Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-21
BABES BARRED OUT.
Judge Slagle Says Children Must Not
Be Paraded in Court. IS; 3..
WEARY WIVES CAUSE MUCH DELAY
One Woman Seeks Justice Because q Man;
Rudely Stared at Her. :, "a. ::
ECHOES CAUGHT IN COURT CORRIDORS

There must be an abatement effected In
hysteria, or domestic troubles must be COM
posed on some other day of the week, or
the Saturday half-holiday cannot be made
to work in the Quarter Sessions, as these
cases do not come up for hearing until
near noon and when a wild-eyed female
begins her story judge cannot in all cases
shorten it materially.
Judge Slagle rather abbreviated one
custom, however, yesterday. A man being
called up for sentence was accompanied by
his wife and cluster of babies. The Judge
ordered their removal remarking, in effect,
that sentencing was sufficiently disagree
able without being laden with the sight OF
tears and innocence paraded for effect.
Ellen Monahan charged James Donahoe
with threatening to kill her son. 1t ap-
peared that James was trying this heroic
method of debt collecting. Itseems that
the defendant had row with plaintiffs son
and got licked and yesterday he was assessed
with the costs and told to be careful
He Made Wild Eyes at Her.
Mrs. Michael Jacobs charged Gustave
Schwartz with surety of the peace. She
said he followed her in rage into a cellar,
caught her and made eyes at her like a
beast. A. Weidman made the case very in
teresting by his unique and original defense
of the accused, but Mrs. Jacobs played a
full hand and disputed Mr.. Weidman's
legal positions with energy, if not legal
acumen. She must pay the costs.
Mrs. James P. Mcdonald, of SanduskY
street, Allegheny, said her husband amused
his leisure hours abusing her, and on one
occasion showed her pistol with which he,
as alleged, said he would kill her. A man
named Hazlett testified that he had heard
Mcdonald threaten to kill his wife. Mr..
Mcdonald was told that he must let his
better half alone and furnish security to
comply with the order.
Amanda E. Schweiger was arraigned on
charges of attempting to kill several peo-
pie, among them her brother, Abnef E.
Copeland. The case was held over until an
assault and battery growing out of it is dis
posed of. The defendant had been SEN
fenced to pay costs, but succeeded in bunch
ing her hits thus far.
Charles H. Smith, colored, was brought
out of Jail to answer a charge of threatening
to kill his wife. Mr.. Smiths affection
seems to be of the enduring kind, as the
parties have been separated for five years.
Charles must pay costs and give security to
keep the peace.
Paying the Price of Crime.
The other sentences imposed by Judge
Slagle yesterday were the following: For
larceny, Albert Tecetoth, George Townsend
and Frank Hines, Is months to the peni-
tentiary, John Quinn and T. Winter, one
year to the workhouse, Fred Smith, four
months to the workhouse; for receiving stolen
goods, Mary O'Connell, Is months to the
penitentiary; assault and battery, w. B.
Curry, three months to the workhouse; J.
G. Cannon, $50 and costs, assault; A. Beck,
S25 and costs; attempted assault, George
Schwartz, Is months to the workhouse,
Joshua Leech, six months to jail; felonious
assault and battery, William Hayes, eight
months to the workhouse; burglary, Adam
Weiser, two years to the penitentiary; be-
ing common gambler, James Dougherty,
six months TO the workhouse.
The following were imposed by Judge
Collier: Felonious and assault and battery,
John Campbell, nine months to the work
house; William Riley, 10 months to the
workhouse; J. 81. Hellmach, one year to
the workhouse; keeping disorderly house,
Ellen Brown, one year to the workhouse;
selling liquor without license and on Sun
day, William Green, $3.50 fine and six
months and 20 days to the workhouse; i'm
morality, James Duffy, $50 fine: entering a
building with telonious intent, John Hol-
lands, William Slattery, four months to the
workhouse; receiving stolen goods, Charles
Jones, one year to the workhouse; bigamy,
Mary Daily, three months to the work
house; entering railroad car, William
Mangan, John Burns, sentence suspended;
aggravated assault and battery, Joseph Mil
Ter, nine months to the workhouse.