St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-24
MINNEAPOLIS.
MUNICIPAL COURT NOTES.
SwindIers, Thieves and DRINKS
Disposed of by Judge Emery.

Charles Harris and Edward COnnors
were the names given by the two men!
on the Great Northern railroad between
Minneapolis and st. Paul Tuesday
evening on the charge of attempting to
rob William Barrowman, passenger
who was on his way from Lehigh, To-,
toeracoma. The men, who protested to
be going to Tacoma, succeeded In max
ing themselves agreeable to Mr.. Bar
rowman, and finally asked him II he
could give $40 in gold for paper money.
He said he could, and the money
was counted out, but when the
men attempted to hold out several
notes he discovered the trick and salied
into the men. ConnOrS had both eyes
blackened and Harris would have Jared
badly at the hands of the irate country
man had not Conductor Manly and his
crew interfered. They were charged
in the municipal court Yesterday with
conspiring to swindle. They demanded
an examination and were held in 5000
bail for their appearance this afternoon.
The police say that these men have
been working the Western trains be-
tween the Twin Cities for some time.
Arthur Osborne was before the court
on the charge of assault and battery,
preferred by his divorced wife Lille.
Mrs. Osborne testified that Arthur had
met her on the street and grabbed her
by the arm and wrenched it badly, and
that he had also threatened her. Mrs.
OSborne'S statement was cOrrObOrated
by her youngest sister. In his own be-
half Arthur claimed that he had simply
asked her to be allowed to see the
children, who are now under her care.
Judge Emery gave the eX-huSband a
sound lecturing and imposed fine of
$40, with warning that if the Offense
we re repeated it would be ninety days
in the w0rkhouse.
Mary Johnson, who is also known as
Marie Delong, was charged with being
common prostitute and with selling
liquor without license. Marie keeps
a little candy store at 1901 South Sew
enth street, and Policeman Langdon
testified that Tuesday night he went
there in full uniform and purchased
bottle of beer. The officer also made
arrangements to go back there later and
remain the balance of the night. Early
yesterday morning he went to the place
and was admitted by Mary, who was
dressed only in her night gown. Be
fore the officer had chance to violate
the law Sergeant GustafsOn appeared
and the woman was locked up. AS
Mary has paralytic husband to take
care of, the court suspended sentence
and warned her to behave in the fut
ure.
Alfred Taylor pleaded guilty to steal
ing twenty-three chickens from George
Turner. lie claimed he had been led
into stealing by his relatives, who are
how in the workhouse, but he was sent
up for ninety days Just the same. John
Clark, gambler, and, according to the
police, all-rOund bad man, who had
a ninety-dayS sentence suspended
on Monday In order to leave this
part OF the country, returned to Mime
apOlis yesterday, He had only been In
town an hour when hewas taken before
the court, and Judge Emery sent him to
the workhouse. John Crosby, a
Woodworking man, who, so his
friends say. is an honest man,
was before the court on the
charge of larceny preferred by G. p
Cornell. The men had been drinking
together. and ''aS joke" Crosby took a
bag containing Gernell'S clothing and
hid 1t. Cornell didn't think it was a
joke, and had Crosby arrested. Johns
wife paid his fine, which was IS. jJo-
seph Wagner pleaded guilty to fast
driving and was fined S.. Joseph was
speeding his nag on Plymouth avenue,
and the officers say he came very near
beating Axtel's record. Alfred Long
was fined SIS for acting in diSorderly
manner OH Lyndale avenue car. John
Morton aud Patrick Gibbons, the rival
coal barons, had a row on Tuesday
which finally ended in blows. Yesterday
Gibbons had Morton arrested on the
charge of assault and battery. Mr..
Morton pleaded guilty and paid fine
of $40. Eight DRINKS were disposed of
in the usual manner.
Jonas T. Brown. the wholesale liquor
dealer, was plaintiff in suit before
Judge Mahoney yesterday to recover
S369.4O, which he claimed was owed TO
him by Joseph Lemon. There was con-
siderable contradictory evidence, but
Lemon claimed the goods were sold to
his brother. W. IL. Lemon. A verdict
in favor of the defendant was rendered.