Daily Republican., 1880-02-24
P0LasE SAsEs.
The Trials IT the Mayors Court
Last Might and This Morning..


A large crowd was in attendance st
the police court last evening, and every
thing indicated long session. The
first ease was that of q young man
charged with assault and battery on
another young man at the Washington
ball. The defendant admitted that hs
slapped the complainant in tho face.
and was sentenced to pay 81 and costs.
| The second case was of similar na--
ture, young man being charged with
assault on another, the trouble having
arisen about dog. As the defendant
is highly respectable gentleman, and
was unfortunately led into the trouble
BY circumstances, his name ia with
held.
From the evidence it appeared that
the complainant, Robert Carson, was
very anxious to fight with the prison
or, and promised not to sue him II br
would fight.
A witness testified that Carson struck
at the prisoner first, and that the latter
told him to keep away, as he did not
want any trouble with him. The ease
was dismissed. -
William Patton then took the dock,
assault and battery being again the
charge. Carson being again the com
plsinant. tall took place a. the sans
time and place, but Carson testified that
he merely caught him by the collar and
called him an Objectionable name. Case
dismissed.
Margaret Sinex was charged with
cruelty to children.
Emma Sinex testified that she lived
about square from the prisoner. The
latter frequently drank, but was good
enough when she was sober. The wit
ness could not detail any act of cruelty
toward the child Oh the part of ths
mother, though the witness once left
the child alone when the house was on
fire.
The child, apparently about three
years old, was present, and eagerly ran
to its mother in the dock.
Other witnesses testified that the
woman is in the habit of neglecting the
child when drinking.
Austin Harrington. Esq.,, conducted
the prosecution of the case on behalf of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruel
ty to Children.
ln the course of the testimony it ap-
peared that the husband of Mrs. Sinex
dses not live with her on account of her
drunkenness.
Mr.. Harrington asked that the child
be remandsd to the custody of the faith
er until the sitting of the Orphans
Court, whsn proper disposition will be
made Of it according to law The May
or rsmanded the child as requested,
and imposed nominal fine upon the
unfortunate woman, whose only crime
was that of neglect.
At yesterday mornings session of
polies court the familiar face of John
Groves ornamsnted the dock, and Mrs.
Groves testified that he cursed her and
struck her and acted in the same way
towards her daughter, who owns the
house, and does net allow him to come
around, because of his bad habits. She
also testified that he tried to break into
the house.
The Mayor was inclined to think
that some Of the rest of them we're as
bad as John: and he also informed the
women that the house was known as q
recrpticle for stolen goods and he in
tended to have the thing stopped.
Mrs. Groves daughter, Mary Moon
ey, testified tha. he broke into the
house aud that she was afraid of her
life At hi' hands.
Shs vent on to say that when Groves
Kept the house it was always a recep-
,icia for stolen goods, which he brought
here, but now she had control of the
'onss and intended to keep it respect
sble.
A colored girl who lives next door
estifed to seeing him assault his wife
md force his way into the house.
The Mayor imposed penalty of$5
md costs and advised John to keep
way from the members of his family.
Two vicious looking youths we're SEN
enced to pay 81 and costs each for
ghting on the streets.