The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-10
BEFORE THE MAYOR.
Glimpses Of Character in the Trial of the PO-
lice Court Cases on Monday Morning.

Prosecutor Hug looked over the station house
list yesterday morning at the opening of the
Mayors Court. ''Thirtysix names on the list, '
said the prosecutor; business has been lively
The defaults were called. There were twenty
one of them. chiefly violators of the ill-fame or
dinance Each one had put up with the turnkey
at the station house collateral to the amount of
$50 or more. Each one of these cases was as
sessed by the Mayor, In hne and costs, $19.40
Here, said his Honor, taking up bundle of
papers, fare fifteen cases. S. in each case for the
prosecuting attorney. A good morning for that
official, and that's not all"
Kate Rogers
The sergeant reappears with two large vol
umes under his arm, and with the disengaged
hand assists woman to enter the prisoners box
Her eyes were red with crying. and under one
Of them was a large bruise made by mans
knuckles. She was charged with having been
drunk on the street. Virginia avenue. s"They
arrest me whether I'm drunk or not" sobbed the
poor wretch; "they keep me in the workhouse
and beat me besides. It's all spite work"
Prosecutor-The record here shows two recent
commitments to the workhouse for drunken
ness This is the third offense within a short
time.
Mayor-It doesn't look like spite work You
ought to guard against drink and keep sober.
She waS given another workhouse sentence.
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A colorsd boy named Charles Brown, sixteen
years DID, was brought in, charged with stealing
pair of shoes from Condit's dry goods store, on
mNorth Pennsylvania street. The shoes had been
sold to shoe-dealer, and the boy. finding the
pursuit was getting warm. had gone to Mr. Con-
dit and paid for the shoes, saying they had
been stolen by q brother. He was bound over
to the Criminal Court in 5000 The boys grand
mother, an old woman, with good face went on
his bond, holding up thin aud trembling hand,
while, with quivering lip, she swore that her
little property was worth nearly q thousand dol
lars Young Mr. Brown did not appear to be
greatly affected by his grandmother's sacrifice,
taking it as a matter of desert due to meritori-
Gus conduct.
Two boys, each of about fourteen years. were
placed in the dock for inspection. Both were
weIl-dressed, good-appearing boys, and EACH &C.
cording to the testimony, had seven different
kinds Of mischief in them. They were given to
stone throwing and making life extra hazardous
all about the region in which. to the discomfort
os the neighbors, they CHANGED to reside. The
immediate cause for their appearance was as
sault made by the youngsters on the flag house
at the intersection of the Three-notch road and
the Belt One boy was a sturdy built fellow,
with black hair and black keen eyes; the other
was slender light haired, with pair of light-blue
eyes, with much deviltry lurking in their depths.
They had made the life of the fagman very
weary, and were, until their arrest doubtless
feeling quite comfortable over the result. The
fathers of the two boys were on hand.
The Mayor said s'If there was any law re-
curing parents to give such boys good licking
would affix that penalty. / will let them go
with a commitment hanging over them, and if
they ever appear here again it will 60 hard with
them."
AS each father escorted his progeny out look
of stern determination could be seen in the pa
rental eye. and there Is little doubt the medicine
prescribed by solomon land his Honor) was ad-
minstered soon after the family woodshed was
reached.