Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-18
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

BIne Monday in the Police Court.
There was a swelteTing crowd in the Pc
lice Court yesterday morning, composed OF
lawyers, witnesses, spectators, prisoners, ct
al. The first case called was that of Mrs.
Wemer, charged with petit larceny. The
case was dismissed. John Welch was also
purged Of the charge OF drunkenness.
The case of NJ. d. Reed, who is charged
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. went over until to-day, as also did
that Of Fred. Eisenminger, who is charged
by Thomas Lacy with having assaulted and
battered him. Eisenminger was on hand,
showing some very signiiicant-looking
Sits in the front of his panialoons and in
close proximity to his fall-proportioned
abdomen, which Sits he said were made
by knife in Lacy's hand. The latter was
not present, and the case went over until
to-day.
John Dolan and II. GARNER forfeited
their deposits on charges of drunkenness,
and the cases of Ed. WEIGH, drunk, and
Lou Robinson, yagrancy, went over until
to-day.
Louis Hansche, heretofore convicted by
jury Of being vagrant. was called for the
purpose of receiving sentence. Mr.. Jones
his attorney, made a motion. for an arrest
of sentence and for a new trial. Counsel
held that the verdict was against the law
and evidence, and argued that the defend
ant had of late greatly improved in his
habits, etc. The Court oyerruled the
motion. Mr.. Jones then called attention
to the fact that the jury which con-
vieted Hansche had recommended him to
the mercy of the Court, and he had no
doubt that it was the intention in this case
to simply make an example, as warning
10 others. He thought the Court should be
as lenient as possible Judge Henry then
sentenced the prisoner TO eighty days in the
county jail, Mr.. Jones asked that Hansche
be admitted to bail, pending an appeal on
the motion for new trial. The Court
held that it was in its discretion as to
whether or not the prisoner should be adj
mitted to bail, and this point was argued at
some length, but the Court decided to re-
fuse bail, saying that the Superior Judges
might should they see fit to exercise their
discretion, allow bail in the case.
l. S. Brown appeared on behalf of j. D.
Smith, convicted for keeping a disorderly
house, and made a motion to set aside the
verdict of the jury, on several grounds. He
read long affidavit in support of the mo-
ton. reciting various circumstances in CON
nection with the trial of the case, going to
the point that Smith was not the proprietor
of the place, and that there was no proof to
the contrary. The Court finally deferred
the further hearing of arguments in the
matter until this morning.
Jesse Slaughter was arraigned on charge
of having drawn and exhibited deadly
weapon. He pleaded not guilty and an
nounced himself as prepared for trial
General Hart appeared as counsel for the
prisoner. Several witnesses were called to
testify to the circumstances of the affair
which occurred on street, Just above
Tenth, week or SO ago, being the out
growth of game of cards. The first two
witnesses for the prosecution, however, tes-
titled that they knew very little about the
matter and did not see Slaughter draw any
weapon, whereupon the City Attorney
made motion-in which counsel for the
prisoner concurred-for the dismissal Of the
case. The case was dismissed.
The Lou Robinson Yagrancy case was
continued until this morning at 10 o'clock,
at the request Of the City Attorney, who
was not feeling very vigorous in conse-
quence of the depressing influences arising
from the caloric condition of the atmos
phere.