Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-12
MANY MINOR GRIMES
Disposed of in the Criminal Branch
of Court Yesterday.
NEXT WEEKS LONG LIST OF TRIALS
Suit Against the Birmingham Traction for
o Girls Death.
A DAYS DOINGS AT THE COURT HOUSE

In the Criminal Court yesterday John
Mcdonald was convicted of attempted as
sault on Lulu Matson, the 6-year-old daugh-
ter of Byron Matson, of Stanton avenue, on
August Is. He was sentenced three years
to the penitentiary. Samuel Griffith was
acquitted of similar charge by Lizzie
Grifiths, aged IA years, on July 2S, at Ran
kin station. Martin Woods was convicted
of the larceny of $S3 from Herman Marks
on August 1s at No. 10 Logan street.
Louis Kierum was convicted of an un-
natural crime on a. charge made by his 16-
year-old daughter, Lizzie. HI. Knal and
Evan Ralson were convicted of the larceny
of two kegs of beer from the Bauerlein
Brewing Company's warehouse at Home
stead, July 81. Knall was sent one year
and Ralson eight months to the workhouse.
Benjamin jackson, colored, pleaded guilty
to the larceny of some clothing from Isaac
Swift, of "a Basin alley, September 1. He
was sentenced two years to the workhouse,
Joseph Biegenwald and John Lentz pleaded
guilty to breaking into the house of George
Miller, Ross township, on August 2.
Patrick Gallagher was acquitted OF the
breaking into car on the Pittsburg, V1r-
gina and Charleston Railroad on August 8.
John Anderson pleaded guilty to attempt
ing to steal money from Louisa Quirk on
August 80 at Braddock. He was sent go
days to Jail, Alice Johnston pleaded guilty
to selling liquor without license and on
Sunday in Murphy's court on July L.. She
was fined $3.50 and sentenced six months to
the workhouse. The jury is out in the case
of Sidney Booker, tried for arson for set
ting on fire the house of Richard Lucas, of
Fulton street, on August 20. Thomas
Murphy pleaded guilty to breaking into
the houses of Patrick McAvoy, Felix Nc
Knight, W. j. Carey and Thomas S. Mel
son. Andrew Patterson was acquitted of
the larceny of $50 from Jesse Dabpo, July
80, at McKeesport.
The following is the list of persons to be
tried in Criminal Court next week:
Monday-James Rogan, James Clinton,
George Norman, ST Pryor, Charles Schuler,
Moritz Streng, Geison Streng, Benedict
Streng, Blanche Holland, Mary McCune,
Nicholas Smith, Joseph Bueehle, George
Crawford, Michael Clifford, Graver Eu-
banks (2), Fred Ehlers, David Gross, Wal
ter Peters, S. Peters, John Tierney, jesse
Willetts, John Fulton, William Summers,
IhoLnas WeSb, IHouide DolsSyJ 0ISi oo"
man, William Carr.
Tuesday-Thomas Miller (2), John Kane,
John Harmon (2), James Mullingal (2),
Mary Maloy (2), William FIaherty, Will
lam Patton, Patrick Cullen, Alex Vancise,
Nick Kumberger, James Brumbaugh, Lizzie
D. McFauell (2), G. L. Graham, Charles
Hausbeck, John Lewis.
Wednesday - Anton Sobeeszak, John
Caughey (2), George B. .Oury, Valley
Koyock, David Folliard, George Veroski,
Charles Walt, Clarence Brown. Mary
Calhoon (2), Mrs Felix alias Palchell,
William p Marks, John Meteheowskie,
Joseph Butcher, Fritz Ralingshopper,
Sandy Travis (2), Ella Brown, Charles
Clark
On Thursday and Friday such cases will
be heard for which true bills will be found
by the grand jury.