Daily Republican., 1881-10-06
NAYOR'S COURT.
Chs way 81 shs Transgs e0sov-
several Cases Of DlsSrdeFIy Con.
dasi-Ths Penalty Of lntsrferIng
With n Omc0Y. y.

Tho way 81 s@9 EfAn0Gs 0D0OR-
several Cases Of DisSrdeFIy Con
dast-Ths Penalty Of lntsrfsrlna
with ~ OmceY. -.
Tho Mayor presided last evening q
municipal court, and disposed justice o
the following cases.
Thomas Carney wholooked as though
he had been on d pr0tracted debauch
was the first to occupy the dock. Officer
Hardy testified that Thomas had been
lying around the F., w. Il B. H. H.
depot drunk for several days, and HI
had ordered him away a number ot
timex, but he ways managed t. get
h1ck again, SO L.: arrested him and
locked him up. Tna Mayor asked him
where he belonged, and he answered,
in Baltimore and stated that he had
been working in the country all sun.
,ner. His honor fined him 50 cents and
costs.
Margaret Regeers, (colored.) was
charged with getting drunk and acting
i'll disorderly manner.
Tue prosecuting witness testified that
Margaret rented room from her, and
that on several occasions she has imbib-
ed too much 0t the ardent, and acted IN
a scandalaus manner. Margaret denied
the impeachment, and endeavUred
10 work on the feelings Of the witness
by asking her if ii she didn't remember
the time when shs (the witucss) was
sick, and how she had carried her up
stairs and done many other little acts
Of kindness, bat il all was OF no effect,
as the prosecutor pushed the charge,
and Margaret was fiaed 81 and costs.
William Naudain colored, was thar
ged with interfering with All Off ;er
in the scharge Of his duties.
Officer Kerr testified that he under
took 70 arrest man at Ninth and Wal
nut STREET, on the 26sh of last month,
when the prisoner intsrfered, and told
him to let the man lone, and pulled
him away and acted in sucn n manner
that the officer was compelled ~ strike
him before he would deslss.
The Mayor imposed a tire Of IS and
costs.
ThoiEasMcLaughlin was also charged
with interfering with the same officer.
The testimony showed thai the pris-
{ ner and number Of other young men
are in the habit OF congregatlug around
Thirteenth and Wilson sl'e.ts in the
evenings. A few evenings since, they
comm.ncel scuftling and fighting, and
the officer enjeavorel to stop them,
when they surrounded him and told
HIM that he could not take any body
out oftnat crowd, and threatened to
beat him. Thomas was fined g. costs.
Marin Rowan WAS charged by John
G. Sahaeffer with disorderly conduct,
and using.threatening language yward
him. 1t vas in evidence that the pri>-
oner came in front OF Mr.. Schaeflpr's
residence, at late hour at nig.,t aud
threatened to shoot him and burn hi,
stable. Rowan denied the accusation,
and charged Schaeffer in turn with sell.
lug liquor in violation Of the law. The
prosecutor replied well you got dat to
brove. There were several witnesses
and the Mayor sentenced him
to pay fine Of e. and costs, and furnish
500 bsil to keep the peace.
James McGinhis and Harry Mac
Gregor, vagrants, who had no abiding
p ace or visible means Jt sEppnrt, were
provided with a home for the ensuing
ten days Ia New Castle jail.
There was but one case before the
Mayor this morning, that OF ambrose
Hayden, who WAS found very drunk
last night by Officer Hardy. The usn-
al fine and cos.s were imposed.