The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-03
SATURDAYS SHOW
At the Great Bear Pen in City Hall Parl


His face was tortured with despair,
And wildly rolled his eye,
Six ways for Sunday stood his hair
His collar was awry.
stand forth, o wreck, and tell US why
You madly thus carouse!'
Alas, he murmured, with asigh,
MY wife is cleaning house"
Throw wide. throw wide the prison gate"
His Honor loud did shout.
II know how bitter is his fate;
Policemen, let him Outl"
maggie Gray" called Prosecutor Murphy
in the Police Court this morning. few
moments silence prevailed when a rustling
of silk was heard emanating from the pr-
vate office of the Police Court Clerk. A
moment later and the celebrated
actress came sweeping into the
Courtroom with ten-fOot trail
dragging after her. Uncle George Palmer,
in attempting to provide her with
a chair, trod upon this lengthy ap-
pendage, when ripping noise was
heard. Uncle George turned all the colors
of the rainbow, and Maggie was as mad
as wet hen. "Miss Gray" said Murphy,
when Maggie had taken her place in the
prisoners dock, you are charged with
having committed an assault and battery
upon the person of Adam Becker; are you
guilty or not guilty"' Before she could
answer Tom Snelbaker and Geo. Campbell
skipped into the room. George stepped
to the front, and stated that they were not
ready for trial, whether he meant Snelba-
ker, himself, or Maggie, was not known un-
til he explained that it was Maggie. Her
case was then continued until next
bok oil h,,
Maggie, led the way out of the Courtroom
through the Clerks office.
John Doyle and Nicholas Hartley had a
little difficulty yesterday at the corner of
Longworth and John streets about some
money transaction. Hartley went away,
and after purchasing pistol returned to
renew the quarrel with Doyle. Officer Null
len happened to be in the neighborhood,
and prevented bloodshed, probably mur-
der, by taking Hartley to the Staton-house,
where charge Of carrying concealed wea-
pons was put against him. Judge Wilson
fined him $50 and costs, and told him that
the next time he was brought before the
Court he would be sent to the Work house
VIM. Goings, colored man, was ar
raigned on the charge of assault with in
tent to kill. The prosecuting witness was
called, but he failing to appear the case was
dismissed. The officers who arrested
Goings state that this morning about
halfpast l o'clock Private Watchman
Dan. Curry was patroling his beat on
Fifth street between Park and Mound,
when Goings slipped up behind him and
struck him fearful blow on the back OF
the head with the sharp edge of a hatchet.
inaicting a terrible wound. Curry was un-
able to appear in Court this morning, and
as matter Of course, no affidavit could be
filed. The Court therefore dismissed the
case, rather hasty way, indeed, of dspos-
ing of serious case.
Emma Bellville, good-looking young
girl from Pittsburg, was arraigned for dis.
orderly conduct. Officer Delehanty testi-
fed that he found her at the corner of New
| street and Broadway running after col
ored man threatening to kill him. The
Court continued her case until next Tues
day.
Louis Schwab, an employe OF the Adams
Express Company, was charged with en-
bezzing $40, which had been placed in his
possession to be taken 10 the American
Express office. His case was continued to
May 10th