Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-27
CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.
Which Resulted In Crowding the Munici-
pal Court With Bummers.

w MON Resulted In CrOWd1ng the MuntCf-
pal Court With Bummers.
When Judge Burr took his accustomed
seat in the pulpit yesterday morning his
gaze encountered the most bewildering
array of swelled heads, bloody mugs and
broken jaws that ever appeared in the
police court. 1t seemed as if the whole
town had celebrated and wound up the
debauch in the lookup. The spacious
court room, within and outside the vail
was crowded to overlooking and more
unsavory gang thrOua bout has never
been witnessed. A preacher could have
found material enough to point a hun
dred morals.
1t is feared that Officer Morarity, so
fearfully beaten by gang Of roughs
early Chrirtmas morning, will suffer the
loss of one eye.
VIM. Hayes, blasted lunch fiend, was
sent up for thirty days yesterday, and
Tom jackson paid ten bills for raising a
racket on Third street.
Two grangers named Mat. Joyce and
Con Game were arrested Friday night for
tackling an officer. They did not appear
yesterday and their bail of SIS each was
declared forfeited.
Tom Weaver came down from the Fort
yesterday with TWO days. furlough. He
got beastly drunk and was run in having
pawned everything, but his pants. 1t not
being his first appearance he was sent
over for ten days.
He gave the name of Chas. Brown and
was distinguished from the seedy mob by
good clothing and an air of gentillty.
drunk and that he had almost pushed a
lady off the sidewalk. He was fined $40
and paid the shekels.
Genne Weller and George Dorsey are
related by marriage. They engaged IN a
dispute Sunday and Dorsey proceeded to
erect a mansard on the frontispiece of his
relative. They were both run in, but on
yesterday they swore it was all mistake
and they were let go.
Mike Earle and Thomas Needham got
drunk Sunday night and raised perdition
at Geary's saloon. They were bounced
out, but Needham returned and whipped
the proprietor. They were both gobbled
and Needham was sent up for twenty
days, while Earle paid the fine of $40.
On Christmas eve, Mr. Thomas Berris-
ford presented each of his men with a
rich and handsomely ornamented pound
cake, for which they were truly thank
full. On the same evening, Mr. E. F.
Berrisford was the recipient Of beauti-
full easy chair, the gift of his employees.
James McCue and Tom Doyle are old
cronies and chums. They were out cele-
brating, Saturday night, when they were
tackled by several men, who proceeded
to put head on Doyle. The latter as
sisted his partner and somehow the Off
Ger run them in instead of arresting the
assailants. Yesterday they were dis
charged.
The two colored men, Lincoln Overall
and Ira Hart, we're before the court yes
terday charged with assault with danger
Gus weapons. Overall is the sauguinary
coon who use the razor in the carving
bee Sunday night, particulars of which
appeared in yesterdays GLOBE. Harris
jaw and nose were laid open and young
man named Casey had his hand cut. The
hearing will take place Saturday.
The quartette of young rowdies,
Felix Mcclure, Thomas Graham and
Mike, Pat and Jack O'Brien, were ar
raigned yesterday charged with assault
with intent to do great bodily injury
This IS the gang that administered such
fearful beating to Officer Morarity ear
ly Sunday morning. 1t is the fifth row
that has been paraded in the police court
from that neighb0rhood during the past
thirty days. The hearing was continued
until January 4th.