Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-06
Didn't Quit Drinking at Midnight.

The Sunday morning hearing in Allegheny
was large one, Mayor Wyman having about
40 cases to dispose of. William Francis. for
acting disordcrly on Long Line car, was fined
So and costs. John Freeman was drunk, and
being refused liquor in 4 kebecca street saloon
hurled Il brick through the window, for which
he fined $40 and costs. About Il
o'clock Lieutenant Mcintyre made raid on
4 shanty boat at the foot of Madsfon avenue
and captured eight men who were drinking
beer and raising a disturbance. They were
sent to the workhouse for 30 days each. About
l o'clock Lieutenant Thornton made raid on
a house on North avenue, where a crowd of
young men were drunk and disorderly. Nine
men were captured and at the hearing fined SO
and costs each. ATT o'clock Lieutenant Thorn
ton made raid ON an Ohio street house where
party of II men were playing cards, drinking
and acting disorderly They were fined $40 and
costs each.
Had Too Large n Wardrobe.
There were.32 cases at the hearing in the
Twelfth ward police station. John Coleman
was sent to the workhouse for 30 days on a
charge Of being q suspicious character. He
was found by Officer Connolly attempting to
pawn several articles of clothing. He could
not account in satisfactory manner for his
possession of the clothes. John Creed was
fined SIS and costs. AT late hour Saturday
night Greed was the principal in fight that
occurred among several men on Seventeenth
street, near the railroad. As Officer Boyd ap-
preached all OF the men except Creed fled. The
latter remained TO argue the question of arrest
with the officer, but after hard fight he was
overcome and sent to the police station. Will
liam Buckley. suspicious character, was sent to
the workhouse. he was found begging money
from people near Twenty-sixth street and was
taking advantage of drunken men.
Coupling Pin Proves Good Weapon.
There was light hearing at Central station.
There were only % cases, and 20 of these were
common drunks and dIsorderlies. Robert Gil
lespie. John Mccarthy and John Methe were
each sentenced GO days to the workhouse for
vagranoy, being accused of begging money from
passersby on the streets. An information of
aggravated assault was entered against John
Grogan who, with Edward Schaner and James
O'Hara, had been arrested for fighting in sa-
loon at the corner of Ross and Water streets.
At the hearing it was developed that Grogan
had. without provocation, assaulted OHara
and beat him over the head with coupling
pin. O'Hara was badly used up. He and
Schaner were discharged and Grogan was held
for further hearing.
Woke Up a Priest to Borrow Money
There were II cases, ten drunks and seven
dsorderlies, before Magistrate Succop at the
TwenIy-eighth ward police station. Six OF the
drunks and one disorderly were discharged.
The remainder were all very common cases,
and were let of on the payment of the usual
small fines. Henry Mclaughlin paid fine of
So and costs for waking up Southside priest.
He was found by policeman knocking at the
door, and said he wanted to see the priest. The
policeman assisted him IN routing out the
priest, after which Mclaughlin ask ed him tor
some money, and he could give no good
reasons for making such a request he was
locked up.