Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-15
PICKED UP BY THE POLICE.

THOMAS MCCORMACK gave bail for court on
a serious charge preferred by Mary Lowell.
OFFICER BAGLEY arrested Oliver Davis on
the Twenty-eighth street bridge for dis
orderly conduct.
ANNIE WELLS, of Sewickley, was commit
ted to jail by Squire johnson on a charge OF
larceny preferred by G. w. Weldin.
JOHN McCAFFREY was held for court by Al
derman Leslie, charged with aggravated as
sault and battery on his aged mother.
EDWARD MORGAN will have hearing Tues.
day before Alderman Warner on a charge OF
aggravat ted assault and battery upon Thomas
Scott.
ANNIE D1sKIN was committed to fail YES.
terday by Alderman Leslie on a charge of
stealing a pair of shoes from Conrad Daippel
in Lawrenceville.
THOMAS CAMPBELL, who was arrested for
robbing Joseph McEwen of a watch and roll
of bills was held for court by Alderman
iSuccop in $500 bail.
EDWARD RIpaEwAY, of Mt. Washington,
was held by Squire Warner yesterday on a
charge of a serious nature made by May
Sutherland, aged l6
PHILoMENA KEsLER, of Jane street, charges
her husband with felonious assault and bat
terry and desertion. She alleges that he run
her out of the house with hatchet.
JESSE TURNER and james Stevenson, each
aged l6, we're committed TO Jail by Alderman
Leslie, yesterday, on q charge of breaking
into cars on the Allegheny Valley Railroad.
FREDERICK ABBOTT, of 6s Arlington avenue,
who was arrested by officer Carmody for
beating his wife, the mother of days old
child, was sent to the workhouse yesterday
by Magistrate Succop.
GEORGE SMITH, colored, who lives on Old
avenue, made an information before Alder
Dio1,n dc al,o II
Turner with assault and battery. Turner
was arrested and gave $500 bail for a hearing
to-day.
THOMAS GIBBS was fined $50 and costs by
Alderman King last night on a charge of
failing to procure medical attendance for his
child for several days when it was danger
ously ill. The charge was preferred by
Agent Sweeny, of the Anti-Cruelty Society.
JOHN B. THORNTON, of the Southside, was
arrested yesterday by Detective Kelly, on
suspicion of being the man who made fraud
ulent Fourth of July collections from bust
ness men on that side of the river. He will
have hearing this evening before Alder
man Succop.
KATE AND SUSIE sHERDwIN, of 500 Fifth ave-
nue., were committed to jail yesterday by
Alderman Richards, in default of $500 bail
each, to answer charge of larceny pre-
ferred by Frank McCord, who alleges that
the defendants held him up last Sa turday
night and took $40 from him.
FRANK HARPER, of New York, was arrested
at Ben Venue last night by Lieutenant
Schaffer, and locked up in the Fourteenth
ward station, on charge of suspicion. He
was seen wandering about Alexander
Bradley's residence, and when caught by the
officer he told him several different stories.
"BUDDY'' KEENAN, was arrested last even
ing, while attempting to sell bucket of
brass scraps to junk dealer on Twenty
first street. He was taken in as a suspicious
character by officer Connolly and sent to
the Twelfth Ward Police Station. During
the last few weeks several firms along Penn
avenue have suffered from thefts of small
quantities of brass. A number of boys are
suspected of committing these robber1es,
among them keenan,.
AT Cincinnati yesterday afternoon fire
completely destroyed the furniture factory
of Stille & Duhlmeir. A boy going into the
sub-cellar for benzine dropped his lantern
and an explosion followed, which set the
entire builfng on fire. The boy escaped
without dangerous injuries. The owners
put the loss on building, stock and ma.
chinery at $50 0O0 on which they have $4,000
insurance distributed among numerous COM