St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-13
ST. PAUL NEWS.
THE DOWNFALL ROAD.
Lille Finishes the First Stage at
the MuncinaI Court.


''Here you are again. said hizzoner as
John Ryan doomed up in the bull pen yester-
day morning. at is just as told you; you
can't straighten up inside of ten days and l
will have to send you over" Ryan, the
prisoner, is smart man and natural
comedian. When he was arraigned yester-
day his flushed face, acquiline nose, straight
form, closely cropped head, which looked as
smooth as a billiard ball and for all the world
as if a lawn mower had been over it,-bright
eyes and digniied bearing, he looked ike a
second edition of Patrick Henry. 1t was
pathetic to hear him plead his case and he
finally acknowledged that it would be the
proper thing for him to 60 over for long
enough period to bail the old stuff out of him.
A couple of his friends wanted to pay his
fine, but the court wouldn't take the money
on the grounds that few days. confinement
would do him good.
''Tnis man." said the copper, as Morarity
stood up ''has been working the free lunch
counters and cumming around the streets all
night The fact is that the accused was up a
few days ago for paiming himself OFF as a
oum detective, and on that occasion he was
was given an hour to get out of town. He
is evidently off in the upper story and he
was sent to the bastile for thirty days.
Patrick and Mrs. McNerny were both ar
raigned on the charge of disorderly conduct.
Officer Inez stated that they had INDUCED in
4 terrible row and that the old woman had
charged Patrick with threatening to kill her.
She is past fifty, lean, wrinkled and scraggy,
aud the mother of twelve children, but for
al that it transpired that he was jealous of
her and had accused her of infidelity. The
court said that while he blamed Patrick he be-
ieved that the woman was addicted to drink
and was therefore the real cause Of the trouble.
They were placed under bonds of $3.50 to
keep the peace.
John Smith, a staggering bully, VIM.
Calhcrt, a more modest youth, Kittie Clark
and Lille Ferry, We're up on the charge Of
disordcrly conduct The girls are young
and quite progressing, but sin and dissipa-
ton has taken ihe bloom from their checks,
and robbed them of the chef jewel in the
crown Of womanhood. Only a couple Of
years ago and Lille, now alas, soiled
and faded thing, commenced life Of
shame; she was beautiful then, and when
her lover deserted her she attempted suicide.
When she was sentenced TO ten days yester-
dav'she wept for an instant only, and then
uttered loud and hysterical laugh which
was like a shrek Of desperation and recalled
the scrptural laughter which was like unto
the cracking Of thorns under the pot They
had been out hack riding and they were
all drunk, and while in this condition they
bounced onto a pedestrian. A fine of $40 or
ten days each was imposed.
4 pretty, black-eycd little matron named
Clara Zimmerman was charged with keeping
three vicious dogs. She said that one of the
dogs was not guilty, and when the court
ordered the other two shot she burst into
tears.
Mrs. SultheIm was arraigned on the charge
of disorderly conduct; she came into the
court with an infant in her arms and looked
quite pretty. The complaint was made by a
crank named Peter Dunbar, and the case
so thin that she was discharged almost in
stauter.
The case Of VIM. Lapp, charged with the
larceny of gold watch from Geo. Long, was
then called. The young men roomed to-
gether at the American house and on the
night of the robbery they and a man named
C;eser all slept in the same room. 1t was
shown that neither Ceser nor his ghost had
walked that night, and Mary Pugh, woman
OF easy virtue gave the accused away by tes-
tifying that Lapp had told her he had com
mitted the robbery. There was some tail
lying done all around and Lapp was held to
the grand jury and committed.
Francis Taylor, gem men of color was
charged with assauting Michael Roche the
contractor and he was fined ten bills.
The case of Peter Godfrey, charged with
obtaining $50 from Henry Bras on a forged
money order, came up on a continuance.
He waived examination and was held to the
grand jury in the sum of $3.50.
Dr. I. j. Pierce was arraigned on the
charge of practiciug medicine without having
a certificate from the state board OF medical
examiners. He waived examination and
was held to the grand jury in the sum OF
$500, being released on his own bond.