Telegram-herald., 1891-08-15
OVER THE HILLS TO THE Jan.
Sad Case of Dsssitatssa asd Fiiiai
lngratitaae.

lnEratitsae-
Poor old Effie Wander Wood was
Ia the prisoners box again yesterday
afternoon on the charge OF belng
drunk. it was only day or so t.go
that Effie was given ten days in ,ail
and the execution of sentence was de-
ferred upon her statement that she
would go into the country where her
daughter re lies and live with her.
just before she was arrested the first
time her landlord threw her and her
effects into the street. Her husband
was on "A protracted spree and Effie
also shouldered sympathetic Jag.
Her spouse Is now serving a thirty
days sentence. When she started into
the country for her daughters home
IL was on foot. She had no money
with which TO pay her. fare on the
railroad. At last she reached tn a ID
ing place of her offspring. foot sore
and weary, feeling sure that at last
she had n place 10 lay her aching
head How miserable was the aged
old woman disappointed. The unnat-
ural daughter slammed the door
I'm her mothers face, saying that she
had no room taer" for her. That
night Mrs. Wander Wood slept under
tree in the woods. In the morning,
hungry and well nign exhausted, she
made the return tramp to the city.
Deserted BY '1he only ole with whom
she hoped to secure shelter, she became
disheartened and as q result WAS n.
rested. The in x. t1ld her that as she
had no home he would give her one
for ten days in the county Jail.
Hattie Conkey. wife OF DIR. Conkey,
who on complaint Of her husband was
arrested for disorderly conduct. was
before the court yesterday afternoon.
She has the appearance OF being per-
secuted woman. She was n~atly Dire as
ed in black. diamond EARRINGS in her
ears, fan in her hand, and every in
dication OF being n lady. Her man
ner was quiet, reserved and quite diff
fercnt from waat her husband paints
Ler to be- Shc saws that nr. Conkey
allowed another man who was i'm his
off 10 choke her On othcrwf abu e
her. and that he contributed some
illtreatment himself His wife thinks
her husband wants to desert her and
is provoked because she insists on oc-
cupying her rightful position. She had
no friends in the city, and could not
give bail. SO Judge Westfall kindly
allowed her TO depart upon her assur-
ance that she would appear this MORN
ing for trial.
Pat O'Brien was arrested for being
drunk on Canal-st. He was fined
I. Drfo Il
mans right name, and there is more
than there appears in the name. He
is said to BE- worth from $4,000 to
500. GOO. jim Cox came into court
and paid his fine.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney La
Grue ia still struggling with the Van
EcuTcn arson ease. There was some
delay on accoult OF Van Keuren's
counsel. Chancellor White,not being
able to arrive in time. The prosecu-
tor is making u hard fight TO draw
the long windcd trial to close, but
the chancellor persists in recalling
each witness several times. There are
frequent disputes, but LaGrue seems
to more than hold his own with his
elder and somewhat larger brother.
1t is thought il the tria continues
with it's past rapidity. that the evil
,rnee will be in by the first oil Janu-
ary. The case was adjourned until
today NJ :,
John G.. Clark, arraigned on the
charge of being drunk. had sentence
suspended upon him. Mrs. Keari. the
Walnut-st.. woman arrested Tor strik-
ing Mrs. Letnon's child. had the case
aainst her nolle pressed. Johannas
Kuiples, disorderly conduct. case nolic
pressed. Arie Van Heldren. disorder
ly. adjourned to August IL. Harry
Brown. the young man who tackled
Detective Gates for little assistance
on Canal-st., Thursday, and was In
consequence arrested, was sent to jail
for 80 days on the charge oil vagrancy.
Doc Campbell. taken into custody on
Canal-st. for being drunk and acting
in n disorderly manner, was lined
$685., which he paid. The case
against John Hyland and Others Tor
violating the street ordinance In lay
inc street ear tracks on Hall-st., for
the South Grand Rapids Improvement
Company. was thrown out of court.
Walter Brown, the young man ar
rested for frequcnting Sue Cain's house
Of i'll fame. ut 194 Watcrloo-st., was
fined 1885. He passed into the pris-
onors' box. He had not been confined
in n cell long before his faithful Susie
came up and planked down the neces-
sary money to secure mis- release.
Maud Tibbets, the wayward young
girl arrested by Truant Officer Fec
for gadding the streets at unsecmly
hours of the night. had her case ad-
journed to August 20. Johanns kuip-
ers. larcenv les. than So, had his case
adjourned until August %. Charles
Nelson. the lad arrested for stealing
$50 at one time. and So and a watch
at another. will have n hearing Aug
ust II. He pleaded guilty and was
bound over to County Agent Holcomb
for jnvcstigatin. IL Is prhable that
the youthful offender will be sent to
Lansing. John Bolt. the young man
who stole $50 from mis- p-father.
James Bolt, and skipped TO Kalama-
roo. was arraigned for the larceny
os more than S25. and had his case
adjourned until August Fl. George
Hinchough. the man who struck Joe
Smith(?). and was arraigned on the
charge Of obstruting an officer. had
his case adjourned until August -.