Daily Republican., 1885-01-05

,os.iops OF tho Municipal

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. large crowd In attendance, and the
4 rst case taken up WAS that OF oficsr
Andrew Moore, who was charged wi ID
an assault aud battery pm
Joseph Numberg.
The prosecuting witness testified that
about Il o'clock on the night ofthe 9th
of last month, rs he WAS passing along
Fourth street below King, he was
sccorted BY q man whom he did not
know. and who was dressed in citizen .
He broke away from this N 40,
when he called for some one else 10 |
come. and officer Tibbitt came across
the street and the witness asked him 10
take the man away, when he WAS in
formed that he was an officer Mr..
Best, who knew him, came along, and
told the officer To let him go.
On cross examination by officer
Moore, the witness admitted that he
had been drinking some beer in his
uncle's house at Fourth and Shipl~y
streets, and had Just left there on bis
way home when he WAS arrested by the
officer. |. was ALSO shown that hr.
sum berg had expressed his willingness
10 drop the matter, but had told officer
Moore that there was q party Of men
who wanted him 10 push II.
A Edgar Best testified that ON the
night in question, he was passing
Fourth and King streets when he heard
some one call 10 some one else TO stop,
He: saw Mr.. Numberg when officer
Moore called TO him 10 stop, and then
| took hold OF him. The witness DIX no.
know that it was All officer who had
hold Of the man, a. he was dresrsi IN
lcitizen's clothes. The officer asked
Numberg several questions, wh oh h'
refused Ia answer.
| Ofiicer Tlbeit then came over and
after officer Moore had talked wit thu
witness, he let the man 20. The wit
ness denied Numbery's statement thai
he told the officer to lot him 20. He di,
not think the officer was drunk, and h'
did not have any appearance that show
81 he had been drinking.
James Carlisle tesiinei that by saw
the occurrence. and thought office
Moore had been drinking. lie told tn
officer to let the man 90, and he woul'
be responsible for his appearance If b.
was wanted.
Chief Mcconnell testified that pm tn
nil ht the affair occurred OIL Ger Moor
/, told him betw 10 and l., oclod X tina
be wanted to go out the Brandywine =
his brother \, IN he had "a death In hi
family. The Chief told him befor'
going he had better go along the Kinl
street market ana see that every thin,
was all right.
There had been several com paint,
about things being stolen from farmers
wagons on King street, aud III D. wa
his reason for 81 nding the officer there
This was all the evidence fJr Ia,
prosecution, aud Frank Tibbitt VA,
called for the defense. His test imony
was substantially the same as that a.
ready given. He saia tina, himsel
and officer Moore bad been inslruct,
by the Chief TO keep q sharp eye on tn
market, AZ there had been great NUM-
Der OF complaints about theftt being
!. lcommitted almost nj. chilly.
Il officer Moore made 4 statement, an,
: said that on that evening while roli
call was taking place, his brother cam
to the hall and told him that h y chile
was dead. He asked the officer To x
with him. and he went 10 the Mayor
who gave him cay II .ns-nte, ate
which he went home Isd PM ON hi
overcoat He then came tack TO Tn
hall aud was requested by the Chief u
60 down King street.
II When he got t. Fourth street BE- hear
) sone one call 10 another To stop, and IA
= he saw Numberg on run, aud WA
;, aware Of the fact that several depreda
ltionS had recently been committed ol
> Fourth street in that vicinity, he tool
hold of hi'u, and asked him who h
was. where he had been and where n
was going.
4.
he Id on 10 him until Mr.. Carlisle toll
him that he would stand good for tn
;, mans appearance, and he hen let hit
90. The City Solicitor said iLht lie III
not think the officer intend, ID COMM
. an assault, hut WAS merely ov.tz-alou,
and he did not like urging for i convi,
ton
Judge Cummins gave quite d length
. OPINION, ahd sald hat thu In,rr lay ~
10 Of hands on auOth'r constituted all "a,
. sauit, but he thought IN this case,
say the lrt-' the oiheer lad been -
:, tlre y too uverz aluus He then aHkt
. thc officer II he was wiling 70 pay "A
, costs, and upon his say INK he was no
=, he fined him 81 and costs.
., Charles K Grimth was charged " +
u, committing an assault and battery
"a He was arrested by officer Marque,
a, and this morning plead guilty, VIII
bus wife was called 10 the sand, "a
testined that owing a. his abuse OF Ia
~, and the many bad characters he broue
~, to the house she was con peeled To lea
MIN some months ago. Duthe tw,
~, tieth Of last month he ~ Mt for her
~ come toll l. house, AS he wanted 10
, ~ ~ her
She met him, when he, without n
provcatloD, struck her, breaking
nose and knocking her insensit
She wa in spasms { T two da
- and is srll under the care Of a physi
0ci Ian.
The IDau made a statement, in W h
o he abused the woman scandalously a
and notwithstanding the Judge I
him 10 hush, several times, he still C
tinued. He was finally qui-tod, wi
the Judge ordered him % pay fine
tJ0 and COSTS, and Ice imprisoned
mouths. When the prisoner heard
ga he remarked, guess can stand
Anu When Mrs. Griffith concluded
~ testimony, she WAS assisted 10 a CHI
sn where she tainted, and WAS carried Fl
the room by two officers The Oh
M told an officer to go for Dr. Grimsh,
w. but the Judge told him TO Fet the #
oo physician he could, and Dr. Stul
~. who was passing, was called in.
W" prescribed for the unfortunate WON
.,a and she revived, but afterwards
into sound sleep.
Hamilton Stewart Was then arrai
ed, charged with commit'ih z an asss
aud battery on Isaac t. N.ut, AT
pace OF bus h"ss, over ELEVENTH 1T
T. bridge, about t~o weeksagp j. FRI
rtu- bail, Esq. appeared Tor IA. defense
has nun Dor oi witnesses were examiI
iu-I After hearing the testltnn,v Steu