Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-05
C0UK ,. BLUFFS
ADDITIONAL LOCAL. DWS
WHISKY AND WATER.
They Seem to Have DOWn8d a
Good Many.
The Busiest Day OF the Year
in Police Court.

1esterdnv wss the llveliest day that
the police court has had for a year a,
least. No holiday, even New Years,
the swearing off anniversary, evei
brought such q number before the bar
for being drunk. Most offered as an
excuse that they had taken whisky
on account of the flood; some, be-
cause of losses; some, because they
escaped any loss; some, in seeing the
aights, and others because they felt
like 1t.
The accumulation was such over
Sunday that they were packed In the
calaooose like herrings In a bcx, and
yesterday morning they were about as
dry. Some who were out on bail
reported also, 80 that the mill had a
big grist.
Among those booked was o man
named Storevell, for being drunk and
fighting. John Williams was the
queer name of another for a like
otfense. A. Arthur was charged with
a plain drunk; George Peters, ditto,
81. 60 o. Hogerdell was up for being
drunk and fighting. He labored un.
der the belief that some one knocked
him down when be was walking
quietly along the street, That he had
| been knocked down was evident, one
eye and bis forehead bearing witness.
J.. E. Dalton was another one,
charged with fighting and being
drunk. George McLymau, for a like
o%ffense, paid the usual fine o.
50 60. Richard Weidener, q shoe.
maker, just from Chicago, and having
q ticket through to San Francisco,
was delayed by the trains, and looked
at the sights Sunday until he go'
dizzy and lost all his money. He wal
given back his ticket and told to &C
on to California. Thos, Bennett, whose
other name was burke, was a plsir
$40 drunk. August Williams wal
another drunk, @. f. Sturty, wal
arrested for disturbing the peace anc
dignity of the city during food time
Sam Foster, q Glenwood man, whc
came up to see what the food did
woke up Monday morning In Field
hotel with only So to hi, credit. H
gfv We his note for the balance ant
started for home. Charles Hussn,
vagrant, was assessed $40 and costs
Paddy Farrel's drunk cost him 81. go
Mary Jones, a colore6 girl for disturb
Ing the peace was fined &c. 60, Johl
Morgan and Lou Kokempor, plail
DRINKS, H. A. Amdon, arrested on
Ike charge.
1t was In fact a Field day, a Chile
Field day.
The grist even then did not seer
large enough, and In the afternoo
the worst of all was brought In,
man giving his name as John Bel
He was bowling drunk and soon fe
down on the floor of the station houa
In a fit. Medical aid was had, but b
J passed from one fit into another, III
til It seemed that he must die, but
last he fell Into a sleep, and was
last accounts snoring away quit
peacefully.
WIN. Quinlan and Thomas Hughe
were arrested for fighting Hught
pleaded guilty to disturbing the peac'
and was fined 50 60. After getttn
credited on this with the Z
he had put up for securii
for appearance. Jack Whit
reminded Tom that there WAS
charge of vagrancy which hs
been lodged there long ago by h
father. This was a set back, BIZ
1t was arranged that the charge shoul
be dismissed on payment of cost
Qainlan then wanted Hughes arreste
for trying to pick his pocket. Quinla
claimed that this was the reason h
struck Hughes, and was given time
! procure some Witnesses he wanted
prove the fact by.
John Wickham, arrested for dl
turbing the peace, had his case col
tinued. The charge was changed
assault with intent to do great bodil
: injury, 1t being claimed that In II
frscss with Merritt, Sunday afternoon
he hit the latter over the head with
long piece of Iron, inficting a bad Gu