Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12
FAILURE IN MARRIAGE
Given the Usual Weekly Airing IN
Judge Slagle's Court.
PATHOSAND HUMOR ALTERNATING
Little Boys Who Didn't Do Anything Are
Proven Otherwise.
GLEANINGS FROM LEGAL PRECINCTS

Sessions was somewhat slow and only en-
livened by incidents, to appreciate which
fully the reader should have been present.
There were some humorous points In the
first case, that of William Irwin, of Brad
dock, charged with surety of the peace, and
Judge Slagle kindly took into consideration
the pleasure of the lawyers by telling Will
lam to talk loudly enough for them to hear
above the roar of wagon traffic on Ross
street. This was strategic move, as
lawyers tongues are as unmanageable as
those of women and the easiest way to keep
these legal limbs from gossiping is to interest
them.
Jennie McCleary, of CHARTERS township,
left her husband, James McCleary, and
wanted the Court to make him support her
nevertheless. She said it was impossible to
live with him; that he whipped her re-
peatedly and when sued therefor made it
up with her in the magistrates
office until the matter became monotonous
and she went back to live with her parents
in Beltzhoover borough. Their name is
Cox. After the hearing on the desertion
charge had gotten fairly under way Judge
Slagle said: "But you deserted him." 'I
had to do it,, she replied, "and had right
to do it,
They Came to the Wrong Shop.
Mrs. Elrod and Miss Elrod testified to the
unpleasantness existing between the couple,
and the latter had heard cCleary threaten
his wife two years ago. The defendant, in
his story in self-defense, said Jennie didn't
put herself to any trouble to get his grub
ready, and on Decoration Day, after an
nouncins. that she going to a graveyard, she
departed and never came back. He utterly
denied that he had ever struck her. Judge
Slagle stated that the case was one for
divorce court, and put the costs on the de-
fendant, telling the wife she must go to the
other shop if she wanted more.
Ida l.. Connor and James Johnston were
mated, but not married. John must either
languish in prison or make arrangements
for the care of the baby for five years-ar-
rangements that will protect the Directors
of the Allegheny City poor.
Mrs. Annie Kloman had Harry Venn up
on charge of abusing son of the prosecu-
trix. Both of the boys were present in
knee breeches, and neither '1didn't do
nothin'," according to their versions The
prosecutrix called Henry Doty and Matthew
Phillips to make her charge good, but they
said they couldn't tell anything of conse-
quence. Young Venn's father was assessed
with the costs, as the Judge said it might
tend to cause him to make the boy behave
himself better in future.
Jennie and William Caughey have been
married for IL years, but not mated lately.
William is in the sere and yellow, 81 years
of age.
Boys Who Were Hilarious.
He said he had worked for Chief Brown
at lamp-washing as long as he was able,
when he started to get admission to the
poorhouse. He said he wasn't able to sup
port Jennie, and the Court believed him
and let him 60 on his own recognizance.
Jennie does not appear to be much more
than half the age of her iege lord .-
A Mrs. Sheib, who lives in Shaler town
ship, had Martin Rohonoss, John Schaub,
B. H. Walker and Andy Cost arraigned on
charge of surety of the peace. 1t ap-
peared that last Decoration Day year
ago the boys had been somewhat hilarious
near her residence. They explained thew had
been witnesses for man who had sued Mrs.
Sheib's husband for shooting some pigeons
and he had rewarded them with a little
beer, three glasses apiece. They felt a little
good in consequence and sang some, but
denied that they had threatened Mrs Sheib
with violence. Judge Slagle expressed an
opinion that, while there had been dis
orderly conduct, there was no evidence of
threatened breach of the peace and continued
the case.
Mr.. Porte next related Charles Rush's
tale of woe. Charles is young man who
pleaded mole contendere to charge of re-
ceiving stolen goods.
Took Beer Just as a Gift.
The goods in question were four glasses of
beer which he had accepted as gift
from some other boys who had looted
a Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railway
car at Mckeesport. Charles, it seems,
had given himself up when he might have
escaped. 1t was thought his transient con-
nection had been with a gang that had been
before Judge Collier, and the latter was ap-
pealed o. AS Mr.. Porte went along he de-
picted the friendless condition of the Young
man, without father or mother to guide him
Alright, and touched a sympathetic chord in
Judge Golfers heart, who was about to
order the young mans discharge. At this
stage of the case Judge Slagle came back
upon the bench, and recognized from the
papers that the case belonged to him. 1t
seemed he had heard something more of the
matter than Judge Collier knew, and as
warning to Charles to shun bad company in
the future gave him Is days in jail. The
young man is evidently novice in crime,
for as he walked off with the deputy sheriff
he looked as happy as though he had Just
been reprieved from the gallows. 49,.