Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-18

Heople VINO Answered Yesterday for
Crimes Committed.
There was large number of cases on
the Police Court calender yesterday, none
of which. however, were of very serious
nature
Mollie Johnston was arrested on charge
of grand larceny on the complaint of W. C.
Thurman, OF Lincoln, Placer county. On
motion OF f. C. Hart, counsel for the de-
PENDANT, the examination was postponed
until to morrow morning. The defendant
was released on bond of $500.
Lew Myers, backman, was arrested on
charge of misdemeanor. His attorney,
& G. Hart, demanded jury trial, and the
case was set for Tuesday next.
When the case of Mrs. Peter Stortz, who
was arrested Tor attempting to shoot Nellie
Clifton, came up she was represented by z.
G. Hart and John Shannon. The former
asked that the case be continued until
Thursday and it was so ordered. The City
Attorney announced that he had prepared
a complaint, but that no one had ap-
peared to swear 10 it. Nellie Clifton
and officer Campbell were recognized to
appear as witness. Judge Buckley then
took occasion to notify the counsel for de-
PENDANT and all others interested that he
proposed to adopt a new rule in cases
where offenses were committed and the
parties declined 10 prosecute. There had
been a number of cases lately where per-
sons had been assaulted and afterwards re-
fused 20 swear to complaint. When this
case comes up the Judge said if no complaint
had been filed, he would proceed to take the
testimony of witnesses in the shape of
dispositions, and if it appeared from the
evidence that the case should be proceeded
with he would have warrant issued. The
public had an interest in these cases, and
the prosecution should not fail because the
persons supposed to be most interested had
some reason why they did not wish to
swear to complaint.
l.. Bennett, heretofore convicted of dis
turbing the peace, appeared for sentence.
He had been out on his own recognizance
and had been brought in again by the
officers for being drunk again. Judge
Buckley gave the young man q severe
lecture. He said it was an unpleasant duty
to pass sentence upon a person he had
known since childhood, but the defendant
had been in Court frequently, generally for
abusing bis own father in the most out
rageous manner. Bennett was ordered to
pay fine of $50, or go TO the county jail
for fifty days, and the Court intimated that
the next time he came before him the SEN
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out the alternative of paying fine.
Mrs. Margaret Leonard was tried on u
charge of disturbing the peace of Mr.. Nc
Way, who resides at Twenty-irst and n
streets. Joseph and Richard McVay, sons
of the complainant, testified that the de-
PENDANT had called Richard and his mother
the vilest names. The defendant by way
of showing provocation, said that the boy
had drank some of her milk, and had made
faces at her and called her vile names first.
The defendant was found guilty and or
dered to appear for sentence on Saturday
morning.
William Kennedy, charged with being
drunk, had been sent to the County Hos
pital.
Raphael Vasquez was proven by the
evidence of officers to be a common drunk
ard. 1t was shown that the defendant was
never sober when he was out of Jail. He
was sentenced to serve eighty days in the
County Jail.
Ed. Rand was again convicted of being a
common drunkard and vagrant Most of
his time is spent in Jail. He said that
Fong Lee had fresh barrel of China gin,
and he had been patronizing it. He was
sentenced to seventy days in the County
Jail.
f. a. Hobbs pleaded guilty to having
been drunk. Officer Agner testified that he
had been around the streets for some time,
begging OF business men. He had warned
him to leave town or sober up, and as he
did not take good advice he was arrested.
Officer Campbell testified to the same thing.
The defendant said he had been worEing
for Newton Fay, but was subject to occa-
sional sprees. He had never been arrested
before, aud was very repentant. He said
be was a workingman, and to go to jail
would kill him. He was a good man, with
a team, and everybody liked him when he
was sober. He was very nervous and shaky,
and excited the sympathy of everyone pres
ent. Officer Ash said that he had known
the prisoner for over ten years, and though
he had sometimes seen him on a spree, he
believed that otherwise he was very good
man. He was ordered to pay a fine of $40,
or serve ten days in the City Prison.