Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-20
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
POLICE COURT.

Justice as Dispensed by Judge Buckley
Yesterday.
The case Of Mrs. Peter Stortz, who at
tempted TO take shot at Nellie Clifton, was
the first one called in the Police Court yes
tereay morning. No complaint had been
filed, and L. G. Hart. counsel for the de-
PENDANT asked that she be discharged He
made an eloquent appeal in behalf of his
client, which 80 affected the large audience
that it broke ont into applause, which
demonstration was promptly suppressed by
Bailif Rider He alluded to the fact that
the husband of the defendant, who was the
cause Of the trouble, had already been SEN
fenced by the Court to the full extent of
the law for vagrancy. 1t could be shown
beyond . doubt that the deserted wife had
only intended to brighten the woman into
a recollection of the fact that Stortz was her
husband and that she had no intention of
shooting her. Judge Buckley stated that
he had already announced that when cases
of this kind came up and no one would
swear to a complaint be would proceed to
take dispositions to determine whether or
not q warrant should issue. The case of
Mrs. Stortz was stricken from the calender,
and Nellie Clifton and officer Campbell
were ordered to appear before the Judge at
9 o'clock P. N. to make affidaVits in regard
TO the alleged assault.
Andrew King pleaded guilty to exposure
of person, and was sentenced to paw fine
of 800 or 60 to the county jail for 200 DAYS
The case of Michael Blum, charged with
vagraDcy, was continued until Thursday
next.
The eases of J. Van Tine and J. Lynch,
charged with grand larceny, were continued
until tomorrow.
When Billy Davis was ordered to stand
up to receive his sentence for battery and
disturbing the peace, w. A. Anderson arose
and stated that he wished to make a state
ment in regard to something that he saw
on the previous morning while the trial
was in progress. He was not acting as
counsel for the defendant and did not know
him. he said that after the complaining
witness Mary Styles, left the witness stand
she was taken TO the office of the City At
torney and placed in 4 chair. While there
Mr.. Anderson saw her twice fall out of the
chair upon the floor, once striking her head
upon a cuspidore. From what he saw he
was led 10 believe hat the woman may have
received her injuries from such falls and
not from being beaten by the defendant
Judge Buckley said he wss satisfied that
the woman was beaten by Davis, and sen
fenced him on the charge of disturbing the
peace to pay a fine of $40. and on the bat
terry charge, a fine of $50 or 20 TO the
County Jail for eighty days.
VIM. DanGrPds was fined g so for dis
turbing the peace.
Molie Johnston was examined on a
charge of grand larceny. w. c. Thurman,
the complaining witness, testified that he
visited the defendant at house on L street
and while in her company lost $50 piece,
which he believed she took from his
pocket. The defendant, in her own behalf,
denied taking the money. AS there was no
other evidence the defendant was dis
charged
The case of I'd. Nugent, charged with
assault with deadly weapon and carrying
a concealed weapon. was continued until
Saturday.