St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-15
THE NEXa DAY.
Scenes and Incidents at the Pc.
Ice Court Yesterday.

Judge Emery was not on the bench at
the municipal court yesterday morning,
so many of the offenders got off with a
lighter sentence than they expected.
The absence of plain DRINKS was some
what remarkable when one considers
that from ten to twenty have been ar
rdigned every previous Monday norm
ing. Judge MahOney was not as mild
as usual, and raised the limit on several
of the fines.
John Peterson, wearing good suit of
clothes and handsome bearskin over
coat, was the first victim. He was
charged with having been drunk.
How is it, John?" asked the court.
"What say you to this charge?'
"Vell, you see. ] vas out with some
friends. and we had a few glasses OF
beer. The next l knew a p0licemans
had me-"
Ever been up here before?"
Eyes, | vas here one, two. three or
four tunes, but | never paid more
as So"
"Well, this time you will pay $40, OF
go to the workhouse for twenty days"
William Buff, young fellow built
on I'll telescope plan, says he did not
know whether he had been guilty. of
making noise on the street or not, as
charged by the officer making the az
rest.
IN tell you how it was''-he began.
"Oh, keep quiet and plead guilty."
broke in his father. lyon have made
trouble enough already; now don't make
any more"
"In that case l plead guilty,' an
swered the boy. and his father fished
out five silver dollars and handed them
to the clerk.
John Halvorson, stand up" called
Clerk Reese.
A young man with broad shoulders
and cast in one eye arose and gazed at
the court with troubled expression.
Are you guilty of cutting Ole john
son with knife?' asked Judge Ma
honey.
The prisoner demonstrated that he
could not talk English, so Lieut.. Swan
W alton was called as an interpreter.
Through him Halverson said:
II was walk n along the street Sun
day night when | met Johnson. [
walked so close to HIM that happened
to step on his feet. He got mad, and.
throwing me down on the sidewalk,
choked me until | was nearly dead. |
took out my knife and cut his fingers to
to make him let go. He ran away and
was following him, when the poll ce-
man arrested me-"
"This case stands adjourned until
o'clock, so that 10 lnSon can be here,
remarked the court.
Albert Nicholson and John Nelson,
Unlocking and ill-smelling young men,
whose appearance denoted that they
had seen several winters, were arraigned
on a:charge of vagrancy. They stated
4 hot +h ho1 in,
three or four years, and could support
themselves in summer, but when winter
came they were at sea.
Nice men. you are" said the court.
"You spend all the money you make in
the summer. and then want the city to
take care of you in the winter. | will
give you the choice of going to the
work house for sixty days or getting out
of the city at once. You will not get Off
so easy next time"
Louis Schuestcr, a saloOnkeeper, was
arraigned on a charge of selling liquor
without license.
I'VE do not deny that liquor was
sold," said A. N. Jordan, the pris on
er's attorney. land we want a little
time on this case. 1t is brought to test
the validity of transfer of liquor
license, that's ALL"
own bond. The case promises to be an
interesting one, as number of fine
points will be raised.
There was smile in the court room
when George Demcot, an understood
Bohemian, was arraigned on a charge
of assaulting Frank Grisher, one of his
countrymen.
Il don't understand why | am brought
up here" said George, when the clerk
asked him whether he was guilty or
not. CATER | had hit Grisher | paid
him whole huff dollar to call things
square,"
''Oh, that's nothing" said the court,
you cannot settle misdemeanor by
paying the person you injured money.
You will pay fine of So
DemcOt dropped into a seat looking
as though he would like to smash
GriSher once more for luck.
John Baker was the name given by
Thomas W. Leak when he was arraigned
on charge of disorderly conduct in
Washington avenue saloon.N He was
arrested with two other men and several
women while engaged in small row.
He bllnked at the court few times,
and seemed happy when informed that
his case was continued.
William Adams is my name" said a
very sleek, well-dressed young man,
who was arraigned on charge of hav-
ing been drunk. 81 am barkeeper in
a popular saloon, and the thought that
we had to close the place on Sundays
was too much for HE. Yes, l guess l
must have been a trifle under the
weather"
"Ten dollars. replied the court sand
if you ever are brought before me again
I'll make it cost you $50, or else send
You TO the work house,