Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20
NOTES FROM The PRISON D0CKETs.

FRANK LAPE of the Southside, was COM
mitted to Jail last evening on two serious
charges that have been made against him.
ANNIE JOHNSTON, colored. was arrested by
Officer Gumbert yesterday on charge of
assault and battery preferred by her sister,
Mary Johnston.
ABOUT noon yesterday roll of carpet was
| stolen from the front of vogle's store at the
corner OF Thirty seventh and Butler streets.
The matter was reported to the police.
EDWARD DAWSON, of West Newton, is in the
Central station with charge of passing
counterfeit money. The prisoner is alleged
to have remarked that he had passed six bad
dollars during the day.
THOMAS LITTLEDELL and his wife Mary,
residents Of South Eighteenth street, in
dulged in fight yesterday morning on Car
son, near Fourteenth street. They were
locked up for hearing this morning.
J. koMINsKI was arrested yesterday by
Constable Langenbacher, of Alderman
Beinhauer's Office, on charge of assault
and battery. The Information was made Is
months ago, but he had skipped his bail and
the case never had a hearing.
JOHN BAUMAN. Harry Phillips, Samuel
Davis and Louis Tucker were arrested yes
terday afternoon, on Preble avenue, Ale
gheny, for breaking letter box. They are
boys about Is years old each, and while
throwing stones broke the box.
"A.
day by Alderman Cahill on a charge of false
alleges that Schuman collected bill of
s23 so. which he failed to turn over to him.
He will have a hearing to-day.
REV. JOSEPH SLATrERy, the ex-priest, and
his agents, r. T. Costello and G. T. Rudysill,
were given a hearing before Alderman
circulating obscene literature Slattery
was held for court and the other two men
were discharged.
GEORGE DARK, who was acquitted by the
Coroner's jury of the charge of numbering
his wife, who died under suspicious circum-
stances, was yesterday given hearing by
Alderman Succop on charge Of assault and
battery preferred by Agent o Brien. Dark
was held for court on the charge.
ALDERMAN McINEIENEY issued a warrant
yesterday for the arrest of Joseph W. Urben,
charged with larceny by bailee, on oath OF
John Wier. The latter alleges that he loaned
Urben valuable gun to take on a hunting
tour and he now refuses to return the prop
erty. Both parties live on Fifty-second
street.
JAMES MCINTOSH. William Reed d, John Paff
and Robert Ray entered Cartwright's hard
ware store on Federal street, Allegheny, YES
terday afternoon and stole about a dozen
penknives. They escaped before being de-
tected. but the police caught them last
night. They will be given hearing this
morning.
Miss JENNIE STAUFFER. aged 16 years, was
arrested by Officer T. Boyle at the Lake Erie
Railroad station last evening and locked up
in the Twcnty-eighth ward police station.
Her home is in Etna. She is accused by
Mary Schupbach, of the Twenty-ninth ward,
of stealing $e5 in money and some house
hold articles.
THEODORE BARR, who was released from
the workhouse few days ago, was returned
to that institution yesterday for a sojourn
of six months by Alderman Succop. Barr
paid visit to Mary Long, a well-known
character of the Southside, who had just
been released from the workhouse, and O
row resulted.
MICHAEL CROWLEY was arrested yesterday
by Officer Mclaughlin on charge of as
sault and battery on James Loushrey.
Loughrey is In a critical condition from the
effect of wounds received in a fight with
Crowley at the Elba Iron and Bolt Works
l,50o bail furnished by his father.
T. F. EDWARDS, resident of Gallery juno
tion, and Otto Laukcamp, who gave his occu-
patton as a river man, were arrested on Mar
Ret street yesterday afternoon by Detective |
FITZGERALD 1t is alleged by the officer that |
Laukcamp, who is registered as suspicious |
character, was trying to get Edwards to go |
with MN FOR the evident purpose Of robbery. |
s. L. DAVIS. of No. Poplar alley made an |
information before Alderman Richards yes |
terday charging NJ. J. Mccarthy with lar |
ceny by bailee. It is alleged by Davis that |
Mccarthy borrowed a gold watch and chain |
from n1m several weeks ago and failed to re- |
turn 1t. He was committed to Jail yester-
day in default of $500 bail for a hearing to.
morrow.