The Morning herald., 1876-09-27
THE POLICE NET.


BUTOHERS ARRAIGNED AND DIS
CHARGED.
A Young Mans Obsttnacy- What It Costs
to Keep a Tipping House Several Minor
Cases Dtsposed of:
At the police head quarters, last evening,
the Mayor disposed Of the following cases
Jonathan Iodine, colored, for thrashing
and abusive language to Emaline Rothwell,
colored, was fined cost and required to give
bail in the sum of 500. to keep the peace.
James Harmon, using abusive and insult
ing language to Anna Phillips, was fined
costs and required to furnish bail in the
sum of $780,, to keep the peace.
Edward Reynolds, boy about IA years of
age, was given hearing on charge pre-
ferred by Special Officer VIM. Legg of dis
orderly conduct on the cars of the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad.
The nature of the case was that Mrs. Rey-
nolds, the proprietress of the Malta House
on Water street, sent Edward out to sell
sandwiches, apples, &C., to the passengers
on the cars. The Mayor, after hearing the
evidence, informed Edward that the Legis-
lature had granted to the Railroad Company
the use of Water street, and he had no more
right 10 sell his goods on that property than
he had to sell them in the Clayton House:
fined 81. and costs.
George Clark, lad aged about II years
for breaking a city lamp. There being no
| witness against him he was discharged, with
the advise from the Mayor not to break any
more, to which he replied. didn't break
that one.
The butcher boys, James johnson, Pierce
Gould, Moses Grubb, Theodore Steel,
Mathew Macklen, Jacob Kenlie and John
Hammond, tor violating city ordinance,
by backing their market wagons to
their places on Third street before one
O'Clock last Friday afternoon, were given
hearing. Only one witness was heard for
prosecution, which was evidence sufficient
to establish the fact that the ordinance
had been violated.
Moses Grubb, one of the the parties on
trial, was placed on the stand by Pierce
Gould as witness in his defence.
Grubb swore that Gould had no wagon in
the market on last Friday.
Mr.. Macklen called Officer Cannon to the
witness stand, who, on being sworn, testi-
fed that he left the City Hall about a
quarter-past twelve clock, on Friday, and
went along King street and saw all the wa
gons oh Fifth street backed up to their pla
ces; went on down to Third street, but no
wagons were backed up; was asked by the
butchers if they could back up, and told
them yes, as it was after time, Che not
| knowing that the Mayor had issued orders
| not to back up until one O'clock.
The Mayor informed them that this put
an entirely different face on the matter, but
regretted he could not impose on them a
fine. After giving them to understand that
the law would be strictly enforced in the fu.
ture, he dismissed them.
| Bridget Cotton, on the charge of keeping
a tippling house, on East Front, between
Poplar and Lombard streets, was given a
hearing.
The first witness was John Leach, who
testified that at present he was not drinking
but when he was he did not know anything
The next witness was Edward Hyatt, who
testified that he had drank liquor at Mrs
Colton's, but had never paid for any.
VIM. McKeever, who was well under the
influence of the ardent, testified that he had
drank liquor In Mrs. Colton;s, but hat
bought the liquor by the quart elsewhere
and took it to Mrs Colton's and treated hi
friends.
John Saville, Jr., who was in the cells
on the charge of larceny, and who will have
hearing before Squire Brady to-day, wat
brought out as witness, but refused to be
sworn, when the following conversation be.
tween the Mayor and Saville occurred.
Saville-1 wont swear against that WON
an.
Mayor-You will have to.
Saville-No won't, will 60 over tn
bridge first, (meaning New Castle jail.)
Mayor-Well you can 20 over for con.
tempt.
Officer Cannon testified that he believed
Mrs. Cotton kept tippling house, but coulc
not swear positively to the fact; had nevel
saw any one drinking there, but had all tn
appearance of drinking house.
John Saville, Sr., father of the young mai
who refused to testify, was sworn, and stat
ed that he knew the place to be drinking
house, and had repeatedly forbid Mrs. Col
ton from selling his son liquor, or harbor
ing him about her place. On Saturda.
night his son went out and did not returl
until sometime Sunday morning, when b
came home very drunk, and went out agail
very early in the morning; went after hin
and found him eating breakfast at the hous
of defendant.
Fined $50 and cost.
Minor Locals.
- A.