Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-15
LIGHT SUNDAY HEARINGS.

Only Few Prisoners Sent to the Work.
house by the Magistrates-The Twelfth
Ward Has the Largest Number-Mostly
Drunks and Disorderlies.
Police hearings yesterday morning were
light and the magistrates got through with
their work much earlier than usual. There
were only three cases at the Central police
station when Judge Gripp opened his regu-
lar Sunday service. George Egler had been
arrested at Fifth avenue butcher
shop while stealing a piece of
meat. He confessed to having stolen about
20 pounds of ham also, and was fined s. and
costs, which he readily paid and departed.
Joseph Griner drove his wife out of the
house ON Webster avenue, which he con-
fessed to, and promised to do better in the
future. He left $40 as an earnest of his in
tention. The balance of the prisoners were
charged with minor offenses, and were
either discharged or lightly fined. None
went to the workhouse.
Magistrate Mckenna disposed of % cases
at the Twelfth ward station. William
Ferry was given 80 days to the workhouse
for vagrancy. John Maher, arrested on
Penn, near Twelfth street, Saturday
night on charge of disorderly conduct,
got 30 days. William Evans a "vag,"
WAS given 30 days to Claremont. Steven
Bussick and Jacob Gantasa went into
restaurant on Twelfth street Saturday
night, and after eating a good meal
refused to pay for it. They were fined $40
and costs each. James Gallagher, who has
been frequenting the company of partly in
toxicated men in hopes of getting drinks,
got 80 days to the workhouse. John Tobin,
arrested at Union station Saturday evening
as suspicious person, was fined 70 and
costs. John Donteg was arrested on Penn
avenue for fighting. He was fined $40 and
costs. Dick Butler, another disorderly per-
son, was given 80 DAYS to Claremont. j. c.
Nelson went into Wilson's restaurant, on
the Diamond. and raised disturbance. He
was fined S5 and costs
Magistrate Leslie disposed of three cases
at the Seventeenth ward station. Maso
Sheridan was arrested in saloon on Butler
street for acting disorderly. He resisted
arrest and called on his friends to help him.
and rough and tumble fight ensued. The
officer held on to his prisoner, however, and
landed him at the police station. He was
fined $25 and costs. George Jones and
five days to sober up.
Magistrate Succop had ten cases at the
Twenty y-eighth ward station. Owen Golden
and Frank Rally made things unpleasant
for Officer Lackner Saturday night, by
fighting him after being placed under ar
rest They were each sent to the work.
house for 80 days. NJ. Finn and John
Melauophy were arrested for fighting. The
men had battle royal, and when the officer
found them were both covered with blood.
$25 and cost each were the fines imposed.
Magistrate Hyndman disposed of three
common cases at the Nineteenth ward sta
tion and one at the Fourteenth ward station.
At the Nineteenth jerry Collins was sent
30 bays to the workhouse for abusing his
family at Homewood Saturday night.
Thomas Brown and William Sprague were
fined 81 and costs for drunkenness. AT the
Fourteenth ward station Patrick Healley
was fined SO and costs for fighting at Hazel
wood
There were II cases before Deputy Mayor
Braun, of Allegheny. None of them were
of any Importance.