The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-08-13
POLICE COURT.

Sam. Thompson is an ex-guardian of
the peace, former policeman; but hay-
ing some time since retired from the
hOnors Of such position, he has since
been hanging about, living on his wits,
which accounts for the thinness Of his
condition. His principal occupation of
late has been to brace up against hitch
ing-posts about the Square, and to yen-
ture his sage opinions on the state Of the
coming Weather and the third term poll
cy-(third term at, Columbus) On last
Saturdayythis Herdulean ornament i'm
agined that a youth named William
Mesner meant to abuse him, and in his
utter helplessness, he sought redress un-
der the majestic wings of the, ldY, and
had William arrested upon the charge of
threatened assault and using prOfane
and scandalous language! William was
! cleared of the charge, and the costs fell
upon Samuel, at which he was wroth. r
J Next on.the docket was Jolla Doyle.
Julia is Celtic hatron, of decided COM
bative propensities, and for an unre-
strained indulgence Of such tendencies,
James MCGEE filed complaint of drunk
enness and disOrderly conduct against the
aforesaid Julia. Officer Rigler proceeded
to the scene of the engagement on South
High street, with the intention of cap
turing the offender, and although no
Romeo was near to console and protect
her, the spirit of '76 sweled in her agi-
tated bosom, and she letcled q rusty
shot gun at the official enemy several
times, and eyinCed Il disposition not to
| be taken alive. But at last she surren-
dered, d,and, went before His EEonor,where
she was fined So. Erin 90 Uimm, Ept'-
riJlts Bragh!
John b, Hickman is a revolver well
known in police citeles; The reSolyes
around saloons as q moth circles about q
brilliant Jet Readers, must Gotcbnhisc
this gentleman with Gle late celebrated
Beau Hickhiatr, as he is not connected
with that party. When brought before
His Honor charged with drunkenness
disorderlyl conduct and indecent EXPO
sure Of person he was asked his name
but in reply, so deep were his feelings
that he could get no further than "hiep
the rest stuck in his throat, controlled
by overwhelming emotions. He wa,
fined $50, and His Honor comprehending
the fact that the raw atmosphere wa,
not beneficial to such delicate constitu
ton as Johns, and thinking rich die
had tended somewhat to his exhausted
condition, sent him to Baxter's hospita
for 20 days, 10 of them on bread ant
water.
William F. Johnston, in blissful for
getfulness Of the days when he delighted
to peruse the "Acts of the Apostles il
a Sunday-school, and Of the Joy he useC
to know at receiving small gilt-edgeC
card for the successfully performed tasl
Of repeating few hundred verses from
the Scriptures, surrounded quantity o
distilled destruction, which worked upol
his fragile brain in such a manner as Il
produce drunkenness. Fined $5, and il
default went to Jail.
Charles Bowman and William Mur
ray, brace Of precious rascals, wer
charged severally with burglary and lar
ceny, Bowman having been the part,
who paid a morning call on John Patton
and Murray the individual who though
Myers d WalseTs money had no busi
I, ness lying idle in the till, when rates q
interest ranged from 10 to 20 per cen
Both were bound over TO court.