Daily Republican., 1882-08-04
FOURTHEDITION
MAYOR'S COURT.

The Hearings Last Might and shii
Morning A Number of Cases DiS
posed Of .-,..
There were large number of case'
before the Mayor last evening and thi'
morning, the majority of which were
caused by too free use of Intoxicating
liquor.
Michael Finerty was found lying IN
the street drunk, and was requested tc
hand over 80 cents and costs.
William Mcclellan imbibed too free
ly, and mistook the pavement at Fourth
and Orange streets for his bed. He was
tined 30 cents and cost.
-Four tramps, who with party Of six
others were drinking and acting in a
disorderly manner over Market street
bridge, were committed as vagrants,
A colored man testified that they had
about four quarts Of whiskey, and were
acting In an indecent manner In front
OF his house. rM".
An elderly man named David s. Zig.
gins, was charged with being drunk.
The officer testified that he saw David
fall ut Front and Market street, and he
was 80 drunk that he had TO bring
him up on q push cart.
The left side OF David's face was
pretty we'll battered up, and he tried to
explain matters by saying that on We'd
nesday he had fall at Simmons that
hurt him very much. and he had adopt.
cd the liquor cure to prevent the injur-
les locating In any one place. He sup
m hA I'D fak IN
overdose. The Mayor explained to him
that while an ordinary drunk only cost
so cents, 1t was customary to charge ad-
ditional for the luxury ofa ride on q
push cart, and imposed fine OF 81 and
costs David smiled and was taken
back.
Jane Anderson was again before the
Mayor on the old charge Of being drunk.
She tried hard 70 induce Hir Honor to
believe that 1t was mistake on the
part OF the officer, and said that she
had the chills, and was subject to weak
spells, when any one would think that
she was drunk. The Mayor had heard
that story before, 60 he sentenced her
to pay 80 cents and costs.
John G. Reed, who has abStained
from drink for long time, started out
again and ended in the dock. His wife
appeared in his behalf, and upon his
taking an oath not to touch Intoxicating
liquors OF any kind for one year, the
Mayor dismissed the case.
William Riley was charged with dis
orderly conduct at his residence on
Church street above Eighth. The evi-
dence show that yesterday afternoon
William went home under the influence
of liquor, and when his wife cane in
from a neighbours, commenced to abuse
and i'll treat her. He afterwards went
up stairs, when pistol was discharged
and some one screamed murder. Will
liam said the pistol was discharged &C
cideAtally. The Mayor imposed fiDe
of So and costs.
This morning Alexander McGrillis
was fined 80 cents and costs for drunk.
ennesS.
Thomas Cannon, an old man, was
charged with going up back alleys last
evening begging. He said that he was
from Delaware county, and on his
promise to get back there again as soon
as possible, was discharged.
James Miller, John Gallagher and
John Daily were arrested on different
parts of the city, and all charged with
being drunk. They were adjudged
guilty, and each sentenced to pay fine
of so cents and costs.
John Parvein got very drunk yester-
day and laid down on a wheelbarrow,
when an officer came along and wheeled
him up to the hall. He was requested
to hand over 90 cents and costs.
Elijah York, colored, was charged
with using abusive and threatening
language to William Simmons, his
brother in.law. The testimony showed
that it was family fight, and the
Mayor fined Elijah 80 cents and costs,
aud told the parties that they ought 10
be ashamed of themselves for ever
bringing the case before him.