Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-30

1'hs uneiAslseaty 81 Nv u psosertaal,
aud 10 the one feature II Il WhicA nssds
81 Paul chrlssaan. since - Paula
dsy. courts have come into exissencs
which have combined the Weakness of
the isx and the strength Of the eospei.
ct. IN other xosds. the slavery of the
letter aad the liberty az The sp9it.
judge Holmes. being both lawyer and
unf,staaa, delights. atssntlnasS. IN DO
in the fair thing.
James lAsher % only an inconse-
quentlal eolored outc&st. who, IN other
dsys than ours, would have heen
ground 10 powder BY the firss heel at
tyranny thai went Els way Nov.
however. he 10 IN the hands at Chris-
tan civilization. He was arraRned
With the ocichrAted Albert Walker
group Of Young scamps. charged
with . petty larceny. The comrades
sil secured hail and have been ~ large
for nearly three weeks. while young
iAsher has been lanSuashlns IN jail.
awaiting the glad day for William pasa
and Nellie Paxton and eli that crowd
70 gel our OF The Nay.
Yesterday. Lssner's attorney called
the attention Of His Honor 20 the situs-
ton, and He Honor, in his turn called
the attention OF the prosecuting attor-
ney TO the fscts. The consequence wss
that an order was issued, bringing the
little colored toy snto court out of the
order in which his case was 10 come.
Then the Judge gave the boy lecture.
Then the boy pleaded guilty. Then His
Honor went on with the lecture. al the
end Of which the boy was ordered 10
be discharged under suspeneed sen
tence. The prosecuting attorney WAS
agreeable 10 ali this humane proceed
ure, and police and court records Il so
that the pubic may get the lesson which
Was impressed upon the mind of the
little oolored boy, 10 the effect that
there are courts IN which mercy and
truth are met together, righteousness
aud peace have kissed each other.
Charles Carlton was arraigned on the
charge OF trying 10 create = disturb
ance. The scene of hls rloious en-
deavor is said 10 have been IN Frolick's
barber shop. The charge is brought
under the state law. instead Of under
the city ordinance. The why's and
wherefores of ali the strange proceed.
ings will be known next Monday, 20
which day the case ls adjourned. IL =
man has not the right 20 go into . bar
Der shop and throw q handful Of beans
all over the place, il is the people
rather than tue city who will Ask 70
know the reason why.
kotas.
The following cases were adjourned,
after more or less grinding at the vari-
Gus grists: John O'Donnell, saioon
open after hours, January 80; Fred J.
Daily, saloon open after hours, Janu-
AIRY 80; Abe Hartley, Bert Darling,
Henry Gleason, Lew Remington. per
sonatlng another, February 5: Terrence
w. Kelley, saloon open on Sunday,
February 4; Carl Bauer, two cases, bar
obstruction and saloon open on Sunday,
February 5.
Police court has decided to bold the
respondents who refuse 20 submit 70
the courts jurisdiction on account of
the failure Of the court 70 show up on
the 18th and 10Th. Fred j. Daily and
Terrence w. Kelley will be notified 10
appear on Saturday, and If they do not
do 80, We shall see what we shall see.
John B. Hughes keeps = saloon on
Ionia-st. According TO police court
records, John often forgets the coven-
ants and agreements between himself
and the city of Grand Rapids relative
TO the times and occasions Of his selling
liquor. new prosecution now stands
against John, and he will answer 10 il
tomorrow afternoon.
Nick Washington, accused of deadly
assault, was discharged for insufficient
proof.
William Allen was both drunk ard
jealous Of his wife. He broke up the
household furniture, and wAsarraigned
on charge of disorderly. Being IA
old soldier, his sentence Was suspended
on payment Of costs amounting 10 e3.s5.