The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-27

POLICE CoURT.-Sunday was not pro-
life Of cases, but any shortcoming then
experienced was made up for on
Christmas.
On Monday Booee Leasure was ar
rested for drunkenness. He was fined
81 and costs. We fully expected to zee
some ofthe noble army Of galoots mar
tyred, but little thought it would be
Boosey.
Strange to say, Toby Vance was not
arrested during Saturday or Sunday.
For the first time in FIVE years lobe has
passed his Christmas outside of the
County Jail. We have hopes of lobe.
We believe he is reforming. Place
before him temperance pledge and a
glass Of whisky, and we believe that he
would take--the whisky.
William Thomas, charged with
assaulting Peter Hausenauer,got off by
by paying the costs, Mr.. Hausenauer
not wishing to prosecute.
Louis Hencke was arrested On a
charge OF disorderly conduct. When
Louis presented himself it WAS found
that he was the wrong man, and he
was discharged.
On Tuesday John Shelf, arrested on
charge of discharging fire arms, had
lis case continued.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clark got very drunk
on Christmas day, and went to an office
on the corner Main and Quincy streets,
where she amused herself by throwing
stones and breaking windows. For
this she was fined $40 and costs, or thir-
ty days in Castle Kennedy. After she
had ended the performance above
related, she pitched into the officers
who went to arrest her, and behaved
very disorderly. The charge for this
was S. and costs, or twenty days in the
Castle.
Fred Forman went on Saturday night
to a dance in the Eighth Ward, and
after forcing the door in struck the
doorkeeper in the face because OF mi!
refusal to admit Forman without q
pasteboard. $40 and costs was the
price Of it. :;
Robert Grey, for disorderly conduc
committed September 25th, was finet
SO and costs: =
The hearing Of the charges Of disoi1
DERBY conduct preferred against john
Snyder and Edward Harris were cont
tinued until this morning.
John Miller, an elderly man, who
looks as though he knew better, was
arrested for abusing his family and
driving them out Of the house on Christ
mas day. His wife said she would
rather be laid in her grave than be com
PEELED to testify against him, but sh
saw no other way of protecting hersels
and children from his abuse. In default
of payment Of $40 and costs he goes on
the chain gang for twenty days.
Frank Delhi celebrated his ChrHt,
mas in a manner more peculiar thai
pleasant. He likes to hold full hand
at poker, Frank does. On Monday
morning, being full Of the devil and o.
whisky, he Aogged his wife and two
boys with an iron fire poker. The
Judge held that a poker was not 9
proper instrument with which to correct
family. so he fined Frank $50 and
costs or thirty days in the Conservative
de Price. Not having the stamps
Dell hammereth like the dell.
Louis Armbrights was the only case
of plain drunk on the docket. Louis
was found in the Eighth Ward 80 drunk
he didn't know anything. He was as
Timber as a wet rag. He was loaded
with wheel-barrow and thus taken t
the lookup. 81 and costs was the price
of it.
William Uthman and Harry Pember
ton got into dispute about "oiling {
boy" on Saturday night, on the leland
High words and low language were
frequent. Uthman was fined 81 ant
costs and Pemberton IS and costs.