Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-21
THE POLICE COURT.
JURORS DECLINE TO SERVE IN THE
OLD BUILDING.
Judge Buckley Says He Does Not Blame
Them-Some Very Bad
Young Boys.
THE POLICE COURT.

When the Police Court was called to or
der yesterday morning there was goodly
number of people present in consequence
OF Jury trial being on the calendar, and
the general topic of conversation was the
dangerous condition of Rebuilding There
had been venire issued for twenty-five
jurors to try the case of Mrs. Anderson,
charged with keeping a disorderly house,
but there were hardly halfdozen in the
Courtroom, most of the others having been
excused by Judge Buckley.
As Clerk Larkin called the roll, there was
only an occasional answer of present"
and Judge Buckley accounted for most OF
those who were absent. He had excused
them because they had deemed the build
ing unsafe and refused to come into the
Courtroom. The Judge took occasion TO
express himself regarding the condition of
the building, and said that if he were a
Juror he would 90 to Jail before he would
be forced into the Courtroom He did not
blame any juror from refusing to serve
Acting City Attorney Clarken also gave
his views as to the rickety condition of the
structure, and he was not at all inclined to
stay within its walls. He moved that
committee consisting of Police Judge
Buckley, City Attorney Church and Chief
of Police Lee be appointed by the Bar to
see the City Trustees Immediately and
urge that they take prompt steps to procure
another building in which to hold Court.
This seemed to be the unanimous opinion
OF all present, and it was so ordered
The case of Mrs. Anderson was continued
indefinitely, as she has promised to con-
duct her house hereafter in an orderly
manner, and have no more dissolute char
acters about her premises.
Seventeen cases of vagrancy were on the
calendar, and as many men were crowded
IN the police dock and on the benches.
One of the men had a railroad time.card
on his person, which showed that he had
been working up to one day prior to his
arrest, and the Court allowed him to 90.
William Mcintyre was sent te Jail for sixty
days, and three others were permitted to go
TO work. The rest were allowed reason
able time IN which to get out of town never
again to be caught sleeping in box-car;,
under the penalty of being imprisoned III
the County Jail for forty days.
G. English and Ed. Jones were in for be-
ing intoxicated. English was allowed his
liberty but Jones was relieved of s. before
he could consider himself free.
AIluuT DtnDelL ana FRANK smith, two
young boys aged about twelve years each,
were in Court charged with disturbing the
peace. j. Fins and Mrs. Walters were
the prosecuting witnesses, and the disturb
ance took place in tle vicinity of Fifteenth
and streets. The witnesses swore that q
gang of young hoodlums infested the
neighborhood, and that these two bows
were particularly troublesome They had
thrown stones at the house, used some of
the most insulting and vilest language
imaginable to ladies' passing, and were an
lntoleTabie nuisance to the neighborhood.
The testimony on the part of the prosecu-
ton was very strong, and after it was taken
the defense asked for a continuance till
to-day, in order TO procure witnesses to
contradict the statements made By the
cOmplainants.
Judge Buckley took occasion to say that
the defense would have TO do some very
strong pleading to change his mind in le-
gard to what these boys had done. He
would rather believe the two witnesses
who had just testified than all the boys the
defense could bring around and if he
found these defendants guilty he would
give them term in the County Jail which
they would long remember. He proposed
10 break up these gangs of hoodlums, who
are IN the habit OF using such filthy Ian
guage in the presence of ladies and children.
The language which they used against one
OF the complaining witnesses, married
lady, was unit TO be repeated even in
Court.