon Charles d. Williams Cation
pleaded guilty and after brief examination of
the party assaulted, was fined 50 and costs He
couldn't pay, looked sad, bid adeu to the lock-
up for the fftieth time, and was politely escorted
to the care and keeping of Mr. Carter.
G. {. Dexter was up on a complaint for selling
Intoxicating liquor to some person unknown.
The complaint was sustained, and the usual sen
tence was imposed, followed by the usual appeal
and bail in 600, which was furnished.
Edwin F. Pratt, boy Of fifteen years, entered
the store of Samuel Drake, on Pleasant street.
Friday afternoon and helped himself to the
money in the drawer. He was brought uD,
pleaded guilty, and was sent to the Reform
School during his minority. Edwin was laying
around loose on Friday night keeping ont of the
path of the officers who we're looking for him.
lie chose savage life, and laid in the woods near
the Dread, coming forth in the morning with a
gentleman's shawl, nearly new, which he said he
found under tree in the woods, but which he
evidently stole from some house in the neighbor-
mood. Ii anybody has lost such shawl they
can have it by calling at the Police Office and
proving the same.