Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-23


PoLicE CouRt '-Thoro was a fair attendance
before Judge Lawrence yesterday morning at tho
johnson street Station House. Tho ancient aud
honorable Nancy Spears was up for vaguncy, in
company with a man Of uncertain age named
Charles Heeman Officer Harris testified that be
found the two on Morwin street Saturday nilht,
lying on the sidewalk asleep aiectionatcly locked
in each others embrace Cherries, uot having any
place Of residence was sentenced 10 the county jolt
Tor five days on bread and water, while Nancy,
having regular home, Che jai) was sent there TO
remain 30 days, aud as much lougor az possible.
Rosonna Murray, The female woman who period
icaly abstracts shoes from the store Of smith
Dodd q Co, tried her hand at that vocation on Sat
urday night When broughtup by the prosecutor,
aud asked the usual question, equity or not
guilty." she asked, and what color was the
Cutters, to be sure What color do ycz mention
as belonging to the shoes mebbe these aint the
critters She was cut short by the sentence Of
thirty days in the county Jail on bread aud water
with an execution to issue to hang for an indefinite
period over her devoted head and be fed on bread
and water. And is it COLI lDaier alone g" she
asked. "Oh, we'll I'm only going back home
good by )" gud of she went with an arm affection.
ately rouud the officers waist
The case Of Alexander Setzcr (hc first gave
the name of Joseph Alexandcr) next came up.
This is the man who was charged with The diabol'
ical offence Of attempting TO commit rape upon
the person Of Mary SAM, little girl only iour
and half years old. Louis SAM, her father, re-
sides at No. 60 So. Clair street On Sunday noon
he found Mary sitting on Settlers knee on the
porch of the next house, which was unoccupied.
He called her home, but in the afternoon she was
missing. Her father and mother searched all over
the ncighborhood for her and finally she and
Setzer came out of the uncccupIcd house, and
from circumstances and statements Of the little
girl, they were convinced tbat violence had been
attempted. On the facts becoming known, the
greatest excitement prevailed in the vicinity, and
had the officer not arrested Setter, he might have
been lynched. On the trial, however, there wa.
not evidence sufficient to convict, and the defend.
ant was discharged This same man was before
the last Probate Court for a similar offence at In
dependence, but escaped conviction Wocortaiul
were greatly msled TO have announced yesterday
morning that he was respectable" He viii We
do the State some service, if bis appearance can
taken as auy evidence,
Timothy QuinIan and Patrick Barrctt were II
for disturbance. Timothy followed the counsel G.
the apostle Paul aud took little whisky for hi
stomachs sake, aud feeling lively, pitched int
Barrett, getting black eye from return blow
He was fined $40 and costs, and Barrett 50 an
costs.
William Scale and William Ncahan were also al
raigned for disturbance. The first Bill was pass,
with fine of SOS and costs, which he c0dsidele
rather scaey. Neahan was fined 50 and costs
Mary Conley and Harriet Blair, two old repro
bates who have made the Public Square the
trampng ground, and have iusullod all persons D
their loud and foul language, were brought up &c
That offence, and fined $50 and costs, with thirl
days in The prison, and an execution to issue attl
expiration Of that time.
Patrick Shackford stole ten peaches from Mr.
Z Tyler's peach orchard on Sunday, for whcIh
was sent to prison for five days,
Geo, Nevns, for ntoXicalon, was fined SO.
a John Henan, a small boy, hut who has the rep
@ tation Of being the most adroit Of all Coveal
"a uvenilo thieves, brought up for stealing abo
}, - IN biIs ana change. lie viii be sentenced II
% morning, he being too hard character to go
il the Reform Farm,
John Haley and James Collrau, two boys, we
up for stealing box of cheese at the Mahopi
:, Depot, and sentence suspended until this NOR
e log.