Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-21
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Scenes at the Central.

AT central station there were IS cases.
Six of these received workhouse sentences.
William Grimes had gone to the house of
Ed. Thomas, in Greasy alley. "a court off
Water street, and was looking for Thomas,
threatening to kill him. He failed to find
Thomas but threw a brick through the win
dow. The magistrate gave Grimes 30 days
sentence. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Thomas
and Lilly Britton got drunk and going to
Thomas house assaulted him for having
Grimes arrested. Officer Yeager heard
of the disturbance and reached
the scene in time to arrest
Mrs. Thomas. The Britton woman had
escaped Thomas was living on the floor
bleeding and unconscious, but was soon re-
vived and found to be only slightly hurt.
Mrs. Thomas will have a hearing this
morning and the police are after the Britton
woman. Nathan Hunt was fighting with
his wife on Fifth avenue Saturday night
and had attracted q crowd of over hundred
when Officer White ordered him to move
on Hunt drew big knife and went at
the officer, but was disarmed and after a
hard struggle the officer, assisted by a
couple OF citizens, arrested him. He got a
80 DAYS sentence Frank Grant put his
family ors of the house on Vine street and
had upset the stove and was breaking up
the furniture when arrested He got 30
days. Joseph Davis, fighting on Old ave-
nue., James Fife. disorderly on Cliff street
and Ed Hoffman, drunk and fighting on
Center avenue, each got 30-day sentences.
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Over Hall Hundred.
At Magistrate McKenna's hearing in the
Twelfth ward George Thomas, G. Hamilton,
]. Coleman, James Britton, G. Daniels,
John Young, G. Kidd, Jennie Holman,
Lizzie Moss were charged with fight
ing in a Stockholm avenue house.
Kidd, who fired three shots
from a revolver, was fined S25 and costs.
The others got off with s. and costs. There
were 50 other cases disposed of at the same
hearing. Early in the morning tie house
of Lewis Lotti, 4S Seventh street, was raided
by Detective Sol Coulson, as a gambling
house. Seven arrests were made. The
proprietor was fined SIS and costs and the
others s. and costs. A game of poker was
in progress at the time of the raid. James
Hauck was held for court trial to answer a
charge of burglary, preferred by Frank
Deabner 1t was alleged that he broke into
the vault at Spencer's brewery, Twenty
fourth street, and stole a keg of beer.
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Southsiders In Succop's Court.
Magistrate Succop has 20 cases to dispose
of at the Twenty-eighth ward station.
William Helke, accused of interfering with
Officer Brown while ne was making an ar
rest, was fined S. and costs. John Kersch,
16 years old, who was drunk and disor-
derly on the street, was fined SO and costs
John Mclaughlin and Mary Long, pair
of old offenders, were sent to the work
house for 30 days each for disorderly conduct.
Thomas Cleary, by reason of good sense
on his part, got himself out of trouble
Saturday night Cleary and John Smith
were arrested for disorderly conduct by
Officer Rosenberger. On the way to the
box Smith showed fight and began biting
the officer on the neck. Cleary
went to the officers assistance and
held Smith until the wagon ar
rived. AT the hearing Smith was find
SO and costs and Cleary was discharged
George Miller, who has been wanted since
July 3, was arrested on the Southside Satur-
day night, and was held for hearing on
Thursday next. The charge against Miller
is assault and battery preferred by Carl An
tone, who alleges that the defendant as
saulted and beat him without cause. Miller
has been keeping out of the way of the
police, but finally was run down.
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Disorderlies Before Hyndman.
Magistrate Hyndman disposed of ten