Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-25
TIE COURTS.
POLICE COURT.


in long while at the police court.
Judge Dixon had turned over to the
police a number of warrants for parties
who have failed to pay their poll tax or
work it out on the streets. There are now
warrants being issued and served tor some
l 100 or 200, and after they are arrested,
offering to pay their So road tax does not
let them out, but they have to pay fine
amounting TO S.. The only relief is to
rush up to the city clerks office and pay
yo ur So poll tax. There was constant
string of these derelict American citizens
coming into court all day yesterday. Some
had one excuse and some another. Some
claimed to have had their tax worked out
by another party, hired by them, but only
five of them, Z. s. Talcott, DR.. Hoskins,
G.. H. Carter, f. Rush. w. Woolman and
c. j. Pintard could produce receipts that
antedated the warrants for their arrest.
Those brought into court were G. H.
Carter, S. II. WEIGH, J. r. Snyder. j. T.
Welsh, T. Fost. &. Frerie c. p. Hodgson,
H. Zerhusen, G.. Halsman, G. Frost, S.
Smith, j. S. Cato, Charlie Locke, F.. n.
Hinsdale, j. Been, r. kinard, J. Bolton,
r, H. Vorpahl, w. G. Kellogg. A. r. Gore,
Il. Bronstein, w. H. Kraukapper. c. ID.
Cole, G. Ferrick, Simon Smith, c. C.
Cavels, l.. Smith, I. Cassel, ID. S. Eiche-
fier, j. Mauligan, J. Benn, O. Smith, T. O.
Newson, H. J. Ridge, o. Willors, B. Grubb
and L. Cody. Hy. Zerhausen and j. r.
Schneider said they were over As years old
when notified to work
Some claimed disabilities; some claimed
not to have been notified.
Ill
afternoon by parties anxious to pay the
poll tax, and they all wanted to pay it in a
hurry.
Thomas Riley was common drunk
brought in during the night by Officers
Longmire and Beahrs. He sobered up by
morning and paid s..
Charley Davis was the name given by a
vag and deadbeat brought in by Beahrs
He could not pay So, but is now the guest
of the city.
John Wagner, a whisky vag, pulled by
Chief Mcnamara and Knight, plead guilty
and paid his s27.
James Wilson plead guilty to gambling
and paid $40. Chief Mcnamara picked
him up.
John Smith was the very ordinary name
given by drayman. who left his team
where Officer Hartzell found it. |
John p aid 50.
Chief Mcnamara and Officer Dennis |
flushed gang of thoroughbred vags and |
buns and caught three of them, who were |
lodged in the cooler. They gave the names
Of VIII West, James Morton and Chas. |
Palmer. There are a number of these |
fellows who have come to the city to work /
,he crowds at the fair. Chief Mcnamara
and his force have them spotted and will
,un them onto the rock pile as fast as they
an be taken in. The city's rock pile is
arge enough to accommodate them all.
Justice Barrett had quiet day: yester-
lay. only five civil cases and no criminal
asses. No warrants were sworn out
Justice Walker worked off thirteen civil
asses. There were neither new warrants
ssued nor criminal cases tried.
w. H. Duncan and A. r. Gore were two
esidents of North Main who got into an
ltercation yesterday evening. Gore came
o the station to get policeman to 60 up
nd arrest Duncan. While he was in the
flee the other party came up and they got
nto an alteration in the hall, resulting in
iore's being slapped over.
A row was on hand and officer Hedoer
rrested both of them but let them go on
heir own recognizance until this morning.
John Money was common drank
rought in by Harmon. He had SO SIS,
Tatch and knife. He sobered up by this
lornin0.
John Hanson carried a gun, but officer
enner took him in. He put up SIS until
his morning.
JUSTICE COURTS.
Justice Hammond had two civil cases.
W. Willis, the party who stole horse
nd was caught at Mcpherson, was ar ;
Aligned and plead guilty. He was sent TO
iii to await the action Of the grand jury. I
PROBATE COURT.
Nothing OF interest occurred in the pro- !
ate court. No marriage licenses were
sued.