Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-12
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Crimes Wages at Central.

Magistrate Gripp had only % cases before
him at Central station. Six of the prisoners
were given workhouse sentences. Ernest
Howlis, young laborer living at No %
Federal street, had been arrested coming
out of Steen's coal yard with basket OF
coal on his arm He admitted to the officer
that he had stolen 1t. When arralgned De-
fore the magistrate the young fellow ap-
peared sorely distressed. When asked what
be had to say Tor himself he broke INTO tears;
Finally he said: eff Your Honor please,
have very sick child at home, the house IS
cold and have been out Of work and nave
thought the owner would not miss what lit
tie took from his yards to keep my DaDy
warm" After satisfying himself +Sd OF
the correctness OF the story, the
John Grogan and P. j. Havey had been dis,
orderly on Third avenue and when arrested
by Officer Duffy, fought him and tore his
clothing. They each got 30-day sentences to
the workhouse. George Nelson. a tailor at
Magee and Ann streets, had been taken from
his home with two women by Officer Metz
gar. Mrs Mary Boyle had requested the
officer to arrest him for keeping disorderly
house, because Nelson had been harbortng
her daughter. with other women, in his
house. Mrs. Boyle testified that she had re-
quested Nelson to turn her daughter over to
her, but he only abused her. The officer
testified that there was frequent disorder
and fighting in the house. Nelson was gwen
SOday sentence: Penrietta Richards,
Wylie avenue, and, when questioned as to
her conduct by Officer Malley, yelled rats"
at him. She was given 30 days for her leV1ty.
Owen Corcoran, drunk and disorderly on
Washington street, and Kate Slattery, found
in the same condition on Grant street, each
received 3Oday sentences.
Hearings Before McKenna.
At the Twelfth ward police station 43 pris-
oners were before Magistrate McKenna.
NJ ,od
for attempting to get into fight at Thir-
tieth street and Penn avenue saturday
night. Thomas j. Finn paid $25 for raising
disturbance at the house of Mary Fitch,
Thompson were each fined S. and costs for
amusing themselves Saturday evening on
Sixteenth street by showing pedestrians into
M the gutter. Early Yesterday morning o H Ms. Bris-
rem on Spruce alley, near Thirty-first street
He was fined $40. John Foley paid $40 for
fighting in a court at the rear OF
Ais pockets were full of stones
when arrested. Mrs. Kenner, charged
with keeping n disorderly house on Small
man street and Twenty ninth, was lined so
and costs. James McCurdy was fined $25
and costs for acting disorderly on a car of
the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester
electric line. He annoyed the passengers
by his alleged profanity. At the Seven
'teenth ward station six cases of ordinary
were tried.
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Southsiders Very Quiet.
There were seven very ordinary cases be-
fore Magistrate Succop ut the Twenty-eighth
ward police station. They were all drunks
and disorderlies, with the exception of Jerry
Hagerty, who was held for trial at court on u
charge of stealing some money from Michael
Bradley.
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Many Women Before Wyman.
There were 43 prisoners before Mayor
Wyman, a larger number than for many
weeks Several were women, and for the
most part they were without money and
were sent to the Jail or workhouse. Annie
Glass. Emma Butler and Mary Mccormick
were charged with ordinary drunkenness.
The first two got ten days and the latter 4S
hours to Jail. Mary Bulger, Mamie Fair and
Kellar were Quarrelsome over
some liquor, and each got 30 days to the
workhouse. Gertrude Harbaugh got a like |
having been found in u house on
street where fight was going on |
Mrs Fitzgerald received u ten days
sentence to JAIL the arreSting officer stating
that she terroriZed McIntosh's court |
George Jokel was fined $40 and costs for |
smoking on Mt. Troy street car and strik- |
ing the conductor who told him to stop, |
Owen Drudey also miSbehaved on Union |
line car and paid similar fine. Six men on |
Cass avenue who fought among themselves |
and made the early morning hideous were |
arrested by Officers Boland, Richardson |
and Croy and paid SIS and costs each. The |
other cases were principally common |
drunks and were either fined lightly or dis |
charged.