Daily Republican., 1884-03-13
FOURTH EDITION.
MUNICIPAL COURT.
Judge Cummius Dealing out Jus.
tice to the Criminals.

Judge Cummi"s Dealing out Jus.
tice to the CrIminals.
At last evenings session of Municipal
Court young man for whom officer
PiersOn had . warrant resisted arrest
in rather violent manner, but he was
finally taken to the hall and was fined
% for his Obtuse mulishness. The real
charges for which he was arrested were
withdrawn.
The first case at this mornings Court
was that of George Cummins, a little
oolored lad who slipped into Otto
Mayors confectionery store 3l9 East
Fourth street, and took 20 cents from
the till. 1t will be recollected that the
store was robbed of about IS in money
in similar manner some two weeks
ago. Last night the clerk had just
locked up and had gone from the store
back TO the dining room. The front
and side doors, however not being locked
the little thief.came in, and while ex-
tracing the money was discovered by
the clerk, who quietly informed Mr..
Mayer, who.caught the thief where he
had hidden himself under the counter.
When caught he disgorged the money
and also admitted that he was the
thief who robbed the store two weeks
before. Mr.. Mayer lodged his captured
charge in the cells, and this morning
Judge Cummins held him in $500 bail
for his appearance at Court.
Edward Washington was the next
case called. Sergeant Blackburn told
how he came to the police station last
night in drunken and disorderly man.
ner, and demanded warrant for the
arrest of somebody. IL
He was advised to be quiet but pre-
ferring to become abusive to the officers
he was looked up, ard this morning
Judge Cummins inform I'd him that IL
was his desire thai l.r should pay a
fine of " and costs tor the use of the
city.
An ebony colored individual respond
ed to the name of Henry Harper, but
after several attempts he succeeded IN
telling the Court that his name was
Henry Artful, a suggestive name, too,
for the business in which he was engag-
ed. Officer Adams appeared against
him, and told how that about o'clock
this morning he found him hanging
around the neighbOrh0Od of Fourteenth
and King, and how that he followed
him around several squares through
several alleys, and finally arrested
him.
Under his arm he carried sack and
a stove poker. He denied at first being
a chicken thief but on the way to the
celia admitted that he was then on his
way to join another man over in the
Ninth wardto rob hen,house, on Twen-
tieth street. Officer Adams hustled his
prisoner into the cells and then lost no
time in hurrying to the place, where the
robbery was to take place in the hope
capturing the other man. The man, how
ever, failed to put in an appearance, but
Mr.. Adams saw the henroost was to
have been robbed. Artful was remand
ed back to the cells for further hear.
ing. 1t is believed that Artful knows
something about the robbery Of Chief
Hawkins roost.
Four boys, bootblacks, three colored
and one white, were next arraigned,
charged by special officer w. Y. Jones
at the depot with being regular nuisan-
ces. He said they hung around the de.
pot all day, pretended to black shoes
and boots, used profane obscene
language, annoyed and insulted ladies
in the ladies waiting room. They had
been driven away numbers of times but
refused to stay away. Several witnesses
CorrOborated otficerJ ones Testimony and
Judge Cunmins fined the ringleader
Alfred Cummins S3 and the others s.
each. This Cummns is brother of the
boy who robbed Mayors store twice.
There being no other case Court closed.