Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-28
Not Many at Central.

Magistrate Gripp had 90 cases at Central
station. John Stoffnagel had gone to the
dwelling of Paul Tomas, in rear of No IL
Pride street, at 1 o'clock yesterday MORN
ing. Mr.. Tomas was asleep when the bibu-
lous Stoffnagel arrived. The latter pro-
ceeded to arouse him by breaking several
windows In the front of the house. Stoff-
nagel got 20 days sentence to the work
house. John McGirk, a vagrant, who has
been living by very questionable means for
some time past, got 60 days sentence. John
Hart, disorderly and fighting on Birming-
ham Traction car, got a 80 days sentence.
Philip Welden, Joe Valentine, Barber Sar-
who're and Joseph Cor gela had assaulted
David Moon on Second avenue, near the
Yellow Row, and Sarvidore was trying to
use big knife on him. Officer Roach was
also used up by the crowd, but got them all
to Central station. Each of the prisoners
paid fines of $40 and costs in preference to
80 days to the workhouse. In the case of J.
j. Mcclure and John Melbourne, who were
fighting at Fifth avenue and Smithfeld
street, the hearing was postponed. Mel
bourne tripped Mcclure on the street and
q fight ensued. A man named McCartv as
sisted Mcclure, and they had Melbourne
laid out and badly used up when Officer
Gallant arrived. McCarty got away, but
the other two were arrested. The case will
be concluded when McCarty is fouud
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In the Southside Court.
There were two cases before Magistrate
Succop at the Twenty-eighth ward station.
Samuel Irwin was arrested by Officer
Ridge at o'clock yesterday morning at
No. 1119 Frederick street as a suspicious
character Officer Ridge says he saw Irwin
coming out of the house with small bas-
ket, and when questioned as to its contents
Irwin said it was full of grapes On exam
ination by the officer he found the basket
contained potatoes, and as Twins story ap-
peared a little crooked he was locked
until investigated. Michael Sullivan
and William Walker were each sent 30
DAYS to the workhouse for fighting Will
lam H. Jones was sentenced to pay fine of
$50 or go to the workhouse for 80 DAYS for
abusing his family. John Slattery was
sentenced 30 days to the workhouse for
fighting with prisoner in his CELL Slattery
had been arrested for petty larceny. His
Doerr, 6. Z. Sibert, David Rees and Martin
Richter were caught in shanty boat at
the foot of South Twenty-second street,
playing poker for glass of whisky. Doerr
was fined S. and the others were let off on
light sentences. The remainder of the cases
were ordinary.
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Lawrenceville and East End.
Magistrate Hyndman, of the Second
police district, disposed of six cases at the
Nineteenth ward station and 16 at the
Fourteenth ward. At both station houses
the cases consisted of common disorderlies
and drunks. They were disposed of with
the usual fine. There were 90 cases at the
Twelfth ward. Johu Burns was fined S5 and
A. Wilkinson S15 for raising a row at 2O12
Penn avenue. The rest were of the COM
mon order. mime common cases were at the
Seventeenth ward hearing.
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Speak-Easies Over the River.
There were 36 prisoners before Mayor
Wvman in Allegheny. For the most part
they were ordinary drunks and street fight
ers, but the list was swollen by three raids
that had been made on disorderly houses
after midnight. Lieutenant Mcintyre
raided the house of Mollie Wilson at 13
Rose alley, where the inmates were singing
and playing musical instruments, as well as
drinking beer. Miss Wilson was fined $50,
which she paid, and Mollie Black and Sadie
Raymond were given 80 days each to the
workhouse Five men paid small fines and
costs Captain Bell raided the house
of Mrs. Quinn at 6 Robinson street,
where three women and three men were
drinking and carousing. Officer Kelsh,
who assisted in the raid, testified that the
house was resort for thieves and toughs,
bad men and women. Mrs Quinn paid S25. |
Jennie Calvert got 80 days, Mrs. Julia
Wiley like sentence and the men paid
small fines. The house of Bridget Foley,
in the rear of 81 Craig street, was also
closed up. Miss Foley paid S25. Lizzie
Reilly paid the costs. Mamie Kelly was
given ten days to Jail and Katie Kempwas
discharged One lone man found in the