The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-11
POLICE COURT.


There were nine eases brought before hi
honor yesterday morning, and all of then
OF the drunk and disorderly class.
"James Barry were you drunk or not.
was the question put to James by Pope.
| Eyes, your honor, 1 came of boat OF
Sunday and went to a saloon: from Their
| two men took me 10 the lookup"
Jim was fined 81 and the cost. Barry sal,
he lett all his money in the saloon. lie nov
goes to work on the streets.
| James Williams said he was little tight
The court informed him that it would no
except that plea.
"What plea will you ask OF meg" say
Williams.
"Why positive one, either guilty or not.
"Certainly, sir, was drunk. How mucl
is ity'
"six dollars and sevsnty-ive cents" was
the answer.
Williams paid and left the court saying
81 bet you don't get me again soon."
Then came Ed Moran. who. when
asked if he was guilty, said that he came to
this city on Saturday from Tunnel Hill TO
draw his money, and be thought it was n
shame to treat him in this style in land OF
strangers and away from his friends. Eds
sentence is that he labor on the streets for
days and be fed on bread and water.
Scott and Carr are q brace of country lad.
from the rural precincts OF Unity, where
they are in the habit of drinking bad whiskcy
sold in that locality by the pint or quart
While here on Sunday they visited several
of our saloons, and being thirsty they drank n
little too much, for which they paid $13 30,
remarking as they left the room, "That much
money would have bought two barrels OF
-four
Joe Bowers was called next for being
drunk and disorderly.
"what have you TO say about itr' asked
Pope.
81 don't know what was arrested for; in
fact don't know anything about 1t and
would like to see the officer that arrested
me-"
Officers were sworn and the case was made
out against poor Joe, who not having any
surplus cash with him, sent the ofncer to his
boss, where he collected $40 30, which
liqudated his indebtedness to the city.
A notorious Italian by the name of Jerry
Callahan, reading of the prices current for
drinks in this city. the cheapness OF the
thing induced him to get on bust, and in
the meantime his friends all disappeared,
and when the Judge told him SO 75 or seven
days on the streets, Jerry said, con the
streets goes.' SO he did.
Levi Briles, an African brute who lives
on Twenty-eighth street, who could no find
any man to Use his dukes on, thought he
would practice on two children belonging to
John Anderson. The evidence clearly
evinced that Levi acted british In several
respects and ought to have been transported
to some country where nothing but dumb
brutes and animals reign supreme. His fine
was sl7 %. which no paid, laughing as he
left the court.
Jack Kelly and Fred Debring entered into
co-partncrship on Sunday morning for the
purpose of engaging in aiding the temperance
cause Of putting whiskey out of the reach Of
topers. They had not followed the calling
long before they failed in the effort; that is,
they became entirely unable to navigate the
broad sidewalk and We're taken to the Gala
boose. They now take bread and water in
theirs, and are doing day duty repairing the
streets and sidewalks.