Telegram-herald., 1890-07-31
POLICE AND COURT.

aad woman are taboo'd amoag taese
away-doNa gentry, and .ladg and
'.gsmtlemsa'' substituted, Wa4id pat
many la-ls society lady a. lhe hl9sA
4 Il she cosld De In po-ice ooari ana ~
member how fooAshiy sae has been
ashamed of being a woman." Thieves,
prostitutes. burglars, Qrocaregs, pro-
curesses, drunkards, higsmists, aa-
ulterers. ganblers, vagrants and els-
orderlies are al '.ladies' aad gentle
men" ia police court. Darng s.x
months constant daily attendance on
police court trials, the reporter aOes
not remember ever 20 have heard q
man called man OF woman a woman
Bat he has heard a low-doNn, black
prostitute point "a another creature 81
the same sort and testify that ''this
other lady and myself did - and so
/ The elady' ln court yesterday, was the
| pr0prsetress ol the No. 60 Henry-street
4 laundry. INO-tnlrds OF that polite ln-
stitunon is already broken up by tne
| Incarceration OF the two gentlemen
| concerned. Mrs. Jennetle ls i study.
Al old woman 90 years old possesses
| al the low tastes aud vices ~ had
| grl OF 20, and keeps some young 'gen-
| ueman' constantly by heT SIDE lt WAS
/ 4 TOW between Two of these Suit0rs that
| brought things % q focus. A gentle
| mrn named henneman aud a gentle
| man named 0onnOrs sre ia lali on an
| aggregate sentence If 90cays, for fight
ing, aud nov jury has convicted ihe
| lady Of dlsorlerly conduct tor cnc0ur-
| aging the hight and using vile, indecent,
protane and unwomamly language
/ Sentence MAS deferred unai this morn
ing, 10 give Mr.. Ward, her attorney,
chance 10 be all ready FOR an appeal. On
the trial of the case, Mr.. Ward COM
planned that the complainant Was Zoo
general IA moi specifying Tie ca
act language Of indecency used
by the lady. The complaint
had been drawn m the usual form and
charged that the defendant had used
language "tOo vile and indecent "a be
| herein repeated" Mr. Mard asked
that the case be taken al once from the
jury. before the hearing OF testimony,
on the ground that the complaint was
| Insufficient insisting THAT IL ought t0
| have quoted the vile words. lie held
that witnesses should always be com-
| PEELED. when testiylng 10 the use ol in-
! decent language, 10 repeat tAe very
| words used. Judge Holmes earnestly
| replied. "But that wlll not he allowed
IN this court. You know the rule, and
II will be adhered To-" They who
think the police court a good place TO
go 70 obtain delight for prurient ears
VIII be disappointed the first day OF
their visit.
Two gentlemen were fined for bresch
Of the peace. JohA Denton pad $3.50
and Mr. Lefhngwell paid $3.50.
q. y. Burlelgh, residing at $50 West
| Broadway, made his appearance a.
police headquarters Iuedsay night IL .
| o'clock, IN a state 81 nigh excitement,
and wanted to be locked up as q pro-
lection against hls pursucrs. lie stated
that hIs wife bad lust gone at him Wila
a rolling pln, and had come within an
ace oi beating out hls brains. lie
dldn't dare % trust himself 30 return,
nor even 10 be turned loose into the
street for fear las ahoc1ouatc spouse
woCld get AT him. just as be wss
locked up on tins theory, q tSic-
phone message came ia from ls1
Broadway, asking for q policeman
10 90 mp and protect Mrs. Bar
lcuch from the wrath Of her naughty
husband. sue stated that she did nCt
dare 10 60 10 bed nor not TO go % bed,
unless some one could guarantee tlat
Bnrlegh would DO 20 more humping
that night. Yesterday. two ciiargcs ~
assault aud battery were preferred
against Burie.ch by his wle--One COM
| mItted about slx weeks ago. and tho
osher for the one OF Tuesday nlght.
The cases viii come OF today.
John Peterson's liquor tax case was
adjourned 10 August 6.
Stella Brown, the colored lady men
toned yesterday a. accused Of larceny,
Will be tried today.
Charles Lower.c is the man who was
surprised the other day, when on has
way 20 police court 20 testify in n
scsvcnger case, % End himself arrested
and arraiCned for disorderly conduct.
H was 80 unused - criminal court
matters, and bad 40 exalted "a sense II
private and individual rights that be
| undertook % make defense on per-
| fccily clear case against him. Ills
odense consisted in getting into an al
tcrcati0n on Canal-st.. and using some
very cloud language. Considering ius
| nervous temperament and his Qcnrr-
4 3
asked him 70 pay the costs.
II. A. Gerhers, accused Of disordefiy
conduct, VIII be tired tomorrow.
John Unthsnk, accused q taking a
disorderly part with the recent street
car strikers, was discharged on a noic
pros.
II. Mclaughlin is young boy under
4 l6 years ~ age il was very active in
exciting disorder "a connection with the
strike. Judge HolcoDb recommended
h.m 10 mercy, aDd be was Jet Of under
sDspcnded sentence.
J. Cunningham was assaulted and
hatirrd by Frank Herren4en, aud caus-
cd his arrest. Yesterday he went into
: court and fie1 a statement tlat he
would be safsGed If the caurt Houid
l,e very mcrcful, and Hofrcnden was
consequently let 20 after paying costs
Amounting 10 aboui ~.
Chas. ,. sberwin has sworn ont
warrant for the arrest ~ Charley wat
ters on . charge oi assauit ami battery
I shefwin was GA emplgve 90 tHr bni A
/ Watters barn. and the assault Is alleged
! - have been made .r p sacuiir about
the business. NJ. Waters r. n ChI-
csg0.
80 man has right - carry display
sigGs on tie street without perm ission.
Niiisfn BafEley vas arrested eri West
Brd gt-st- yesterday for Offending
Alfred Gallagher, Ge0rgH Tyler and
. / John Perry were taken = hes6qusf-
fnrs vcsfcrdar. and wll b. aTfaigued
/ t8daV for drfff kcnness.