Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-10

| Police Court.
In the Police Court yesterday Lou Dye
and All Coon were tried on a charge of
gaming, in conducting tan game on 1
street, between Third and Fourth, and
officer Frazer, who made the raid, testified
| to finding a party of Cinnamon about
table upon which there were the usual i'm
plements for tan game. He seized Dye
and Coon, and while he was doing SO an
other Chinaman attempted 10 pull the
cloth and articles upon it from the table,
The officer did not see any dOminoeS on
| the table, nor any indication that the Celes-
tials had been playing dominoes. The Off
GERS evidence was positive, but could only
be corroborated by the articles captured by
him. The City Attorney intimated his be-
! lief that conviction could not be secured
in the case, but Judge Henry thought the
| evidence very strong, and held the defend
ants to appear before the Superior Court.
| They gave bail in $500 each.
Justice Post, who had presided at the
trial of Frank Perry, charged with INSIDE
meanOr in failing to provide for his chill
| dren, rendered his decision in the case upon
| the motion in arrest of judgment and for a
new trial, heretofore argued and taken I'M
| der AMUSEMENT 1t will be recollected that
on the trial of the case a jury found the de-
| PENDANT guilty, though in doing SO they
went behind the Courts instructions. The
mother Of the children was a young woman
who had separated from her husband some
| thing less than two years ago. After re-
viewing the case and the authorities sub
mitted, Justice Post yesterday stated that
the whole question as TO a new trial turned
| upon the definition Of the word parent
| The Court decided that this word had q
| technical meaning, and that under Section
| go of the Penal Code it meant the lawful
parent, that is to say. the parent of a child
| born in lawful wedlock, and did not mean
| the father of a child not born 10 him in
| lawful wedlock. The Justice said that he
| felt that there should be some criminal re-
dress for cases of this kind-under the
wording of the law, none could be afforded
in such proceedings. Holding this view of
| the statutory construction, the motion in
| arrest Of judgment and for u new trial was
granted. And, it appearing that this ques-
| ton involved the whole merits Of the case,
| the action would be dismissed and defend
| ant discharged The Court stated that in
| quite a number Of States there were ex-
| press statutes making putative fathers liable
to criminal prosecution for such neglect,
| but in this State no such rule obtains.
Found HIM-Mention was made in yes
terday's RECORD UNION that the police had
received dispatch from Constable Nc
Kenney, of Elk Grove, asking them to ar
rest a man named John Sullivan, pris-
oner who had escaped from him. 1t
| appears that Sullivan. who formerly kept
| the Phoenix Saloon in Sacramento. moved
| 10 Elk Grove and went into similar bust
ress there. but made failure of it. and
| the place was attached BY Geo. W. CheSlev.
| of this city, one OF the creditors. Sullivan
| would not stay dispasscssed but broke in
| the door of the saloon with an aX. and
| drew a pistol upon the Constable. The
| latter arrested lin. however. but allowed
| him 10 go until the next dav. on his prom.
| Using TO go to bed and appear when wanted
| This he failed To do, and quite naturally
the officer was Disguised with him and de-
il .i,rie't rh e, CO go 'i.l
dav evening. secured with a uair of
steel bracelets, and kept guard over during
lne hisht. ne Colls,'!uie Ic!t Iii'h H. an
,,a,,t to orsS bis h(,s ~ L.;,,., Ia, -
the Comfy JaiI but when the Sacramento
TIL, oa1,s a1orer Tho prisoner ~, i,.,.j
IF j. regar,Iless IF his crsfoI;an's ,,rotosF
and The custodian came alone oIs9 Tba
! constable ON learning NJ tho ,,rocee5;n,,y
| teIncranbed IN the conductor If Tho tr9i1
! ot 6ridbton reonesTing him to bn,.o tbn
nolica tala cb,rre of Sullivan No., tic
froi,1 rcecIa5 he 9itv and Also taIelra,,bnd
he nIice offica he same ron,Iest erfo
c ~ III on tho orr;Jal of 10 tra;,
coiioS Dnn,,tI, SborifT Tea,s attnti" ~
ti'c ,,risnnar yho with his crIstniian had
inF, H. t-;r ON he wro,1,, side Lnt acn
i - nc 's'lii III r5 80, 80 - ~,
| hent VINO i'u lut c.II; oYei RON elle
'G IN 49, ~ - '
lie was tahe 70 Ile std'lUiiIi',se ana On
two hoqrs later removed TO the County