The daily gazette., 1882-09-23
A RAINY DAYS NEWS.
A woMAN's SEARCH FoR HER
FATHER-IN-LAW.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY AFFAIRS.
A 1asny Day Fills the City Han Dock
Ihs First Case Under the Weights and
Measures Ordinances.

The case Of Edward Newell, the lad
charged with corner lOunging, was taken
up again last evening. Several witneases
were examined and testified that they had
seen Newell with other boys lOaiing around
the@neiRhborhOod In which he was arrested.
put not on Monday night, when the offence
y saio 70 nave been committed. Every one
seemed 70 agree that the vicinity of Front
ana Madison streets was infested with a dis
orderly gang Of young roughs. Harry
sharpley, Esq, asked for the discharge Of
the defendant, arguing that the case against
| MIN ned not been proven. His Honor was
sorry, he said, that he could not convict
Newell upon the evidence brought forward
~ ne was convinced that he was bad boy'
and II he kept on In the same way would
make very bad citizen. After giving the
Iad some advice and warning as to his sub
sequent actions the Mayor dismissed the
case.
Some days ago Patrick Curran, from
Chester county, who stands with his wagon
ON King street on market days, left what
pun ported u be q halEpeck measure with
Clerk Hickey In the basement of the CITY
Hall. Hickey examined 1t and found Il
wanting, and when Curren called Yesterday
afternoon he was told not to use the meas
ure as II was not up to the standard. He
wanted TO know what he should do, and
AS SA0iA ioPhSu bhht Inc only remedy was
70 buy new measure, which the farmer
appeared reluctant to do. Hickey warned
Curren that II he was detected using the
scant measure he would be arrested. The
man LEFT and In about an hour, Hickey, on
passing the fellows stand spied the measure
heaped full Of potatoes. The officer
emptied the vegetables out, threw the meas
ure on the pavement and shattered IL. and
had Curran taken TO the Hall where he was
given hearing and find IS and costs the
nrst conviction under the new weights and
measures ordinance. The Clerk declared
his Intention to root out oil false weights
and measures he found and 10 arrest ali
persons using them.
Willism Forsythe, James Monaghan, and
Lawrence, all OF whom were but very re-
Gently released from New Castle jail, were
arrested yesterday for various stages of
drunkenness, and fourth man In the party
was sent 70 the poor house In q very bad
condition from sickness and liquor. For
sythe, who appeared from his epeech, to be
man OF more than usual intelligence for q
wanderer, said that he was q glass blower
and belonged In jersey City. He said he
had been robbed Of his clothes near St.
Georges by party Of men, and that while
roaming around naked he was taken to New
Castle and given 90 days. One of his
companions had served 20 days, another 18
months, and the other % months. When
arrested by officer PlersOn, FOrsythe acted
very disOrderly, and was fined % and costs
Monaghan, who had TO be taken to the Hall
in q wagon, was fined 81, and Mccormick,
who has been before the Mayor on several
occasions, was released with so cents and |
costs, declaring all the time of the hearing |
that he was the wrong man.
One case Of disorderly conduct was dis
posed Of for %, and Bernard DAILY, whom |
officer Luke declared was drunk and trying |
70 climb an awning pole, was only mulcted |
30 cents and the usual pickings.,,
The only case this morning, was John |
Burke, who was charged with being extra
ordinarily drunk, for which he was required
10 pay 81 and costs.