Daily Republican., 1882-11-06
FOURTHEDlTION
MAYOR's COURT.
A Long anu Interesting session
Last Saturday Might

LaHt Saturday Might.
There we're an extraordinary large
number of spectators at the Mayors
Court last Saturday night; who from
their frequent Outbursts OF laughter
seemed to find considerable amusement
in the proceedings.
Edward Pierce and william Muir
ply, each had a plain unvarnished
drunk and were ordered to pay 90 cents
and costs each.
James Butcher aui williana Rooney
were arrested on Frcnt street and
charged with being vagrants. The
prisoners said they could prove that
they had homes In this city, and the
Mayor reserved his decision TO give
them an opportunity of no doing.
A colored man named John wilson
was charged by Miss Emily webb with
cruelty to horse by over loading him
ana not allowing him to rest vile going
up Market street hill. Miss webb said
the man had large wagon loaded with
mum Der of bags; she did not know
what they contained hut was sure the
horse was overloaded The man said
they were filled with dried apples, and
that the whole load only weighed 900
pounds.
He said if he vas allowed time, he
could subetantiate his statement, and
the Mayor continued the case until Q
O'Clock this morning to give him time
TO procure witnesses.
James Kenny, who informed the
Mayor that he was an old member of
the Second Delaware Regiment during
the war, was fined 81 and cost for being
drunk and disorderIy.
| William Baldwin, who has not been
before the Mayor for several weeks, put
in an appearance again and was fined
81 and costs for drunkenness and disor.
derly conduct. william said that he
has been al work, and only started on
this drunk last Wednesday.
Barney La Pierre another well known
individual, was also ordered TO pay u
and costs for imbtbiDg too deeply, and
acting In dlsorderly manner.
The case OF Reese Pyle which was
continued from the morning session,
was disposed of. Mrs. Pyle produced
number of witnesses, each of whom
testified to being in the place on Sun
days but denied hearing any music, oI
seeing any dancing. The Mayor said
that re attached more weight to the
Ievidence of the ladies who had testified
for the prosecution than he did to the
witnesses for the defense.
He then adjudged Mr.. Pyle guilty
but said he would suspend sentence fol
the present, and be governed by the
way the Place is couducted in the tu
ture.
In this connection it Is but just u
Mr.. Pyle to state that he claims to 5'
away from the place during the day
" hich in his absence has been left IL
charge OF small boy.
The next and last case heard was the
result of q quarrel among neighbors
and one party charged the other with
disorderly conduct. Harry Sharpley
ESQ, appsafed for the defendants, auC
considerable amusement was afforded
the spectators by the answers given BY
some of the witnesses for the proseCu
tion to Mr.. Sharpley's questions in th'
cross examination. The prosecutor
produced an old Irish woman IS wit
ness to their character for peace ant
Iuuietuess, who astOnished every one b,
LtBIllNluk akOlhbb A'AS p"AN ohS
Ibid not want to come to the hearing
as she did not want anything TO d.
with it, but az she was there, she in
tended to tell the truth. She testified
that The plaintiffs were very quarrel
lsome people, and their little boy VIII
was only 6 years old had called g.
of a b-h, "and sure If he didn't lear
lit at home where would he learn it?'
she asked.
The examination of witnesses wa
coutined until after 10 o'clock, and q
one time there was a chance OF its las
Iiug all night when Nj. sharpley insis
ed on a witness telling all he knew
= which the said witness averred woul
, take him until morning. The case Wa
] continued until this morning al min
lo'ClOck.
The man who was with the Educi
ted Horses and kicked the boy on Sa
urday, plead guilty to the assault, an
Iupon paying his fine and costs, WI
discharged.