St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-19

SAINT PAUL.
LEGAL GIANTS SPAR,
And the Monotony of Police Court
for Once Is Dispelled.

Judge McCafferty and County Attorney
Egan INDUCED in lively tilt in the municipal
court yesterday before Judge Twohy. The
case of Stanley Wilds, the ''king of the hack
men, who is charged with the larceny OF a
$500 bill intrusted to him to get changed,
furnished the material for the tilt. Cora
Milton, the woman from Helena, detailed to
the court how she had given the bill to
drive to get changed. Miss. Kittie Lavilie
corroborated the evidence of Cora Milton.
Judge McCaferty, who appeared for Wilds,
asked for recess, in order 70 show TO the
court certain authorities which he wished to
cite, to prove the case was not larceny
Judge Egan interrupted McCafferty and
said it was childish to ask for stay, and he
would not continue the case further, unless
McCafferty showed some good reason to post
pone the case.
McCafferty got very red IN the face, and
said that Egan had no right to make such
charge against him, and if he asked for a
continuance ON the ground that he could
of larceny that was sufficient. He denounced
the conduct of Judge Egan as unbecoming
to counsel
Judge Twohy cut the affair very short and
granted a recess until in the afternoon.
At that hour Judge McCafferty made long
address to the court. citing authorities TO
show that no charge of larceny could be pre-
ferred, and asked that his client be dis
Egan interposed a remark, at which McCaf-
ferty turned upon him, and Numbered out:
IL don't want any more of this funny busi-
ness. understand that" Egan smiled, and
McCafferty went on with his argument to
prove that rs Cora Milton had handed the
note to Wilds, he was the possessor of it, and
could only be sued for debt.
Judge Egan said in reply that all the cases
cited by Judge McCafferty were useless, as
the law of the state defined the offense com
mitted by " lids as larceny. a. the conclu-
sion of the arguments. which took up the
whole afternoon. Judge Twohy held Wilds
to the grand jury, fixing bail at ST.. 600.
were charged with being drunk and dis
orderly. They received a pad character from
the police officers, and added S. each to the
city treasury as result.
Fred Reus S, charged with vagrancy, was
discharged. as he proved he had occupation.
He is little deranged mentally, and has
caused great deal of trouble.
Hans Anderson ana his chum, James Cook,
then appeared before Judge Twohy The
previous evening the twain incurred good
sized Jag and proceeded 10 paint the lower
part of seventh street. Iurid red. 4 police
officer objected. and Anderson sailed III to
do up the officer but the horse was on
Anderson, who got badly dubbed for his
pains, and was the recipient of three neat
CoGsweil. Judge Twohy added to the gen.
eral decentralization of the pair by requesting
them TO put up Sl5 each.
John Erickson, who prepared for the win
ter by stealing coat from Nj. ROSenfeld, q
tailor OF Seventh street. will receive his mail
for the ne xt ninety days at Como.
Herman Smith, charged with having pur-
Joined 81. 80. walked out of court a free
man, as the offense was committed in Wash
ytOu county