St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-30
POLICE COURT SCENES.
Justice Dealt Out to All Sorts of
Criminals.

Justice Dealt Out to All Sorts OF
Criminals.
When Judge Emery took his seat on
the bench in the municipal court yester-
day there was most motley array of
DRINKS and other petty criminals in the
bull pen awaiting trial.
John Scott said the court. address
ing an old, gray-bearded man, "were
you drunk Yesterday"
'sNo, sir"
''The policeman says you staggered"
81 drank some yesterday, but wasn't
drunk" replied John. 81 have been
drinking liquor all my life, but never
was drunk. / was hurt in cyclone.
and my health is poor, and amt fit to
be alone. If staggered it was on ac-
count OF my being hurt"
81 will tell you what the trouble is"
volunteered Judge Emery. ''You have
spent all your life. in trying to show
people what you can drink without get
the rest of it in showing people that
YOU can leave it alone. [ am going to
let you go this time, but l warn you that
if YOU come back here on this charge
again you will be punished severely"
Two little boys, aged ten and twelve
years respectively. who gave their
n ames as Marcus and Oscar Nelson,
pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny.
The older one smiled as he told Judge
Emery how he and his little brother
had robbed liver r. AndersOn'S hard
ware store at Gil Cedar avenue, on Sun
day last. BY removing pane of glass
in rear window, one of the boys en-
tered the store and unlocked the back
door. Then they stole bicycle, thirty
four pocket knives, some tape measures
and d lot of miscellaneous goods, which
they distributed among the boys living
in the neighborhood of their home.
what are you going to do with the
boysw inquired their father.
'.Send them to the reform school, !"
replied Judge Emery. land they will
stay there until they learn to behave
themselves. They certainly never
would learn as long as their mother al
lows them to associate with thieves"
John Murphy, an old-timer, was be-
fore the court Oh the charge of drunk
eneSS.
II have had so much trouble, your
honor" exclaimed John. 81 have just
lost three brothers and"
"Oh yes, John. 1 have heard the
Same excuses from you before" inter-
rupted the court. ''It will be straight
ninety days this time"
s'Judge, if you will only let me go
this time / will never come back here
again. l will leave the city to-day"
''If / thought you would l would not
only let you go, but I'd give you dollar
besides. 1t won't do, john"
"They don't let me out long enough
to give me a chance" exclaimed Jack
Dempsey. who has spent nine out OF the
last ten months in the WOrkhOuSe for
drunkenness.
"No use. jack" answered Judge En-
cry, who had sentenced him three times
before for the same offense. st will be
ninety days again."
'sIf you will suspend sentence will
pay fne," said the prisoner. he went
back to the wOrkhouse. Jack is the in
ventor of the sole leather walking stick,
and he has made considerable money
while in the wOrkh0uSe making canes.
As soon as he gets out he gets drunk,
and as the police all know him, he is
arrested and returned to that institu-
ton.
Lander Anderson and Evert Johnson,
who were arrested charged with break
ing into the cigar store at GIG Washing
ton avenue south, and who when ar
raigned in the municipal court on Mon
day waived an examination, had their
case reopened yesterday. AS there was
no evidence to show that the men had
any evil intent. and nothing had been
stolen, they were discharged.
Eta Hawkins. young woman who,
although only twenty-five years of age,
has been an inmate Of the workhouse
several times, admitted that she was
drunk when arrested by Officer Garvin
Monday night. Eta. who has been an
iumate of one Of the bagnios on First