Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-08
An ALLEGED M.ERLOpgR.
HIS INTERFERENCE IN THE AFFAIRS
OF A FAMILY.
1t Results in Ventilation in the Police
Court-The Bad Boy of the
Household.

/ The name of Richard Jones was on the
Police Court calender yesterday with 6
charge of disturbing the peace opposite it
When the case was called City Attorney
Hart stated that the prosecuting witness
one B. ]. Short, who is the uncle of the boy
wanted the charge dismissed, as he under
stood the boy was going to leave the city
and go to Fort Bragg.
Mr.. Short was called in and said he did
not wish to prosecute the boy, but thought
he could make out case. Being asked TO
explain to the Court the circumstances
which led him to swear to the complaint,
Short said the lad, who is about fifteen
years of age, had worked in the railroad
shops until short time ago, when he quit
his job. His mother and brother were
partly dependent upon him for support,
| and he (Short) asked the boy to go to work
again. The latter replied in vile Language
that neither Short nor any one else could
make him work; and used the same
language in the presence of his mother.
The latter asked Short to have the boy ar
rested, and thus the case was brought into
Court.
After Short had finished telling his story,
demonstrative and voluble young man.
named James Mcmillan, arose from his
chair behind the defendant, and seemingly
manifested great interest in behalf of the
latter. Amid whirl of gestures, he told
the Court that Short was the cause of all
the trouble, and had better leave the bow
alone. The latter was an industrious lad.
and he (the speaker) had taken great in
terest in the family out of sympathy for
them on account of their limited circum-
stances.
II visit the house very often," said he,
lin the day and evening, and teach the
boy and his brother mathematics, counting
and spelling. l cautioned him against
associating with bad boys, and know he
does not do it. 1 would like to know why
this uncle, as he pretends to be, takes such
an interest in the boys welfare"
who are you, and what are you getting
in your put here for? What business
brings you here?" asked Short
Mcmillan popped out of his chair again
and exclaimed that he was simply doing a
friendly act to the boy.
City Attorney Hart advised that the case
had better be dismissed on payment of the
costs by the prosecuting witness.
I'll go on and have the case prose.
cuted" said Short. before I'll pay any
thingr'
After further talk matters were smoothed
over, and 1t was decided to dismiss the
case without costs.
The mother of the boy is feeble little
woman, who resides between Fifth and
Sixth, and streets. She did not appear
in Court, but met a RECORD UNION repor-
ter as be was leaving the room and gave
him her story of the affair and the reasons
for which she claimed Mcmillan took such
hand in the matter.
Il told the boys uncle" said she, s'to
have Richard arrested, for he used very bad
language, and being woman of nervous
disposition and hardly able to stand,
thought that having him arrested might do
him some good. This man Mcmillan is
the cause of all the trouble. He comes to
the house whenever he pleases, and saws
that he is teaching the boys, but that is not
his sole object. A couple of months ago
my daughter, who is married to a brake
man at Fort Bragg, Humboldt county,
came out here to visit me, and it is on her
account that he visits the house, She has
little baby, too, and Mcmillan is trying
to separate her from her husband. She
appears always to side with him,
and SO do the boys and / have
no power whatever over them. He is SIM
ply trying to cause trouble between nv
daughter and her husband, and I'm afraid
he will -