Daily Republican., 1883-11-06
MUNICIPAL COURT.
YEsvERDAY AFTERsO0K's PnO.
CEEDIN0N-A 4 CONTRARY
PDl0OHER.

Court r0-cO0v0uou ~ o CLOCK yeoter.
day afternoon sfter the NOON recess.
Deputy Attorney. General Turner said
that an Charles Love, the prosecuting
witness In the case Of the State vs..
Edward Meonen, charged with assault
and battery. had disappeared, he war
willing to enter . nOlle pros. provided
the defendant would pay the costs,
winch he agreed 10 do.
Mr.. Turner fled an information
against Walter Pagan, on which pro !.
cess will ls issued to day. Albert
Spencer, colorsd, whose bail was for.
lered At the morning session, was ar.
rest on q cspias, and Mr.. Turner said
" the man ha been presen In the
morning, amt did not SseU to under.
stand what would happen II he did not
remain, hs would ask that the bail
~hirh was forfsitAxl shoald be dis.
Charged, and the request WAS complied
with.
The charge against Spencer was for
Committing an assault and battery on
baIie ksnnard, also c0lOred, who lived
with him ~ hts wife. She had him be-
fore squire O'Ntill and he sent the cass
% the Municipal Court, and when 1t
was called, she wished TO withdraw the
barge, but the defendant, In spite of
he advice VI the Judge ami others, in.
dsted that II should be tried.
The witnesses we're not present, and
IN officer WAS sent In quest Of them.
Vnis the Court was waiting for his
eturn, Patrick Dougherty, charged
With committing an assault and battery
IN his brother John, was brought in,
|nd plead guilty TO the charge. The
udge heard the statement Of Charles
broomall, to the effect that Patrick,
Fho is about 19 years old, was drunk
md picked up brick which he threw
John, who IL about Is years of age,
nd struck him on the leg, hurting him
badly. Mr.. Br8Omall also stated that
patrick would only work enough 10
et money to buy whisky, and WAS
runk the greater part of the time.
The boy that WAS struck was brought |
b, and corrohorated what had been |
pI by Mr.. BrOomall, and the Judge
tntenced Patrick to pay y fine OF 81 |
nj costs.
After waiting about half an hour, the
fhcer who had been sent for the miss
pg witnesses in the Spencer case re.
hrned with them and the trial was pro-
Beded with. Saliis Ksnnard testified |
bat he had struck her once or twice on
be- 3Dth day Of September, but did not
urt her much. She was = most un-
llIilng wilnuss, and 1t was easy to ste
ba, she did not want to testify against
i'm, The Judge told her that he want
TO know all about the case, but she
ld it WAS sO long ago that she had
rgo,tsn about 1t. She admitted that,
though phe la lived with Spencer
FvrrAl years, they were not married,
NJ that hs hal always taken good care
h-r.
r"J women who we're In the house
tie time Of the assault, testified that
icy saw hun sitting on Sallie, who
as ying Oh tie tioor, lighting his pipe.
hIIe the witnesses were testifying,
@ncer went to sleep, apparently the
O,t unconOarntd person in the room.
he Judge looked vi him several times,
bd finally aAksd :" La that man drunk
aSlcep?" aud th- Chief of Police went
er and reused him up. After the
illnesses had flushed their testimony
rJohgo said that ~ the prisoner had
sisted on the case being tried, and his
Mt had been fully proved by the wit
s-, he would impose fine of s. and
kt.. lie waS committed to the Gus
y Of the Chief, and will in all proba-
NY br sent 10 jail whereas II he had
'lrn-d To The advice Of the Judge and
o~cutng attorney, aud not insisted
having the CANS tried he would have
laped by payin4 the costs, VIII ch his
ppIoyer, who WAS present, was willing
do Tor him.