, 1879-08-21
LOCAL CRIME.
The tncendiaries at Work---A
Newshoy Badly Pounded.
ROLAND. Alias Clsrmont, the Bank Rob.
ber. Again Heard From.
Pollco~Court Gossip--.slinor Offenders
md Arrests.

The eaao Of Henry Moore, The Le5den Justcc,
charged with malfetsanco in Office, camc up
before Hammer yesterday, aud tho defcndaut
vas discharged.
Joe Harrty, notorious character, has caused
the arrest Of Officer KcaIlue, on a charge Of
assault ind batter and illegal arTcst. The case
comes up bofora prindiville FRIDAY.
Thomas Gcars, a thieYLng fsu!t-dca.er, WAS
yesterday hucd $40 and costa by Justice Walsh
Tor swtlldlsng Ills customers. Ile waa pcldiIng
grapes at = low rate, and nude hi8 profit by
giving less than twelve OUNCES to the pound, a
fonr.ounco weight teng found affixed to one Of
tue scales.
Complaints have been coming in to the police
that fraud In tho disguise Of Clergyman is
going about the North Division ao1iciting con-
trfout!ons for destttute widows. lie Ia described
a. Of about medium height, 90 years Of age,
light hair and complexion, and claA In apparel
which Efvcs him = very eancaimonious appear
ance.
At 6:39 last evening young .thtct named
George Jonks, 1t Years Of age. stole coat from
in front Of ]. l., Gatzert's clothing house, at The
corner OF Clark and Monroe streeta. Flo WIS
pursued By Mr.. ]. r. Gilbert from the store,
and was captured at tic Journal Office and
turned over to Lieut.. Hayes. Who lodged him at
tGs Armorr.
Justice Morrison yeatarday held Martin Blake
for cutstnE scrRt. Quinn, Of tia Ka"aon Street
Station, In s1,500 bonds to tho Criminal Court.
The wounded officer was In court and was ap-
parentiy but little the worsa for bis serious
escapade. The wound on tho arm healed up
1neiy. and no Inconvenience in tho use Of tho
arm haA resulted.
At an early hour yesterday morning burglars
elected 40 M 9ntIaneS M to tle house IN process Of
erection at No. 403 West Twenty tY-secoud street,
owned b. Joan Price, living Ia tho rear Of the
above numtdr. They entered through q side
basement window, and then went upstairs aud
began removing tho lock from the door to tho
roola y which tho carpenter tools are kept.
Mrs. Erica heard them, md gave the alarm,
whcrounon the fellows skipped cut Without
securing any pEuuler.
AT 6 O'Clock Inst evening MARI scnka and
Mary Ryart, married women, living at No. l25
tor, aHd Mrs. Senka got tho best Ut her op-
poneut by striking her upon tho head with
billet OF wood. Dr.. Fischer, who attended the
injured woman, WAS unable to determine tho
dav or two. Mrs. Senka Ia the mother Of three
children, and AEa. Rsart Of eight children.
William E. Circuit, travelling aeuu,, living
at No. b56 West Fourteenth street, complains
that willis On hts war home between the hours
was assaulted BY an unknown tuau who
horse md acalt ll,tn blow on tho forehead
with slt1ng-shos which latd him sc1,seless upon
the sidewalk. When ho recovered he found
that he had been robbed Of check for $40 upon
the National Bank of Illinois, and about Sis
cash.
j.. II. Livingstone, Into Western Manager Of
the Home g. Dover, swore out warrant yes
terday charging "coasotracF #ith fraudulent
and malicious intent To obtain monpy by fulsc
pEetenrcs II on E. G. Fuller, Of Scranton, Pa;
i. E. Middleton, Of Washington; Milo J. VIII