Telegram-herald., 1891-03-31

The principal noteworthy spectacle
recently witnessed N police court Aas
been that Of men and boys unoon-
ylcled OF crime, but accused az II.
pleading for the right 10 he heard on
their own behalf. The people OF TIN
city ought to know that not only are
hardened criminals denied this ancient
right Of free men, bat young boys.
born here in the city, are arrested snc
thrown into Jsil ana kept there 70
weeks away from father aud mothe
aud herded with The dlrtless specimen
OF criminal humanity, and denied ia,
right To be heard under our system 81
police court Adjournment" Every
thing must give way 10 the consenl-
ence OF somebody, sndstne accused goes
back TO jail 10 WALL Tor . more con-
senlent season.
March -, number Of young boys.
including Ray Heagle. were srfsigned
on the charge of burglary. Attorney
+. A. Maher appeared Ton Heagie, and
tried 10 arrange for an immediate ex-
animation. But business wss too press
ing, and the examination Was put OF 10
certainty of five days confinement.
On the day appointed, the counsel Tor
defendant came into court fully pre-
pared 10 make has defense, aud Was
amply paralyzed at tue suggestion Of
= further adjournment ana dumb
founded to learn that the prosecutor
meant business" when he demanded
that the case be adjourned
~. Ia. ~ -.
lail, and asked IN the name Of the ira
oiuons OF our race and OF humanity IA
general that the court either examine
the accused touching the charges
against HIM, or that he bail be reduced,
30 that he could 60 to the environment
of his home and be taken from the
poison of jail life. But both court and
prosecutor were memorable, and the
young man went back 10 jail. The
strangest feature of the matter was the
confession OF the prosecutor that he
"knew nothing about the case" MI.
Maher was very self contained, but his
intelligent, sympathetic eve flashed the
words III pantomime, "0reat tod .
public prosecutor keeps young boy Ia
Jall for i've days. and then comes INTO
court and confesses that he does not
know what 4 10 fori" But the boy
went back 10 jail ali the same.
That same afternoon the scene was
repeated III the case of the people
against Bert Salisbury. another boy IA
which case Frank Donaldson made as
gallant fight for has client as Maher
had made for his. But tie best that
Frank could DO was 10 get the court TO
make the adjournment 10 an early
day, and the ease came up yesterday.
The attorneys had no remote idea
that there would be any farther delay,
but when they got into court the prose-
cutor got up smiling and blandly said
that he had not got single witness IN
court and wanted the thing put of an
other week. Mr.. Donaldson then got up
and said, MAY IT please the court, do
not hesitate to chsrasterize this thing = 3
as . dirty outrage on the rights OF
American citizens. i ask that this boy.
who WAS born In this city, whose father
Is here in court and away from his
work in the factory, and has got all the
witnesses for the defense, TO 60 on his
own recognlzance. The prosecutor saw
the embarrassment of the court and
consented 10 reduce the bail 20 500.
but would consent 10 no better terms,
So the case went over another week.
Two young girls about IA and l6
years of age came into court and swore
that when they left church a week ago
Sunday night, Bert Decker and SIX
other boys followed them up, tripping
them and tweaking their noses, and
using insulting language to them. The
boy denied IL but the court believed II,
and made the boy pay fine OF s. and
| S. costs.
Emil Rebentisch finally concluded TO
pay the costs in the city's case against
| him for hitching his horse 10 = valuable
tree. When Rebentisch paid. the case
was nollc pressed.
John Hall was a member OF the
group of gamblers who were in court
last Friday. An adjournment carries
| the case TO the 9th.
James y. Dunn Is the old soldier who
beat n man with a base ball bat on
| Waterloo-st. and fractured his skull.
| The condition of hs victim u too pre-
carious for his appearance in court, and
the case was adjourned TO April 3.
The assault and battery case OF David
Broford was adjourned TO April Z:
Charles McGregor, larceny more than
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