The daily gazette., 1879-02-27

OF THIRNDLY SNOW BALLIHG-KING
AND AChANUs DISCHARGED AND

AND MCAANUS DISCHARGED AND
LIZZIE STEWART ARLD yon COURT.
The little office in which His Honor,
the Mayor, sit, in judgment upon those
who break the law against peace and
good order, was crowded ast night by q
crowd of spectators that it would bs diff
cult to analyze their faces. Most Of them
were friends of the prisoners but Lhey did
not wish the fact known.
Shortly before O'Clock, the Mayor sn-
tered the Office, took hls seat and ali was
In readiness 10 meet cut justice. The
first case called was tn It Of Geo. W.
King, whv was arraisned on Tuesday
evening, on the complaint Of a numosr Of
members OF the N. 5. X. A., for trespass-
Ing ia the room Of the ASSOCIATION, after
having bsen dersd out by the jaui.Or.
The Mayor said: "Mr. King, this case
of yours cannot be called . tresspass, as
you did not break any lock. Therefore
dismiss the case"
The next case called was that Of George
and Ferris BrAckin, who were arraigneu
on the charge of committing an assault
and battery on II little boy named G. b.
Budd.
The plaintiff testified that on Tuesday
Ferris Brackin hit him with stone,
while playing vt Third and Van Buren,
streets the slone did not hurt him a. it
was . small one.
Clifford Mccall, little boy, was the
next witness called, and after being III
terrogated by His Honor in regard To tue
nature OF Al oath, and giving prompt aud
| satisfactory replies, The oath was admin
lstered. He testified that = number Of
boys were in tho streets playing aud while
| engaged ia sport be saw Ferris Brackiu
throw snow ball, and hit Geo. Budd ;
they then had a few words, and fought
slightly.
Michael Murphy testified that he saw
Ferris Braekin hit Budd with snow ball
Budd then picked up . brick aud ao-
vancsd toward Brackin, who rushed into
Budd, and Knocked tho brick out of his
hand Budd vast not hurt much.
VIM. Malonsy and Thomas Lands
testified IN like manner. The Mayor
after lscturing the boys dismissed the
case.
The case of Elizabeth Stewart, who
was charged with keeping 4 house of IL
lame, selling liquor without licsGss and
keeping atppling house was next called.
She is the woman whose house WAS raid
ed OH by the police on Tuesday night.
Ii. q. Turner Esq. represented tie priso-
ner.
Newton Lamplugh, was the first wit
ne Q called, and testified that lie knew
the prisoner at the bar. Judging from
the sighs saw IN her house, wo uld say
that il was one OF ill-iams; had seen
liquor drank there and paid for; did not
know whether the prisoner at the bar 10
the propristress or not.
Cross examined by H.: G. Turner, ESQ.
Ny occupation is scroll saving; do LOT
spend much Of my time in the house
know that 1t Is . house Of ill-fams, BY the
actions that are carried OIL tLsrs; know
from personal knowledge shat it is q
house Of ill-fams.
William Dennison testified to the same
effect.
Frank Ghsen, testified that he had
been in the house oil several occasions
locked upon the prisoner as the proprie-
tress had drank beer in the house bui
had never seen any paid for; the govern
meat taxes Of the house were shown the
witness, and he testified having seer
them in tho houss.
Charles Baker, alias Clutch Charlie,
alias Chas. Kuerr, was next examined
He testified he had known the prisoner
for 16 or II years; had been living in thu
house occup ed by her for the last min.
months; always recognized her as the
landlady, IA he paid her the board; ha,
drank hquor there, but had never seeI
any paid for.
Sergeant Legg and officer Cannon tes
tilted as to making the arrests; whel
they went to the house there was M
disorder, everything was quiet; the IN
mates were sitting around the room.
| Jacob Schatner WAS called by the de
fense and testi fled that he lived abou
twenty feet from the hou-e, and ha'
never been disturbed by any noise sine
the prisoner had moved there; they wer,
not noisy people.
There being no further evidence, th'
Mayor imposed apenalty Of so and'co't
for keeping "a house of ill-fanie, and re
quired her to give 5000 tail for court l.
answe the charge OF selling liquor witt
out license.
Edward McManus, who was tried OF
Tuesday evening on the same charges a
l. izzie Stewart, and Tor the same hous
, was next placed in the dock, and af'er
few remarks by the Mayor, he was dir
missed.
5 This ended the hearings.