The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-09
POLICE NOTES.

MAGISTRATE coMINGs' COURT YESTERDAY.
Dennis Stanler had allowed his appitite
for whiskey to get the better of his sense
of manhood and had taken enough Of the
fiery fluid to make him drunken, He was
fined one dollar and costs.
For general disorderly conduct George
Stevenson, David Roach and George Har.
rs, were each fined five dollars and
costs.
Billy Williams, rough looking youth
OF eighteen or twenty, was charged with
the larceny of gold ring from Lizzie Gar
ncr, soiled pigeon of Thirteenth street.
This promised ut first to prove case of
some importance, but even beforethe exam.
nation Of Witnesses had fairly begun it
came to an abrupt close. Lizzie's own
statement that she had given Billy the ring,
but that he had kept it and lens d to
give it up, cleared defendant Of the charge
OF larcency. The court to Lizzie: "You
say you gave him the rngl' Lzze: ayes
SIR" The court; "Well, | don't see how
you can make larceny out Of that. In fu.
ture you want to be more careful whom
you give your jewelry to. 1t them be
persons who you know to be your friends
To the prisoner "You are discharged"
Prisoner to the court: Thank you" Exit
accused, accuser and witnesses, and gen.
eraI, audible smile from the motley audi
euce.
George Walker negro, assaulted and
threatened to do bodily injury to another
negro IN downtown saloon Saturday
night. He was arrested, duly tried, con
v!cted and fined five dollars and costs.
OTHER MATTERS
Some time ago there were a couple Of
fellows in this city who sdught to work
the town by the old game OF confus-
Ing business men and clerks in making
change of large bills and then swindling
them out portion of the change. The
same fellows seem to be in ST. Louis, as
appears from the following in late issue
OF the Globe Democrat: yesterday az
tcrnoon two men entered the drug store Of
}. W. Francis, corner ol Broadway and
Wash streets, and called for bottle of
cough syrup 1t was given them and they
rendered $50 bill in payment. The clerk
gave them a $40 bill and $3.50 back in
change. They objected to silver The
clerk said he had nothing else, but they
refused To take it, and handed the medicine
aud silver back, at the same time receiving
the $50 bill from the clerk, Then they
walked cut. retaining the $40 bill the clerk
had gwen them. II e had been worked up
to such state Of excitement that he did
not discover his loss until some time after
they had gone. They entered another drug
store on Franklin avenue, aui tried the
same game, but it failed The men are
described rs being about five feet six
inches IN neign', WIN ,oI ,~hial,ors and
The Globe Democra. Of the same date
also give the following with reference 10
the case OF the robbery of VIM. Fisher, OF
st. LOUIS, by his bar keeper who fled to
this city aud disposed Of the iewelrY aud
money in his own peculiar way: "Wm.
Fischer the Market street saloon keeper
who was robbed Of nearly $500 in money
and jewelry on Thursday, December 2lst,
arrived home last night from Cairo. He
says that Frank Fes'e. the man under ar
rest here for the theft, and Shorty Brown,
his pal, arrived in Cairo the day after tho
robbery They spent their time about
variety theatre, and gave the rings and
other jewelry to the women about the
place and lived like fighting cocks, allow
ing their money to flow as free rs water.
BY Tuesday, the Goth they were broke, and
Feste had to rsso $40 from the proprietor
of the theatre on Fischers watch and chain.
The Friday following the Snowman said
he must have his money, AS he did not want
the watch and hahn. Feste took the timn.
piece and pawned il at Farnbaker's shop
for 500, He paid the proprietor Of the
theatre the $40 he had loaned him and
came to s.. Louis. Shorty Brown left
Cairo for the south on the same day Fcste
arrived here Saturday and did not give
himself up till Tuesday. Fischer thinksit
strange that the eagle eye Of some copper
did not discover Feste in all that time
Farnbaker refuses to return Fischer's
watch and chain unless he pays the 500
and interest due on it."