The Critic and record., 1891-05-11
A BLUE MONDAY
FOR MANY LUCKLEss ONES BEFORE
THE POLICE COURT BAR.

In Hard Luck-On Long Strike
Charges of Cruelty to a Prisoner Made
Against Two oPoliCemen-Mr. Crounse's
Case.
Charges Against Omcors.
The front of Henry Vests shirt was
spattered with blood when he stepped
into the dock this morning in the Police
Court to answer the charge of being
drunk and disorderly and resisting the
officers when they attempted to arrest
him. Vests wife, Anna, and his daugh
ter-in-law, Mary Ann, were also charged
with the some offense. The trouble oc
CURED on the Good Hope road, near
Uniontown, and the officers testified that
though good man when sober, he was a
tough citizen when drunk. He was
Cursing and swearing and the policemen
told him TO 60 home but he said he could
lick them both. But he didn't succeed,
and was carried to the station. West tes-
titled that the officers had struck him
without cause and he hadn't been able to
eat anything since that time. Anna
West, the son and the daughter-in.law
all testified that West had not struck the
officers.
"There are several charges against the
policemen said the Court, 'and ] want
to give them chance to disprove them if
they can, So l will postpone the case un-
til Wednesday, when they will bring
their witnesses in Court"
In Hard Luck.
Peter F. Wynne IS playing in bad luck
and he was before Judge Kimball this
t,,r Oh xt.tt1, baton,
He said he was clerk and was from
Pittsburg, and had come to this city for
the purpose of getting employment, but
he did not succeed and his money gave
out. Then he and his wife went from one
boarding house to another, staying as
long as the landlady would allow them
and then seeking quarters elsewhere.
There were half a dozen boarding
house keepers as witnesses, and Wynne
owed all Of them from .Sl5 to S25. lie
| said that il was his intention to pay these
bills as soon as he secured employment;
| that he did not intend to swindle people
| out of the money.
Judge Kimball held him until he could
| hear from his friends in Pittsburg, and if
| they do not come to his rescue he will be
| aguest of Mr.. .Stoughtenburgh for the next
sixty days.
| On a Long Strike.
| OllO -OIDGIS has Dpell OUT OF WOTk Slllte
the painters went out on strike last year.
He is union man and he says he won't
work with "scabs," that he had q
home and mother and that he was not a
vagrant as charged by the officers. He
testified that since the strike he had been
| doing odd Jobs and in the meantime had
spent thirty days in Jail for larceny. But
| he had reformed so he said, and had O
! chance to go to work tomorrow. Judge
Kimball told him to step aside and he
would see if he really had chance to &C
to work. If he hasn't he will have tc
spend season at the workhouse.
For Carrying Concealed weapons.
Grant Watson was fined $40 by Judge
Kimball this morning on the charge oi
carrying concealed weapons. Yesterday
he went to see his sweetheart, according
TO his story, and while there he got into
an alteration with Henry Lucas. Lucas
he says picked up stove lid and made Q
stepped out of the door and got a stone
but there were half dozen witnesses who
testified that he put his hand in hi!
pocket and drew a pistol in threatening
manner. There was no evidence TO prove
that Watson did not have pistol, eXcep
his own evidence, and the Court imposed
the usual fine.
Mr.. Crounse's Case.
The case of William L. Crounse
charged with criminal libel by ex-Sur
geen-General Hammond, has not as ye
been set for trial. 1t will probably b,
called up Saturday, as that is usually /;
| quiet day in the Police Court.