The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-06-23
MONDAY MATINEE.
THE RECORDERS HEAVY DOCKET THIS
M0RNlNG-A wlFE-BEATER FINED.


C. W. Campbell was charged with
using insulting language; like charge
was also preferred against James Mar
tin. Both cases were continued.
Henry Schubach, for violating the
hack ordinances, was fined So.
Carlos Sarced, drunk and disorderly;
So penalty.
John Pomecansky pleaded not guilty
to using insulting language to Eliza
Detro. There being no evidence OF
decisive character, the case was dis
missed.
Jean Duly, Charles Hoffman and
j. Steinert, all appeared on a
charge of quarreling and fighting.
Duly pleaded guilty, the other two de-
PENDANTS putting in plea of not guilty.
The cause of the arrests was due TO
fight which occurred In front Of the
Menger hotel, Hoffman alleging that
Duly had taken fare away from him.
Hoffman struck Duly and the men
closed. Steinert rushed up and caught
hold Of Duly by the neck. The Recor-
der dismissed Duly and inflicted penal
ties Of So each on Hoffman and Stelnert.
John Payne, charged beating his wife.
This was case OF conjugal infelicity.
Mrs. Payne had given her husband 80
cents with which to go TO the Springs
on Emancipation day, and he returned
at dinner time and asked for more. As
the wife OF his bosom refused. he showed
her forcible marks OF his affection by
knocking her down with an ironing
board and pitching her over the gallery
baluster. The Recorder thought this
conduct was scarcely part Of the mar
rage vows, and fined the boisterous
husband so.
p. Eagan. peripatetic vendor
of spectacles, was charged with
drawing knife In threatening
manner on John Rymer. There was a
countercbarge by Eagan against Rymer.
The Recorder asked them If it were not
case of 'cussing" on both sides, and
this being admitted, he fined them So
each.
Mrs. Annie Lemeto was charged with
disturbing the peace of her neighbor.
No evidence forthcoming, the case was
dismissed.
Mrs. Schmitt had n vicious dog who
went for guardian of the peace, hence
her appearance before His Honor. The
animal having been killed, Mrs. Schmitt
was dismissed.
Flora Fries and Maggie Lee, two fair
but frail daughters of Eve, pleaded
guilty to being Migrants and were
mulcted So each.
W. Pneughardt, drunk and disorderly.
The disorder consisted In defendant hav-
ing pocket knife in his hand, the blade
of which, as the witness said, was much
longer than the handle. The Recorder
thought fine of $40 was required to
meet the exigencies of the case.
Pascal Rodriguez was found drunk
lying down with butchers knife with
which he proposed to tickle the aged
partner of his grief and Joys. Rodriguez
stared when he was told he would have
TO pay $40.
/. Hart was found guilty ofstrlking Mr..
Neill, who exhibited a badly-contused
optic. The Recorder thought this was
an inexcusable assault by Hart, and in
ilicted a $40 fine.
William Brown by name, but black by
nature, had to pay 50 for violating the
hack ordinance.
Frank Watson also appeared to answer
n similar charge, and was dismissed.
Mike Mahoney got drunk and wanted
to fight everybody; the So fine inflicted
by the Recorder took all the pugnacity
out of him. Jerry Teeten and George
Lang, both Sunday DRINKS, had to pay
So each.
The case Of Ed Dean, for carrying a
pistol, was continued.
George White, Jr., was dismissed on
charge of getting drunk and yelling
on the street