The record-union., 1892-05-06
he WAS Els OWN LAWYER.
George Johnson's Disastrous Adven.
ture in the Police Court.
A Man Who Couldn't Pay His Land.
lady-One With Monthly Stipend
Convicted of vagrancy.

George Johnson, the renowned ex-de-
fective, was tried before Judge Cravens
in the Police Court yesterday for disturb
ing the peace of Hans Webber. Johnson
addressed the court, asking a continuance
until he could have his lawyer present.
Webber objected to delay, and the case
was proceeded with.
Webber took the stand and testified
that he went into Trask's saloon, about
10 o'clock last Saturday night, to have a
glass of beer, and when he asked a friend
to drink with him Johnson tried to join,
regardless of the fact that he did not
know Johnson, and was not invited
Webber objected to Johnson's taking
beer, at his expense, and there was
trouble. Johnson waltZed around. and
with threatening gesture and in bad
English said he knew w ebber, that he
was an eX-convict from Folsom, and that
MI his friends were there, etc.
johnson endeavOred to conduct his
own case, and essayed to cross-examine
Webber. In the discussion which en-
sued both parties should have been found
guilty OF assault upon the English Ian
guage.
Several other witnesses were examined,
and were singularly unanimous in stat
ing that Johnson called Webber an ex-
convict, and told him his friends were all
! in the State prison.
| And yet Johnson wanted more wit
nesses. He said there We're more wit
nesseS, and he would like to have the
case continued.
4 continuance was denied, however,
and Johnson was sworn. He gave his
tory of his collision with Webber in
Trask's saloon, but without favorably
| impressing the court.
Judge CraVens thought the evidence
showed Johnson to be guilty, and an
nounced that he would pass judgment
upon him this morning.
BEMAY'S BOARD BILL.
W. II. Iemay, arrested on the COM
! plaint of the landlady of the Hibernia
| Hotel, on Front street, was also i'll court.
The landlady iestitied that Lemay OBJ
| tanned weeks board on credit and then
deserted the e|iibernia Tor the City Hotel
| without settling his bill for board.
Lemay testified that he had been disap-
! pointed in getting work promised him,
and had not received money Sutilcient TO
/ pay his board. He made an apparently
straightforward statement to the court,
and said he had no intention of defraud-
ing, but that he could not pay until he
earned the money.
lie appeared, as he claimed to be, o
hard-working man. and said it took most
OF the money he earned to support and
provide medical treatment for an invalid
/ daughter IN Portland. He was discharged,
GEORGE WILLIAMS FIvE-DoLLAR SPREE
George Williams, charged with being
drunk, was the first culprit called by
/ Judge Crarens yesterday. AS Williams
did not respond, an order was made for
feiting his bond OF 50, and the court pro-
ceeded with other business.
| Alter the disposition OF a long calendar
| George suddenly came to light. He had
| been in one corner of the prisoners box
/ all the time, entirely oblivious to his sur
| roundings. de was fined So and allowed
! TO go IN quest OF his lost reputation and
/ fresh air.
A HIGH-RoLLER "vAGGED.n
! Fred Welch, charged with vagrancy.
| was found guilty and will be sentenced
| to-day. WEIGH is said to receive 500
/ monthly from the East. but this comfort
| able income is squandered in few days.
and he is frequently before the Police
Court. He appeared yesterday looking
| very depraved, clad in dirty clothes and
wearing an old pair of rubber boots.
TOO FREE WITH CITY WATER.
D. J. Mannix, charged with nlisde-
| meanor in having violated the water or
| dinance. had his case continued till Mon
/ day next.
j. S. Estabrook, similarly charged,
| pleaded not guilty, asked for trial by
jury, and had his case set for Thursday
next.
MINOR CASES.
". II. Wandrus, charged with petit
larceny, was discharged, owing to the
non-appearance of any witness against
him. His attorney stated to the court
that one Williams, who preferred the
charge, showed no disposition to prose-
cute Wandrus.
ID. Marks and NJ. E. Dolan, for disturb
ing the peace. had their cases continued
until the 3lst, to await the return of an
! important witness.