The Critic and record., 1891-04-28
A THIEVING TRIO.
THREE YOUNGSTERS ROUNDED UP IN
THE POLICE COURT.

Other Matters Brought Before llzaonor
To-Day-The Usual Number Of Petty
Offenders Against Municipal Law Who
Have to Answer for Their Trans
gressions.
The aggregate age of the defendants in
the first three cases brought before Judge
Miller this morning in the Police Court
could not have been much more than 20
years. All of them were negroes, and all
of them were charged with stealing. The
first of the two was named Thomas Har-
ris. He was, perhaps, years old, and
was rs black as the ace of spades while
his clothes were simply q bundle of rags.
lie was charged with stealing twenty-five
cents from Thomas Mahan, and pleaded
guilty. lie was sent to jail for thirty
days. The next case was that of Richard
Macauly, and he admitted having been to
the Reform School TO- stealing. This
morning he WIS cha ged with the larceny
of watch, valued at 80 from Thomas
Jordan.
You will go back to the Reform
School, ~ said the Judge, land this time
you will stay there until you are u years
uld.n
Next Mabella Brown, little girl with
yellow.red skin, was called Mrs. Ken
dali charged her with stealing q couple of
silver spoons from her. She said she had
no desire to prosecute the little girl, but
only wanted to get her property returned.
She had taken the little girl in her employ
out of pity because she said she had no
home. Judge Miller wrote down the
name of the girls sister and said he
would investigate the matter further.
These children" he remarked, ARE
hardly responsible for wnat they do.
The denizens of some of the alleys of the
town get hold of them and send them out
on regular foraging expeditions. If the
little girl has parents, and she says she
has, they should be sent to Jail for desert
ing her"
An old Crook.
Raymond Robinson, alias Luke vii.
| liams, has been before Judge Miller three
times within the past six weeks, and he
hasn't been released from Jail but two
| months. Robinson was arrested on Sun
day morning for being suspicious char
acter. When Officers Turnburke and
Melton found him he was coming down
| an alley near Second street with q large
! bundle under his arm wrapped in shawl.
| In the bundle was q clock and number
of smaller articles.
| ne OluCeIs CaTIleu MN 10 lne SlhllOn
| and locked him up. 1t was found that
the clock had stopped at $50 o'clock. The
arrest was made at 1912 in the morning,
! and a few moments afterward Mr.. Me-
Ken2ie Scott reported that Il clock had
| been stolen from his store I3S Second
street. Judge Miller held the prisoner in
$1,000 bonds for the grand jury.
Assaulted the OnIcers.
George Adams, who assaulted Officers
Creogh and Howe when they attempted
to arrest him, and who ON yesterday de-
manded jury trial in the Police
| Court, thought the matter over in his
cell last night, and this morning before
Judge Miller pleaded guilty. The Court
sentenced him to two months in jail in
each case. The assault was made while
the officers were attempting to arrest the
| man.
The Chaueaubrian Case.
The case of Bruce Chatoaubrian against
Robert Saxton and John Todd, the driver
and conductor of car 81 of the Metropoli-
tan Line, was called in the / olice Court
this morning. Chateaubrian testified on
the stand that he was not a spotter for
the car company, but was the vice-presi-
dent of the Arlington Loan and Trust
| Company. .
He said that when he eexpostulatel y ~ ~
~ nIeii ~ ullNlii6 AnSt@N nOfses so RAJ
idly he did s9so simply because he love
= Sf16ises and did not like to see the
10 abused. The men had no reason to a
Of sault him and he had not resisted, b.
/. ran as fast as his legs could carry hir
ID You could have played marbles on h
m coat testified Mr.. Marlbery, one Of II
M witnesses.
,e ,S The defendants claimed that NJ
N Chateaubrian had cursed them and j
.. terfcred when they were attending
their duties. They simply resented thi
n The jury brought in a verdict as to Il
~ Saxton case and found Todd guilty, wi
q recommendation for mercy. Jud
We Miller fined him $40 and costs.