The daily gazette., 1883-11-30
MUNICIPAL COURT.
Proceedings of Three Sessions -DIsOrderIy
Persons Held for Carrying Concealed
Deadly Weapons

Proceedings of Three sessIOus--DIsOrderIy
Persons Held for Carrying Concealed
Deadly Weapons.
At yesterday mornings session of the
Municipal Court Judge Cummins fined John
Hall 81 and costs for drunkenness and held
James H. Ryan in 5000 bail for court to an
swer the charge of stealing a silver watch.
AT the evening session George House,
charged with being drunk and disorderly,
carrying concealed deadly weapons and ofaD
assault with intent to kill was lined SO on the
first charge, and was held in $2 0 and 5000
bail respectively on the second and third
charges.
Major Fisher, colored, member of the
Orange street gang, was fined $40 and costs
for drunkenness and disorderly conduct and
held in the sum of 5000 for his appearance
at court for carrying concealed deadly wea-
pons.. The prisoner bad been acJing disor-
derly and when approached by Sergeant
Hatton, drew revolver and made his brags
that no one could arrest him. He was
merely mistaken.
John Foley was fined S. and costs for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He
was arrested by Officer Heal, after
having been sent away from Front
and King streets several times. When
searched at the police station a razor was
found upon him and for this offense he was
held for court in 5000 bail, although no tes-
timony was offered that he made O motion
to use 1t. The prisoner protested that he
was going 20 give 1t to boy, who worked
with him, to sharpen.
The case of John Pennington, charged
with assault and battery upon Officer Pier
son, was the last and most important case.
The prosecution was conducted by Deputy
Attorney General Turner, aud Officer Pier
fha Hraf fvnyffp 1al
into an eating saloon at Third and Market
streets about o'clock this evening and told
to arrest Philip Traynor, who refused to pay
for what he had eaten. l arrested Traynor
and had reached Fourth street, the prisoner
at the bar meanwhile following and demand
ing that should let go of TraynoT. When
we got to Sharps corner Traynor broke loose
and ran down Fourth street, but stumbled
and fell opposite the Misfit Clothing House.
caught lin and was searcl ing for my nip
pers when Pennington rushed up and hit
me pretty serious lick on the right cheek.
AS several police officers have been assaulted
before thought it my duty to arrest BEN
nington, and started after him, leaving my
prisoner go. / caught him opposite Lemuel
Marr's shoe store, where he fell ,and because
he attempted to down me by taking hold of
my legs I kicked him. A large and threat
ening crowd soon gathered, and seeing that
had no friends among them drew my
| pistol and said that II any one attempted to
| rescue the prisoner would shoot him.
Frederick Greer testified to helping arrest
the prisoner. John Manion the next wit
ness did not see Pennington strike the
| officer but saw Pierson kick the prisoner
numerically in the face. Mrs. Rose Manion
the wife Of the preceding witness, confirmed
| her husbands testimony. DIR. Grimshaw
testified that he saw the officer punching the
first prisoner, Traynor, when Penning ton
rushed up and grabbed the officer as If he
| wanted to pull the officer off, but did not
| see him strike the officer. Pierson then
chased Pennington and after catch
| ing him began xicking him in the face,
| which he continued until the witness walked
from the sidewalk to the scene of the dis
turbanee. The officer was aourishing a PTS
| tol, when he, the witness, told him emphati.
cally to put the pistol away and gave him
| his name. The officer then arrested the pris.
oner and the latter "did make little shake'
/ at Fifth street as though he wanted to get
away. Several other witnesses were called
and testified that they did not see the pris-
| oner strike the officer, but saw the latter
hick the former in the face. Judge Cum
minis in closing said that the prisoner had
no right to interfere with the officer in the
discharge of his duty, but the extenuating
| circumstances would effect the severity OF
the sentence. Pennington was fined $5 and
| costs.
AT this mornings session Michael Garvey,
| for drunkenness and vagrancy was com
mitted for 80 days; John Graham, for drunk
| enness and disorderly conduct was fined 81
| and costs and Hoolan Smith, Charles Nolan,
Dennis Mclaughlin and James Wiley, for
| the same ofense were each fined 81 and
| costs.