National Republican., 1883-07-05
THE HooDLUMs' FOURTH.
An Early Morning Metineo i'm the Police
Court-JudSe Smell and his Victims.


Court-Judge Smell and his Victims.
Yesterday being the fourth of July and
legal holiday Judge Smell held his daily recep-
ton at an carly hour. His guests were mostly
colored and were charged with petty otfenses.
Ia some cases sentence was imposed SO quick
that the prisoners had barely time to plead.
The sun had hardly got comfortably up in
the sky and began to blaze with fourth of
July torridity when tho court opened. Out
side the railing was Heterogeneous assem-
blage, who took great interest in the pro
ceedings.
The lawyers who defend petty cases, or as
they are euphoniously termed, curbstone
warbers" were moving swiftly about among
the prisoners, making case now and then
which they defended with their customary
diligence. Charlie Moore, the handsome
prosecuting attorney, taught them many a
law lesson, and several wrangles took place.
| The sprightly and vivacious Prince was as
usual late, and when he did finally put in an
appearance his unanimity startled even the
regular habltues. AT 7:45 old Barton opened
the court, his shrill treble voice being heard
above the turmoil being made by the peo-
pie coming in. The judge settled himself
comfortably with a complacent smile on his
| face, and the business began.
Sarah Dorsey end Minnie Mitch
ell, two colored women, appeared in
the dock, each having a cloth tied
around her head, giving evidence that they
had been humping each other. After telling
their respective stories Of the merry war,
each of them was fined 50.
Turner Freeman shambled into the dock
charged with assaulting Mary Halestork.
Mary testified that Freeman had assaulted
her while walking with her on the street,
blacking her eye. Freeman will spend sixty
days at the Jail.
Thomas, not George, Washington came
slowly and meditatively into the dock to an
swer to the charge Of afray, for which he WA
fined $5 or fifteen day.
John Bird was arraigned on two charges
one for threatening his mother, for which hi
WAS placed under personal bonds to keep thu
which he was fined 500 or sixty days.
Francis Berry was OH trial for assaultinl
Henry Philips, for which he was fined So.
, Alexander Dunbar, a venerable old man
Y was in the tolls for assaulting man name'
: Wilson. Dunbar is, or claims that he is,
Q doctor, and put sign on the door where
r lives, which was torn down by Wilson. Dun
o bar, in spite of his three score years, is sal
n to have shown much activity in the ROY
+ which followed, as Wilson came out secon
o best. A fine of 81 was imposed.
= Alfred Curtis, pigmy colored man, wa
# charged with assaulting Washington Child
@ for which he was fined $40 or thirty days.
y lnOmaS orange, WHObo WuOlly pdto Ju'
;, reached tho railing was charged with bein
z incorrigeable and was sent to the reforl
j. school during his minority.
J. Berean Day stated that he was aged 8
o 10 years He didn't appear to be certai
which. He had assaulted Daniel Swartz a
Is ter the Jesse Pomeroy fashion, hitting hi
A with pistol and brick, and also bitir
n him. Berean's father left $40 for his boy
Y fun.
James Burns, upon whose face was the loc
a "that stamps the cast of We're de Vere," m
d also unmistakabe traces of whisky W
a charged with being vagrant jim w
W spend a short time with Mr.. Stoutenberg
A. the workhouse.
Of Hugh Alexander believed that he W
guilty of loud and riotous talking. The cou
70 took his word for it, and he was sent dov
z; for fifteen days.
n Tom Young was fined $50 for carrying
at concealed weapon.
.e Daniel Webster came in and began to q
rs dress the court and spectators with considI
IS able eloquence which was speedily check
by Barton telling him to cheese it," VIII
he charged with being loud and bosteroushe S.
he he supposed he was guilty, and was fined
e- He asked Prince what that was and VIC
he down.
in A number of boys were charged with sho
ing OF FIRE crackers in the street, and w
NJ fined 81, although Judge Smell was reluctf
Ito to impose that, remarking that he had I'll
rs, crackers of himself when boy.
ne Several minor cases were disposed Of a
or, then the matinee was closed, and the co
lie. and attaches then sailed forth To celebr
the day.