St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-30
ST. PAUL NEWS.
HOSIERY DOWN
To the Tune of s+2-The Fall Credited
to Scanlan and Sullivan.
i'You Know" is Mrs. Clen's Explanation of
Harry Clarks Action.

The bull pen was crowded yesterday. The
congregation was large, hizzoner was in a
good mood for business and the proceedings
were quite racy. In point of interest the
picnic over at Mrs. Leets, in the Sixth ward,
attracted the most curiosity. The party was
last Saturday and among the guests who tar
ried over the lagar were James Seaman and
Tom Sullivan. These covies left the premi-
SEES together, Mrs. Leets at that time being
in a blissful state of Inconsistencies,
superinduced by beer and sleep.
When she awoke she found that she had
been robbed of s42. But hear her tell the
story: She testified that she had tapped a
key of beer and had embibed rather freely /;
the young men being old acquaidtances
were invited into her boudoir where she
flashed her roll of $40, then she fell asleep
and when she awoke she discovered that she
was all unused up and that the Doodle had
been taken from her stocking, which had
been pulled down during the nap.
She kept the money in her sock for safe
keeping and the young men knew where it
was because she had gone into her skick" to
show them her roll before going to sleep.
Nellie Fly, damsel of sweet sixteen, with
banged hair and neat form under her
jersey jacket, testified to what had taken
place before the madame fell asleep. Seaman,
who was charged with the robbery, brought
witnesses to show that he had been recently
paid off, and one witness testified that he had
changed 800 bill for him a few
days ago and that he had quite a roll
Mr.. Goforth made quite an appeal for the
accused, but he was held to the grand jury
and committed in default of 81, 900 bail.
The case of Harry Clark, coal black
gem men of color, also attracted the close
attention of the mob in attendance. Clark
owns a house on East Sixth street and he
rented one Of his rooms to white woman
named Mrs. Glen. She testified that few
nights ago Clark entered her chamber and
attempted to take improper liberties with her
person, she being ut the time in bed.
Mr.. Tom D. O'Brien asked the witness at
this point to explain what he did to her, to
which she naively replied, ''you know" this
broke the young prosecuting attorney all up
and he blushed like a peony. She further
Testified that he had repeated the offense
twice and that on the third attempt she had
called the police. The accused testified that
he had called at her room to collect rent. but
as lHlS WAS JlIIIe 700 Lnln 10 launQry ne
was sent out for sixty days.
Mike Farrell came into court with hand
over his eye, and 7. Koran was accused of
doing him up. On being confronted with
the latter he said that Koran wasn't the man
and thereupon the latter was discharged.
He then explained to the court that while on
spree Tuesday night he had visited the
Olympic theater; after leaving the theater he
was arrested for drunkenness, and that after
his arrest he had missed his diamond pin
and ring worth $4,000, and some money.
The case was referred to County Attorney
Egan.
James Mclean is tough youngster and
he was up for smuggling Martin Lawson. On
being arraigned he said that he had hit Law
son by mistake, having laid for another man.
1t was simply case of where the wrong
man got the worst of it, and he was sent to
the quay for sixty days.
Chas. Berry, faker of snide rings, was up
on a charge of vagrancy. He is a chronic,
and he went to the joint for thirty days.
Arson Swanson also received thirty days
for doing the free lunch act. and VIM. Rilhe
charged with stealing watch. was dis
CHARGED.