Telegram-herald., 1891-07-18

A Wife heater Asa an Eagtss Thief in
the Iolts-


Ado.ph Myer.hsm vas tried in the
police court yesterday morning. Tor as
sault and battery. Ills wife. u frsil
little woaixn with tour pretty, srignt
little chlldrsa. appeared against him
and sald that her husband who runs
small cigar factory on the west side.
waited her to 70 cut and collect some
money, as lac had some bills 10 pay.
She did so and wss out all day. When
she returned at night and was not very
successful, her husband became an
gered and insisted on her gong out
again. This she refused 10 do, wnere-
upon her husband struck her sting
ing blow IN the face, knocking her 10
the ground. lie struck her several
Ilmes afterwsrd, intiicting q severe
wound on her hand This caused Mrs.
Myersham 10 file complaint against
her husband, charging him with as
sault aud battery. Myersham took the
stand and recited long tale OF woe
about how he had been IN the habit of
going around to the saloons and selling
his goods, but that in doing so he was
forced To drink quite frequently. In
consequence of this he became intoxl-
Gated more than he desired to. lie
thought that his wife shonld canv-Ss
the saloons and sell the goods. But
she would not do il for han. There
was no lawyer who would defend him
because he had struck his wife. Law
yer Dunham. who had defended hun
on previous OCCASIONS, refused
to have anything Ia do
with the case. When the
case was called in the police court there
were three lawyers present. Maloney,
Allen and Robins. The Judge told
Myershsm ha could have his pick of
the array of legal talent. lie wanted
Fairfield, but the latter was not in (?)
when teiephoned for. Every attorney
present shook his head when pointed
out as choice. At last MIR. Allen was
persuaded To act, but did 30 under pro-
test. Alien had more of an object in
seeing that Mrs. Myersham was well
treated anu provided for. Through MS
pended upon him for fifteen days, the
judge giving him a severe lecture and
telling HIM that unless he treated his
family we'll he would send him up for
ninety days.
Henry Weigink, arraigned some time
ago on the charge Of stealing two small
engines out OF a couple OF hoats which
were lying in the river. WelgInk sold
the engines to Brodie, the junk man,
for Sl5, claiming that the engines be-
longed To him and furnishing receipt
to prove what he said. Mr.. Evctt, who
owned the boat from which the
engines were taken, told about identify
ing the goods ut the junk shop. De-
tective Johnson said ne had arrested
the thief, and another man testified to
having seen Weigink hanging around
the dock where the little boat was
moored. An adjournment was taken
until July % TO give the sienogrxpher
an opportunity to reduce his notes to
writing.
o Adolph Hamelehle, who was arrested
for selling liquor to minors, had par
tiai hearing yesterday afternoon. One
small boy. about fourteen years of age,
swore to buying two drinks of whisky
at the defendants saloon and said that
he had treated several other boys at
the same time, some of them taking
beer. The bartender had waited upon
them. but when tho last drink was
ordered Hamelehle took the money.
Another boy swore to about the same.
The defense were not prepared to give
in their side OF = case. so II was adj
iOurned To JJuiy ~ The larceny cases
against Albert Walker and David
Grant, the first colored bootblack and
the latter white boy, were heard yes
terday afternoon. The boys are
accused of having gone through Il
young mans clothes while boarding at
cheap lodging house run by Lamp
man on Canalst. The tes stimony of
two witnesses was taken, which made
things look dark for the darky and not
much brighter TO- the pale face. The
case was adjourned until July 23.
John Jyers had sentence suspended
upon him for being drunk.