Telegram-herald., 1891-01-17

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WEIGH ~ oenhnsa fos - days. a.. l..
delsult. 20 pay the of efe and ecses.
The ooso saaoaus 70 ezo.so. TIE Gne
. virtually ese.sa.
E-s- WslcA xss an Als trial for rent
ang rooms for gambling purposes.
From beginning - ending tas cAae has
heea = ssr,ss VI SUPPRESS ~ ell sades
The makeup Of the jury was . suf.
Prise; tAe line ct deienss ~As suEpriss,
the skill Of NE prosecution was saS-
prises TIE verdict Wss = sarpr,ss; end
me sentence VAS : surprlsa- While
there hes been no hrsakh 1t Animosity
against Mr.. WEIGH. personally, the con-
p1on oplnlon u that Il the man y guilty.
tie sentence ought 70 have been severe
enough 10 have : detssrent effect not
only upon the present respondent, bus
upon I'll other "ownegs" Of buiidinEs IN
the city which are rented for gambling
purposes. The sentiment expressed cn
eli hands il that, II the prosecution Of
WEIGH means . discrimination on tho
part Of Inc city ofhcaals 70 roos out
gambling root and branch, she sentence
- insufliclenls bat that. il The police are
10 fall hAck aud so NO further on the
same line, the rsidsng Of the Elliott
place ikA piece ct persecution, simply exc
cradle. The HERALD hasbee
through the city hall. the county build
ings aud the United states ofhoes, and
u can ssy that this trial has created the
general expectation that ell offenders,
rich and poor, great and small. are 10
be served alike.
AS soon as the sentence OF the court
was announced yesterday morning.
counsel for the defendant announced
their purpose 10 appeal. BY the time
the case reaches the superior court. the
on the subject of gambling 20 give even
the most stupid fair idea OF what the
animus was Ia Taiding the rooms over
welch's saloon. The bail wa1 fixed at
800, and II Was furnished by George
w. Mills.
The center Of interest in police court
yesterday was In the case Of James
Cue, charged with receiving stolen
goods. The examination was nothing
less than the invasion Of the very
sanctum sanctorum OF IN organized
hand OF thieves In the city OF Grand
Rapids. While the examination was IN
progress, . well-known criminal lawyer
whispered into the ear OF the reporter
that, if these rascals had been appre-
hended IN the State OF IiliDois, they
would be prosecuted under "ths
habitual criminal act' and sent over
the road for fifteen years. "A il 10 IN
Michigan, ii is doubtful IL more than
one of them gets moro than plnety
days in Jail.
The proofs already in show that
ehop-iiftinG and petit larceny Of all
descriptions are organized in this city
nearly "a strongly ~ religion and
charity are organized. The thieves
know one another, and they operats hy
. system well known TO the gang. The
process 10 TO sneak into stores and OF.
ices and clubs and dwellings ETC., and
swipe whatever may appear IN sight.
The stolen stuff 10 then taken 70 one
man who takes il to one place Of de-
post. The receiver OF the goods 10 not
known by any member Of the fraternity
except the one man appointed 10 take
them 70 him. The receiver pays what
he thinks or feels 20 be right, and be-
comes the owner OF them after this.
Yesterday James Cue was under ey-
animation a. the receiver OF q quantity
of goods stolen from 1.-The Bee Hive
on the West Side These identical
goods and more we're in court One Of
the proprietors Of the store was on the
stand and identified bis goods, but the
| principal witness Was the man who con-
| fessed TO having stolen them
The name of the real thief 10 William
DAVIS. On the 10th inst. he waived ex-
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stolen some other goods, not included
against Cue. But Davis came into
court yesterday and swore that he had
| stolen oil these goods, and had deposit
ed them with Cue, the respondents.
! Moreover, DAVIS told . remarkable
story. He is an habitual thief. He 10
q young man, and has already spent
| three years and nine months IN the
| Iona "reformatory." With shameless
Gang frold, be told Of his methods, and
how he started out on bis raids IN the
morning with as fine an eve 10 business
90 m old-fashioned Yankee peddler.
and how be brought his stuff into The
Cue cobbler shop In the evening witt
the same feelings that must lie in
breast Of any honest junk dealer.
And such 10 life, In one Of it phasee,
| In such large towns ~ Grand Rapids.
| The examination of Cue was not ended
| yesterday, and the case WAS adjourned
| TO this afternoon.
The court has not got "caught up
| with the business which accumulated
during the progress OF the WEIGH trial.
and most OF the old cases went over 10
later datee. The two cases Of Carl
Bauer, one for bar obstruction. and the
other for keeping open on sunday,
were adjourned to the 10th; Lille
Montxtevens, receiving stolen goods,
this morning; Nick Washington, deadly
assault, 22d; Thomas westerhouse
larceny more than SIS. 18th
Notes
| Lou Morrison and Pansey Arnes, &C
cused of selling liquor 10 guests without
considering the claims OF the State,
| were discharged. The witness Wa I'M
able TO swear whether the stuff in the
bottles was vine or winnegsr.
Angelina Hurst, colored sdy, was
fined = and costa for being drunk.
John Rannell pleaded guilty Of
humping . man and cbeerfully paid
| f5.35.
Are White took out . razor or Thur
day night 70 slash Jim Hurst and went
70 jail for - days.