Daily Republican., 1879-05-20
POLICE DOINGS.

Several Drunks-What 1t Costs to
Resist an Ohicer-A Young Man
Draws Pistol ON . COlOrcd Man
Five Boys Arrested.
A large crowd assembled at the po-
lice court last evening, and many being
unable to gain admission in the court
room peeped through the bars on the
outside.
The first case tried was that of
young man arrested for drunkenness.
He acknowledged his guilt, and was
fined so cents and cost.
The next case was that of William
Richmann against three young men
who were arrested for participation in
a fight on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Richmann testified that the par
ties attacked him without any provoca-
tion as he was sitting on his own door
step.
Several ladies testified to Richmann
striking young man first, and This
evidence was corroborated by other
witnesses.
The case against the young man with
whom Richmann had the fight was dis
missed, as the evidence went to show
clearly that Richmann was the one who
made the attack.
A young man was next tried on the
charge of being drunk and resisting an
officer in the discharge of his duties.
Several witnesses testified that the
young man was doing nothing when Of
ticers Bernhard arrested him. H. R.
Pennington, Esq, then argued that the
arrest was illegal as the officer could
not have told from his own knowledge
that the man arrested was even drunk
and he made the point that the Officer
would not have arrested him had ht
not supposed he was one OF the party
engaged in the quarrel on Fifth stree
and of course having no warrant thu
officer could not arrest him on tina
) charge. His Honor said that he wa
satisfied that the young man was drunl
and had resisted the officer, and h
: would therefore impose fine of S. anc
, cost.
The case against Mr.. Richmann wa
,, called up but Oh account of the absenc
: : of witnesses the case was postponed I'LL
1 til this evening.
William Weldin, a young man wa
:. = placed in the dock, he was charged b
i. William Leonard, colored, with drawin
pistol on him last Sunday Afternoon
William Leonard being called test
fed to walking over the causway, an
= az he passed the prisoner he ran hi
n hand into hi, hip pocket and said ''yo
a black tugger have notion to PIT
your lights out" Witness told hi,
> to put down his pistol? Prisoner sal
= "Will ~ He had pistol in his hanc
a ami was holding it down. Adam Ahal
q tol l the prisoner to go on as he had II
o right to interfere with witness. Wit
ness did not think the prisoner wa
drunk at the time and he had threatel
4 ed before to club witness head with
l.. piece of iron.
The prisoner said he pulled the pi
4 tol out and ran it up his sleeve, thoug
q he did not pull it out for the colore
man.
Joseph Ahart testified to standir
close by tree as the young ma
20 passed. Before the young men got u
10 to witness they were studying "whetl
"a er to let Leonard pass Or to stop him,
!. - and one of them said 'if the colore
# # man said anything to them they wou
kill him." Witness saw revolver
A. prisoners hand.
~ ~ Adam Ahart testified to seeing We
N din draw pistol on man AMI threatt
- - to shoot him. Witness interfered al
Il told prisoner to stop when Weldin sal
81 had no business to interfere ar
"a that he would give me some."
u, Several other witnesses were exar
III ined and their testimony is a repetiti'
of what has already been given.
9 His Honor said, William this char
is very grave one, so grave that |
We not feel at liberty to settle it. | sh;
ed hold you in $500 for Court. This thil
ma ta of boys running around with pistols a.
if threatening to shoot citizens Is too col
he mon.
ye ge Five boys apparently about ten
as twelve years of age next stepped in t
be dock. They were arrested at the fo
Try East Thirteenth street for breaking in
y Pusey's ice house.
Several witnesses testified to the DO
making practice Of getting INTO t
ice house, playing cards, scatteri
&C. tools and acting in very disorder
ss' manner.
sy One of the boys named Darlingte
,st who had been arrested by mistake, "
ng not one Of the guilty parties and "
nd dismissed. The rest of the boys We
&C. fined 81 and cost each.
". This ended the hearings at the Poll
10 Tourt Last avaninp