The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-02
BEFORE THE MAYOR.
Glimpses Of Character in the Trial of Cases
in the City Court on Monday Morning.

Two very hard-looking young men were
brought in from the cooler and placed in the
prisoners box of the Mayors court yesterday
morning and an elderly man took the witness
seat He said his name was Forsyth, that he
lived at Seymour, Ind, and published paper
there called the Monitor. IF he mad had his
monitor with him. if il was a good one, he would
hardly have fallen into the company he did. The
two young men had offered to show him the
town. They had gone the grand rounds, and
from the testimony brought out, the trio must
have drunk in nearly every saloon on Illinois
and East Washington streets. Finally
they brought up in an alley somewhere
near Noble and Washington streets. This
young man. said Forsyth, pointing to Charles
jackson, 'struck me, and when was on my
knees. this one" pointing to VIM. Stiner took
my watch and chain and $50 in money" The
watch and chain were valued at $lO5. Stiner
has already served term in the penitentiary.
jackson said he he had nothing to do with
robbing Forsyth. If he was robbed it was after
away.
His Honor-What is leeryl
Officer Haley-Afraid of the officers
His Honor-Take them to the grand jury.
~
Peter Burt colored man, pleaded guilty to
johnson, also colored. Rachel told the story
Burt had come home for supper and brought an
other man with him who was drunk She didn't
like this kind of visitor, and when Burt asked
for his supper she told him it was in the pot and
in the stove and he could get it himself. One
word brought on another. She called him bad
name, he called her one, and finally he slapped
her.
''Are these people married." inquired his
Honor, when ne discovered they bore different
family names.
Peter looked down at his toes in shame
faced way and said nothing. Rachel put her
hand over her face and Uttered.
The Mayor: II guess, under the provocation.
SO and costs will be enough for this man."
The name Of John Ross was called to defend
the charge of assault and battery. The offend
| ing Ross did not appear, having defaulted his
bail. Jennie Graves was put upon the witness
stand. ''He struck me on the head and shout =
ders," said Jennie, 'and my arm is black and
blue. Besides have some big Jumps on my
head His name isn't John, but Homer O.
Ross
II think Homer's name ought to be given to
the public. said his honor. This is the second
or third time he has been here for beating his
mistress. He oughtn't to be protected any
| longer. The fine is $25 and costs"
Charles Cramer, fifteen years old. was in the
box to answer to the charge OF house breaking.
At 43O o'clock Sunday afternoon he climbed
over the transom and entered the countin & room
vacated by the Journal Office Charles enter
tanned the idea common among boys that all the
vacant houses in the city belong to them, and
that whatever they find therein is theirs by right
of discovery. When confronted with the red
| eyed law in the form of Officer Nelson, the first
witness, the boy began to cry loundly. The
Mayor was disposed to be lenient, besides which
a request had been made by Harry S. New that
the boy be not prosecuted, as he had taken moth
ing. The Mayor gave him good lecture and
sent him home with his mother, promising him
if he ever appeared in the court again on q like
charge he would be punished like man.