Evening journal., 1890-03-15
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TRESPASSlNG.
Two Disorderiy House Cases at This
aMorning's Court Rev. Elijah Townsend.
At Municipal Court this morning
George Banner charged with intoxica.
tion. was fined 81 and costs; Michael
DAILY, drunk, So and costs; John Duffy.
aged % years, who was at court at the
arraignment of the Eighth and Market
streets club, was fined 81 and costs for
drunkenness. John Schultz, charged
with annoying persons on Officer Ray
mond's district was dismissed on the per
sons request. Judge Ball reprimanded
him.
Jacob Haldeman and Frank Bensley
were charged with trespassing on the
property of Levi 7. Mckay, No. GA East
Eleventh street Mr. Mckay testified
that he lived next door to John Quincy
Adamss saloon; on March TO- the wit
ness saw four men ON his roof, and
ordered them off They said they had
permission from the carpenter to come
on this property
They went away, However. but later in
the day Haldeman and Bensley returned
Then witness had the warrant issued
A. E. Sanborn, ESQ, represented the
prisoners Among other things he asked
Mr.. Mckay whether he did not work
against Adams's application for license,
but Judge Ball told him not to answer
the question.
MRS. Mckay testified that she gave the
thinner permission to fix the tin on their
roof, which had been cut by the addition
to Adamss house.
For the defence Wilson Adams, car.
penter, testified that no damage was
done to Mckay property. Mckay told
him that he could go on the roof, but no
one else. Alfred 9. Pyle, the timer, tes-
titled that he repaired the roof, which
had been cut for the addition to Adams 5
house, and no damage was done. Mr..
Turner said that it was a case.of trespass.
Mr.. Sanborn said that the men had done
all they could nnder the circumstances.
Judge Ball dismissed them on payment Of
the costs
Mary Sims colored, was charged with
keeping . disorderly house on Greeley
street. Elijah Townsend, colored told
an amusing story Of the way things
were going on III the house next door.
He said that one day he counted twenty
five men and women going into che house.
When Mr.. Turner asked him whether he
considered the place a nuisance he. said he
would Just tell what he knew, and the
court could draw its own conclusion.
Elijah is 20 years old, been preacher for
thirty-seven years, and yet has never seen
such disgraeeful scenes.
John Williams. the tenant of the
house, was then placed in the dock Rev.
Elijah Townsend was recalled and
pointed his long, beny finger at
John and sqnelched him some
what. He said: We come var to tell de
truth, befo' dis bar but we must tell dc
truth befo' another BAR" in reply to
Johns imputation on his veracity,
Rebecca Townsend, the wife of Elijah
could talk almost as we'll Harriet Brown
testified that she could not get rest be-
cause Of this nuisance, people from up
town come down and give bad name Ia
Greeley street. Talbird Hall testified that
Williams kept disorderly house.
For the defence Samuel Blackson testi-
fed that he never saw anything wrong
with the house. George Butler and Isaiah
Norris also gave testimony that the only
time there was any disorder was one
night when a man from San Franciso,
had fit
Officer BuTleigh stated that the hous,
had been reported to him as q nuisance
Judge Ball fined John Williams $50 ant
costs, as the tenant of the house. Th
case against Mary SINS, for disorder, wa
dismissed on payment of the costs.
Henrietta jackson, gcolored, wa
charged with keeping a disorderly house
on Greeley street. Robert Bailey testified
that 1t was a disorderly house Many
persons corroborated this statement
Julia Nickerson was very tragic aud re
minded one of Madame Janauschek
When asked whether she ever complained
to Mr.. Forrest, she said. cts no use t,
complain to Mr.. Forrest; he don't care
all he wants is the dollar; it's the al
nightly dollar, that he's after" Shl
told Judge Ball that she did not know
any more about gambling, Because
jined church when the old year went out
and the new year came in.
Judge Ball told her he was glad sh,
had joined church and recommitted Hen.
rietta Jackson.