St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-19
AWAKENINGS OF MONDAY.
Sketches at the Police Court the Next
Morning.
SOME INGENIOUS EXCUSES,
People Who Danced Compelled to
Pay the Piper for the
Music.

clOSeu Oh Sunday ana no liquor 00taln-
able, the crowd of DRINKS arraigned
yesterday morning was something won
derful to behold. Many of the faces in
the prisoners dock were familiar ones,
and more than one of the rum-soaked
wretches smiled recognition at the court
officer. as they filed in and took their
seats. Joseph Weishart, young man
with wealth of black hair and a pecu-
liar look in his eyes, was the first p is
oner arraigned. The clerk asked him
what he had to say to the charge of
being drunk, and was greeted with a
vacant stare. Then the court tried it
with the same result. At that moment
some one called out:
''De man is def, yer honor"
Writing material was produced, and
the young man indicated that he was
guilty. As his father mas been making
arrangements to send him to the inc
briate asylum, he was held for further
action.
civilian O'Brien,'' called out Clerk
Rogers.
A slim, dark-haired young man arose
and looked at the judge, all the time
moving his head from side tosSide. The
to strike the prisoner as very funny, and
he laughed gently as he said he was
guilty. He pulled a tough-looking s.
bill from his inside pocket, smiling all
the time, and handedit over to the clerk
with the remark:
Il saved that to pay my fine With. /
hit it pretty lucky, didn't IL"
ia
Tug Wilson" was the name given by
a tall Scandinavian with a peculiar
beard. He was out painting the town
Saturday night, and because some one
laughed at his tall white silk hat he
wanted to kill somebody, He endeav-
ored to ''do up'' PatrOlman Jim Shean
but made a mistake in his man, land as a
consequence slept in the police station.
and said that he would never fight again.
A 50 fine settled his case.
II found this man in the Office of the
superintendent of the DOOR," said De-
tective Doyle, when Dan O'Connell.
shaking from the effects of poor whisky,
was arraigned. "He was awful drunk
and would not so home, so l arrested
him."
''Oh. your honor" SAID O'Connell.
turning to the court, ''please let Inc go
this time. won't get drunk any more"
That's what you told me last week
when let you off," was the reply.
"You did not keep your word, and now
you must go to the workhouse for thirty
days."
Frank La Cisca,a white-haired youth,
with a shrili voice and fat, round face,
was arraigned on charge of creating
row at the Salvation 4 rmv
He came up to the hall Sunday
night" said the special policeman who
arrested him, land wanted to come in
without paying. We were taking up
silver collection at the door, and this
young fellow began to raise row.
That's lie,'' shouted the prisoner,
shaking his fist at his accuser.
"Well. sit down ana keep quiet" said
the court, looking hard at the young
fellow.
The trial proceeded. and as 1t was
shown that Frank had not been entirely
respectful he was fined n 81.
''P. Foss, stand up" A tall Young
fellow with a blonde mustache arose
and looked calmly at the court.
Were you drunk?"
wal, Ola say ay vas"
Eyes, but what do you say about it
YOURSELF"
Wall. dem har fellar da say ay vas
DRINKS, but ay say ct one hal dam lie."
ri hen you are sure you were not
drunk, are yOu?"
'Oh. ay been yus LATHE drunk, but
dem har fellars say ay been hal dam
drunk"
Five dollars.''
A number of females Of uneasy virtue
watched proceedings, some of them be-
ing interested as witnesses and others
as principals i'll the various cases on the
catalogue of crimes that the clerk was
busy with. Mother Preston's Joint, on
Third avenue south. had been attacked
and had capitnlated to the police. Two
women and five men had been taken in
on a charge of being found in a house
of ill-fame. One of the women and
three of the men pleaded guilty to the
charge and paid $40 fines. The other
two men pleaded not guilty and will have
hearing to-day. The second woman
was Mother Preston herself, and she
got a ninety days sentence for keeping
the house.
A young woman, who gave her name
as Laura Hall, haa been taken from
FffSG street DdSlliO OF a warrant charg-
ing her with occupying apartments i'm
house OF 1ll-fame. She has been lead
ing life of shame for nearly two wears
and her relatives caused her arrest
She sat by the side of Mrs. Paine. the
matron, and looked as if she had been
crying. Shepleaded guilty to the charge,
and his honor thought sixty days of
comparative rest in the work house
would be good for her.
49,
Then there was gay couple who had
been charged with being crlminally in
innate. They called themselves frankie
Goodnow and James Parker, and were
captured at Fort avenue and Lake
street by Sergeant Krumweide. frankie
pleaded not guilty and was fined s25,
while James admitted his guilt and got
Off s. cheaper.