The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-21
Police Court.

Judge Bross had q rush of police
business yesterday. The majority OF the
victims, however, were up on triling
charges and light sentences were I'M
posed on them.
Edwin Maclin was arrested by Of
ficer Brown, and plead guilty to a charge
Of drunkenness, whereupon he was fined
two dollars and costs. by his honor. lie
was given stay Of execution by the city
attorney, provided he would leave town
at the earlist possible moment.
Michael O'Neil was arrested by Of
iicer O'Mealcy for disturbing the peace
by disorderly conduct. After hearing the
evidence, he was fined five dollars and
costs, and sent to Jail for term Of three
days, because he didn't have enough
money to buy himself out.
Thomas Hack assaulted and struck
Dan Fitzgerald. for which oilense officer
LaHue took Thomas under his protecting
wing and marched him up before the
tribunal ofjustice. where he was adjudged
guilty by the court, after the evidence
had been heard, and fiped five dollars
and costs. Being victim of poverty, he
was unable to pay the fine placed upon
his head. and he went to McCarthy's.
where he will be guest for the next
three days.
Geo. Campbell is another unfortunate
who is too fond of whisky for his own
good. He wrapped himself around Il
large quantity Of the beverage on Friday
night, and became so careless with him
self that lie fell into the willing clutches
of Chief Gossman. lie was up yesterday
for trial, and plead guilty like a really
penitent sinner. lie was fined two dol
lars and costs, and ordered to Jail to
board while he would work for the i'm
provement Of the city.
james Larkin was another uniortu-
nate arrested by Officer LaHue for drunk
enDess. He was fined two dollars and
costs. and will labor by the side of Camp
bell, on the streets, for three days, while
he will take his meals at the calaboose.
John Thomas, very drunk, fell into
the loving embrace of LaElue, and Lalluc
handed him over TO Judge Bross, who
disposed of him with two dollar fine
and costs, and ordered that he labor on
the streets for three days, while he rest
his weary limbs at the lookup at night
The only female before Judge Bros!
yesterday was Kate Hyland. Poor
Kate, she got on bender and LaIiu,
took her in out OF the wet, and Judge
Bross fined her, just as he would have
fined man for the same offcnse, only
three dollars more, five dollars and costs,
and sent her to the lookup, where she
will rccline on the downy bunk assigned
her there for seven days; and when that
time is past she will be allowed to go
home to her mama, if she don't get in
again before she gets home, for Kate is
ono of the girls, you bet.
Fighting was the offensc for which
Jim Biggs colored John Scott. llo was
fined five dollars and costs, and sent to
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on the streets.
Jim McGinnis was arrested by spc.
cial policemen Jim Biggs on Thursday
night, for shooting of pistol on the
levee. He was up before Judge Bross
for trial, where charge of carrying con-
cealeded weapons was put in against him.
lie was fined five dollars and costs, and
sent to the lookup tor five days.
Officer Brown on Thursday night ar.
rested man named Michael Blessing
for attempting to pick the pocket OF all
other party. He was before Judge Bros'
for trial yesterday morning, who thought
he ought to teach Michael lesson ant
fined him fifty dollars aud costs, and or
dered him to Jail tor twenty-seven days
He got out Of paying the penalty i'm
posed upon him, however, by getting
City Attorney Black to grant him stay
of execution, provided he would get Out
OF town.
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