Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-04
LETTERS SENT THEM.
How Constables We're Informed Of
Violations of Liquor Laws.
JURYMEN ARE NOT TO BE SEEN.
At Least Judge White Intimates What Will
be Done if They Are.
NEWS OF THE COURTS YESTERDAY

The first business in the Criminal Court
Yesterday was the charging of the grand
iurv by Judge White. After they were
sworn a special oath was administered to
Mr.. Phillips, the foreman. The Judges
charge was lengthy, and, after covering the
usual advice submitted, contained some
pertinent points. In defining their duty to
uphold the law, he said:
By an honest enforcement of the law the in
crease of crime would be diminished. Public
officers whose duties are to see that the laws are
enforced conniye with and aid the violation of
the laws and sometimes receive remuneration
for non-interference. If the public servants
did their duty there would not be one-fourth
the amount of crime.
He referred particularly to two classes of
crime-the violation of the liquor laws and
those who engage in lawlessness and riot.
He added that be had heard that they had
already been approached in regard to cases
that would come before them, and that the
person was a constable 1t was their duty,
he said, to report to the Court anything that
may be said to them BY constables regarding
cases before them.
After being charged the grand jury re-
tired. For their first days work they re-
turned the following true bills:
Richard Foley ct al, James Stevenson, Pat
rick Sherlock, John O'Brien, Ed Mclaughlin
ct al Clarence Mitchell Andrew Kinslow, Pat
rick Fitzgerald, h. Bruno, larceny and recelV-
ing stolen goods; Joseph Sanderchie. aggra-
waited assault and battery; John Hurley, felon-
ious assault and battery; Charles Dougherty,
Daniel Stanley, assault and battery; Grant
Wheeler seduction. But one bill was ignored.
that of James I. Morgan, for larceny and re-
ceiving stolen goods.
A CONSTABLE REBURED.
The constables of the city wards and bor-
ouphs of the county then resumed their re-
turns. Judge White delivered q severe
lecture to Constable Williams, of Etna, who
had received a letter giving the names of
certain persons who were selling liquor
without license, but which he failed to in
vestigate The Court stated that he had re-
ceived letters from almost every ward,
borough and township in the county, giving
him the names of all persons who were
selling without license. The constables re-
ported as follows:
Charles Porter, First ward, returned Annie
Droppel, 155 Second avenue, selling without
license.
John Groetzinger, Third ward, returned
James Giltinan and MARGARET Berber.
Nathan Gibbons. Eighth ward: P. NJ. Con-
nelly, Ninth ward; r. Mclaughlin, Tenth
ward; Domenic Gallagher, Eleventh ward, all
reported no violations
McCafrey.
Michael Robe Thirteenth ward, and ]. ].
Jones' Fourteenth ward reported no violations
other than they had prosecuted.
OUT IN LAwRENCEvILLE.
Thomas R. Packer, Fifteenth ward, handed
IN an anonymous note sent him, giving the
names of certain persons who were selling, but
he did not know of it of his own personal
knowledge.
Mr. and Mrs LOTUS of Hatfield street, and
Joseph Hufnagle. of 45l7 Butler street.
John ]. Rodgers, Eighteenth ward, reported
Mrs. Faber and Thomas Allen. both indicted.
John BoTland. Nineteenth ward, and John E.
Kennedy, Twentieth ward, had no violations to
report s.nor r,,0u+r-srst w,-d retu-nod
John 3. Hickey, Twenty-third ward, Alfred
Ting Thirty-first ward, Charles Pirotb. Thirty
second ward. Henry Beuty, Thirty-ffth ward,
and Arthur Fee. Thirty-sXth and Thirty-eighth
ward could find no violators in their districts.
Richard Butler. Twenty-ffth ward, returned
Frank Schwallem.
II. H Weeden, of the Twenty-slxth ward, re-
ported John w. Carl.
n. Schertzinger, Twenty-saNepth ward, re-
turned Clara Schleiden, Charles Bruno and
Jacob Wartman.
James Siberian, Twenty-eighth ward, re-
Nbrted Joseph Christenveiz.
l. Davis, Twenty-ninth ward, returned John
David Holmes, First ward, Allegheny, re-
ported Martin Duffy
P W. Rynd, Second ward, none.
e. c. Powell, Fourth ward. Allegheny, re-
turned William Hoag, 16 Chestnut street: Al
bert Shita. q Chestnut street; John Temple
meister, l42 South Canal street, and Christ
Mohrhof, % Chestnut street.
c. r. Wilson. Fifth ward, Allegheny, re-
turned A. Houthouse, druggist, for selling
without license and on Sunday. He also re-
turned Annie West, Lucy Beggert, r. B. Nc
Dowell and F. E. Weir.
TOM WHITAKER HEARD FROM.
D. S. Mcknight, Sixth ward, Allegheny, re-
tJrned Joseph Moore. g. Schaffuit, Alex Fox
and wife as selling without license; Anthony
Clark and Paul Bauer for selling to persons Of
known Incorporate habits Constable Nc
Knight handed in letter from Thomas Whit
taker in which the writer states that he OBJ
tained liquor in Bauer's place when he was in
toxicated, and furnishes the names of II wit
nesses. Anthony Clark is also returned for
selling liquors to minors.
]. 7. Zimmerman, Seventh ward, and John
Mockley Tenth ward, Allegheny, reported no
violators.
Adam Holman. Eighth ward. Allegheny. re.
turned Kate Neuman. who was prosecuted be-
fore Alderman Brinker.
John Nurrmann, Eleventh ward ALLEGHENY
returned Robert Stevenson and Jacob DOUGH
Robert Hughey Twelfth ward, ALLEGHENY
returned c. l. Seitz, 232 East street, and George
Lehman, l5S East street.
Jacob Streitberger, Mansfield; William Nc
Broom. Homestead; Frank L. Patterson,
Neville: Eugene Wetzer KllbucK: William II.
Walker, Millvale, reported no violations in
their districts.
H. Patterson, Scott township, returned
Thomas Hanley.
George c. Watcher. Braddock, returned
Patrick Costello for selling without license
and on Sunday.
M. McBroom, Homestead, had no violations
to report
y. G. Wilson, Bellevue, reported Henry
Meyers.
THE BROWN DIVORCE.