Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,
PETTY OFFENDERS.
The Collection OF Criminals Before Judge
Buckley Yesterday.

Buckley Yesterday.
There were fourteen cases on Judge
Buckleys calendar in the Police Court
yesterday morning, but the offenses were
mostly of trivial nature and it was
quickly disposed of. l. S. Brown offieiated
as Clerk. in the absence of Mr.. Larkin. who
is having vacation.
Jessie Black was called up to answer to a
charge Of embezzlement preferred by Mrs.
Amanda McAllister. The complaining
witness was not present. City Attorney
Church stated that Mrs. McAiister had in
sisted on swearing 10 a complaint though
he hardly thought il a proper case for the
Police Court. She alleged that she had
loaned Jessie Black g cloak, which the
latter had not returned. Officer Franks
stated that the complaining witness had
said that she did not care anything about
the Court so long as she got her cloak. At
the request Of the City Attorney the case
was continued until to-day, and a sub
pena ordered to issue for Mrs. McAllister.
Leroy Fisher stood trial on a charge of
being q common drunkard. He admitted
that be had been frequently drunk. but
claimed that be was not a common drunk
ard he only wanted a chance to leave the
city. Officers Able, Franks and Rider tes-
tined to having arrested Fisher three or
four Tunes within the past ten days He
was always very noisy when drunk and a
great nuisance. He was on the platform
IN front Of the Republican Headquarters,
making g speech, when arrested. He said
that he drew agood crowd. The Judge did
not believe Leroy would leave the city if
permitted, and setenced him 10 eighty DAYS
in The County Jail.
Michael ,,Io,lnI ill. -
common drunkard, and was sentenced TO
ninety days in the County jail.
Henry Carson, John Thowman and VIM.
heeie pleaded guilty to being drunk, but
we're discharged, because it was their first
appearance. John Williams also pleaded
guilty to being drunk, but he could not set
up the same extenuating circumstance and
was fined 81 so, with the alternative of
serving two days in jail. The state of his
finances compelled him to accept the latter
The cases of William Doyle and Charles
Inman, who were arrested for fighting, on
h street, between Third and Fourth. early
Sunday morning, were continued until to-
day at their own request, both of them
pleading not guilty.
Robert Cruise was tried for battery upon
Joseph Maloney, found guilty and fined
S. 80.
The case of Charles Roberts, charged
with battery and carrying concealed wea-
pons, was continued until o-day.
The case of James Turner, charged with
petit larceny, was continued until to-mor-
row, on account of the unavoidable ab-
sence of the prosecuting witness, A.
Comet.
The sentence of Mollie Johnston, con-
Sicted of Vsgrancy, was continued until to-
day to allow her attorney, Il. c. Hart, to
present his motion for new trial. He an
nounced that in case the motion was denied
he should take an appeal on the ground
that the Court erred in denying the de-
fendant trial by jury. This will make an
exceedingly interesting case, as the ques-
lion will be presented to the Superior
Court of this county for the first time. Two
Superior Judges in this State have held
that a person charged with yagrancy is not
entitled 10 a trial by jury. and Judge
Buckley has held the same way. Mr..
Hart feels confident of upsetting the iudg-