The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-01-07


charged with the larceny Of a carpet sack.
The defendant having no counsel, tho
cour. appointed W. Breeze, Esq, Of
Theb.s, to conduct his defense. County
Attorney Pope appeared for the people.
The evidence was heard after which short
speeches we're made by the counsel in the
case. After short absence the jury re-
turned verdict Of guilty and fixed the
punishment Of the prisoner at two years
in the penitontiary. The following pris.
oners Piled guilty and we're sentenced a.
follows Thomas Walden, larceny; IS
months n. reform school. Lester r. Hale,
larceny; two years in penilentiary. John
Brisboise, larceny; Is months in the peni.
Tertiary. Phillip MeGinnis, larceny; one
year in peni,entihry. Jerry Sullivan, a.
tempt TO commit murder; three years in
peni!entiAry. WIN. Conners and Michael
Brady, larceny; Is months Ia peni.en-
tiary. at. oo'clock court adj burned until
O'Clock this morning.
The last issue OF the Mound City
journal contains the following items
Mr.. Fred Good delivered up possess
zion Of the Stokes House on the LIST inst,
10 Geo, Mer,z, ESQ. Jimmy Boren has
been appointed landlord, pro TEN.
"A grand ball and concert for the
benefit OF the German School, 10 to be
given at Stokes hall 10 the course Of .
couple Of weeks. More extended u Office
will be given hereafter.
Mr.. John w: Carter, superin ten d. nt
Of the II. G. railroad, has had his car re-
paired snd renovated, and 10 now ~ good
as new. Shelton Hunter 10 still in charge
and 10 certainly the most polite conductor
to DO found on any roAi.
Villa Ridge Lodge No GG2 A + and
A NJ, December 20, 1879, elected l. +
Grain w n, Ira Il Miller s w, A u Rob.
inson ] ", o Edson, Treas A Hummer
Sec and appointed $ II Graves 8 D, g A
Psrvsy j b, } A Clay and w X But,
s.sv's, A F Biggsrstaf', tyler.
The Egyptian Choral Society have
decided TO perform the Spirit of 20, on
January Is inst, at Stokes Hall. Abe
hall will be expressly arranged for them,
and they claim they will give one Of the
best entertainments ever given In thi:
city. The play 10 very popular, having
reached the sale OF 10000 copies. A
special train will bring their Cairo
friends.
business in Police Magistrate Bird.
court yesterday was more lively than or
any previous day for several weeks past
In the forenoon Joseph Hines WA up or
. charge OF being drunk. Osicer Henry
Martin, who made the arrest was sure tina
Joseph had been very drunk, and hi
honor accordingly assessed \ fne Of tive
dollars and the usual fair" againss him
But joseph could not pay, and Was SEQ
to the lock up for tho space OF four dsyi
Tim. OFlaher,y and Jss. Ford, were cap
tursi by officer Chas. Meehner, who be
lisved them toS drunk 10 take care Q
themselves, and kindly offered 70 tax
care Of them. Jane. Taylor an
James Ford, having bushes
away from the city, were granite
stay Of execution, promising to 'gs. GU.
in three hour. Chas. Carpenter, for b
ing drunk, was sent up for three day
Joseph McNulta and John Davis on Nor
dry night by some means gained an OF
trance to the basement o: st. Patrick
Catholic church, where they were abou
TO lay down for the nigh. when they WEI
surprised by tho officers and carried
the cslabooa,. His honor yesterday hne
them each ten dollars and coats, in dsfau
| Of the payment Of which they were ser
to the cslsboose for eight days eac!
Charlotte Wiley, q co!orsd lady, and a
cold offender WAS arrested b
Sheehan for using offensive an
abusive language. Promising to behav
better 10 the future, she wss, on paymer
of the costs of proceedings, allowed
depart. Officers Martin, Cain and She,
han made raid on several Of the "der
Of iniquity," on Third and Fourth stree
srd succeeded in "scooping in the TO
lowing named dsmsels: Patsy Robinson
Maggie Buster, Pu.s Curry, Josie Will
Eliza Prior, Anna Davis, Josephlr
Mansfield, Mollio Williams and Kat
Jackson. The charge against them va
FOR being climates Of houses OF ill-fsme
Hi, honor, after giving them some goo
advice, fined them five dollars and cos
each, except Mollie William
who WAS discharged. Several Of th
above named paid their dnes, while Il
others we're locked up in the calAbos
The last case that came before the coul
was that of J. X. Cunningham, who W,
arrested on warrant charging him wit
collecting moro than the city ordinance
allow for conveying passengers from or
place to another within tho city limit
The evidence WAS clear, and showed thl
Mr.. Cunningham had collected no MOI
than he WAS entitled to, and he was sccort
ingly discharged.
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