The daily gazette., 1879-12-26
FIFTH EDITION.
Christmas Gamers.

A LIST OF THOSE WHO BROKE THE
cITY's LAWS ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND
HAD TO PAY THE PENALTY.
At the Police Court on "Wednesday
night there was al unimportant case OF
assault aud battery and one drunk dis
posed or Ia the first case penalty of
one dollar was imposed, and In the lat
ter the usual fine.
The cases on Christmas morning were
many aud uDimporlant. Twelve drunks
we're summarily disposed Of to the tune
OF tfty cents and costs each, one of the
offenders being the some " hat celebrated
Annie Mills, the woman upon whom the
outrage was committed on the New Cas-
tie road some time ago.
A case Of drunkenness and disorder
was find 81 and costs, and similar pen-
atty WAS imposed on q reckless look ing
fellow tried on char. Q OF assault and
bat cry.
Oscar G bbs, a negro lad, familiar
with the Police Court, was put In the
dock TO answer charge OF larceny.
he ofiense was stealing So in change
from the till OF Mrs. Schafier, at Fourth
and Madison streets. The evidence vas
conclusive and he was held 10 answer.
The cases were II H. more interest
ing last nisht, and a large and curious
crowd was In attendance. Abraham
Stats first took tie do,k to answer a
charge Of fighting, and officer Cannon
testified that he was going out Fifth
| street to quell fight In the western part
of town, when he saw the prisoner fight
ing In the midst Of crowd Of drunken
men In front Of =. j. Babcock's saloon.
One dollar and costs was the penalty.
Charles Allen, much the worse for
wear, fined one dollar and required to
pay costs for being disorderly aud pro-
fame on the stree S.
Four negro lads, all Of tn IN "as black
rs they could be-" pleaded not gull y
to charge If disorderly conduct,
Joshua Cooper testified that the quar-
lette tried TO break up his party at Ninth
and Church streets, and, on being pm,
cut, stormed the house with bricks.
| They were each fined a dollar and
costs.
assault and battery with intent ia
kill ON Patrick Megary," was the charge
a ainst Alexander Price, light mulatto
who was the next prisoner. II was
shown that Price provoked a disturb
ance, waved razor and revolver reck.
lessly, and knock, d Nj gary down witt
brick. lie was held IN $500 bail to
answer.
I lie charge against John +. Campbell
an Johr IIagan was fighting In The
streets at Lord and Church streets, and
Patrick Crumlish testified that the tive
M had melee, which "grew out OF a
dispute about coal mining, aud the
arches overhead in the mines" IL,
tried TO quell the disturbance, but eight
men sp ang IN him and used him badly
They W, re finei two dollars each.
Jacob Lewes was fined two do lars fol
interfering with officers while making
arrests. His otlenss was that of telling
liagan and Campbell, the prisoners II
the previous case, not TO go with the Of
ficers.
Three more cases completed the rec
ord last night. Samuel Patterson aat
Thomas Burke, for fighting, were eacl
fined two dollars and costs; Howar,
Rice, COL, for disorderly conduct, wa
fined one dollar and costs, and maj
found drunk on Delaware avenue
porch received a light penalty
At this mornings session two drunk
were dealt with as usual, and Thoma
Ryan, for beating his wife, was fined s
aud costs.