The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-20
VOLUME XXXI.-.NUMBER IT'S.
What Little Fun Cost Twenty.four
People Yesterday.

The attendance at Police Court yester-
day morning was something phenomenal.
The docket showed twenty-seyen cases,
embracing violations OF nearly every sec
ton OF the city ordinance against olIenses.
There were numerous cases arising out OF
too great enthusiasm in celebrating St.
Patrick's Day, several growing out OF free
frights on Saturday, and ten originating in
raid OIL two East Wheeling houses Of i'll.
repute. The lobby was jammed with a
motley crew OF men and boys. Nearly
the whole forceof police was within the
bar, and Judge JetleB wore an awe.inspir-
ing look OF firm determination, which now
and then melted into semblanCe OF
smile as he caught reporters eye.
Thomas Gray and David o 0'Leary were
first called. They were accused Of fight.
ing, and there was not much Of interest in
their cases. Gray was discharged and
0'Leary fined S. and costs, Sl0.S5 in all.
John Bachman, Martin 0'Neal, James
Richards, George Rigby and Mike Nc.
Laughlin were each fined 50 and costs for
plain drunks, the aggregate fines ranging
from $3.50 to So %. They all paid.
Cornelius Tobias Vance, who was re-
leased from the workhouse Saturday morn.
ing, was picked up later in the day, hav-
ing already recovered his normal condition
drunk. He got sixty days in the home
for aged and infrm bummen, officially
known as the City Prison. Adam Coss, OF
Martins Ferry, accompanied him for
thirty.day soiourn. Adam was drunk at
the Center Market, and persisted in loaf
ing in the market during business hours,
TO the great Inconvenience OF the patrons.
lie viii not bother them next market day.
John o'Leary and Hugh o'Hara were
charged with lighting. 0'Leary was dis
missed and O'HRra paid Sl0.05.
Howard Morrison was disorderly at
Charlie Shay's Theatre Saturday night, |
and Special Officer Lauchlin ran him in. |
disbursement cost lin S505. William
O'Neal offended in like manner, and when
demonstrated with by Officer Lauchlin |
called him "a rank sucker" or words to that |
effect. Officer Morris vouched for his |
general good character, and he was dis.
missed with fatherly lecture.
Jacob +. Gruber and James Farley were |
arrested for fighting on Twelfth street, near
the Academy OF Music. The testimony
showed that Gruber had been imposing on
a small boy, and Farley, also smaller than |
Gruber, interfered, and fight followed in
which Gruber was pretty well whippe !. |
Yesterday he was also fined $40 In all,
while the victor was discharged.
This case disposed Of, the Clerk called
"Jennie Lee" and there was rush OF
spectators to the railing. Jennie Lee and
Ada Criswell, two well known women.
were arrested yesterday morning shortly
after midnight, withtwo men, at the house
OF the former. The case was postponed till
Wednesday on account Of the absence OF a
witness.
Nellie Campbell, Mag Flannery, Lena
Kurner, and three men who gave the sug.
gestive names OF might Quibble," "The.
Chaplain" and "a. Sham," were arrested
about the came time as the Others, at the
Campbell place, a notorious resort on Eott
street. kumer, being new offender, got
S. and costs-S0 so. Flannery, having
been fined before, was charged $40 and
costs, $l4 so in all, and Campbell got $50
and costs. the costs being s. 10. The men
paid S. and costs each. None OF them ap-
peared in coult, having given security for
their fines.
Alfred Crawford, who recently refused
to help Officer Morris make an arrest, was
lectured upon the duty Of good citizen,
and dismissed, and the court adjourned.
All the cases were heard in one hour and
twenty minutes.