St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-26
POLICE COURT SKETCHES.
Reasons Given Why Certain Of
tenders Got Drunk.

When one looked over the crowd of
DRINKS and disorderlieS in the munich
pal court yesterday morning il was a
very hard matter to fully believe that
all the saloons were closed Sunday.
The offenders were from all grades of
society, and well-knOwn business
man and vermin-c0vered tramp sat
side by side, one no better than the
other in the eyes Of the law. All the
DRINKS were given their choice Of pay
ing S. fine or going TO the work house.
Some OF the reasons given for getting
intoxicated were funny enough. and
more than once small laugh broke
from the throatS of the few spectators.
Patrolman John Schroeder was stationed
just outside the door. and. as a conSe-
quence, the room was not crowded with
curious lOaferS.
John Dempsey, an old timer, was the
first victim. He had gone to ST. Paul
on Sunday, he said, and had met a few
friends there. He drank their health
too often and was gathered in by the
Minneapolis police OH his return.
1.-The beautiful weather of yesterday
made me think of the old country.''
said Hugh O'Donnell, land in the
course of my WanderingS about the city
L
how beer tasted on warm day.
Old ''Forney" Kelly, the man who
works the gold ring racket" by pre-
tending he has just found it and selling
it to some unsophisticated person for
many times its value, was among the
marked. He said it was all a mistake
about his being drunk, and promised to
leave the city inside of twenty minutes
if Judge Mahoney would let him go.
Tears rolled down his face as he spoke,
but aSthe unfortunate man can cry for
effect i'll an artistic manner. this did not
go, and he was sent up the river to
pound rock for sixty days.
Thomas Lilibridge looked all broke
up as he addre ssed the court. Il have
no work. and the feeling that | could
get none discouraged me so that ] went
and got full of beer, in an effort to
drown my SOrrOW."
Il came down from st. Paul Satur-
day." said John Hanson, land started
in to see Minneapolis by gaslight. The
beer was too much for me. and [ will
have to plead guilty to being drunk"
John ShanneSSy, a well-dreSsed young
man. said that his home was in New
York. Saturday night he got a tele-
gram saying his mother was dying, and
as he did not have money enough to go
to her he proceeded to fill himself full
of poor whisky, in an endeavor to keep
cheerful.
Il never drank anything BEFORE"
said John Anderson, young man of
goodly proportions Yesterday some
OF the boys gave me some beer, and it
made me feel so funny that wanted to
howl and yell all the time"
A young man giving his name as
Frank Watson. was arraigned on a
charge of disorderly conduct. He went
home Saturday night and was smash
ing up the furniture when arrested.
When lie faced the judge yesterday, he
handed the court one OF his business
cards, and said he was sorry for what
he had done. Judge MahOney gave
him lecture and sent him up for sixty
days.
j. Sublette, negro with face as
black as the ace ofsspades, was charged
with vagrancy. His smile was some
thing wonderful to behold. "Deed, Fse
no vagrant, sah," said he, rolling his
eyes; ode only trouble wifi me, sab, is
that l can get no work. PSe not a
tramp: no, sah." His case was con-
tinued.
George Houer. who looked as though
he had gone down hill from respect
able position. pleaded guilty to stealing
bottle Of whisky, and was sent up for
ten DAYS.