Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-17
m POLICE COURT.
Many Minor Gases Disposed Of Bat
Nothing More

In the police court yesterday morn
ing the following cases were disposed
i Henry Nicholson VAS sent 10 jail for
teA days for beng drunk. Robe II
Brown took on board more beer than
he could handle. He was arrested for
the otiense, bat a. he VAS not IN the
habit of getting intoxicated the case
Was dismissed. Mary Jane Reed, who
was Incarcerated for dIsorderly con-
duct, said another woman called her
names which WAS more than she could
stand. and she vas going TO make her
take them back. Ia Mary James ef-
forts 10 accomplish this she was ar
rested. She Was sentenced 10 pay a
fine of s6.S5 or 90 to jail Tor fifteen
days. Mary Jane went to jail. James
Smith Was arralgned on charge OF
dlsorderly conduct. HIS case was ad-
journed to June so. Orlp Pierce.
charged with d!sorderly conduct, will
have "a hearing June 23. Wm. Fernam-
burg, arraingned on the same ofiense,
had sentence suspended upon HIM.
Richard Moaler, arrested on the charge
OF dlsorderiy conduct. was discharged
John Waassemaan owned vicious
dog which BIT man. The man com
planned and John was arrested for bar
boring the animal His trial will take
place June 30. Thos. Goodman, who
stole guitar, was arralgned Tor the
larceny of less than SO. Trial ad-
journed to June 22. The following
persons, charged with conspiracy, had
their examination adjourned 10 June
%: Myron j. Lewis, Lansing Quaken-
bush, Alexander {. Evans, Elmer {.
Webster, Peter IL. Ripstra. John
Krauskopf, Eugene Prndle, Harry
Van Der Veer, Garret Kurpers,
Chas. Bishop. l.. ID. Packard,
Eugene Ryason, John Schilling, w. NJ.
Haster. Harry Williams, John Lap
ley, Bruno Haufe, A. l.. Coates, Frank
Kllber. There are nineteen III all who
have been arrested on the charge OF
conspiracy.
At the afternoon session the police
court was wrapped in shadow OF
gloom on account of the death of Judge
Holmes, and only those cases which
were unfinished were disposed of.
Arthur &. Gammage, who some time
ago brought suit against Drs. Graves
and Peterson for $50, 900 for malprac-
tice, was arrested yesterday on a war
rant sworn out by the doctors for per-
jury. Shortly after filing his suit he
went to Chicago, the evil case still
pending in the courts. In his
statement Drs. Graves and Peter
son CLAIM that Gammage swOre
falsely, and they swore out
warrant for him, charging him with
perjury. The attorney of Carnage APP
prised him of the fact and he immedI-
ately returned from Chicago and gave
himself up. His examination was set
for June "a, and his bail fixed at $1,000.
He secured bail. E. Soutell was ar
rested for keeping a vicious dog, but as
he declared himself willing to pay the
doctor bills of the child which was hit
ten and kill the dog. he was gwen un-
til June 30 to bring evidence that the
dog WAS dead. Henry Smith, a small
boy, was arraigned for truancy, and
will have a hearing June 20. Nick
Wolcher, charged with disorderly con-
duct, will have trial June "a. In the
case of Henry Maat, charged with OBJ
structing street rail- DAD tracks. his at
tOrney. James Mcbride, asked that the
court dismiss the defendant. Upon the
denial of this request. Mcbride objected
to the courts trying the case, as Judge
Westfall had no jurisdiction and was
not competent to act, the revised city
charter specifying that, in case of the
removal from the city or death of the
incumbent of the office of police court
Judge, the only manner N which
the vacancy can be filled is by special
election. Court adjourned until today
at 9 o'clock.