Daily Republican., 1879-04-14
PeIice court. I

At the hearings on Saturday evening
John Stewart was given hearing
charged with continual drunkenness,
and was sentenced to thirty days at
New Castle. ,e...... -
Stephen Wesley Trusty, colored, was
arrested by officer Paine, charged with
racing with heavy double team Out
West Front street. s2 aud cost was
the penalty in this case. r.. .
Sunday morning there we're five
drunks disposed Of, the prisoners
paying the usual fine so cents and
cost.
At the hearing last evening, the
first prisoner placed in the dock was
John Pink-y, arrested yesterday after
noon, at two o'clock, by officer Thomas.
The officer found his man laying in the
gutter at Front and King, SO drunk
that he was unable to walk. The pris-
oner was fined so cents and cost.
The next prisoner placed in the dock
was q man named NJ. HassaL, arrested
yesterday afternoon by officer Clutch
ner. As the prisoner was placed in the
dock he presented fearful looking
appearance, his head being bandaged
up, his wounds being the result Of an
attempt on his part to thrash officer
Gutchner.
Officer Gutchner being called testified
to meeting Hassan and another man
locked arms and very drunk at Front
and French streets, at 1.45 yesterday
afternoon. He told the men that every
bsdy was looking at them, and they
h ad better get off the street. Hassan
remarked "Oh, the devil, am going
home." The party then moved up
French street, and about half an hour
afterwards the officer met them coming
down King street, above Fourth, locked
arms and staggering, and q lot of school
children running after them. Tho Of
tlcer told them they were too drunk to
be in the street, and they had better
come with hirl to the hall. He took
hold of them but one escaped.
Hassan went along quietly with the
officer until they arrived at Fifth ana
Market streets, when Hassan suddenly
struck the officer a stunning blow in
the face, and grabbing him by the
throat, Hassan tore the collar from the
officer and ran down Market street
The officer ran after his man, and pull.
ing hls baton from his belt, the officer
struck IIassan twice on the head, in
niCting severe wound, from which the
blood was flowing freely. The man
again resisted, and scuf1le ensued,
but after severe struggle the officer
succeeded in taking his prisoner to the
hall. DR.. Ogle was sent for, who dress
ed the mans wound, which consisted
of cut about two inches long on the
left side of the head, and extending to
the bone. The wound, though a severe
one, it is thought is not a dangerous
one.
The usual question, Have you any
thing to say" being asked Hassan. he
replied, "No sir, have no questions to
ask, am pretty well fixed now" Has
san was fined 81 and cost.
Jesse Brown and James Hogan, two
cOlored youths, were arrested yesterday
afternoon, by officers Boster and Kane.
The young men with several others
were creating disturbance on avacant
lot at the foot OF Taylor street. Officer
Boster had long chase after his priso
ner, his man running in the mud in
the Braudywire but the officer succeed
I'd in capturing him. The same officer
also ran about six squares after the
other prisoner, officer Boster then han
ded one of his prisoners over to officer
Kane. At the hearing Brown and
Hogan were each fined 81 and cost.
There were no hearings az the police
Office this morAing.