Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-05
TIE POLICE COURT.

| Some were subpenaed as Jurors, but most OF
them were prompted by curiosity. The first
that were called to answer to charges pre-
ferred were Mike McCool and James Brady
| They were charged with having stolen an
overcoat, valued at SIS. Brady swore that
! he did not steal the coat but was with Nc
| Cool when the same was sold. He seemed to
be overioyed at the knowledge of the fact
that the ulster had been returned to its
owner. McCool, who was arrested with
| Brady for the same offense, evidently did not
like the admissions of his companion in
crime. He said he was no thief, and dehed
| any man in Sacramento, Milpltss, or IN fact
| anyone on the Pacific coast, to swear that he
| had at any time stolen even so much as pin.
The City Attorney asked him how long he
had been out of the County Jail, when Nc
| Cool admitted that he and Brady had been out
of prison but three hours, when they were
arrested for the stealing of the coat. Nc
| Cool, in his own behalf, asked the privilege
| of making statement. de said that some
| time since he was arrested and convicted on
the charge of being a healthy beggsr. His
sentence in the chsin-gsng for eighty days be
had worked out honestly, and even admitted
that he did not leave the County Jail until
his term of sentence was completed. He
said he was not guilty, but, all the evidence
! being against him, he asked the mercy OF the
| Court He said that while in the city prison
| he had been starved, They only gave him.
so be says, small piece of bread and two
and half ounces of meat dsy. he ad-
mitted that he was large eater, and init
mated to the Judge that, if economy entered
at all into his sentences, he would not send a
gourmand like himself to the county hotel.
Id atatamaDt
| ing the bill OF fare at the statien-house, when
McCool with much warmth, replied: " 1t is
a eeular starvation place. They don't give
a man enough to feed a chicken, let alone q
man like me, who has been convicted On the
charge of being healthy beggar. Oh,
Judge, would like to have you down in that
dismal cell and have you partake of one of
our square meals. 1 could prove to you that
what | say is So" The Judge replied that
he preferred taking his meals at home, but
would give McC0ol sixty days and Brady
thirty. They thanked the Judge and settled
themselves in the dock.
Ernest Eldridge, for disturbing the peace,
was called, but the actions of the defendant
seemed to be those of an insane man and his
case was continued.
Jerry Haley, a man who is in the County
Jail most of the time, was convicted of as
saulting gentleman on the street. He Will
be sentenced tomorrow.
James Duffy, rather intelligent looking
young man, and whose language and de.
mesnor would indicate that he had seen
better days, was next asked to stand up in
the dock. He was charged with having dis.
turbed the peace Of one Louis Strauss, who.
he says, keeps a beer-jerker saloon on X
street. The proprietor appeared and claimed
that the defendant had threatened to hit him
with a cobble. and had used "outside
language to him. In his own defense,
Duffy asked Strauss some questions that
the latter could not answer. He GAINED
that Strauss kept saloon in which women
were employed, and when he entered the
saloon he was asked to patronize the bar,
which he declined, telling them to wait
awhile. While there a gentleman sitting
near him was asked by the proprietor to take
q drink with him. Three women joined in
the drink, and then the proprietor demanded
of his guest 30 cents. Pointing bis finger at
Strauss, he said Your Honor, that man is
the greatest cutthroat unhung." He said he
was until lately a fireman in the United
States navy, and intimated that had he been
treated in the saloon with decent propriety
no trouble would have ensued. After hear
ing the testimony of the srrestiDg officer the
Judge fined him S25.
Charley Ross street begger, was sent to
the County Jail for twenty days.
H Ross, Granger, who drank wisely but
too much, was fined 50. The Granger para
lived the Court with 81, 900 gTeenback, and
every officer lifted his hat as he walked out.
He said he had put up at hotels where they
charged more for poorer accommodations.
The case of burglary q against John
O'Neill was dismissed, because, 80 it is as.
serted, the man who swore to the complaint
charged him with having committed burg
LARRY !"
Frank Schumacher appeared to answer to
a charge of petty larceny. He Indignantly
denied ever stealing anything, and swore that
lie would not even iBjure his fathers cherry
tree with little Ratchet, if he had one. he
appealed 80 pathetically for a continuance Of
his case that the Judge allowed it to go over
for one day.
Charles Dresser was fued, after a severe
lecture by the Judge, $50 for distur bling the
peace of the community In which ne resided,
and of which the Court said he ought to be
respected citizen.
John Whyte and A Strachan, two indi-
viduals convicted Of keeping filthy and dis
ease breeding premises, came uP for sentence,
but the Court evidently, after having had to
deal with such tough calendar, was afraid
to sentence them, and postponed the same
until the 11th. The defendants, from the
smiles on their counteuances, were evidently
pleased with the postponement
The case Of the day, however, and the one
that attracted the ma ority of the spectators,
and the one for which jury had been sum
noned, was that Of A. Polym tn. The de-
PENDANT was accompanied by his attorney,
Grove l.. johnson, butten-hole bouquet and
all, aud announced his readiness for trial.
After a brief consultation between the City
Attorney Mr. johnson, and Judge Henry,
Polyn n and his attorney retired. In about
fifteen minutes the attorney and his client
returned, and the former, addressing the
Court, said My client, like many others,
refuses to take the advice of his attorney
ID is willing to accept the proposition of the
City Attorney, that is, plead guilty to the
charge of discharging firearms in the city
limits, and having the charge Of resisting
officer dismissed. I don't think he ought to
don't" Hold on, Mr.. Johnson, inter-
rupted the City Attorney; "if you want 20
argue the case we will impanel the jury"
" On, never mind, replied johnson
wanted to set myself right before the Court"
But, interrupted the City Attorney,
Grove, you are not on trial Polyma.h
will be hued Monday.
MICROSCOPE IHvEsrIGATIoNs-The meu-
bers of the Vincent and Sacramento Circles
c. L. S c., to the number Of wenty.three,
met at the residence of f. B. Hussey
Thursday evening. The studies for Dscem-
Der included vegetable biology, and the even
ing was spent in examining, under micro.
scopes, twenty nine specimens, showing the
cellular tissue Of the two great divisions Of
plant ifs-endogens and eXogens. The spec
linens had been prepared by Wslter John
st9u, assisted by l.. L. Smith, with special
references to the subject under consideration.
\ peep was also had at the microscopic in
habitsnts OF Lake Como. All present en-
loved in the highest degree the very agreeable
combination Of entertainment and instruc-
ton. Arrangements were made for re-
union of the Circles, TO take place Monday
evening, the l4.h instant, st 1l26 street
The WRATHER.-The temperature, wind
and weather at Z N. yesterday, as received
at the Office of the United States Signal Ser
vice Observer, was {: For Olympia, 5S', south
aud light rain; Portland. 5S', south and
cloudy: Rosehurg, 81, south and cloudy
Red Bluff, 81, north and cloudy; Sacra-