Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-13

POLICE COURT. Quite a respectable audience
as far as numbers is concerned, appeared before
Judge Lawrence yesterday morning to receive his
attention for divers aud sundry misdemeanors
Robert Little was AR aligned for disturbance and
replied that he didn't know what made a distur.
bance He had been drinking some and spected he
yelled some. He was fined $50 and cost, ais dis.
turbance having been aggravated.
Jacob Butler was charged with indecent expo
sure OF person. He attempted to explain the mat
ter and to excuse himself but the Judge concluded
that fine of $50 and costs would be the most
satisfactory explanation to be presented
John Hurbut being cha rged it'll drunkenness
said he had been drinking little on Saturday
night, but was sober enough 10 so down under the
dock into the water to get up the hawser Of the
May oneen mat had slipped down on the spes
and he thought he ought to have $5 for the Job
For his intoxication however he was fined IS and
costs.
Patrick Haferan was charged with an assault
upon Mary Haleran, his wife. She said that when
sober hewas as kind husband as possible but he
would drink. 1t was shown that he knocked his
wife down, and he did not deny it, having been
too drunk to know what he was about He was
fined $40 and sent to Jail for five days,
Joseph Cannell was cbarg d with stealing
chicken He said he was going up from the lime
kiln on Sunday morning when chicken ran
across his path. 1t was too good an opportunity
to lose so ho knoched it over with his stick and
took it along to roast. Officer Harris saw the OPP
GRAFTON and arrested him. CaDnell seemed to con.
slider the whole thing capita joke, so to carry it
out the Judge fined him So AMI sent him to Jail for
90 days.
Charles Campbell has passion for compasses.
He is a sailor and wen understands the utility of
that instrument and so deyotes his at ention to OBJ
tanning possession of the desirable article Two
weeks ago he was arrested for stealing a compass
from Daniel DOnavau aud was fined $40 and sent
to Jail for Is days as a testimonial to his egard for
compasses. lie was yesterday brought up on
another charge Of stealing another compass from
the same man. This time the compass was larger
aud Campbell swore he brought 1t from Canada
with him. Donayan showed his private sale mark
on tue back of the instrument, which Campbell
swore was his name "as he was chrstcpod by."-
lie said the bread ard wattr of The Jail did no
agree with. him befor', but the Julge thought a
longer time might prove beneficial so he gave him
a double dose, timing him $50 and giving him 30
days 10 jail. "Thank You" said Campbell. "Youre
welcome said the Judge. After this exchange of
compliments the offender was compassed about
with officers aud went bis way.
On complaint Of James IL Swing, Mr. Foot was
arrested for assault aud battery Swing states tha
he was sweeping off the pavement in front OF his
store on Ontario street, when Foot who does busi-
ness In the next ltore ordered him to stop, as be
was raising dust. Swing concluded that be would
continue his occupation, when Foot turned th
street hose upon him and wet him down Foo is
case was dismissed