St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-20
AS USUAL, MONDAY.
The City's Criminal Court Full to
Overlooking.

There were fifty-seven cases in the
municipal court yesterday morning, the
prisoners being charged with nearly
every crime from burglary down to.
simple drunk. All grades of society
were represented, and the man dressed
in broadcloth and wearing diamonds
touched elbows with men who made
living by begging from door to door
Four or five girls were among the
crowd, but they did not seem greatly
embarrassed .5y their position. Toughs
and vags of lesser degree were numer-
Gus, and among them we're q number
who have given the police any amount
OF trouble. Poor old Ed Cramsie, the
wreck of once bright and handsome
man, was one of the nrst prisoners
brought into the room. He was charged
with having committed a slight lndlS-
erection upon the public street. He was
just on the poiut of sitting down when
he startled the court and the spectators
by giving wild yell and fainting away.
He was carried out by two officers and
taken to the station, where he was at
tended to. Later in the day he was
brought up again, but, owing to the
press of other matters, the case was
continued until to-day
Abraham Donaldson and Anil AM
man, arrested on charge of burglariz-
ing Julius Manty's store, waived exam
ination and were held to the grand
jury.
Some ten or twelve Migrants. nearly
all OF them O!d-timers. were sent TO the
w0rkhouse or ordered out of the city.
Baptist Storm. charged with assault
ing Gustof DarOvitz, was held to the
grand jury under 500 bonds.
James Mckenna, charged with steal
ing buggy wheel from c. G. Small,
was discharged. the complaint having
been withdrawn.
Louise Gatewood, the colored woman
arrested for aSsaulJing Georgia Dunnell,
was held to the grand jury.
John BiumluiSt. Andrew Peterson
and Christina Erickson, charged with
lewd and Indecent conduct, pleaded
guilty and paid a fine of $25 each With
out a murmur.
A large number of minor cases were
put over until to-day. the court not be
ing able to hear the evidence against all
the prisoners.
Nellie ST. Clair and Mollie MoY lie, ar
rested on charge of being drunk and
diSorde:ly, were fined IS each.
Charles Andrews, charged with rob-
bling w. +. Boehning, waived examina-
ton and was held to the grand jury uu-
der 500 bonds.
Thomas Kelly appeared with a badly
damaged eye and pleaded not guilty to
having created disturbance at the
dime museum. The special police
officer stationed there swore that Kelly
had raised a row and then assaulted
him. Kelly was found guilty, but sent
ence was was suspended. the court hold
ing that Kelly had been punished
enough.
Charles GroSsman will hav0 an exam
animation Thursday, on charge of
larceny from John Hughes.
ii. A. Walter will be tried this morn
ing OH charge of aSSaulting j. j. Can
beau.
Jessie Herban and Dora Rittenhouse,
neither of them over eighteen years of
age, were arraigned in the police court
yesterday afternoon, in company with
Hank Keegan, on a charge of lewd and
and indecent conduct. They were az
rested by Sergt. KFumweide at noto-
rious place on Washington avenue
south. The three persons were having
high time, and conducting themselves
in a most outrageous manner.
There were so many eases in the
municipal court yesterday that all
could not be attended to. One young
man, awaiting trial on charge of
drunkenness, askedJudge Bailey several
times to give him hearing. After he
had asked the fourth time, his honor
turned to him and remarked:
Now. see here, you sit down and
stay there. You are not Running this
court. Your case will be attended to
when the proper time comes"
The young man dropped into his seat,
and did not even look up when Court
Officer Schwab cracked a joke.