The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-13
MOSES MEDICINE.
How Sundry Sinners Took Their Saturday
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A topper with blooming nose,
Stood up before His Honor
And moaned: 20 Judge. Pm awful sick:
l fear thatIm goner."
"What name" the good Judge gently asked
"Does your afflicti0n go by?'
"Well, Fin so 'fraid of water, that
think its hydrophoby."
John Melvin and Ed. johnson, both
steamboat roustabouts, we're the first to
step to the front to receive their doses at
the hands of Judge Wilson this morning
Officer Brazell testified that he found these
gentlemen locked in each others arms and
rolling around on Gilmore's Landing, at
the same time plugging each other fearful
ly. 1t appearing that johnson was the
cause of the fight he was fined $40 and costs
and Melvin was discharged.
Nora Hack, the keeper of boarding
house at No. 139 Sycamore street, was
charged with an assault and battery upon
one of her boarders, named Adolph Weld
man. Not being ready for trial, the case
was continued until the 2ojh instant.
James Gaffney, of Jones' Station, Ohio,
was found lying on the sidewalk yesterday
in such beastly state of intoxcation that
an express wagon had to be brought into
use to get him to the Station-house. The
Judge sent him out for ten days, to get him
sobered up.
Albert kinney, colored amused himself
yesterday by roaming around Rat Row fir
ing off a revolver. He was allowed a fair
sweep until he came very near shooting a
man named John Bush, when Officer Bra
zell gobbled him, and charged him with
shooting with intent to kill. The case was
continued until next Wednesday.
John Meehan was charged with throwing
a stone at Fred Bloom, the driver of Hose
Reel No. 6, while he (Bloom} was driving
to fire last Thursday nigbt No evidence
appearing that Meebsn was the guilty
party, he was discharged,
Harry Converse, the telegraph operator
WHO tried to kill his wife day before yester-
day, was before Judge Wilson t.is morn
ing, charged with abusing his family. Not
being ready for trial the case was continued
until the Goth inst, the bail being fixed at
$780, which, being unable to give, he was
locked up.
John Riley, young man from Higgins,
port, Ohio attended the Exposition yester-
dav, and became so attached to a set of
cheap iewelry exhibited in one of the
booths that it was impossible for him to
leave without pinching the set. He didn't
get far with it, however, before Officer Jim
White gobbled him. This morning, before
Judge Wilson, Riley pleaded guilty, and
was remanded for sentence until next Sat
urday.
Alex Brown, the colored man who killed
Thomas Smith, last week, on the evee was
arraigned this morning for manslaughter.
The evidence showing that tie killing was
done in selfdefense, he was honoraby dis
charged. o.
The case against John Holland fUr the
stealing OF a quantity of qninine came up
this morning. The Judge said he did not
feel like sending Holland (Who is quite a
boy) to the Work-house until he be-
came of age, so, therefore, he continued
the case for month, during which time he
will be confined at the Ref"
Philip Hart charged with receiving the
stolen qunlne was sent to the Work House
for three months, and William Franklin,
also charged with receiving portion Of it,
was discharged.