Daily Republican., 1889-07-11
FOURTH edition.
Municipal Court.

At last nights session OF the Municipal
Court VIM. Bullock was dismissed on Q
charge Of assault and battery by the pay
ment oi costs, and Walter Wahl was
fined 81 and costs for disorderly conduct.
Norris Pike, charged with assault and
battery on a boy named Curran, was
held under $500 bal for o hearing on
Tuesday morning next. Ii seems that
yesterday Pike, who was helping on
wagon No 10, of the Cool Spring Ice
Company, while In the eastern part OF
the city threw some sawdust In Curran's
face. Curran threatened to hit him with
brick, whereupon Pike struck Curran
In the face, fracturing his jaw.
At this mornings session Kennard
Dutton was arr4igned by officer Bur
oughs for drunkenness and disordefly
conduct. Dut.on stated In his own do.
fense that he had been in the country
working until about the Fourth OF July.
Yesterday he was so full Of whisky he
could not tell what ho did.
''How many times have you been In
Jail2" asked Judge Ball.
"About thirty or forty emes," replied
Duttop. $40 and costs,
Daniel Russell, arrested BY Officer
Mason for drunkenness, was fined 81 and
| to Dauiel, arrested by Officer Yates for
being drunk and disorderly, was fined 81
and costs.
George Peterson, arrested by Officer
Yates Tor drunkenness, claimed to hail
from MiddletowD, and his spree here was
entirely accidental. Solicitor Turner was
so favorably struck with Peterson's plea
that Re advocated leniency on the part OF
the court, but his plea Availed but little
when Chief swi9gett stated that Peterson
had been sent to jail for the theft OF an
umbrella. He was fined s. end costa.
Mary e. Bysrd, Hedgeville denizsn,
who got on drunken tantrum yesterday,
was gathered In by Officer Scott and was
fined IS and costs.
w. T. Cause, president Of the Kenne-
bee Ice Company, was discharged from a
complaint of assault and battery broughs
By Albert Dodge,
Mrs. GardIer, arrested for dlsorderly
conduct. had her case postponed until to-
morrow morning
James Stewart, colored, charged with
disorderly conduct on Tuesday morning,
and whose case was postponed until this
morning, was again arrGigned. The case
wGs postponed from Tuesday morning at
the solicitation OF City Solicitor Turner,
who stated that there would be q more
serious charge Of assault and battery
brought against him. This morning q
case ior disorderiy conduct and for as
sault and battery were urged against
Stewart by the City Solicitor.
Jennie Stewart, wife OF the accused,
upon whom tie sssault and battery was
said to have been committed, was an I'm.
willing witness, and testified that hel
husband came home late on Monday
night from the stables he had charge OF.
sha said ho wa. somewhat intoxicated
and che met him at tho gate and pulled
him Into the house, where there wa:
some loud talk which she began and fo
which she was to blame. Her HUSBAND
then lett and went out, aua the next sh
heard was that he had been arrested b,
q cop" and had been taken to the lock
up.
. She understood that Horsey and "Mag'
Butler had been summoned as wituesse
ae ainst her husband, but Horsey and hi
two wives made more disturbance In tn
neighborhood than all the Others put 10
gether She said she wss perfectly alb!
to protect herself from her husband, AM
! did Lot ask ANYBODY to interfere In he
. behalf.
Q Andrew j. Horsey was called, and tes
titled that Stewart was terrible nuisanc
In tho community, and there were bette
men than him in Jail. The court inform
n ed Horsey that 1t waited to kn5w whs
4 he knew about the assault and battery O.
jennie Stewart.
llorsey then stated that Stewart cam
home drunk using very b1isterous an
4 prot4ne language, and that he struck ht
four or five tinles ard sworo he woul
kill her Horscy stated that he told tt
facts to City Solicitor Turner, who eau
q by soon alter tho disturbance to ask bill
to 60 home with him aud stay all nigh
Several other Witnesses were heard, bt
only "Mag" Butler saw Stewart stril
lis wife. SeverI' heard loud talking b,
saw no blows struck.
Tae court stated that 1t could not con
sistcntly line Stewart Tor assault an
8 battery on his wife, but he was certain
guilty of disorderly conduct, for whic
he hued him IS aud costs.
Z Joel Mccannon, proprietor OF Il
stables where Stewart was employee
came Immediately aud paid the fne, au
J said that Stewart was very paec aabl
sOtpr and trnstworrhp hand