The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-15

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the Recorder, had regular field day
on Saturday, and some funds were
added 70 the city finances, aud 70 the
income Of the city officers. Charles
| Winnie was arraigned for fast driving
on the street, one result, ofwhieh, was
that he run over q little girl, who
iairaeulously escaped serious injury.
Louis q, stnsoa appeared Tor the
defense. bat, despite his eioancnee,
Winnie was fined SO 90, with sJ IS
costs, The defendant and his counsel
were disposed to blame The police for
letting some men drive fast with inn
punity, while others we're prosecuted
We think the accusation unjust Ia
this case the police did not make tho
complaint, aud only executed the or
ders Of the court, That all who drive
and ride fast arc not prosecuted, no
0ne, We presumes will deny. But
the police ara not 10 blame, as IL II
not supposed they see everything that
tranepires il The city. IL Is ~ much
the duty Of others, seeing tho Laws
Violated 10 enter complaints, ~ it Is
the duty Of the police, and We hope
every case Of inmoderate driving ia
the streets Of tho city will be pun
ished,
Henry IGllers complained that
Nicholas Cops had committed nn as
saplt and battery on him by striking
him with a broomsliek, knocking
coffee pot out Of his hand, aud suisse
quently taking him rather roughly by
the back Of tho neck. IL came ont
IN the evidence, however, that Ellers
was rather tho SHINING party-had
been drunk for about six weeks, aud
was under the influence Of liquor
while Ia Court Cops was discharged
Christian sehenek, a lffenehmap,
was picked up on the sidewalk with q
skin full Of whisky under the inAu.
enoe Of which he INDUCED IN insult
ing language TO passers by. After
being brought into Court, he con
tinued to jabber away, and was onlyre.
strained by threats Of Imprisonment
from doing all the talking. lis was
finally located ina back seat. where
he became somnolent and silent.
Ethiopia. too contributed TO the
days business, aud half-dozon fe-
males, Of the African percussion,
ranged themselves IN a roy One Of
thcni, Vna Carter, having charged
Lewis Oliver with having in a rude,
angry, and insolent manner, struck,
touched, beaten and bruised her with
a club. II appears that on Friday
night the Philippians had ball on
Clark Street, and VIM Carter and
Ella Chase got into n fight, ELLA at
first using tumbler in u handker-
chief, but afterwards got knife from
Oliver, with which she cut Vim on
the neck, Vina started for police
officer, and Oliver then struck her
twice with stick. -Four or Rve of
tho negro women swore positively to
tho assault and battery, and Lewis
was charged rs fine aud $6 05 costs
for his nngallantry, He has been in
trouble before.
a warrant WINS issued against Elisha
Bales for an assault aud battery on the
person of little girl, daughter of
George Mitchell The warrant was
served and the accused promised 10
come up, but had not arrived Mt four
0 clock and tho officer was unable 20
find him. The little girl showed the
marks Of violence on her neck whore
he had choked her.
VIM. Evans, who had been ipdulg.
ing in a drunk for several days in
with Bill Saberton---not tho
drqyman, mind ye-- but worthless
'euss' who disgraees tho name, was
arrested at the request of his family
who feared violence from him. He
has had night and day 10 jail aud
.he whole aflbir cost him va 45, which
nc started out to hunt up. ).
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