Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-23
TALES OF TWO CITIES
TOLD BY THE POLICE AT THE SUNDAY
MORNING HEARINoS.

Mayor wymuu Has Full House-Mr. Waiz
Attempts to Play the Dance of Death
Forty Five Offenders Mt the Central Stn.
tiou.
Mayor wyman had 46 cases before him
yesterday morning, the largest hearing IN
Allegheny for some years. but most OF them
were trivial and quickly disposed OF.
Albert Walz went home Saturday night,
locked the doors, took an ak and informed
his wife that he was going to kill her. Inc
voman's screams attracted the attention OF
the neighbors, who called an officer and had
the husband arrested. At the hearing, the
wife, Louisa Walk, testified that her hus-
band really meant to kill her, and that he
attempted to do so once in Germany. Walz
was sent to the workhouse for go days.
George McMichael, the young man VINO
amused himself by insulting ladies on lag.
CART street on Saturday night was hned s!U
and costs. George Washington, eolored,
who, during a row with another colored man
on Saturday night cut the latter on the
head with knife, was sent TO tne work
house for 80 days Maggie Laley, Annie
Miller, Joe Jack and Jim Toole were ar
rested early on Sunday morning for acting
in a very disorderly manner on River ave-
nue.. The two girls were fined S15 and costs
each and the men $25 and costs.
Magistrate Gripp had 45 cases before him
at Central station Yesterday morning, In ten
of which vorkhouse sentences were imposed.
Matilda Brown, colored, whose speak-easy
in the rear of 81 Washington street, was
raided Saturday night, was fined S25 or 30
DAYS to the workhouse. John Day, Emma
Reynolds and Bertha Landon, who we're ar
rested in the house also, got 30-day SEN
tences, the balance of the crowd getting off
with fine of IS and costs.
BENJAMIN Morton and Harry Murphy
were sent up 80 days for keeping disor-
ly house on Washington street.
Louis Pettres had been arrested at Foley's
saloon, on Wylie avenue. Mr.. Foley testi-
fed that Pettres had entered the saloon
drunk and was refused liquor, which SO
angered him that he drew a knife on Foley
and threatened to kill him. Pettres got 80
days.
John Edwards was arrested on suspicion
of having picked John Burke's pocket on
Market street. Burke was drunk, but he
yelled for the police and Edwards was cap
tured. The stolen money was found in
Edwards possession, and he was given a 30
days sentence.
The persons who caused so much trouble,
including the escape of a prisoner, to In
spector McKelvey and Special Officer Cam
erop, on the Southside on Saturday night,
paid Magistrate Succop for their pastime
yesterday morning at the Twenty-eighth
ward station. Frank Cregan, who was the
aggressor in the case, was committed to the
workhouse for 80 days, while j. r. Davis,
with whom he was fighting. was fined IS and
costs. George Herbe and Mrs. Elizabeth
Herbe, who interfered and assisted Davis to
escape from the inspector were fined IS and
costs and $40 and costs respectively.
Magistrate Hyndman, of the Second po-
lice district, had q prisoners before him at
the Fourteenth ward station yesterday
morning. Squire Shaker, of Lawn street,
was fined $50 and costa for keeping dis
orderly house. Sarah Johnes, of Forbes
street, was fined $25 for the same ofense, and
both fines were paid. The remainder were
ordinary cases.