The Critic and record., 1891-05-12
POLICE COURT.
JUDGE MILLER RESUMES HIS DUTIES
AND PASSES UPON sUNDRY CASES.

The Record Of the Day In the Local Tri-
bunal--Justlce Tempered With Mercy
Melted to Offenders by the Two
Judges This Morning-NIany Small
Matters Disposed OF.
The violators of the laws of the District
who have for the past week missed the
familiar face of Judge Miller from the
Bench of the Police Court, welcomed him
again to-day. 1t was one week ago that
his Honor was attacked with the rheuma-
tism, and since that time he has been con
fined to his residence at Tacoma Park.
He was little hoarse this morning, but
otherwise he was apparently as well rs
usual. Judge Kinball who has been at
tending to the business of both courts,
once more climbed the steep stairway to
his little court room in the attic, and held
levee there.
All About n Hat.
"Where did you get that hat ~ asked
Lawyer Kicks of the prisoner at the bar,
| Nathan Arnold.
Nathan was charged with the larceny of
big, wide-brimmed sombrero from SUI
| perintendent Albin NJ. Bond of the Glee-
son brickyards, on the extension of Sew
| enth street. just to the north of the base
| ball grounds.
81 found dat hat said Nathan, "in de
| road when | was hauling brick. | an
nudder boy seed it at the same time and
we run FORT, but | got dere first, and now
| ] wish ! hadn't.
Mr.. Bond said that his hat had been
stolen. He wore it during the day while
at work in the hot sun and then put it in
the tool-box overnight, lie did this on
1 % ,,,1n. ht,N il,o 1nt
| Monday morning when he went to work.
Instead it was found on Nathan Arnold's
head. Officer West arrested him and
brought him 10 the Police Court this
| morning.
Judge Miller said that he did not be-
lieve that Arnold had stolen the hat, but
he did think that probably he knew who
did.
Other boys will be arrested, and by this
means it is thought the real culprit will
be found
Two Months for Larceny.
james NJ. Baker hung up his coat in his
blacksmith shop Yesterday when he went
to work. 1t was warm and he soon had
to take off his vest also In the vest
pocket was watch and Luke Young,
passing by the door, saw the chain and
coveted the time-keeper on the end of it.
So he watched his opportunity and later
turned, as he bent over his forge, Luke
with light-fngered hands ,lnfastened the
chain and sneaked out of the ROOM 1t
was dinner time before Mr.. Baker dis
covered his loss and when he did he noti
fled the police, who last night arrested
the thief, Judge Miller sentenced him to
two months in Jail. When Young was
arrested a pistol was found in his hip
pocket, and for this he was fined $50.
An Expensive Throw.
James West will spend thirty days in
lall for throwing glass at Mary Johnson
The two people live in the same house and
Mary to get to her room has to pass
! through that of Vests. He didn't like
the practice and he said so, but that didn't
make any difference to Mary. So West
got a glass and put it at his bedside and
when Mary came through his room
the next time he let fly at her. He
did not deny the charge and Judge Miller
sentenced him to thirty days in Jail.
In Judge Kimbalps Court.
There was the usual miscellaneous col
lection of Migrants, DRINKS and disorder
lies and police violators before Judge
Kimball this morning in the little room
upstairs. William Louns was sent down
to the farm for thirty days as vagrant.
Andrew Jackson pleaded guilty of dis
orderly conduct and aent down in the
Black Maria with which vehicle he has
long been acquainted. Janus Beckett
and James Clearly also pleaded guilty to
the same charge and went down for tif-
teen days. For throwing stones Ben
Carter will spend like term at Mr..
Stoutenburgh sanitarium.
An Old Offender.
John Cantwell has been in court many
time before, and has served years sen.
tence in the Albany penitentiary. He
has not been out u great while, and this
morning he was before Judge Miller
again on two separate charges of stealing
| watches.
On the first of these charges, that OF
stealing a watch from George w. GAM.
horn, he demanded jury trial and il
was given him. He stole the watch
from the vest pocket of Mr.. GanZhorn
, | who keeps saloon on Seventh street
While the jury was out the other case
was called and a preliminary examine
ton was held. Cautwell admitted to De
tective Mattingly that he stole the watch
from Mr.. Thomas X. Crump. This case
was sent to the grand jury and in the
other the jury brought in a verdict
man to six months in Jail, the severes
penalty the law provides.
, Charged with SwindIing.
George Adamson and Joseph Kelly, til,
two men arrested by Detective Carter FOL
the larceny of S75 from John w. Belt, thu
Clerk of the Marlborough County Court
while he was attending the races at Ben
: nings on May 6, were held in $500 bonds
, for the grand jury this morning by
Judge Miller. Mr.. Belt testified that hi
: had trusted the men with the money t.
/ bet on Exclusion, the winning horse. TIL,
horse won, and when Mr.. Belt went t.
cash his ticket he was told by Orlando
-, Jones, the bookmaker, that the tickets
were bogus. This morning Mr.. Jone
was not in court, having left the city i'm
t mediately after the close of the meetingl
MIR. CrOunse's Case.
The case of William L, Crounse, charged
with criminal libel by DR.. William A
> Hammond, will be called in the Polio