The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-12-10
RECORDERS COURT.
A Suspicious Character Fined
500 QuaPrelS and Fights.

The court had small docket to be-
gin with this morning, but somehow,
like the ancient cruce Of oil, 1t continued
to grow until at the end Of the session
the Marshal found he had quite re-
spectacle balance in favor of the city in
the cash receipts OF the morning.
Messrs. T.. J. and W. c. CASTOR con-
tributed SO to this fund. They used in
sulting language to a German hostler at
Fosters stables, Fred lenny. They
went there TO obtain an oil coat belong
ing TO one of them, and which Ienny
claims he was holding until W. G. Gas
ton paid him some money lie owed him.
lenny refused to give up the coat until
he had received the money, and a quar-
rel ensued, resulting as above.
Grant Taylor and Harry James were
each fined - for fighting. Taylor Is a
co ored hack driver and James u white
one. They quarreled near Alamo plaza
about their respective rights to driving
close to the sidewalk, and from quarrel
they went to lighting, and fought until
both were so exhausted they were I'M
able to rise or strike each other, but lay
side by side on the ground until friends
came and carried each away. James
afterward went back and chad ii OUT
with Taylor, and came away with n
badly scratched face.
Gil LENA, n Mexican, was dismissed
from the charge OF keeping and allow
ing vicious dog TO run nj large. The
dog in question was proven to be very
vicious, and has bitten n number of peo-
nla A Htfla Maxiaun Ufrl nutnaH Ntp-
toria CARA was passing through Leina's
yard. when the dog bit her on the arm.
The Recorder dismissed the case. MS it
was shown that he could not fine man
for keeping vicious dog upon his own
premises II 1t bit trespasser.
W. Whitford, Henry Semlinger, Frank
Draper and LennoX, hack drivers, were
fined - 80 each for leaving their teams
unattended on Main plaza.
Joe Fuller's case was continued.
There has been no arrest in the cases of
Andrew Williams, for disturbing the
peace of Fannie Kyler, and of Tom
Howard. for carrying pistol at Turner
hall last night, and were also continued.
Carolina Garcia was charged with
being drunk and disorderly and disturb
ing lgnacia Buena, and was fined SO.
The case against Ignacia, for using in
hUlllHg lunBuape, was dismissed.
DIR. A. II. Balkan, the festive gent who
rode his horse into Tue Pacific Express
company's Office yesterday morning on
invitation of the proprietors. was fined
50 for riding on the sidewalk. The Doe
tor very blushingly admitted that he had
rode his horse over the sidewalk and
into the Office. or course that was not
his usual way of entering amy place OF
business or lady's parlor, but lie did it
yesterday on invitation from the bows,
and did not think it was wrong. This is
the Doctors first oilense. never having
been arrested before, and he feels very
much abashed at his little pleasantly.
Allen Whitlord was fined 500 for be.
ing suspicious character. Allen is q
very ugly negro man, and was caught by
Mr. Hogan in the yard and shed of Rice
Il Ryan, on North Flores street las
night, in the very act of carrying off u
bale Of pressed hay. Hogan noticed him
skulking in the yard for some time
stopping at every little noise, and act
ing IN every way as sneak thief gen.
orally would act. As Whitford was
carrying OIL the hay Mr.. Hogan called tC
him to halt and throw up his hands. and
| thus secured his prisoner, and marching
him down to the bat cave, turned him
over to the City Marshal.
Chas. Boyle was arrested for posting
bills on fence, contrary to ordinance
but the case was dismissed, owing &c
the absence of witnesses.
John Williams, a vagrnnt, was fined
30 or 30 days. Officer Bishop found hin
sleeping in n doorway.
Chrysler and Briggs, drunk, s. each