Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-21
PAYING TIE FIDDLER.

List Of the Saturday Night sosks Overtaken
by Justice, Remorse and Fines-A Negro
in Trouble for Matching Nickles-Polioe
Court Notes.
Magistrate Gripp held court at the Cen.
tral police station yesterday morning, and
heard the plants of 81 prisoners. There
were no woeful tales to tell, and in nearly
every case of alleged infraction of the law
but nominal fines were imposed and paid.
One prisoner, buxom young colored
woman, succeeded, through her converse
tional abilities, in escaping punishment Of
any kind. Her name was Millie Brown,
and she had been arrested by Captain Den
niston for keeping disorderly house in the
rear of 113 Grant street. Neighbors made
the complaint, but she satisfied the Judge
that they must be mistaken, and she
was discharged. John Watson. who had
been arrested for fighting with John Jones
at the B. & o. depot on Saturday night and
whose pocket contained four sticks of dyna-
mite, was discharged and told to take his
explosives away with him. Jones had not
the required fine of S. and was sent to Jail
for ten days. Peter Carney, alleged to be a
vagrant without friends or home, was sent
to the workhouse for ten days, and Ed
Freese, on a like allegation, to Jail for "a
hours 1t was said to be the second time he
had been arrested during the week. John
Donnelly, another vagrant was discharged,
the statement being made that the wardens
of the Jail and workhouse refused to take
him.
Magistrate McKenna had large number
of cases to hear at the Twelfth ward station.
Isaac Knock, accused of visiting disorderly
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Mary Weyman was arrested for acting dis
orderly in Weithous' Hotel and was sent to
the workhouse for 80 days. James Warren
accused of being disorderly and assault
ing Officer Dodson, was fined SO
and costs. Dennis Holligan, Thomas
McClane, Pat Mcclure, Michael Front,
Mike Holligan, Pat Mccarthy and Frank
Mclaughlin were arrested for engaging in
a free-for-all fight at 2621 Penn avenue.
Mclaughlin, who started the row, was fined
IS and costs and the others IS and costs
each. Charles Mccormack was accused of
interfering with Officer McGovern while he
was making an arrest and was fined $40 and
costs.
Magistrate Gripp disposed of IA cases in
Judge Hyndman's district yesterday morn
ing. At the Fourteenth ward station John
Mills was fined $40 and costs for creating a
disturbance at the keystone iron mill
Saturday afternoon. John Brown and
James Woods paid So 40 each for sssaultlng
an old man named Moses Noble at Franks
town. John Slofskie, a Hungarian, for
feited $50 for discharging his revolver in a
reckless manner at his boarding house on
Bates street. John McGraw was lined 81
and costs for being drunk. At the Nine
teenth ward station Elmer Hoburg paid
IS 40 and Charles White was sent 80 days
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engaged in haud-to-hand battle on Station
street, East End, Saturday night. The
other four cases were common drunks, and
were fined 81 and costs each.
Twelve offenders were before Mayor
Voegtly at the Allegheny police hearing
yesterday morning. Amos Crawford, while
intoxicated Saturday night, drew a knife
and threatened to kill his wife. Officer
Blakely. however, interfered in this and ar
rested the man. He took the temperance
pledge for one year and was in consequence
released upon the payment of costs.
Edward Peters was discharged upon the
payment of costs in disorderly conduct
case, 1t being alleged by Officer Miller that
he had insulted persons passing in the vicin-
ity of Ohio and Federal streets. Frank
They were accused of fighting on Federal
street. Thomas Willoughby, charged with
matching nickels on a step on West Dia-
mond street, was also discharged. James
Morris was fined S. for striking Sadie
Fisher at 13 Isabella Court.
Magistrate Succop had only ten cases to
dispose of at the Twenty-eighth ward
station hearing yesterday morning, the ma
jority of which we're of the ordinary
character. Steve Berry, for attempting to.
clean out his boarding house, was fined S25
and costs. John Higgins used insulting
language to Lieutenant Johnston, for which
he was assessed SIS and costs.