St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-15
JUDGE BURR'S COURT.
A Social Wait Landed-Two Hearts
that Will Beat as One.

"Talk about your high license movement
and the temperance racket" soHloquized the
bailiff as the gang was waltzed in yesterda
morning, II tell you what it is some of
these temperance preachers should come up
here and take in the sights; think we could
knock 'em out in the first round.'' The
homely remarks Of the honest fellow, al
though somewhat crude were highly appropri
ate yesterday in view of the large number of
DRINKS and disorderlies on the docket. 1t
was chilly morning and the bull pen was
crowded, having had the benefit of two
nights haul. A majority of the faces were
Old and haggard and deeply furrowed with
the marks of debauchery, vice and dissipa-
ton, but there was one exception.
This was the case of George Smith, lad of
twelve years, who was arraigned on the
charge of vagrancy. The boy was found by
an officer curled up in box on the second
floor of the Fire and Marine building and
sleeping the sleep of the wayfarer. He pos
sesses a bright, intelligent face, large brown
eyes, and acountenance apparently free from
guile. He related a pitiful story. Left an
orphan two years ago he has since led shift
less life, having wandered over the country
and eked out an existence as best he could.
The case was one that puzzled both the court
and Mr.. Thos. O'Brien, the city prosecutor.
The latter's heart warmed toward the little
waif and he promised to provide temporary
shelter for the lad. In view Of this the case
was continued to the sixteenth inst.
John Finnell was charged with the serious
crime of highway robbery. He is supposed
to be the ringleader of a gang ofyoung hood
lums who stopped pedestrian near the Sew
enth street viaduct Sunday night, and robbed
him of watch and chain. The hearing was
continued until tomorrow.
The case of Thos. Brennan was exceeding
ly sad. He was arraigned on complaint of
his wife, highly respectfully appearing lady,
who testified that she was compelled to sup
port her children, in addition to which de-
PENDANT was constantly intoxicated, and had
threatened to take her life. He was put IN
der heavy bonds to keep the peace.
Among the distinguished prisoners who
graced the bulI-pen were Andrew johnson
and R. Hayes. The latter was up for disor-
derby conduct, but as the prosecuting witness
did not appear, the case was dismissed.
johnson is poor old bum; he lost one of
his hands in the war, and he was up for
vagrancy, He promised to leave town and
sentence was suspended
Louis England is well-named, and he has
all The fighting qualities characteristic of the
sons Of Albion and Johnny Bull. Sunday
night he was on toot and when put under
arrest, it took three coppers to get him to the
cooler Yesterdayit cost him fifteen bills.
In addition to the above ten paralyzed
DRINKS were up and they were awarded S. or
five days eace in the cooler.
In the afternoon John Allen, blushing
Swede, was up on complaint of a buxom
damsel named Chistiana Johnson. They
loved not wisely but too well, and he did not
deny the soft impeachment. The hearing
was continued week and the case will be
settled.