The daily gazette., 1882-09-06
SOME QUEER pGoIsloNs.
Mayor Wales Hears some Cases and Gives
Some Astonishing verdIcts.

A number Of cases came up for trial at
this mornings court before Mayor Wales,
and some Of the decisions were very remark
able Indeed. The court opened with one
ordinary drunk with fine of so cents and
costs. The next case was against William
Donneily, who was charged with drunken
ness and disorderly conduct. He was fiued
S3 and costs. Two ordinary drunks suffered
the penalty Of SO cents and costs.
Frank Whelan and Teddy Mcguire were
charged with stealing a coat and vest, a
revolver and some money from Owen Kelley.
All three had been drinking together. The
stealing occurred at Front and Poplar
streets. Whelan and Mcclure were each
neid IN $500 for their appearance at court,
and Kelley was held In 5000 as witness.
Next in order came William jackson, who
was fined SO cents and costs for being drunk.
George Cunningham, who had fingered
rather late, was arrested while trying TO get
into the United States Hotel, where he
claimed to board. The officers requested
him to make less noise, and when he began
arguing with them he was arrested and
taken to the hall and fined So and costs Tor
being disorderly.
John Hughes was fined for being more
than commonly drunk 81 and costs.
John Harvey and William Sharpless were
accused of being drunk and disorderly at
Third and Tatnall streets. The evidence
went to prove that these two men, in com
pany with Charles Bachman, had betn
drinking together and growing rather in
tOxieated, became necessarily noisy. Wit
neSses were sworn who stated that they had
been insulted by the prisoners. For this
oiience they were fined each 81 and costs.
No sooner had this case been dismissed
than Charles Bachman was put in the dock
on the same charge. One witness stated III
his evidence that Charles was trying to grt
Harvey and Sharpless home, and that Harvey
and Sharpless were making all the noise, but
this did not satisfy the Mayor, who fined
Charles 30 cents and costs for trying to e t
his two drunken companions home.
The last case tried was William Carrigan,
charged with corner lounging and resisting
arrest. The testimony of the officers wae
to the effect that crowd of young men
had been driven from the corder of Fourth
and Orange streets, and that when they
came back a few minutes past 10 O'Clock
three men were found on the corner and
the officers proceeded to arrest them, and
further stated that Carrigan resisted arrest
to such an extent that he had
to be thrown and the nippers
put on him before the officer was able to
bring In his prisoner. Carrigan then pr :
coed to state to the Mayor that he had been
to the lodge and was going home out Fourth
street. When he arrived at Fourth and
Orange he stopped to ask friend what all
the racket was, and was told that twomcn
had just been arrested on Third street. He
stated that he had not been there more than
ten minutes when Officers Pierson aud
Mccullough stepped up and arrested his
friends. Mccullough took hold of Carrigan
and as Carrigan did not know what he was
being arrested for asked the officer
why he was being arrested, at the came time
pulling his arm away from the officer. Nc
Cull0ugh stated that he would find out
when he arrived at the hall, and short
seutfie took place III. which Carrigan was
thrown and the nippers were put on him.
Carrgan also had four witnesses to prove
where he had been and Officer Pierson alst
testified that he had never seen Carrigar
loafng around the corner. After hearing
the evidence of Carrigan's witnesses, the
Mayor fined him so cents and costs which
amounted In all to $4.6l. Carrigan feels
very sore over the way he was treated and
states that the only reason he resisted at all
was because he could not get the officer tt
| tell why he was being arrested.