Daily Republican., 1879-03-12
THE POLICE DOINGS.
Drunk and DisOrderIy Csses-As-
ssult aud BatteTy-A Lively Ser
siOn-David Lemon Testifies.

Drunk ana D1bOr0orly Chees-Ae
SAINT aud BatteFy-A Lively ses
siOn-David Lemon ,Testihes.
The first prisoners tried last evsninl
were John Clark and Michael Mcclure
they having been arrested by Office
Payne yesterday morning on Tatnal
street bove Second. The charge agains
the prisoners was drunk and disorder
ly conduct on the streets. They wer,
required to pay 81 and cost in each
case.
The next case tried created quite 9
sensation in the conrt room. Frahk
LohIer was arraigned on the charge o.
assault and battery and using threaten.
ing language toward his wife Isabella
LOhner.
Mrs. Lohner testified most emph att.
cally that she as afraid 10 live in the
same house with her husband, and
yesterday he said the first SO he made
he would pay mau to kill her. She
also said she was hardly ever without
a terrible black eye.
Lohner asked his wife, "why she
frequented Saloons" to which questio
she replied, "you drove me- there"
lie also desired to know what she was
doing in certain place the night be-
fore, and she answered "that she went
there to get money for him.
The prisoner turning to Mayor All
mond said "your Honor | have kept
this woman for or years and kept
her decently."
The conversation was becoming rath-
or lively when His Honor called the
next witness.
Edward McGahsy who said that Mr..
Lohner had very hard wife to put up
with. When Lohner was locked up last
week his wife had a crowd Of men in
the house with her. The witness also
said that he had known Mrs. LOhner to
remain in saloons with other men until
5 o'clock in the morning. lie had also
seen her husband no into saloons al
diileront times and beg her to 60 home
with him.
Mrs Lshner, st this stage Of the pro-
cesdings charged the witness with ear
rying liquor to her h0nse thereby caus-
ing her TO become drunk. The witness
stated he never drank liquor himself
and ~ hardly thought he would give
any woman drink OF liquor.
While this testimony was going on,
David Lemon was endeavorlng to push
his way into the crowd, and after some
rather hard squeezing he managed to
get in the room. No sooner did the
prisoner see Lemon than hs exclaimed
"Mr. Mayor | object to that gentleman
as witaess in this case and thought
that Job had been put up on him."
Mr.. Lemon said that he had seen the
prisoner strike the woman.
His honor informed Mr.. Lemon that
he had not been called as . witness,
he concluded the case by requiring
Lohner TO pay the cost in the case and
to give sl00 bond to keep the peace.
Mr.. Lemon then preferred charge
Of larceny against Lohner stating that
be had conspired with another man in
his employ named Geo. II. Tidsman to
steal two bonds which Tidsman had
given him az collateral. One bond was
for $500 and the other for $1,000. Mr..
Lemon declared that in injunction
with Tideman he had robbed him by
fixing up the books.
Lohnsr was brought out from the
cells again, this time TO answer the lat
ter charge, and raid he Was not ready
for hearing until he procured his wit
nesies. Last Sunday he said had been
Axsd for the hearing of the charge but
Mr.. Lemon had failed to appear.
Lshnsr rather sxcitedly said ~ pre-
fer charges against David Lemon for
else"
Mr.. Lemsn.-"O! Charge"
The ease of the bonds was postponed
until this morning at . o'clock.
The next prisoner was hard looking
man named John Slaven who had been
arrested for impudence to = police Of
fcer. The prisoner when in the dock
asked the audience present, the ques-
tion, "What do you think Of me-" His
Honor ordered the man put back for
4S hours. Thus ended the evening
cases at the hall
THIS MORNINGS COURT.
Alexander Gr-enly, the,frst offender,
was fined so cents and cost for being
drunk. The prisoner asked His Honor
not to put it on too heavy as lie was q
man OF family.
Michael Kelley was arrested by Sar-
g.ant Jones at the corner Of Fifth and
Spruce SITS. Michael was creating a
in front Of Mr.. Dollard's
store. He was fined 81 and cost.
John Stewart, the next prisoner was
last evening, at the depot, by
officer Thomas. John was very drunk
and when told If he did not move away
hs would be arrested, replied, lie did
not care whether he was arrested or
not. The prisoner has often been in
side of the bars and his Honor gave
him Is days at New Castle.
James Hanna was arrested last evening
by oicsr Robinson. The prisoner was
arrested BY the order Of his brother
when the officer made the arrest his
brother interfsrsa and the Mayor think-
ing that the prisoners brother was the
one who should have been arrested dis
charged James.
The last ease tried was that Of Frank
Lshner, charged with :he theft Of two
bonds, the property Of David Lemon.
Mr.. Lemon said that il was his cas-
tom 10 take bonds from those who
drove his wagon. These bonds had
bsel given the witness as collateral Sc
curity. He had placed The bonds in
his safe and had afterwards taken the
sh