Evening journal., 1890-07-14
LAST EDITION
oEFlcERs ASSAULTED.
Stole His Friends Money--Struck the Dog
Catcher Bad Boys.

Stole His Friends Money--Struck the Dog
Catcher--BRd Boys.
At this mornings session of Municipal
Court, Charles Reynolds, drunk, was
recommitted
Daniel Sawdon and Mark Wilson. who
were connected with the riot at Ninth
and Walnut streets, on last Saturday
night, when officers Updyke and Burleigh
were assaulted, were placed In the dock
A fair being held in the National
Hall two colored men appeared for ad
mittance without paying the admission
fee Being refused admission they forced
their way in and became very unruly
and q general riot ensued. officer Up
dyke and Burleigh were soon upon the
scene and attempted to restore order.
The crowd attacked the officers, and Mr..
Burleigh catching one of the rioters In
the act of throwing brick, seized him,
and attempted to put the nippers on
him. The crowd became worse and
Officer Burleigh was thrown In the gut
ter, where he was found in an uncon-
scious condition, with his head badly
cut and beaten and his wrists bitten.
He was removed to the police station
where his wounds were dressed.
Officer Updyke was also rendered help
less, but he drew his revolver and after
firing few shots the mob dispersed The
officers were well acquainted with the
toughs of that district and recognized
some of them and Sawdon and Wilson
were arrested this morning. They
were held in $500 bail to appear next
Wednesday Arthur Edwards, youth,
caught trespassing on Enoch Moore's
shipyard, was recommitted Jacob Near
die, drunk, was fined IS and costs; VIII
liam McVey, disorderly conduct, was
held until to morrow.
Isaac Anderson, colored, was charged
with the larceny of S. g from George
Washington, colored. George testified
that after treating Anderson to drink
at McCormick's saloon, he Washington
went over by the B. & o. depot TO sleep.
When he awoke he discovered his
purse, in which he had $i6 in notes,
to be missing George Valentine, an aged
colored man, testified having seen An
derson approach Washington and go
through his pockets. Anderson had sew
eral witnesses to prove his good charsc-
ter. He was held in $l00 bail to appear
on Friday.
Edward Mckinney, charged with as
sault and battery on Dog Catcher James
E. Writ at Sixth and Adams streets,
pieAded not gullby, mr. hlmOle,
grocer at Sixth and Adams streets, testi-
fed having seen Mckinney strike Writ
several times with a club Mckinney was
fined $40 and costs
Thomas Handy, charged with selling
liquor without a1icense, was held In $500
bail to appear on Thursday next.
The next case was that brought against
several youths living in the vicinity of
Fifth and Pine streets, by the Board of
Education for breaking into and will
fully destroying the property OF public
school No z John Joyce, a very small
boy, whose head hardly showed above
The witness stand, testified that he saw
Martin Robinson enter the school ard force
open the drawers OF the desks In No.
room Martin Robinson, Patrick Dugan
and John Dngan were let go on promises
of their respective parents to have them
ready for trial on Wednesday morning.
The court was annoyed several times
By a little German band who persisted In
playing Little Annie Rooney and such
tunes as have long since been classed
with the Gneients