The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-06-08
BOROUGH BUDGET
GLEANINGS MADE BY THE
LOCAL REPORTING CORPS.
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SUNDAY NIGHT STREET EPISODE.
A Trial in the Lockup-The Bur-
CESS Between two Fires-A
Base Ball Match-Political
Paragraphs.

The Office of Chief Burgess is not an al
together 9GyiQble one The heR5r OF be-
ing the chief officials of town is, of course,
something worth having, but the man who
succeeds in securing it soon finds that the
salary is none to much for the unpeas-
antries with which he is obliged to contend.
Atabout ten o'clock last night Chief
Burgess Lessig was aroused from slumber
to give two young men in the lookup
hearing. He fastened to respond to the
call and the first young man was called
from his cell. He said II was walking
along East Centre street when the other
fellow fred a dead rat at me and hit me. ="
"He fred dead rat, did he2" asked the
Chief Burgess, as he wrote the young mans
name in his book
"Yes, sir"
And what did you do"
"Well, l spoke to him about it and he
insulted me. Then 1 hit him"
you hit him ?"
"Yes, sir"
"Where is the other fellow ?" asked the
Burgess, turning to Policeman Williams
Prisoner number one, who was John
Giblin, stood aside and Fred Hilderbrandt
stepped from cell. He said, "a fellow
threw dead rat at me and picked it up
and threw it back. The fellow lodged and
the rat hit Gblin"
In answer to a question of the Burgess,
Policeman Williams said, "When l ar
rested them Giblin had Hiderbrand. down
on cellar door and was putting the boots
to him"
"They were fighting, then ~ said the
Burgess.
"Yes, sir"
"Well, boys, if you pay four dollars
each you may go home.
'But the other fellow struck first with
the rat" interposed one of Giblins friends.
Yes, 1 know, but they were both fight
ing on the street, and that is a borough Of
fense."
By this time relative of Hildebrandts S
arrived and wanted witnesses brought.
The Chief Burgess said that they could
have another case before a squire if they
wished, but tho fines would have to be
paid, That fighting on the streets was the
case under consideration and case on the
rat could be taken before squire.
Giblin's father then offered himself as
bail for payment of the fine on Monday
night, but the Burgess said he wanted cash,
and not bail.
Finally Mr.. Gibin paid the fine and left
the lookup promising to put his vote against
the Burgess if be runs for Office again.
The Burgess then turned to Hildebrandt
and, not receiving the fine, ordered him tc
be locked up. AS the door was closed Hill
debrandts relative stepped up and said
Never mind locking him up III pay the
fne.n And as he handed the four dollar,
to the Chief Burgess he said, 81 would
rather give you dose of poison than give
you this"
This angered the Burgess, who ex'
claimed, "Whatl Poison ! Poison what
Poison whoP
Never mind, said Hilderbrandt as ht
started for the door.
"What did you say about poison p con
tnued the official. "You had better lool
out, or you will go in. You poison some
body, eh ?"
But the lookup was soon cleared and thO
Burgess was left with eight dollars in hi
pocket.
"Il borough official wants to perform
, his duty he must expect to incur consider
} able ill-will," remarked bystander to
reporter There was only one way t.
satisfy all the parties in that case and tina
was to dismiss the principals without fine
, and then Burgess would be put on the racl
4 by the Borough Council"
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