Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-22
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In the City court yesterday it was expect ed to try the case of Joseph P. Orilley of Winchester, charged with embezzlement of $413 from Thomas Kelley of New York, for whom he had acted as agent. By agreement of counsel the case went over till to- day. Yesterday Honora O'Neil was charged in the City court with breach of the peace and assault on Margaret Burns on the 3Oth of July last. The complainant stated that the defendant followed her from East and Grand streets about block, claiming that broche shawl with red center, worn by Mrs. Burns, complainant, "she might have been mis- taken and of course she was.'' The court disharged Honora.
 John Welsh was tried in the City court yesterday morning charged with violating the liquor law by allowing minors to loiter about his saloon, 420 Congress avenue. The date of the offense was alleged to be July 20 when Officers Streit and Mani oH being call ed Tn by the proprietor to eject some dis orderly parties saw about twenty parties in the saloon, most of them young men. Welsh denied that he sold to miners or permitted them to hang around his saloon. He was opposed to disturbance, and when one arose on the occasion named tried to get the police to eject the persons making the trouble. Welsh was found guilty and fined $50 and costs. He appealed.
 William M. Simpkins was before the court charged with being intoxicated and assault ing David Wagner in Mir. Hanscom's ship yard on August 10th. Simpkins declined to say anything for himself, but admitted that he had said things which he would not, had he not been under the influence. The court, as usual in cases where both drunkenness and assault are charged, fined MT. Simpkins for the drunk and let him off for the assault.
 Lottie Clark was before Judge Studley yesterday morning on charge of keeping g house of i'll fame at 25 Union street, and for violating there the license law; Horace Lynch, Lizzie Norton, alias Eldora Scott and Mary Phelps, residing in house of ill fame, and Peter W. Cusack and Thomas Miller, frequenting the same. Assistant City Attorney Daley prosecuted, and Charles R. Wheden defended.
 For the State Policemen Driscoll, Orr, Ahern, Reynolds and Maulte and Jacob Rempher of Union street gave testimony either concerning the raid of the house on August last or as to it's reputation. Lizzie Snyder, otherwise Mrs. Jennings, testified that she had lived in the house from June until August and that she had sold intoxica- ting liquors while working there. She had heard the place spoken of as house of ilI- fame. She also testified that Horace Lynch slept in the front room with Mrs. Clark She did not know whether they had been mar ried, but knew that they had purchased a marriage certificate.
 For the defense young Miller, who was caught in the raid, testified that he went into the place to get some beer, but that he was told he could obtain nothing but soft drinks. He was corroborated by Cusack.
 Lottie Clark, the defendant, testified that she never sold intoxicating liquor at her house, that she did not keep a house of ill., fame and that her business was keeping 8 temperance saloon. She said that she was the wife of Horace Lynch, to whom she had been married before the commencement of this prosecution. She was married in Mil ford on July 14th.
 Judge Studley examined the marriage eer- tificate, signed by Phineas Bristol He said it did not contain the name of Lottie Clark and was of no consequence in this prosecu- ton.
 The testimony was very conflicting through out.
 After arguments by counsel, Judge Stud ley imposed penalty on the Clark or Lynch woman of $75 fine, 18.53 costs and thirty days in jail for keeping house of i'll fame and 8 penalty of $50 fine and $23. .53 costs for violating the license law. Lynch got dose of $75 fine and $1S.53 costs The Norton and Phelps women were each case $18.53. Cusack and Miller had the cases against them nolled. All the women were quite fair looking and wore good clothes. They took their punishment without emotion, and at last accounts they were waiting patiently for bondsman, who Mrs. Clark said was sure to>come, when ap- peals in all the cases would be taken. The fnes and costs foot up $377.65 Gibson Hall, after his ability as bondsman bad been tried by the clerk of the court, was accepted and the accused were set at liberty.