The Evening critic., 1884-02-04
REcKLEss RIDERS ANp pRlvERs
VIII be Curbed BY Judge Smell if
They Arc Not Careful.

VIII be Curbed by Judge Smell ~
They Arc Not Careful.
"Judge Smell Is man after my own heart"
said Bill as bo camo Into tho onico to-day.
"Ife is good Christian, but no knows how u
give Hades TO violaters Of tho law, and to-day
he got in some 1np work on ono OF n class Of
careless drivers who disregard the rights OF
pedestrians and drive over people III they are
ferring to 10 that OF Thomas Seal, young col
ored man, who
Ran Over a Feeble old Man
named james a. Moffett last Thursday. Me-.
Monatt stated that he Ia president OF the
Providence Hospital, and while walking down
Second street southeast on the day In question
he heard the noIse OF rapidly moving vehl-
was knocked down and severely injured. Other
Witnesses testified that the driver was not
looking whore no was driving. Tho Judge
said persons on the highway with toams are
bound to observe tho rights OF pedestrians
and they are bound TO use ordinary care.
Persons who walk have
Ecu Ea""' Rights R, Ml.h Those Who
and their rights have got to be observed. Tho
defendant was fined $40, and the Court said
that fortunately the injuries TO tho gentleman
were not very severo or he would impose n
more severe penalty, and you can Just BET
he'd do II. The days very frigid whom they
don't have ihieving servant to try. To-day
was convicted OF ro6bing her employer, Ne.
Al. Carey, OF No. 115 etreot, OF q lot OF table
linen and other articles. She went to jail for
thirty dayp, because che didn't have $40 70
pay. The next case showed Whist these
young
PooI.Room, Cigarette Youths
are liable 10 come TO. Two OF these promising
young gentlemen nHmed James 0rino and
hooking four pool balls from Ben Cooloy's
pool.ro0m, corner Sixth and q streets. Detec.
live Carter and !onlcer Breon testified to ar.
resting thom and 10 their squealing. The balls
wore recovered and The young mon admitted
taking thom. They were flned $40, and rs
young men who play pool nevor have much
capital on hand, they went back"
"No assault cases?
"welI, yes; they finally got through with tho
'BObtaiI' Car Assault Case
that hps hung fire 80 long. You know Perry
Ing THOMAS Il. Dorsey, and also With osrry.
Ing o blackjack and Dorsey was charged Win
aBsaulting tho driver. The case was continued
for the evidence OF Mr.. II. j. Meigs, IT, He
testified that he was In the car at the time aud
the trouble began when Mr.. Dorsey boarded
the car. II was raining, aud the wind was
epohe % the passenser when some words it el
iude.'
Dorsey Then struck the Driver
In tho face and the driver dropped his reius
and came Into the car and grappled with Dor
sey. He cav no weapon or heard no bad Ian.
| guage except the driver said he had a mind
" Cut tuo ltllOW tuTOht. tteVs Ut. dlpDOut,
colored, testified to about the same facts. Tho
Court said there would have TO be good order
In the street cars, and the public is not to be
annoyed by the personal difficulties OF drivers
| and paAsengers.
.well, what was done In the case 2"
"Each ives fined $40 for the assault and the
| concealed weapon case was dismissed"
A CoIOred Housebreaker.
"The next thing the programme recorded
| was the case OF acolored housebreaker named
| Massey, alias Nancy Carter. He was In on
| the complaint OF Annie Cornell, au old white
/ woman, who lives In the hollow below the
4 CAPITOL you are over 81 p said the prose-
| cutor. Yes, Yer Majesty; am over 81. 3ui
1 che didn't soy how much over. Then she said
/ her home was broken open and two shawl5
| and dress and other articles were stolen.
| Detective Cox Produced the Goods
| and said he recovered them from woman to
| whom tho prisoner sold them. The case was
| sent TO the grand Jury, and he was sent TO jail
/ In default OF bonds. Then Thomas White, a
4 young white man, was put through the mill
for nssaulung James Spencer. Tho latter said
| White tried TO kill him with shotgun. The
| case was dismissed. The next one was
| A Tricky Old Coon.
He was charged with begging from door to
door and pretending to be deaf and dumb.
| Ninety days was his sentence. John Miller
1 was charged with being common drunkarl
| and got three months on the farm. The policy
cases against George Myers, George Gardner,
| Francis oliver and George HassUn were nolle
prosecuted, because there was no evidence
| against them.".