Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-18
A HAPPY THOUGHT.
50 God Bless You, Buckley Frank
Schlumber's Jolly Time.

50 God Bless You, Buckley Frank
Schlumber's Jolly Time.
The calendar in the Police Court yester-
day was lengthy one, and number of
the cases were of character to afford
amusement to the large audience assembled.
The disgusting details of crime, the expo
sition of human weakness and degrade
ton, and the recitals of the follies of the
country youth who comes into the city to
take in the fair" etc., are alike palatable
to the crowd which fills Judge Buckley's
temple of justice every morning. 1t had
several such morsels yesterday morning,
and its hilarity had to be checked several
times.
The calendar contained the name of
Mary Roe, and middle-aged woman stood
up to answer to the charge of having been
drunk. She said she came here from Vac
aville, and wandered about the city until
she was thoroughly exhausted and took
some stimulants to give her strength She
was pleading with the Judge for permission
to be allowed to go back to Vacaville when
a happy thought struck her. and she ex-
claimed: 81 never knew bad man of your
name in my life. Ny name is Buckley.
too"
She was allowed to go, and as she passed
out of the Courtroom she turned and said,
God bless you, Buckley" !"
The case of Maurice O'Connor, charged
with assault with intent to commit murder,
was the next one called. Ex-City Attorney
Hart appeared as counsel for the defendant.
OConnor is the man who took shot at
" Big Neck" Smith and bit Billy Miles.
No complaint was on file and on motion of
Mr.. Hart the case was continued until
Thursday.
B. Wolf hack driver, was charged with
a misdemeanor in refusing TO obey the in
structions given him by special officer
Eldred, when the latter was on duty at the
gate at Agricultural Park week ago last
Saturday. The prosecution was not ready
to proceed, as their witnesses had not vet
been subpenaed. Ed. Short appeared for
the defendant and opposed a continuance
on the ground that number of business
men were present as witnesses and did not
wish to have to come again. The most
important witness for the defense was also
absent, but he was willing to proceed with
out him. Judge Buckley said that there
had not been particle of diligence used in
getting the witnesses and that somebody
was to blame for it. He declined to con-
tinue the case, and on motion of the City
Attorney ii was dismissed.
Mike Cunningham was accused of a mis-
demeanor in playing an accordion in q
saloon after u o'clock at night. He
pleaded guilty and was fined 81 so. The
Judge remarking that he supposed there
was a great deal of amusement in an ac-
Gordon to the man who was playing it,
but not much to those who were compelled
to listen TO it.
Mamie Hayward was tried on a charge
of grand larceny and was defended by Z.
c. Hart. The complaining witness, Frank K
Schlumbers, was the only witness exam
ined. He said he come to the citv from
Nicolaus last Wednesday with load of
wool. He had considerable money and
wanted to take in the town. He visited
the defendant on Wednesday, Thursday
and Saturday nights at her place on Second
street. When he went there Saturday
night he had about $160, and when he got
up in the morning it had all disappeared
and SO had Miss Hayward. He went out
and found officers Agner and EIdred and
they went with him and found the fair
and frail Mamie. When asked about the
money she said: "Why, Frank, you know
| have got your money. You gave it to
me to keep for you" and she handed over
his pocketbook with $120 in it.
On crosS-examination Schlumber admit
ted that he had spent great deal of his
time in the company of the defendant
since he came to the city, that he 'liked
her better than any other lady he had
seen" since he came and that he did not
know but he had given her the money to
keep for him. He thought, however, that
he had more than S120 in his pocketbook
on Saturday night.
OF course the City Attorney had nothing
to do but to move that the case be dis
missed, which was done.
Frank Swanson was convicted of va
grancy, but as he said he had job out of
town and would leave at once, the commit
ment was withheld and he was allowed to
depart.
J. Van Tine was fined $40 for slapping q
boy who had called him vile name
The charge of battery against Charles
Francna was dismissed for want of prose
cution.
The case of VIM. Saussa, charged with
robbery, was continued until to-day.
John Scotty and Mrs. Thomas, drunks,
each forfeited deposit of S..
Richard Clements, Fred. Shumaker and
Ed. Shumaker, three boys who were ar
rested for being drunk, were discharged, no
complaint being filed
John Daley and ]. S. Riley were arrested
for being drunk. They appeared like good
men who imbibed too much under the un-
usual excitement of State Fair and were
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