Telegram-herald., 1890-03-02
POLICE And COURT
A Twent-four Hour Record of
Ways that Are Dark.
RELIEVED OsIYB one BRIGHT BEAN
Druns ana Disoraeriy y-Disoroeris s1s
Not Drank-Drank and Aet Dtssr.
oerls-asenerel retchedns.s
and Pare Cassoansss

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latter. lie tweedledum and tweedledee
on the cost, however. Both paid the
regular S5.S5, aud went OF 10 do &c
again II sonne other place. MuTry was
found IN the dead OF night loanng IN
the Government building chewing
'Sh0rts" and reading dime novels.
il VAS like 4 beam of light flashed
into 8 dark cavern, when little William
ChirgNIn's story Nae told by lbs Honor
before leaving the bench yesterday
afternoon. 1t is n.a often that police
court chronicles afford material Tor
lessons of moral beauty, and the re-
porter's pencil dances with unw0nted
spirt IA the recits. Last Octo ber,
Alfred IswleT, fTans and William
Chirgwln were arraigned m police court,
and were convicted Of stealing sl6 ia
cash. Chlrgwln ls but youth Of l6
years, and his only defense wac that his
older companions soduoed hinl, against
hls own moral sense. into tho
/ committal Of the deed. Has uncle who
/ lives n Bcrrlcn county, Was present,
and stated 10 HIS Honor thai be would
/ gladly take the boy TO hls own home
and try 90 give ham moral training.
On condition that the boy would return
after four months, bearing q certificate
OF good behavior from his nnCie and
hTs teacher. be the Judge would sus-
pend sentence for the period stated,
and afterwards dismiss him wlthoutday.
The matter had been forgotten, and 4
happened that the allotted time was 10
expire today, Sunday. Yesterday, as
the Judge was about 10 enter the court
room, be was accosted by s bright,
brave looking lad bearing in hIs hand
paper. it Was William Chrgwin's oeT-
tlflcate. from uncle and teacher, Of four
months irreproachabls conduct, which
he had come All the way from Southern
Michigan 10 present 10 Hls Honor.
When the judge recited the details Of
this case, his face gl0wed with a look
OF paternal pride, and the spectators
felt that for once, at least, IA the dark
police court of Grand Rapids, mercy
and truth had met together; righteous
ness and peace had kissed each other.
The angry passions Of \. X. Culver
ana Jacob jacobson, on West Bridge
ST., yesterday morning, ran high.
jacobson Is a Swede, and doesn't un-
derstand English very well. IL course
of debate, Culver Chanccd 20 remark
that he regarded Jacobson a. the male
generatlYe product Of the copulatve
act OF divine condemnation and the bct-
ter half OF genus cams. and Jacobson
got mad and let him have one. OF
course they quarreied after that, and
both were dragged INTO court. They
each paid s. fine and s. costs.
"Well, what have YOU 10 say for
yourself, /" said Judge Holmes at ths
police court yesterday morning as a
long lean Swede unioloed himself "A
the hull pen"
CAV yust kom from Musgeegon."
YES that's where they al come
from. You were drunk"
"Ay haf We yripp. Ay kom bare 70
see Ole Olson. Do you know Ole
Olson?'
Ten dollars or thirty days. This
Ole Olson and McGiniy business VIII
Kill me, said the Judge
When her Majesty. Mrs. O'Donnell,
Waited into the Grand Rapids police
department, At ROche's pavilion, the
other night, David Breou volunteered
10 back her for what muscle be could
command. For this ind iscrcti0n, he
was brought 10 the l8T oi the court
and had fired 81 hima complaint charc-
ing assault and battery. he SAYS hs
didn't do ~, and will have until t0mor-
row 30 biTo q lawyer.
o. = Standlsh Is the man who was
yesterday m0Inlng mentioned as hsv-
ing dIsgTaced hrs Christian wife and
family. Be loves bquor, and VIII have
Il. When be went into court yesterday
he carried IN his pocket the proceeds II
q board bil hIs wife bad collected the
day before. This money went 10 paw
hIs fine and costs on = drunk and d.s-
orderly.
With motives q patriotism TIE
capita IN sent Cornelius sullivan over 70
the comforts of thc Jail, when they
brought him IN drunk. Cornelius -
veteran soldier, and the 8ccommods-
tons at headquarters are not 50 good
as over At the cOlonei's.
The misterv enshrouding the name
and family antecedents q the fellow
picked up last evening, At the p. q. III.
n NJ. Railroad. and who for the present,
viii have ~ be called Nullus Memo,
will not be cleared up until Nuilus s0bers
mp.
II the 81 doves were really stolen bv
Charles DAVIS and Elmer NounEhlood.
the CRIME will amount - larceny iess
then -. The trial a the case was sd-
jo0rned yesterday 70 The 5th inst.s 20
.. n.
There Is humsno work for the police
as woll ss rough work. Yesterday Of
Ger Weiles found lost boy, Class
Cruisenga. Of T3Curt s-ft.. ano returned
him n his anxious mother.
60 tel the news &C. patrolmsn Wsr-
ren that nov b. his time. Jennie - Dom
e is sack-tOe slcl So appear in court
wlih tlie dark burden n ssuit and
battery on her conscience.
Tom Connolly was drunk and svesr-
ng and holerluE or Cresoent-ave.. at
3 clock lsst night and was taken in
the wagon and pot INTO the cage
This gentleman Will have r. be cslied
Memo Nullus. because ~ lsrTnEsl
paralvss brought Cn - eEposure-to
TEMPTATION. IL under arrest
Patroiman Mccarthy served bis ooun-
trv r'ei veffrfsf 1r efsDersn NJ l0t
of snin-treskcrs who were c0aft.ng oD
Stocklng-st
They cali n cage becsnse IS .
cage, and tie Fl '0w in ce Was toe
much int0xcsled t1 gIrt n.f name
Martin Boiand was run q oG ire
street last night. drunk and spent ths
gtf ~ neeaousrferf
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