Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-15
SATURDAY SINNERS

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Keep Appointments They Did Not Make
With the Magistrates-A Well-Known
Name in Court-P1easant Surprises Ar
ranged by the Police.
The Sunday morning hearings were un-
usually light yesterday, and the cases were
disposed of in verv short order. The de-
crease in enforced attendance is supposed to
show disposition on the part of some to
save money for the purchase of Christmas
gifts, while it is more than suspected that 1t
indicates an intention on the part of many
others to be in shape to decorate that festive
season with gilt-edged drunk worthy OF the
occasion.
The Smiths Become Badly Mixed.
The Smith family were badly mixed up at
Mayor Wyman's hearing yesterday.
Some time after o'clock in the morning
Officer Smith heard loud singing and laughing
in a house occupied by a colored family named
Smith, who live in Smiths alley in the Second
ward. Officer Smith arrested the inmates,
John Smith and his wife, and their chIldren'
Charles Robert and Jennie Smith and their
married daughters Mrs. Mathews and Mrs.
Weston and also a colored visitor named WILL
lam Fleming. AS an additional complication a
against them at the morning hearing and al
legged the house was frequently a noisy and dis
orderly one until away on in the morning.
The Mayor discharged Mr.. and Mrs. Smith,
who are nearly 80 years of age. The others
were fined SO and costs. Fleming enjoys the
reputation of being the best mortar mixer in
the county, while old man Smith has reputa-
tion of being a novel musician, playing tunes
on a common handsaw.
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Had More Muscle Than Music.
Magistrate Succop disposed of Is cases on the
Southside.
James Powell was passing along Carson street
on Saturday night and overlook drum corps.
Mr.. Powelrs soul was evidently lost to the in
spring strains of music, for he not only OBJ
jected to the music, but knocked one of the
players down. Three dollars and costs was the
fine inflicted.
James Dimes failed to get fight on car 2S of
the Birmingham line. on Saturday night. and
his failure to do so aroused his ire TO that
extent that he fired brick through the car
window. for which he was fined SIS and costs.
Joseph Mackey. while exercising his muscles,
dealt friend Sullivan blow and knocked him
through the window of a South Twelfth street
saloon, for which be was assessed 50 and costs.
Edward Brown, l2year-old boy. who was
alleged by his father to be incorrigible, was
sent to Morganza.
John Lewis and Dan Cunningham, arrested
in shanty-boat raid. were fined S25 and costs
the same place. were sent to the workhouse for
three and six months, respectively.
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Given Few Points in Etiquette.
Magistrate Gripp faced % unfortunates at
the Central station.
Charles Gallagher had gone to the house of
Joseph Malone, at 20 Bedford avenue. to visit a
| lady friend who was sick in bed He was ad-
mitted twice and each time he went away.
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| drunk. Mr. Malone refused to admit him, and
| he became abusive and noisy, arousing the
| whole house. A policeman was called, and in
the mean time the sick woman got up and
came down stairs in her bare feet giving her a
| chill. and subsequently she tainted and could
not be restored for 8 couple of hours. Gal
1aCher made a lame defense and was given a
| 30 days sentence.
Robert McGarvey. John Black and May
| B, IN had been arrested on Smithfield street.
in their hands Black and McGarvey are young
boys. They were each given 30-day sentences.
| and the woman was released.
William Voelpel. arrested for .peeping in a
| window on Chatham street, paid $40 and costs
| in preference to 50-days' sentence.
| Joseph Mosberger and John Williams got 20
| days To jail apiece for trying to sharpen their
wit on Oficer Kinney.
Judge Hyndman in a Merciful Mood.
| Magistrate Hyndman, of the Second police
district was in forgiving;mood yesterday.
On Saturday night Lieutenant Schaffer and
| Officer Clesham made raid on the house Of
Michael Mallet on Second avenue, Soho. and
| arrested the proprietor and two inmates. The
| charge was keeping disorderly house. Early
| yesterday morning the same officers raided the
| alleged disorderly house of Annie McGill. on
| Second avenue near Bates street. and arrested
| the proprietress and four inmates. At the
| hearing the Magistrae e surprised the police by
| dIscharging the proprietors as well as the in
| mates.
William Garbett. of Collins avenue. and five
visitors, and John ]. Rice, of 62l2 Penn avenue
| and four visitors, were charged with playing
poker. They paid IS 40 each.
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| Mrs. Kaiser and Her Speak-Easy.
| Judge McKenna heard 20 cases at the Twelfth
ward station.
Mrs. Kaiser who was arrested Saturday nigh
on a charge drumming disorderly house at %
| lis Liberty avenue, was held over for further
| hearing. The six men who were arrested a.
her house were discharged
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| Paid Dearly for His Ride.
Magistrate Leslie had but six cases at thu
| Seventeenth ward station.
John Foster paid $40 for insisting upon ridin:
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