Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
DON'T FEAR THE LAW.

| Hearings at the Police StatlOnS yesterday
Developed Numerous Drunks and Disor
derIies-A Colored Dance House Raided
Allegheny People Before the Bar.
Yesterdays hearings in the two cities de-
veloped the usual array of men who, rather
than look upon the wine when it is red, put
it from sight, and feeling somewhat ex.
hilarated needed police protection. They
got it, too, and quite . bunch of them will
take an early train for spacious hotel on
| the banks of the beautiful Allegheny. 1t will
| be from 10 to 80 days before the majority OF
| them will secreJe any more liquid refresh
ments about their persons.
A Short Vacation From Dancing.
At the hearing before Magistrate Gripp there
appeared 80 men and women who were taken
in in raid a colored dance hall kept by
Saturday midnight A big fight occurred at
the place and it was raided. The proprietor
got 80 days, in default of SIS fine. Is men were
sept ten days to Jail and the others were fined
So and costs each.
The List Shown at Central.
At the Central station hearings, John Dob
bins got 30 days in the workhouse for drunk
and disorderly, land Manx Taylor took the
same prescrptionfor fighting with an employe
avenue power house. Eleven drunks and four
disorderlies took light doses.
Three Months to Stay Sober.
At the Seventeenth ward station hearings,
William Updegraf was given a three-month
leave of absence habitual drunk charge.
William Stoop was held for court on n charge
of surety of the peace. John carney was sent
to the workhouse go days Oh a charge OF keep
ing disorderIy house. Fourteen cases were
disposed of.
Magistrate Hyndnan's Findings.
Magistrate Hyndman disposed of nine cases
at the Nineteenth ward station. John ]. Rice
was fined $40 and costs for keeping poker
room, and three visitors to the place paid 60
and costs each at the Fourteenth ward station
The Magistrate committed Frank Dunn and
James Doyle to Jail for court on charge OF
entering building to commit felony
Large Number of Plain Cases.
At the Twelfth ward station Magistrate Nc
]. Belinsky and John Rudy were each fined sS
and costs for fighting. The others were ordi-
nary cases.
Southsiders Before the Bar.
Magistrate Succop disposed of four cases at
the Thirty sixth ward station. Samuel Sem
pie. charged with swindling West End people
in produce transactions, was fined $50 and
costs. Mike Pryer and Edward O'Neal were
fined SIS and costs for raising fight. There
were 20 for Magistrate Succop at she
Twenty eighth ward station. John Drescoll
was sent to the workhouse for 30 days for at
tempting TO steal a livery stable goat. T. +:
McGovern and three companions were fined
$40 and costs each for disorderly conduct.
James Sheridan was held for a hearing on a
charge of keeping a dsorderly house, and
three visitors were fined s. and costs each.
Before A1legheny's Tribunal
Shortly after o'clccks yesterday morning
Officers Mcintyre anu Thompson raded the
house at 900 Lacock street, Allegheny. The
people taken were John Grant, Z. W. Kinney.
j. H. Houston. Frank Wilson, Mrs. Wilson
and Mrs. Miller. All but Mr.. and Mrs. Miller
were sentenced 80 days to the workhouse. They
will have 4 hearing to-day.
There were only ID cases heard by Mayor
Wynan yesterday. Pat Carroll abused his
wife on Mcclure avenue and was retired from
society for 80 days.