Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY DREGS.

MEMORIAL DAY DREGS.
Police Broom sweepings Disposed Of at
Various Station Houses = They All
Blamed 1t ON the Holiday-A Few
Light Sentences.
The unpleasant features of Memorial Day
turned up at the various police stations yes
terday morning at the regular Sunday hear
ings. In almost every case the culprits
were ready to claim that if Saturday had
not been holiday they would not have
been there, but their excuse was Of little
avail.
The. southside Breaks the Record.
The hearing at the Twenty-eighth ward
station yesterday was the largest that has
been in some time, there being A cases to
dispose of. Theodore Kavst and John Faut
came near creating a riot at Hummeps gar
den, where picnic was in progress. The
pair gained an entrance by jumping over the
fence, and then insisted on dancing without
paying for the privilege. The management
objected to this, and the young men raised a
terrible row. They were fined S15 and costs
each.
John Moran and John Neivel were on
making bed out of the seats. The con-
ductor entered a protest. Officers Patch
and Rosenberg were called. The two men
went at them and succeeded in giving them
a warm reception until reinforcements ar
rived in the person of Officer Storey. When
placed in the patrol wagon Mr.. Moran dealt
Officer Storey terrible blow in the face,
knocking him out into the street. Magis-
trate Succop imposed fines of $50 and costs,
which were paid.
Thomas Night and Harry Smith, for fast
driving on Carson street, were fined 80 and
costs each. Thomas Coleman was arrested
on complaint of his wife. At the hearing
Mrs. Coleman testified that her husband
came home drunk on Friday, assaulted his
child and drove her from the house. Mrs
Coleman further alleged that she had ten
children and was compelled to take In
washing to support them. The husband
was sent to the workhouse for 80 days.
George Curtes was arrested for insulting
and following colored girl, Mary Rey-
nolds, and was fined $50 and costs. Edward
Grogan was found lurking about the West
End on Saturday night and was run in as
suspicious character He was sent for 30
days to the workhouse
Light Business at Central
Fifteen drunks and 20 disorderlies stood
up before Magistrate Gripp at Central sta
ton. William McCue and John Robbery
had been arrested for fighting on Ross
street. 1t was developed that Robbery
and his wife were quietly passing along the
street, when McCue addressed an insulting
remark to companion which was intended
for Mrs. Roxberry's ears. Her husband,
hearing the remark, at once turned and
knocked McCue down and when an officer
l. coia noIl IN
Roxberry's action was approved and ne was
discharged, while McCue was fined $25 and
costs.
Ed Lee, an incorrigible yagrant, was sent
up again for 80 days. William Con and
Shelby Hinton each. got 30-day sentences
for disorderly conduct. There were no other
workhouse sentences.
An information for fe1onious cutting was
entered against Lewis Drazel, who went to
Lewis Jesuay's house, No. Johnson's
court, Saturday night, and in an alteration
with Jesuay stabbed him in the back. The
wound is a trifing one, but Drazel en-
fore be tried in court.
John Sargouin and James Patterson, who
battered each other with cooking utensils at
the Union depot restaurant, were remanded
for further hearing
Plenty of Common Drunhs.
There were 80 cases at the Twelfth ward
police station. Robert Giver was fined $25
and costs on charge Of keeping disorderly
house at No. Cassatt street. His house
was raided late Saturday night by Officer
Carr. Charles Hogan and Mary Richardson
were fined $40 and costs each for having Wis
tied the house The other cases were Of 3
common character.
Victims in the West End.
There were IL cases at the Thirty-sixth
ward station. George Corless was fined $50
and costs, and his brother Harry $25 and
costs, for insulting ladies on West Carson
street. Edward Grogan was sent 80 days to
the workhouse on charge of being sus-
picious person. James Smith, William
Walker, David Henderson, James Hall and
Edward Slavin were fined So and costs for
drunkenness.
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Anegheny's Small Grind.
There were % cases at Mayor Wyman's 8
hearing yesterday morning, all of them of
the commonest kind of drunks and dis
orderlies.
WITH C0T EMN CEREM0NV