Telegram-herald., 1891-07-17
HI DID NOT INSULT HER
Sad Case OF . Young Girls WILL
ful Abandonment.
SIZE LAsCUlSHES IN DURANGO VILE
Pretty Larsss Read Weuia Nes Reform
whose Dos Ma IL Taat .ssrksds-A
Whole sefxhberhsed D~spfses Oss
MAs-Feiiee Court Cases.

The case Of Orrin Pierce. who was ar
rAigned on the charge Of disoroeriy con-
duct. Was tried by jury in the police
court yesterday afternoon. There were
peculiar circumstances connected with
the affair. On May 20. last, Pierce.
who is an employe OF Munger's laun-
dry. Was accused OF gazing IN the face
Of one Mrs. Graves 10 an insulting man
ner. The latter was vending her way
tows I'd her mothers house. on Iona
ST., aud as she reached the corner OF
Bridge and Canai-sts. a man looked
into her face. She turned the corner
ami proceeded east. At the corner OF
kent-st. she was again made The obJect
cf close scrutiny. She MAS not accus-
toned To SO much attention from q
stranger, and the new experience
startled her. When she reached Otta-
vast. and the came individual peered
into her face che became alarmed. and
turned the corner toward Hastingsst.
Tho man who had cast so many
Admiring Chances at Mrs.. Graves
followed and passed her. at the same
time giving her another loving look.
This was more tnan Mrs. Graves could
stand, and coming IN contact with
Officer Stiles she demanded that her
pursuer be arrested. While she was
| talking with the policeman, the person
who had been shadowing her disap-
peared, but seeing smother man on the
opposite side Of the street, she avered
that he was the culprit. Stiles went
across the street and placed the man,
who proved TO be Orrin Pierce, under
arrest. The case was called IN the
court at that time, but Mrs. Graves
failed to appear against him and no
WAS discharged. Pierce was greatly
incensed and brought suit against the
officer for false imprisonment and de-
manded large damages. Effort was
then made to coerce Pierce INTO drop
ping the civil SUIT. He refused and was
again arrested on the old complaint.
On the stand Pierce said that he had
not even seen the woman and was
simply walking home, taking his time.
as he wished to finish smoking cigar
which me had lighted, before going IN
the house. He lived at 33S Hastings ST..
which accounted tor his turning down
Ottawa-st.
The Jury Believed Him
And he WAS discharged. Mrs. Graves
weighs something over 200 pounds and
does not have the appearance of being
q woman with whom one would be
entranced. Before marriage her name
was Smith. She changed it to Travis by
wedding the owner of that name. On
being questioned as to whether she had
been divorced she told the lawyer who
asked her that it was none OF his busi-
ness, but positively asserted that she
WAS the wife of Ex-Policeman Graves
and had been for three years.
The Germans are at War.
John Bork. who was arrested under
| the ordinance relative to and governing
the harboring of dogs, was tired by u
| jury yesterday. Frank Strsuhs made
the complaint. He was very much on
| the dutch order. AS was every one con-
nected with the case. He took the
stand. "You see l vos yust lif me
down by Yon Bork, und l haf ben der
| yust bout ire var now. Dot dog vat
| dis Bork own him barkt, und barkt,
und barkt, und l can no sloph nights
NIT on account of his noise vot he
make. Vor ire monts dish dog
| him keep me wake und hat TO work
hardt ov der day dime. Dot Bork him
vos nix goot, und him haf no frens NIT
dot niborhoodt roundt. Der peoples
all hadt hlms, und ] hadt hims doc.
Yaw, knows it vos his dog vot makt
all der NOISE. Strauhs was very posi-.
tive about Bork's dog being accountable
for his loss OF sleep, aud to show that
| he was not the only one who thought
| so, had a particular friend of his there
who lived in the neighbornood, who
was also kept awake nights. Fred Elk
/ boif was his name, and he entertained
about rs much animosity for Bork as
: did Straubs. His English WAS no more
| perfect than was that gwen above, but
! lust as decided against the defendant.
Bork took the stand and testified in pig
con English that his dog did not bark
any more that Strauhs' dog. When he
made this assertion it was more than
Eikhotf could endure, and he. jumped
| 70 his feet and exclaimed: "You vas
vone liar" The court called the bail
| ltf's attention TO him, and he was
stopped from further expressing him.
self. The case was gwen to the jury,
and after an hours delberation an
agreement was not reached. and the
case will be tried again.
sad Case of Absndeumept.
A depiorabie case of abandonment
was brought TO light IN the police court,
yesterday afternoon. Iarena Reed. q
handsome young giil of sixteen sum
mers, was brought before the coart
| by County Agent Holcomb. Larena has
| been the worshipped daughter of kind
and indulgent parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Reed live un the West SIDE, on Front st.
Her mother is blind and has not been
| able to guard her pretty daughter
against the snares IN hfe's pathway.
The result has been that the girl has be-
come very wsyward. The mother and
father are hearibroken at their chIId's
| reckless career. They pleaded and
! prayed for her to mend her ways, bal
| all to no avail. She has been in ti.e
hanit af taking q cattle car out 70 the
Soldiers Home and conscrt:ng IN an
| improper manner with the cid veter.
ans. Last Monday she
sp~p, the Night In an old shed
on the corner of Sweetest aud the rail.
road track in company with man
Her conduct has been such around the
| home thai the officers there complained
/ of her ard she was arrested, the charge
lodged against her helDg uuancy. Sbs
world not promise go reform when im'
portuned TO do 50 by the county sgent
snd even refused 20 sen her osn recog.
/ nsance when gwen the opportunity
/ The iadge wss asked % set day on
winch he could commit her % some oi
the many institutions Tor fallen nonen
I Saturday xas announces "a tae day