Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-04

POLICE CoURT.-Judge Vail had curious col
lection of testimony to listen to yesterday morning
in the case Of John Snider and Wm. Lockerman,
charged with disturbance Of the peace The par
ties live on Oregon street. in house owned by
snider the upper part Of which is rented by Lock
erman, negro over seventy years old with IN iron
gray head Of "Wool," and whiskers of the same
hue. For several months this aged coIored indi-
vidual has kept woman ''to do his washing, mend
ing and housekeeping in general" The woman
has of late showed evident signs of being per
feckly crazy, ssr," and has conducted herself IN
highly improper manner; so much so that Locker
man solemnly asserted that he had not shut his
eyes for six long nights for fear that she his para
mour, would burn him up. In fact, few nights
since, as he was half way between sleeping and
waking, she set fire TO q large bundle of paper in
the room, and nearly smothered him. Sprngng
up be cried maria, what in the name of High
Heaven are you dOingl" She replied by affection
atey consigning him to the antipodes of the locai-
ty invoked by him. This was adding insult to in
jury, and he studded the matter o'er in the alb
cesses of his BRAIN as TO the best means of getting
nd of her. He didn't want to take no 'obitarian'
means to 'rufie her ont, but told her in manner
smild and firm to depart in peace. She declined,
and he in connection with Snider, forced her from
the door. For 'tiye long hours, it was testified,
that she hoYered about the place, making constant
effort to get into the house until so large crowd
of boys and men gathered as to create distur-
bance Judge Vail concluded that the men were
doing no more than they had right to do in eject
ing her and keeping her out Of the house, and they
were discharged.
singularly enough there were two men arraign-
ed in Court, beside the above crazy woman, who
were considered "non compos mentis.r The first
was Lyman Spear. who was arrested for intoxica-
tion. BE was brought into Court, but, it being
shown that he was generally seen wandering about
the streets. singing shouting and talking 70 him
self, he was discharged on the ground of insanity.
Wolf Samuel who was arrested for attempting
to pass counterfeit bill on Granger street was
represented to be almost an IDIOT 1t is represent
ed that another man had been playing Euchre fol
money at saloon, and, having got beaten, sent
this Samuel to pay the debt with $40 bill on the
Union Branch of the State Bank at MassiIlon,
which was altered fromaSl The work was poor
1 v QO1c1 dLtu SOuLN Oc CnoAJ ACeCSsCO- 1AA9 SN@~
was continued to Saturday, with instructions t.
Get the opinion of some medical men in regard Il
his insanity. While in the COuet room, and whil'
his case was being discussed, he was apparently
seized with a spasm, or paIpitation OF the heart
We say apparently" for it seemed to US rashe
strained and overdone, and to be very ciosel.
timed. This, of course, is mere conjecture d
recovered in avery few moments
There always seems to be something i2ckng
Police Court If the familiar form and features
Mary Ann Mack does not present itself. She wa
present yesterday in all her stately robes of terO
and Of beauty" She merely waited for the usui
fine of So or Eve days for drunkenness, and wen
: below.
Henry BOwley, for driving upon the side wall
was fined 81 and cost.
The case of John Lyons, for vagrancy, was COZ
timed to Saturday morning, to which time Il
u Ceurt adjourned