St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-15
POLICE COURT NOTES.
All Sorts of Criminals Arraigned
Before Judge Mahoney.

oeiOFe JuOgc hanOney.
George Sawyer. proprietor of the wine
rooms at 4S South Third street, was ar
raigned before Judge Mahoney in the
municipal court yesterday on the charge
of keeping place where common pros
titutes are allowed to eongregate. and
on further charge of exhibiting for the
parpose of advertising his place. obscene
pictures. Both complaints were sworn
to by Police Cap tain Helm. Early yes
terday morning Officer White. whose
beat includes the premises occupied DY
Sawyer, heard noise in the wine
rooms as If a female was in trouble.
He reported the matter to Capt. Helm
at police headquarters. Capt. Helm, in
company with Lieut.. CoSkran and OIL
GERS White and Corey, went to the
place, but found the doors locked. They
demanded admission, but the person in
side refused to open the door. George
Sawyer, the proprietor, was on the pave
ment when the officers arrived,
and he not only refused to open
the door, but told the officers
that if they attempted to force an en-
trance they did SO at their peril. A
ladder was procured and the officers en-
tered through one of the second story
windows. Lying on the floor in a deep
stupOr was Well-dreSsed woman. The
officers were satisfied from the sur
rOundings that the woman had been
drugged, and she was removed to the
central station for treatment. Sawyer
and man named Fred May were
placed under arrest. At the station
house it was learned that the woman was
Mrs. Julia Smith, who lives with
her husband at SIT Washington avenue
north. The woman told the policemen
a pitiful story. She says that she went
to Sawyer's early in the evening TO pro-
cure some liquor. There she met two
men. who persuaded her to take
drink, after that she says she could re-
member nothing. She SAYS that when
she entered the place she had $50 in
money and gold watch. When she
was found BIZ the police both watch and
money were gone. May was arraigned
on the charge of stealing the watch.
He pleaded not guilty and was held in
$500 bail Tor hearing tomorrow. Saw
yer gave bail in the sum of 500 for
his appearance at the same time
10 answer the charge of keeping dis
reputable house, and in the further sum
of 800 to answer to the charge of eX-
posing ObScence pictures to view. Mrs.
the stuff she had taken, and last even
ing she was removed TO the city hos
pital. Jailer Bradley, who was present
when the woman arrived at the lookup,
emphatieaily declares that there was no
sign of liquor about her when she was
turned over to him.
Fl. Loomis, a middle-aged man, was
run in by policeman on Washington
avenue south on Wednesday night for
taking up the entire sidewalk. The
policeman said Loomis was drunk.
LOOMS said the officer was mistaken.
well, what explanation can you
Offer?" inquired the court, after another
officer had told the court that LOOMS
was staggering drunk when he landed
in the lookup.
''Judge, was daZed."
whats that" inquired Judge Ma
honey.
II was dazed-drugged. See?"
"How did that happen?'
81 met a fellow and he gave me a
drink out of little bottle. That's all
know. He deped me-"
"Who was that fellow?"
Il don't know. ! only saw him once
before"
81 think you ought to be careful about
taking drink out of bottle which
stranger carries" exclaimed the court.
"The fine is $40, or ten days in the
workhouse." A policeman went with
him to get the money.
James Mulligan was the name given
by fOrl0rn-looking Individual who was
arraigned on the charge of Yagrahcy.
James admitted that he had no home or
business in Minneapolis.
81 was only discharged from the
workhouse Yesterday" he said. in an
swer to the courts inquiryas towhat he
had been doing recently. Il was up for
thirty days"
You will go back for sixty this
time" remarked the court as he called
the next case.
W. J. Ballard and A. Bostwick, the
officers Of the defunct Northwestern
Collection, Loan and Trust company.
who are charged with embeZZlement,
and whose cases have been continued a
number of times, appeared in the
court yesterday and waived
an examination and gave bonds for
their appearance in the district court.
l.. w. Pierce, who was employed as a
clerk by the association, had his case
set for an examination Nov. 20.
Judge Mahoney, after hearing all the
evidence in the case against Jane
Chebre. of HOO Third street northeast,
who was charged with selling cigarettes
to boys under sixteen years of age, yes
terday. administered good lecture and
her to go home after she had
promised not to repeat the offense.