Telegram-herald., 1890-07-25


persan ot Charles S.ckDey, an4 tAea
IA the person of Thomas Nonaley.
John Lena naa also boea drinking, bNt
t.e wen pay unnl today.
StSte Ageat Holoonlo, the man Who
has charge Of al tae cAiidEen "a ahess
parts who gei into tF0abie, made hls
report ia ths Ease of Young Frank
Chapel, ths bicycle rider iie slated
that lae police have tie names OF eish-
teen ct twenty other persons NAo have
been violating the ordinance, and Ae
thought Il Just 10 wall and see how the
/ resl ct the accused are disposed oi, be-
i fore making a terrible example o. one
/ LITTLE box Accordingly the case MAS
/ adjourned : week.
State Agent noloomb VAS pretty well
/ frightened when asked Huat recon-
I nenaGtlon he had prepared ln the case
/ of lee ksgasey. M. Hoioomb ieit in
/ hls vest pockets and then ln las panta-
looms pockets a. Il he ~ get have
/ bGby slowed awsg somewhere without
knowing Il. Every yb0dy looked alarmed
al the possibility that thai usually cart
/ ful officer might nave LEI one az hls iallbs
fail and perish by the ways.ae At
| length Lee Ramsey was asked Il stand
up and show himself. when lee stood
up and proved - ba i big strappng
oolored boy Of II. tae laugh MAS shifted
/ from Mf. H0lcOnlb 70 Larry OArol,
| who Was the one who lad made the
| mistake. Ramsey ls one oi tie Arcade
! bO0tb!2cks accused Of shooting craps
and gambling. lis case was pat over
10 August :.
A u0llander named Den Herdor, has
| a theory thai one of those large uln-
brellas used over tae drivers of wagons,
ana liked 10 the vehicle by a long
handle and socket, can Mt Clalm tae
right OF common property. lie goes 50
iar IS 70 hold that the man who steals
such an umbrella Is guilty ot larceny,
and proposes - test the point Of iaw
on the person OF K. Xamerd.ke. Next
Monday tie great principle Vii be ad-
Judlcated.
The assistant prosecuting attorney,
hT. Rodgers, stood close up 10 the
clerk desk, and spoke 10 the Judge la
a Low voice, 50 that no one of the pno-
lac could hear. IL turned out, upon eX-
| animation OF the record, thar Augustus
Champion, one OF the most notorious
despcracOes ln the county now accused
OF deadly assault, had been discharged
| by the prosecuting attorneys Whisper.
| shortly afterwards, after several roput&-
ble citizens had pleaded for the release,
! or light sentence, OF three Young boys OF
good paTentage, who had yielded -
| watermelon temptation, Mr. Rodgers
| stood forth, aud ID clear, rng-
ing voice, demanded ln ful
hearing of all the people, that punish
ment follow these young boys, because
they were very bad, very bad. Angus
tus Champion was discharged; and Of
the three boys, Edward Parker was
discharged, and Wan. II. Powers and
Abram NanGers paid $3.50 each.
Eugene Watson was discharged ou
nolle pros. Mr. Rodgers stood up n
open court and frankly told the court
that he did not think Watson could be
convicted on the testimony al band.
Watson was FIRST arrAgned for person
ating an officer. A nOlle pros was
entered in that case and ho was rear
rested on the charge OF obta ning
money under false pretenses. 1cstcr-
day he was discharged.
Charles A. Kelley is charged with
keeping open nls saloon on sunday.
Examination july %.
One Moetz is carver He came
to Grand Rapids % 81 K work about tue
time the carvcrs' strike was .naugura-
ted. lie was induced by the strikers
not 10 20 % work, and in consideration
Of bis accession 20 Their wishes. he was
supplied with partial support out oi the
relief fund. Aftcr getting all the money
be could in this way. he went 20 work
at the Phoenix factory. TINS, 81 course,
eDraged the carvcrs, and bad blood
existed from that moment between the
caryers and himself. One day be
went 10 the prosecuting attorney and
/. complained that while on his way home
one day, John shaher stepped up and
! thumped him without any DrOyocau0n
or warning whatever. He told % court
yesterday as straight a story as ever
was put down or paper. but when the
: defense began t. testify, they burned
J him with contradictory evidence.
Shafier wss acquitted and discharged.
John Wood and August Oppelt were
again in court Yesterday, 20 hear the
stenographer read ine testimony which
Oppelt gave the Utaer day. The case
was AGAIN adjourned. and the GAMMA
, ton Will probably be completed today.
Testimony WAS also heard in the case
of William August, who assaulted Off
Ger Lynch. That case IS adjourned 20
the 3lst.
The msn who drew q razor on officer
| Henry, George Tyler, was srraigned on
the charge OF deadly assault HiscK-
animation begins to-day. Mr. Henry
says Tyler is q bad man and ought 20
bc taken csre OF. lie further SAYS that
the reason he failed 30 hit Tyler when
be fired at hIm was the necessity of
aiming very low Ou account OF the
presence Of ladies' ia the house.