Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-07
COUNCIL BLUFFS
ADDITIONAL NEWS
How Justice and Mercy have been
Melted out in the Courts--Other
Eases for To-Day.

NRoVS W. ASDo
Jim " ilson, who is one Of the pair
named as having ''downed" young
Van Buren,, IN u poker game, for
S435, was arrested Saturday, for gamb-
ling and called on to pay Sal, He
paid.
j. Ward, for being drunk aud dis
orderly, was assessed on Saturday
80 60.
OPPOSITE CoLoRs.
A man named Black was arrested
by Deputy Marshal White for larceny,
1t being suspected that some clothing
which Black had il his possession was
not properly his. Tnere WAS a lack of
evidence, however, and Blacks char.
acter Was made white by q discharge,
DOMESTIC NAsTINEss.
ID. +. Williams and Jane Glllard
were brought before Judge Ayles
worth Saturday on a charge Of lewd
conduct. The man is between thirty
and forty years of age, and the girl Is
only sixteen, 1t Is claimed that the
Qiri's step father, an old man named
Woodland, had got tired and disguised
with the manner In which the couple
arr rested had assumed marital relation.
ship 10 his house, and by advice of his
son, G w. Woodland, conclude cd to
prosecuie {. The girls mother ap.
peared 10 cJ.,f ma seemed to think
the prosecution malicious and out
rsgsous, thus lifting up one corner OF
the curtain, revealing a d~isagreeable
| difference of feeling about the affair
among the members tf the home
circle. The court waited some time
for the old nan to appear &C 3 witness,
and as he could not be found the case
went over until to dsy.
GONE A FISHING.
A shors time ago Nj. Webber caueed
the arrest Of William and Sally
Brown, charging them with threaten
Ing to burn down his house, there
being soma little neighbornood row
between them. After one or two
continuances, the cases came up be-
fore Justice Vaughan Saturday
There were a large number Of witnesel
In attendance, bat Webber could no
DO found, 1t being learned that he hac
"gone a fishing" The justice accord
iugly dismissed the cases aud taxed NJ
the costs to Weber, so that he ma,
learn that 1t Is not just the thing t.
do to get the county to run up bill
Of expenses, and cause parties trouble
over a matter which he appears Il
think Of little Importance in compsrl
son with a mess of fish. Others maj
also take the lesson to themselves.
OTHER OFFENDERS.
The case of the boys arrested TO
burglsrlzlng q carpenter shop wa
disposed of Saturday by q dismisss
accompanied by . sterp lecture, an
threatening warning. The most tn
boys seem to have secured, If in fac
they took anything, WAS q fifteen cen
mouth organ.
There was a slight disturbance at
Saturday night dance, and j. Age,
bod and F. Oleson we're arrested &
among the chief dicturbsrs. The
!, gsvo bonds for their appearance 1
court this morning.
A number of tho clty's well. know
so!led doves appeared In the polio
court Saturday and paid their monthi
fne, or, Ia fact, license, amounting (
$14 for each landlady and IS for esc
Of her boarders.
Saturday night was a lively or
smong the fancy houses. Five {
! S ella Longs girls we're arrested fC
being drunk and rsieipg q row. The
will have a hearing to-day. LIE
Frances house was pulled by ii
police also, there being found ther
three swsrthy maidens, three men
like color, and three men supposed
be white. They will come to the frol
to-day In police court.