, 1880-03-14
THE JUSTICES.

THE JUSTICES.
| Between and O'Clock yesterday mornfnf
I thieves entered Sig Cohn's gambling house, No
/ 182 Clark street, and completely s'gutted" tn,
place. When Cohn heard Of the affair be wen
! before Justice Prindiville, swore out a search
warrant, and recovered the property IN Well
street pawnshop. His clock was found II
Rosters saloon, on Clark street. 4 party callet
Hawkshaw Is said to be the thief but no ar.
rests have been made as yet
franklin H. Lewis, q colored man who vat
serving on jury 1u the Circuit Court YESTERDAY y
went ont to get lunch during the noon recess
Rnd dropped into A. 9arRes in the
He was refused lunch and was assaulted with
heavy club by the proprietor. His head wae
m pady cut, and be was pratnRy kicked and beaten
and taken before Justice Brayton when he gave
bonds nf $500 to appear March IT. Another Of
Justice Wallace. L
and Dan O'Connel1, the officers Of the Butchers
Union, who were charged with embezzltng the
funds 1 9f the qrg;nlzat1%9n. a. were up before Jus
entire afternoon, and the co,,rt-room was filled
with interested parties. The quartet were
finally discharged On techntcuItty, the prose-
oiai secretury, who was charged with embezzie-
none: money % on Poiley, he ne Treas,reS, a9 who tne
a5oush @ deiieia q s1 appaaqed pDea1emeas on the
books it is reported that sullivan, who was
labor1ng man SIX months ago. Is in the commits
were highly otatcd over their victory.
Leonard G. Calktns the President Of the BEN
ton Gold and Silver Mining Company, churged
with embezzlIng the funds Of the Counany, was
DISCHARGED Frldny by Justice Brayton for
that Calkins had originally owned the Henton
lode, and when the Company was formed
he he transfe1rGd n re- L., It to them IN considern
wis issued. He was also elected Presilont Of
the Company. It was decided to bond the mine,
and Calkins was authorized to rase S. 800 to de-
vci0p it. This he raiSed, and a New York bunk
cashier WIS made trustee. He then borrowed
ss,5O0 more frou the Parmclee brothers, Of this
GGty, witch was 50 pad @ back nc M nftcr lawsuit The
raised into. tho mime, but they failed to prove
tho fact. On theo ther hand, calkins showed
that he had used 1t, together with some OF his
own money.
John Q Brien, alias Emwrg ght, John Hall, Talim
st. Peter, and John Hughes part Of a band of
thieves who have subsisted all winter by robbing
Ce,ltral Railroads, $500 each to the Criminal
Court; George Prbble, the hackman whom
Bob Mequaid shot ut several days ago. $500
watch from her land1ady, 500 to the Criminal
Court; George Jones, larceny Of goods from the
apnrtments Of G. E. Bennett. at No. II Monroe
street, to the 18th. Charles Martin, q Whilom
gambler. and at present g. jewely shark, who was
found In possession Of some gold pens identi-
fed as part Of some valuables stolen by
burglars Il few weeks ago from the residence
Of S. Wirkowski, No. 192 Peoria street, was held
In $500 to the 18th. He claims to be able to show
that he purchased the goods innocentiy OF other
with shooting Asa Rogers, took his nineteenth
continuance to the 10Th; William Roster thief
who obtained money from four families upon
pretcnSe that he WIS collecting for O.
Nelson, grocer at No. 698 West Like street
t3u0 upon each Of six charges to the Criminal
Court; Michael Flynn. who committed daring
The 10th.