Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-20
THEY AL WENT COUNTING.

Many Were Punished for Coque ting With
Justice-WhiIe a Limited Number Said
They Wouldn't Do So Any More and Were
Released.
Henry Dayton was arraigned in court
yesterday morning and called upon 80
plead to q charge of embezzlement, pre-
ferred against him by L. G. Severns. The
accused bore the appearance of man of
education, experience and character, to-
tally different from the class ordinarily
presented at the bar of a criminal court
He is man apparently in the sere and
yellow leaf of life, and his gray hair and
kindred marks of age, excited sympathy
for his position, and confidence in the
hope that he would be able to extricate
himself from position that was, to say
the least, perplexing. When the case
against Dayton was called, County Attor-
ney Egan suggested that in view of exten-
uating circumstances and other facts con-
nected with the act complained
of that a continuance be entered, and the
defendant released on his personal recog-
nizance. His honor adopted this view of
the prosecution, and directing that an
order to that effect be entered, the prisoner
was.accordingly temporarily released.
Nuisance cases were called in order,
heard in order, so determined and cen
tinued.
A small, fragile, meek-lJoking little
woman, who gave the name of Lena Sloan.
was called to prosecute her husband VIII
liam Sloan for exercising what some term
the privilege OF ''wife beating She had
evidently been coached for the occasion,
and was 10th to appear in the character of
prosecutrix. She at first refused to be
sworn or testify, and was only persuaded
to respond to interrogations upon threats
OF fine for contempt if she
persisted IL her plea OF abatement and
avoidance. The testimony elected from
herself and accompanying witnesses, ex-
posed a deplorable state of affairs at her
home. Her life there was scarcely rose
colored. She stated the fact of repeated
beatings by her husband, and was support
ed by Miss Egan, her landlady and Off
Ger Casey. All of whom stated it to be a
matter of almost daily occurrence for
Sloan to return home drunk, and abuse his
wife III a manner not only shameful but
brutal. The defendant denied the charge,
and insisted that she did seamstress worn
for off colored females, while his brother
! asserted she was crazy and would soon be
placed in an asylum. From the evidence
OF both sides, it was shown that she sup
ported her family of three children with
work obtained from whomsoeyer she was
able, that she paid the rent of the house,
and so far as she was able
contributed to the husbands livelihood.
He was denounced by the witnesses az
vicious, provoking and brutal, and emil
| nently worthy of the seyerest penalties.
The court assessed a fine of $25, or thirty
, days imprisonment, and placed him under
bonds Of 5000, to keep the peace. If the
law is eEiJiova, Mrs. Sloan will be afforded
temporary relief from the brutalities Of
one whose chic EST object in life should be
to afford her P lection and minimum
of that happiness which presumably exists
in domestic circl.
| Joseph Gels and wife, it is claimed, made
violent assault upon Margaret HoIIer,
employing ali iron wedge 10 eIA phGsize
their hostilities. In default of witnesses
by " hom it was expected the assaiIanss
will be proven as men and women Of ire
proaohable character for peace and good
order, the cause was continued until Mon
day.
| A German named John Anderson looked
both ways for Sunday when
doAoU II ne was Suilty OF
| stealing bank check, and replied in tie
| charming vernacular of his na tive land
tina: ne didn't know anything about it. 1t
seems that he had come to the city some
| time ago stranger to thu metrop olitan
| devices that are employed to skin he uu-
wary, and went through his inheritance in
riotous living. The check had CONS into
his possession accidentally, and without
Intention to defraud ne had deposited il
with his landlord. No attempt ~ felony
was proven, and in view of these and
other plausible circumstances tending IL
exonerate the accused. the charge wac
changed to disorderly conduct. and a sen
tence of $25 fine and thirty days at thu
workhouse imposed.
The case of assault and battery against
Zeno W. Guion was dismissed and the pris-
oner discharged. The provocation for, as
also the extent of the battery inflicted, was
not ventilated, Patrick Marrinan the af-
liant to the warrant for arrest declining to
prosecute. He stated to the court that
himself and Guion were neighbors, that in
the alteration preceding the blows receiY-
ed, he might have exercised the latter be-
yond restraint, and that hereafter their
that behalf. would be period of bliss end
less and beyond all comparison. Patrick's
rhetoric proved irresistible, the costs were
paid by accused, the case
stricken from the docket,
and the twain went out to see a man, and
take cup of glsdness together.
*For the delicate and complicated dific little,
peculiar to women, Lydia E. Pinkhann,s Va ,o,o