Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-26
.SW00NED AT A TRIAL.
Pretty Sadie Boyle Falls in a Faint.
on Catching Sight of
AMAN WHOBROKE INTOTHE HOUSE.
Large Sunday Hearings Before the Police
Magistrates.
DOINGs AMONG THE CITY PROTECTORS

! Magistrate Hyndman, presiding at the
Central police station hearings yesterday
morning, had case of an unusual c1fa.~-ser
to attend to. w. R. Smith, big. burly
colored man, had been arrested on Soho
street as suspicious character. When his
name was called, and Smith was brought out
| from his cell, a young girl in front OF the
railing caught sight of him, uttered a cry
and swooned The crowd made way, and
the girl was soon restored to consciousness.
Then the case was started, and it was de-
veloped that the girl was there with her
mother to prefer serious charges against
Smith. Officer Sullivan testified to arrest
ing the man late Saturday night while
prowling around the house of Mrs. Mary
Boyle, No. 20 Emmett street. He under
stood Smith had been hanging about the
house almost every night, to the great an
noyance of Mrs. Boyle and her daughter
Sadie. He had secured the consent of
mother and daughter to appear against the
prisoner. 1t was the latter who had just
tainted on catching sight of Smith.
FRIGHTENED HER BADLY.
Sadie Boyle then took the stand. She is
just 16 years DID, with the pink and white
complexion ofa child and very pretty. Her
story was that for many months past Smith
has hung about the house watching for her
to come out, and frequently following her
One night about four months ago she was
awakened by the noise of someone crawling
from under her bed. She caught glimpse
of Smiths black face and screamed. He
then jumped out window and fled down
the hollow below Emmet street. She did
not get over the fright for several weeks, and
the sight of Smith made her shudder.
Mrs. Boyle testified to being awakened
by her daughters screams and seeing Smith
run away from the house. He had gained
entrance through the kitchen window
After this testimony informations were
made against Smith for entering building
and assault. The magistrate fixed the bail
at 81 800 in each case The bail was fur
nished and Smith will await trial at court.
He works in the keystone mill.
There were % other cases on the docket.
Kitty West and George Raymond were
making too much noise on High street, and
were given 10 and 30 days respectively to
Jail. John Detker, arrested at the instance
of George Carr, his brother-in-law, who
said Detker had been annoying him by his
presence for the past five years, was given
80 days. William Curnly was given 30
days on complaint of his wife for abuse,
and John Gillespie paid So and costs for
trying to guy Officer Young by the intima-
tion that he was not an American citizen.
EAST END SENTENCES.
Magistrate Hvndman disposed of seven
cases at the Nineteenth ward station.
George Thompson, colored, was fined $40
and costs for running "crap' game in
stable on Rippey street. Charles Walker,
George Lennon, William Black, William
Templeton, John Rodgers and Charles Hop
per were fined S. and costs each for playing
In the game. This accounts for a number Of
complaints at the police station by colored
men of being buncoed out of money.
Magistrate Succop had 20 cases at the
Twenty-eighth ward station. Henry Acker-
man, for beating his wife and daughter, was
sent up for three months. John Barthold,
while drunk, used bad language to a Mrs
Metz and was given 80 days Frank Levesky
got into the cellar OF Mrs. Jones residence,
South Fifteenth street. When Mrs. JoEfes
went to the cellar she observed the mans
legs sticking out from among the barrels.
Captain Stewart came to the rescue. Leve-
sky was sent to the workhouse for 80 days.
James Holiday, for abusing his family, was
held for further hearing.
At the Twelfth ward Patrick Burns,
William Bannetler and George Washington
were each sent to the workhouse 80 days,
and Kate Warren was sent up for 80 days,
all on charge of disorderly conduct At
the Seventeenth ward Catherine Exstine,
charged with cruelty and neglect to her
was sent to the workhouse for so
days.
There were % cases before Mayor Wyman
of Allegheny. Gabe johnson and Henry
colored, were fined $40 and
costs each for disorderly conduct at East
and Ohio streets. Mike and Bridget Deg |
man, John Shed, and William and Lizzie |
Rafferty, were fined SIS each, for drinking |
and fighting at the rear of II Walnut street. |