Daily Republican., 1879-09-22
SABBATH AT POLICE eOURT.
The Various Lumps OF Cussedposs
Sifted by His Honor Yesterday.


The Various Lumps OF Cussednoss
Sifted by His Honor YESTERDAY.
CoAsTED.
Three drunks gathered in on Satur-
day night led off at Police Court yester-
day morning and three dilapidatsd
looking individuals walked back 10
their cells wondering what friend they
could borrow the so cents and costs
from.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
Joseph Dixon, a young colored man
was then invited to take seat in the
dock to answer the charge of assault
and battery preferred against him by
Samuel Wilmer. The prosecutrix tssti-
fed that Joseph had chased her boy in
to the yard on Saturday night and
pounded him awful" The victim of
Joseph's atrocity came forward in re-
sponse to an invitation by His Honor,
with his head all bandaged up, and
upon his Honor requesting the removal
Of the bandages, his mother explained
that 1.-THE cut was on the inside Of the
mouf." The explanation was necessary
as the outside of the boys face refused
to exhibit any of Jossph's handiwork.
Dixon explained that the boy had
called him bad names and he had Just
ran after him toscars him. His Honor
explained to Joseph that though boys
might be provoking in their taunts, he
had no right to take the law in his
hands and fined him 81, 90 and Gust rs 3
gentle reminder.
A$15,000 HEIR IN THE DOCK.
A rather dilapidated looking darky,
who gave his name as Owen Fisher,
next placed his bare feet against the
railing of the dock. Old Aunt Jane
Johnson, (colored) the Blind Fortune
teller, testified that Owen was her
grand son; that he would come home
drunk, and raise ruction around the
house, and she wanted him put away
for awhile where he couldn't bother
her. Aunt Jane further testified that
Owen was eternally worroing her
about her money, telling her sne was
being robbed, etc. "I'm no fool, gen.
tlemen, continued the witness, turning
hes sightless eyes towards His Honor,
and l know where my money is, I've
between SIS, 900 and $l6,000 and I'd
made gentleman of that boy if he'd
only let liquor alone. "You've got
hard job before you Auntie," remarked
His Honor as he gazed at the speci-
men in the dock. "You'll never make
gentleman out Of that chap" He then
imposed fine of $3 and costs on Owen
which will insure that gentleman about
thirty days in Fort Pyle. The old lady
was very anxious that Owen should
have enough to eat, Offering to send
him his meals but His Honor assured
her that Owen shoul not starve.
FILTH FROM GREELEY STREET.
Eliza Rodney (colored) was the first
attended to last evening, at
Police Court, the charge against her
being tho larceny Of money from James
Jones, also colored. The charge of
larceny was not sustained, but the evil
dence developed the fact that Eliza's
house was way down in thescale of NOR
ality in its character, and that damsel
was compelled to pay $50 and costs for
keeping a house of ill fame.
SCALP LITTER.
Annie Craig, colored, tripped ginger
ly into the dock to answer the
charge Of assault and battery pre-
ferred by Catharine Dadey, white. Cath
arine in her testimony informed His
Honor that she had no regular home
but wandered round sewing for families
in different sections; she had just re-
turned from trip 10 Jersey, and was
moving few articles of furniture be-
longing to her from Mrs. Craig's, when
that lady attacked her, using her as a
mop for the front pavement. Catharine
laid on the desk roll of dirty comb
ings which she swore Annie had twis-
ted from her scalp. Eliza johnson one
of the colored witnesses told the court
all about preserving grapes and pears
but didn't know anything about the
fight. 50 and costs was the penalty
imposed on Annie.