Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-16
PICKED UP BY THE POLICE.

JOSEPH LALL, who tried to take rough OF
rats on South Thirteenth street, was sent s
days to the workhouse yesterday.
THOMAS STEVENS was locked up in jail las
night on two charges of forgery, preferred
by John Kyle, before Justice Miles Bryan
of CHARTERS.
KATE WILKs, colored, arrested by Lieuten
ant Glenn for operating a Speak-easy or
| Reassy alley, near Water street, was sent q
| days to the workhouse yesterday.
MATT BAXTER, in jail charged with burglar
| izing the cottage of w. W. Willett at Du
quesne borough two weeks ago, will have q
hearing to-day before Magistrate Succop.
THE grocery and residence of William
Aiken, No. sos Webster avenue, was robbed
early Sunday morning. The burglars Sc
| cured gold watch, four valuable rings and
$12s.
G. II. PETERSON and Edward Marsh were
placed in Central station last night charged
| with the larceny of some 81 and two lamps
bv $. w. McElhaney, before Alderman Nc
| Kenna.
JOHN CoNRoY was arrested on Fifth ave
| nue. last night on suspicion of stealing four
pool balls from Aliens pool room on Dia-
| mond street. He was locked up in Central
station.
GEORGE SMITH, of Beck's Run, was sent ten
| days to Jail yesterday as a suspicious char
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been implicated in several recent Southside
burglaries.
FRED SIMMEN, James Orschal, Max Loceer
and Henry Wolfentang are under bail for a
hearing before Alderman Succop for assault
ing Conductor John Politt on the Eleventh
Street Incline.
JOSEPH W. DAWSON, of Homestead, was
committed to Jail yesterday by Squire
Oetfner on charge of assault preferred by
I Il Tr1r-xy iC oil tbof z f1,n
committed on the defendants s-year-old
daughter.
JOHN RICHARDSON was arrested at No. 2012
Penn avenue last night, where he was try
ing to dispose of some extra fine ladies' silk
handkerchiefs. He was locked up on sus-
picion and was found to have large amount
Of fine goods on his person.
JOHN BURKE, an India ink artist, was ar
rested on Fulton street, Allegheny yester-
day and sent to the police station on a
charge of disorderly conduct. He was act
ing i'll a suspicious manner and was en-
deavoring to sell an overcoat.
JOSEPH ALEXNOvITCH and Joseph Pellvalis
were held for court last night by Magistrate
Succop on a charge of aggravated assault
and battery. on oath of Michael Wilezyuki.
The prosecutor alleges the men beat him be-
cause he was witness in court case
against them.
THOMAS KING, a Soho mill worker, is a pris-
oner in the Fourteenth ward station, having
been placed there by his friends because he
has suddenly developed signs of insanity.
The prisoners hobby is the unraveling of a
murder which occurred in that end of town
some years ago. He imagines that he is in
spired from above, and can solve that which
has been mystery for years.
DANIEL DONOVAN and Patrick Green had
been drinking last night somewhat, and fall
ing into an argument adjourned to Franks
town avenue and Station street, where they
pummeled and pounded each other to the
utmost delight of a crowd of spectators. An
officer finally arrived on the scene, and sent
the combasants to the Nineteenth ward
station.
JAMES SCoHILL, Michael Mcclure and
Thomas Burke had hearing before Alder
man Mckenna Yesterday on a charge of
larceny from the person, preferred by
Oscar Briggs, who alleged that the defend
ants followed him out of Cavanaugh's saloon
gold watch. Burke was discharged and the
other two held for trial at court.
II. d. SIMMoNDs was arrested yesterday on
two serious charges made by Grace Bev-
eridge before Alderman McMasters The
girl is about 81 years of age. Simmonds was
placed in jail, but had only been there an
hour when his brother appeared and went
on his bail bond in the sum of 50, 800 for
the defendants appearance at a bearing on
Monday. Simmonds is a salesman in carpet
store on Federal street. Allegheny, and is
about so years of age.