The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-30

PETTY POLICE CAsEs.-Alderman Cloud
held man named William Jones in 500 bail
to answer at Court the charge of mac Gus
mischief Jones had been induleing IN old
rye, in obedience to the proclamation to
observe The day as day of Thanksgiving, and
being by nature an irasclble man, he vented bis
spleen by smashing things generally and seyela
paDes OF glass particularly, in HU ward street.
George W. Van Loan was arrested on We'd
nesday evening, wnilst endeavoring to investl-
gate the interior of the lock OF showcase in
iIoDt OF shoe store at Second aud Girard ave-
nue.. Before his endeavor5 met with any sue
eessul termination, however, his operations
we're arres'ed, and so was he. He had hearing
before Alderman Wilkins, who committed hun,
in default of $500 Oall, to explain himself.
David Mumlar, an oysterman, was arrested
on warrant issued by a man who had em.
poyed him about year ago. charging him wIth
aosracting an overcoat, Although the war
rant has been out nearly year, the officer
having 1T could never catch sight of Mumlar
until yesterday, when he was arrested whilst at
Randolph and Jefferson streets in charge of an
oystcrCart. He had hearing before Alderman
Massey, who held him in $500 bail to answer the
charge Of larceny.
Samuel F. Jones had hearing before Alder
man Fitch, yesterday afternoon, on the charge
of driving over the child Sarah Carnes Jones
Is driver OF car No. 10, of the Seventeenth and
Nineteenth streets passenger railroad. lie was
hcld in $500 Wv fcr . r1,.,c~ hoqring,
AT Cross EuhPosLs.- here is q family
living in C1essonVille, in the northern part OF
the city, by the name of Hogan. They have in
their employ comicai Young darkey named
Iayl0r, VINO was formerly a slave in South
Carolina. The boys in the neighborhood used
frequently 10 amuse themselves by getting hum
TO oance his plantation breakdo wns. The other
evening, wishing to have some sport with hi u,
they pinned paper 10 his coat while DE was
dancing, and then set fire 10 1t. It came pretty
near being rather serious fun, for the coat itself
took fire, aud IT it had not been discovered in
time and put out, Taylor would have been a dead
/ Mic
rushed out TO bis protection, and at the same
! time Taylor drew pistol and discharged it
| amongst his tormentOrs. Mrs. Hogan chased
! one OF the crowd into corner, and he, seeing
! no other way of escape, gave her left-hander
! IN the face, and then escaped before she recov-
! cred from its effects. She Immediately got a
warrant out against the boys and had five OF
! them arrested and held in $500 bail each to
/ keep the peace before Alderman Holmes. As
soon as they were released, they commenced a
| cross'action against Mrs Hogan for assault and
battery, and against Taylor for carrying con.
Cealed deadly weapons. Both the latter were
held in $500 bail each TO answer.
A Row IN A BEER SHoP.-There was
quite all interesting free fight at a lager beer
| saloon IN Fourth street below Thomson last
J evening. About dozen men undertook to en- ter
! into an argument at the same time and the
! logical reasoning, from the augmentation dd
! h0mInem merged INTO the augmentation knock
| dOWn-em. For q few minutes the scene was
quite lively head was hit Wherever seen
and glassware was at q discount. The panps OF
the windows were anuinIlated as thoroughly as
could be done by the application of the most
approved pain killer, and the light articles
of furDiture IN the bar.room suffered. Several
men were mere or less badly cut about the
mead during the sElrmish. Richard Smith, who
was one OF the foremost in the fight was
arrested ana escorted TO Alderman ShOemaker's
| office. Alter hearing he was committed in
! default OF $1,000 bail 10 answer the charge OF
assault and battery.