Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-12-03

one q sae very husless Ct aAys VS.
that ~ p.lses oonrs yesterday, ana a.s-
pe4sssoa Nas ns1e ~ ~ nnoonmoais
l&fKs numhef - czsek
TIE most important case ~ them 81
~ill ss regarded - ths police aepar.
meni ~ that Il sAe alleged EAa.hles.
eho wefe brought Il on SUNDAY mo Is.
sag lFoas room over meAl shop nssr
the corner 81 Wealthy &ad gsressoe-
ave-. oals fear 81 the gaag ~eFs tfif
va Charles johnson, tack Britain. 4.
q. niioarn and Charles Dowaen. Lea.
tsnant Hurley and the afhoefs sNore
that hen they r0sheS iuto ia roon,.
thes found tne dtienaanls sna oihef.
around q poker table. WITH esras and
casps covering the table. Nhen AZ
rosled tie boys denied that they we're
gambling, b0t we're merely plaYlng
freeze-ouf for tie seer, sno they lns.ss-
ed upon the truth 81 ths statement la
eaufi. There WAS 40 testimony 81 oon-
tgsdsci thls the0ry of the case, AID the
court felt constrained 10 admit that 40
case had been made cut, - Tie accused
we're discharged.
An ordinary, everyday quarrel he
tween two female nollandels "a Kart
legg-st.. Ia which tie worst that wss
done Was 10 cal hard names a Dutch.
occupied the attention Of TIE court and
OF q gaping crowd. IA a Nay wholly oui
of correspondence with The importance
OF tie case. Ma. Beam i stout, red
faced lady whom one Mrs. kyper
charged with striking her and ealing
her irwd and lasciyious cohsbiisuon
names. The story Ma lold and le-ioia
by IA army Of witnesses, and Al inter-
prefer MAS employed 10 translate Ter
the court the story of the prisoner.
The upshpt Was al acQulllal 81 Mr.
4. am and tie discontinue II nsE
socuser.
"That's our case, SAID the prosecut
ing attorney, when the testimony va
concluded IA the case Of the People We
james Powers.
.sThen you bsve 10 case" SAID His
Homer.
Iii Coder Il thick set, heavy man 81
about 90 years, ana James Powers i a
slight young lad OF 10. The 10y was
charged with assault and battery on
the man. COder took the stand aud
( testified that crowd Of BOYS pressed
upon him Just az be WAS gong into
: saloon, and that one OF them struck
him over the eye. When asked II Pow
ers Was the boy who struck HIM, ne re-
Piled that ne thought be was, bat be
} did not know for certain. Another
witness for the prosecution knew as no.
| tie about the matter az did Codef hlm-
self. and HE Honor discharged The ac-
cused without leaving hls seat.
Alexander Douglass was arraigned on
/ the charge OF selling liquor on sunday
| The examination viii begin on the after
noon of the 10th.
The larceny case Of Charles Miller
was again put over. II goes 10 the
afternoon OF the sta.
The day for The trial Of Earnest wiss-
man, for larceny from the person, Is
the 9th.
The trial of Mrs. Alice Coston, the 81.
Marks hospital nurse, viii be by jury
today. There will be no further post
ponement.
Wady Polinsld and John Granger ssy
! they are not guilty OF stealing William
Hscklsnder's sstchel from Weiter's
saloon. They will be tried Friday morn
, INK.
Thomas Snieth's vindicstion WAS 40
| complete that his attorney, Mr.. Com
! stock, asked the court % md that not
only did snleth steal no swill, but that
the prosecution was wsnton and ma
hclous. This the court declined 20 GO,
but discharged the accused, sc fully IN
nocent of the crime.
The case Of larceny against Albert
Walker and VIM. Goodyear goes over
/ 10 the 18th.
George Heller WAS arraignec on the
charge Of assault and battery. HIS
| trial is put of 20 the 10Th.
Barney Conroy. 10 days Thomas Wal
pole, sentence deferred TO this after
noon; both drunk.
HATTIE Nsneerveer lie IN jail charged
with stealing scarf from AIMS Gard
ner on North Front street. The scarf
was found 10y means Of search rar-
rant.