Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-10
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
SOCIETIES BARNACLEs.
Judge Buckley Deals With sundry
Malnfactnrs.

Judge Buckley Deals With sundry
MaIefsctors.
Judge Buckley had hard crowd up be-
fore him in the Police Court yesterday
morning. They were motley gang, and
were most of them charged with minor
offenses The only ones who were repre-
scented by counsel were Dell. Murphy. Jas.
Morrison and Charles Mccarthy, who were
arrested early Sunday morning while ell
gagged in a prize fight at Smiths Tiyoli
Elk. City Attorney Hart appeared TO defend
the sloggers, but his services were not
needed, as City Attorney Church moved
for the discharge of the prisoners, because
he had ascertained that he could not make
the case against them stick 1t seems that
they had taken the precsution to get per-
mission from the Chief of Police to give a
sparring exhibition with gloves Not
knowing of this permission. and hearing
that prize fight bad been an
nounced from the stage of the
Tivoli, Captain Karcher ordered the ar
rest of all The parties engaged in the fight
The City Attorney said that as the men
supposed they We're acting under permits
sion criminal intent could not be proven.
even though there had been violation of
the law in engaging In priZe-fight under
the guise of an exhibition.
Judge Buckley ordered the prisoners dis
charged. Before leaving the Station house
they were notified by Chief Lee that if
they were In town tomorrow they would
all be arrested tor vagrancy.
J. Butterfeld and G.. Hagan, charged
with being drunk, forfeited deposits OF IS.
Charles Rogers and John Bonefield came
in from Elk Grove and got very drunk, for
which they were locked up. They begged
to be allowed to leave the city and were
discharged. VIM. Keefe was also dis
charged on promise TO leave the city
John Williams was arraigned on charge
of being common drunkard. He stoutly
denied the accusation, but the testimony OF
the officers was too strong for him and he
was sent to the County jail for twenty DAYS,
the Judge remarking that it would require
that length of time to steady his nerves.
He insisted that his nervousness came from
his sufferings while in Andersonville prison
during the war China gin had ouieting
effect upon him and he took it when he
felt like it.
The case of John Kelly, charged with
grand larceny, in stealing John Bryan's
watch, was continued until to-day.
All Doe was fined $40 for refusing to give
his name to the poll-tax collector and for
resisting that officer.
All MISSY, a fat, round, sleek looking
Chinaman, pleaded guilty to the charge OF
vagrancy. Me no likee work. Like
go prison. No more WORK" "All right"
said the Judge, ''you will go TO the County
Jail for ninety days" Ninety days p
calculated the heather, "Oh, too muchee ~
Ed Rand was the most ingenious pleader
in the dock. He was charged with being a
common drunk and did not deny the soft
impeachment, but be desired to state GER
tain extenuating circumstances and to
stpulate for certain limits to the sentence.
He wanted to get out of Jail in time to en-
gage in haying and harvesting. SO that he
might lay up sufficient wealth to live de-
Gently next winter.
What makes you 50 nervous this morn
ing7 queried the Judge.
and runs in the blood. Ny father was once
bitten by a snake. l am compelled to
counteract the effect by the use of stimu-
lants"
What band of China gin is your favor
ite2"
81 used to patronize Fong Lee, but he
got to putting water in it, and go across
the way now"
You don't use much water, do you ?"
= mo; the water here, you are aware, con-
tains a great deal of sediment, and / dc
Got consider it healthy"
81 think about forty days in the county
Jail will be beneficial" remarked the
Judge.