The daily gazette., 1876-12-26
SECOND EDITION!
Christmas Crimes.

BUSY TIMES AT THE POLICE STATION
THE EFFECTS OF MINED DRINKS
DRUNKENNESS, DIsoRDERLY CONDUCT,
ASSAULT AND BATTERY AND ROBBERY.
Free rum, egg nog, lager beer and mix
ed drinks generally gave the police plen-
ty of work to do on Saturday night. Sun
day and yesterday and the result was an
unusually lengthy list Of police cases.
They are Us follows:
MINOR OFFENCES.
Edward Kelley for vagrancy, was sent
to New Castle Jail for q term of ten days.
James Kelley for larceny of two under
shirts, the property of Manuel Richen-
berger and Lewis Sasse, valued at S3,was
held in the sum of $500 for his appear
ance at the next term of court.
John Kerns, for exposing his person
on the public streets, was fined 81 and
costs.
Sewal Hall Jr, and John Allen, colored,
for disorderly conduct at the fair of the
Union African NJ. f. Church, on Satur-
day night, were fined So each, and requir-
ed to pay costs.
Thos. Kane for corner lounging, was re-
| qaired to pay costs.
Sam'l and John Jones, for disorderly
conduct, were fined 81 and costs. -Four
| v
Tenders from the officers who made the
| arrest, but failed,
! James Boyer, col, fined 80 cents and
costs for disorderly conduct, told the
Mayor that he "could'nt draw blood out
| of turnip," and James will serve out
his sentence in the cells.
About fifteen cases of ordinary drunk
enness, slightly tinged with disorderly
conduct, were disposed of the usual pen
atty of 30 cents and costs being applied
in each case.
! John Strahan, vagrant, was ordered to
leave town, and Lewis Adams and John
Thompson, Baltimore bummers, were
sent over for thirty days.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
Saturday evening as John Dillman and
Joseph Reason, two old colored men,
were coming along Maryland Avenue,
near Madison street. they were set upor
by several roughs who beat them sc we're
ly, bruising their faces in a bad manner
James Earle, VIM. Campbell, Johr
Sweeney and John Haney were arrested
assault, and We're held for further hear
ing tonight.
| AN EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.
Peter SPAIN keeps beer saloon at No
1911 West Second street, and yesterday
had his usual number of Christmas visi
tors, among them being u young mai
named Samuel England, ofkthis, city
who is barber by profession. Samue
went into the kitchen to talk to Mrs
SPAIN, but as she was called into the bar
room, she left her little boy in the kitchen
to watch the visitor. Soon a fight wa
kicked up in the bar-room, and after qule
was restored, Mrs. SPAIN noticed that he
visitor had departed. About IL o'clocl
she went up stairs and made the alarming
, discovery that her bureau drawer ha
been broken open and 81 ,100in notes, an
one gold, one plated and two silve
watches stolen.
The alarm was given, warrant issue
for Englands arrest, and in the evenln
| he was arrested by officers Ricketts,, Clou
and Wilson, at the house of Silas Pritcf
ett, color6d, on Wilson street, and take
to the City Hall cells. When arrested b
S had but $3508 on his person, but later
the evening he confessed to to Sergear
lLegg that he had concealed the balano
: of the money in the house of Joh
Brochman, No. 10Y East Water stree
where he was in the habit of visiting
1.-The house was visited by the officers, WI
, found three of the watches and S9o5
!. - the money making 81 1,020.OSinall--secr
u ted in one of the upstairs rooms: ~
other watch, a gold one valued at S2O
r belonging to Mr.. Spahn's daughter, w
e. found in the same room, this morning,
officer Records.
s, This morning England had hearin
and in default of 81 800 bail for appea
ance at Court, was committed to Jail.