The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-08

docket IL being cleared ssrapidly az pos
siblo. Judge Baker seem TO be deter
mined not to "lct up" unit the last case
has been disposed Of, IL i!"Akes all sum-
mer.'
POLICE C0UlT.
John Good, charged win an assault on
the person of Capt Va. Perkins, of
Vienna, on the Fourth IN front Of q
saloon on Commercial venue, between
Fifth and Sixth streets, rss before Judge
Bross yesterday morning Tor a hearing.
Capt. Perkins is an OF man, Mt less
than ffy.fve an probably much older,
aud tho Injuries he received at Goods
hands will disfgure hin for life, and
may cause him much psnsnd suffering
Capt Pcrklns, the pro cutting witness,
Rob,. Jameson of Vienna, ana VIM
Alba and Nicholas Pru,y, Of Cairo,
were witnesses to tho s1ar, and were all
examined at I'll trial yeserjay morning.
From their evidence, ant they all swore
to pretty much the ssmtthing, it seems
that, on Saturday afprnoon, n few
minutes before tho departure of tho Cairo
and Ninccnnes train, Perkins and jane
son went into Dinkle's aloon While in
the saloon Good approached Perkins
and entered into c,nvcrsation with
him, and during tho talk took Perkins
wstch ont Of his Po.knsl pocket and
held ii in his hanl Af.sr a tow minutes,
Perkins went out on tho ldewalk and on.
gagged in conversation with Prouty, re-
marking tina. Cool hal taken his watch
out of his poke. apd wondered what il
meant. Presently Good came out, and
Prouly sai1 to him that "ho hadn't ought
to take sira,ger's watch out OF his
pocket Good denied that he had done
60, and appealed to the old man, but Per
kins said that be had. Without any fur
ther provocatio7, Coed struck the old
man terrible bow on the cheek. Per.
kins dropped on he sidewalk, apparently
insensib,e. jameson went to assist
Perkins TO his fee., when Good assaulted
him Jameson nad struck him severs,
times.
Perkins was luilly taken up and put
on the care, but id not entirely recover
his presence of mind until the train
nearcd Mound C!y. Upon examining
his face 1t appeared the left chook bono
had been broken and completely crushed
ini the gum deadeted and his oyo terribly
dishsurod and bla,kened. There being
90 evidence that rood struck Perkins
with anything in the shape Of wespon,
Judge Bross could no, hold him
to bail, and fined him one hundrei dol
lars and costs for an assault and battery {;
and for an assault on Jameson he was
dned twenty-five dollars and costs, the
total OF both limos and costs boinc Sl4l CO.
Ths man, Good, is hard case, and has
been AN object Of s1liciiude to the police
for along time. A. for tho fine against
him, Judge Broa went to the fsrihest
limit Of the law In this Instance. and
would no doubt have made the fins much
anger had the law allowed him to DO SO.
Harry Jones and James Mare VAC
.,.os.ul -, s.sy -..." 80 ueing drunk
and di.orderly. when taken before hi.
| honor they acknowledged thu corn,
and were laeI 1--WE dollars and costa each.
Jones only had four dollars in caaa, and
being stranger in tho city did not wsn,
to be left destitute Of funds 50 he went
to the calstooso FOR i've days. When his
time is up he will have four dollars 10
start on another spree Marrs had no
money, and was glad OF Ii. He would ss
soon be in jail sc out Of l.! and WAS happy
james Stevens vas very drunk and
slightly disorderly. Andy Cain found
him In this condition aud took him to the
csiabooso. When taken before Bross be
admitted that he had been drunk, but
didn't know anything about the disorderly
charge. llo was fined i've dollars and
the usual costs. He WIZ forum ate enough
10 have the ready cashto settle his bill,
which he paid and wem hi. way rcloic.
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