Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-14
LOCAL MATTERS.
From Last Evenings Edition.l


SAD CAsE.-The Police Court room
presented a sad spectacle this morning. + The
specimens Of humanity generally observed on
the prisoners bench, offer few varieties from
the mOnOtOny Of blear- eyed, filthy and besot-
ted crime. Ono Police Court criminal, With
his dirty face and clothes, his low forehead,
and general appearance indicative Of a grow
cling nature, is usually fair specimen Of
the crowd. The men are mostly low thieves
and sOts, and the women brazen-faced strum-
pets. There was an exception this morning,
in the form of young woman about twenty
years Of age, ofprepossessing looks, and wear
ing the habiliments of lady, who had been
arrested for stealing silk from a dry goods
stOre-doubtless her first attempt at crime.
She is the daughter of poor but respectable
parents; WhS have reared her with care,
and are almost heart broken at the revelation
that has been made of their child's dishon-
esty. Ont of regard for their feelings, and
hoping that the severe lesson that has been
taught the young woman, viii deter her
from ever sgAiu stepping asids- fFsms the
path of integrity, We suppress her name
She stole silk dress from E. I. Baldwin's
store on the oath of January last. Officer
Mcintyre ferreted out the matter, and Sc
cured the stolen goods. She had told some
of her friends that her Z" beau" gave her the
dress pattern lit had not been made up. She
was convicted this morning of petit larceny,
and fined $50, which her father win pay. she
was quite broken down with shame and grief
this morning by reason of her disgrace, and
wePt bitter tears. 1t is hoped they were the
tears of contritiOn and repentance.
1t is female vanity that caused this girl to
become a thief. Unable, on account Of want
of means, to satisfy that passion for dress and
display, which is SO marked feature in the
character of the female Of the present day,
no matter what her station in life may be,
she resOrted to crime in order that her long
ings might be grati6ed. We hope her pain
full experience will prove a warning to her
that she will never disregard in the future.
Police CoURT, Feb. 13th.-There was
quite an extensive docket this morning.
John Crane, petit larceny, STEALING q era
dle) dismissed. Same for stealing nine bags
from NJ. B. Scott, fined $40 and sent to Jail
for ten days.
Clara Davis and Nellie Moore were each
fined s25 for disturbance. STA
julia Grant was sent to the House of Cor
rectiOn for 29 days for drunkenness.
Helen Patterson, vagrancy, House of Cor
reetiOn q days.
John Whalen, assault and battery, fined
$50 and costs.
VIM. Alexander, shooting with intent to
kill, dismissed
VIM. Freymeyer, petit larceny, STEALING
an OvercOat from Michael Delaney $40 and
costs. zl- (
Jack Adams, stealing valise from E. NJ.
Flynt, fined $40 and sent to Jail for 20 rs.
Flora De Forest and Ida Rivers, grand
larceny, continued to the 18th.
Richard Speed, (oOlored) keeping gambling
house, ION Champlain street next to IS En-
gine HOuse) fined $75. 4-
The following negroes were fined IS each
for gambling at Speeds: Solomon Lynch,
VIM. Garnet, Fletcher Lynch, H. @. Morgan,
Abraham King. I'll
The case of Augustus Barstow and Christie
Pher Sherman, assault and battery, was con-
tinued to the 10th.
Christopher Sherman and George Truax
were convicted of burglary, for stealing
chickens from the Shaker Settlement, and
bound over to the Court of Common Pleas in
the sum Of $500.
Charles ROsskOpf, charged with assault and
battery, was discharged.