Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11
JUGGLED BY THE LAW.

PETER MURPHY was arrested on suspicion
of stealing In his possession were found
one pair o; new shoes, one single shoe, and
a can of fish.
TERo NELsoI was arrested last night with
Mary Denny anG Mary Ralph, who were
visitors at his house. He Is charged with
keeping disorderly house.
EDWARD BROWN, of Johnstown, was ar
rested in Gusky's store for the alleged theft
of goods from the counter last night. He
was locked up at the Central station.
ALEXANDER McMILLEN was given hearing
Yesterday by Alderman Hartman on q
charge of pointing firearms preferred by
George Miller, of Essen. He was held in the
sum of $500 for court.
THOMAS MCFARLAND was arrested and con-
fined in the Seventeenth ward police station
last night on a charge of disorderly conduct.
He was arrested on Pearl street, Bloomfield,
for singing ribald songs.
JOHN MURRAY and Frank Andrews, who
were arrested on Duquesne Heights as sus-
picious characters, were discharged by AL
derman Succop on condition that they Sc
cure employment or leave the city.
Mrs. FREDERICK DAVIS, of No. % North
Diamond street, Allegheny, reported to
Superintendent Muth last night that her
husband had stolen from her IS, which she
had received from her son and had laid
upon table in her home.
THERE were six drunken women locked up
in the Allegheny station last night and they
were harder to control than twice as many
men. They fought inside and outside of the
lookup and one OF them hit an officer on the
hand when being arrested.
A PAIR of well-dressed young men have
been robbing East End stores by one of
them engaging the proprietor or clerk
in conversation and the other filling his
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goods at Mrs. RoSsneyer'S notion store
JOHN HOLMAN, a cigarmaker of Troy Hill,
Allegheny, was arrested last night for
drunkenness and when taken to the lookup
was identified as q man wanted for some
days on a charge preferred before the Mayor
of bea ing and.abusing his wife and putting
her out of doors.
GEORGE EpMUNDs was sent to Jail for trial
at court by Alderman Gripp yesterday on
charge of entering building with felonious
intent. He is accused by j. H. Jacobs OF en-
tering tie Dahlmeyer building on Fourth
avenue and stealing an overcoat, pair of
pantaloonS and an umbrella.
CHIEF OF POLICE RUSSELL, of Williamsport,
Pa., arrived in the city last night to take
back with him Elmer Thomas, who is wanted
there for escaping from an officer. Thomas
had been sentenced to the Eastern Peniten-
tiary for one year and escaped from the Off
Ger. He was arrested in this city.
JAMES DUFFY, about II years old, was
taken to the Allegheny General Hospital
last evening, having been cut in the leg by
companion, William Galley while the two
were wrestling. The wound was made with
a penknife but is not at all serious. Galley,
however, was placed under arrest.
ALDERMAN REILLY yesterday sent W. j.
Arters to Jail on a charge OF embezzlement
for a hearing next Tuesday. Ed. A. Woods,
a representative of an Eastern life insurance
company alleges that Arters appropriated
small sums of money belonging to the COM
pany which employed him as an agent.
ALDERMAN McKENNA yesterday sent P.
Barry to jail to await a hearing next Satur-
day on charge of forgery. John H. Fred
erick and Barry had civil suit before AL
derman McMasters in which Frederick OBJ
tanned Judgment. Barry then, it is alleged
forged McMasters' signature to a document
releasing him from the Judgment.
Two men were arrested last night on a
charge of passing counterfeit coin. They
were arrested by officer Harry Myers, at
Green street and Wylie avenue About
O'Clock n man walked into the store of
Joseph Ketter and bought nickles worth
OF bologna and offered 25-cent piece In pay
ment. The change was given him and after
he left Mr.. Ketter saw the coin was spurious,
and seeing Officer Myers close by called him
and arrested both men and sent them to the
Eleventh ward station. There they gave
their names as George Washington of this
city. and Samuel Frankey, of Somerset
county. On searcing the men Sc 45 in good
money and s27 Is in bad money was found on
Washington.