Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-05
CITY COURT.

The Court Room CrOwdcd-Tears
and Hysterics-The Case of Bowl,
who Was With the Murderer of
Cochrane, COntinued-An Italians
Woes-He Pounds His Wife and His
Honor Fines Hfm-Hany Cases Con-
ttnued.
Independence day had the effect of
bringing out an unusually large crowd to
the city court yesterday morning, the
court room itself being crowded to over
flowing and in addition the halls and stair
way accommodating large number of per-
sons. The crowd was cosmopolitan one,
nearly every race and nationality under
the sun being represented, while over in
one corner OF the court room was sta
toned solitary Chinaman who had de-
cided to dispense with his ordinary
'washee'' for the day and found his way
into the court, where Judge Pickett dis
penses justice tempered with mercy. Judge
Pickett as usual was on the bench, while
Clerk Bishop looked after the receipt of
fines and Assistant City Attorney Dow, in
the absence of Mr.. Daley, prosecuted.
There were but few cases ontsiie of ordi-
nary DRINKS, and with the exception of
three or four all the cases were continued
until some subsequent date.
The case about which the most interest
seemed to center was that of Andrew
Bowl, who was arrested Sunday and locked
up on the charge of drunkenness. Bowl,
it will be remembered, is the man who was
with the murderer of Tommy Cochrane on
Wallace street Sunday afternoon at the
time the murder was committed, and who
is supposed to know more about the crime
than he has at present divulged. AS, how
ever, the murderer has not yet been cap
tured, Assistant City Attorney Dow was
not ready to proceed, and at his request
the case was continued until July z.
The case of John Coyne, charged with
non-snpport of wife and children, was
taken up and disposed of. Mrs. Coyne,
the wife of the prisoner, was called to the
stand, but at once became hysterical, and
was excused from testifying. She retired
to a corner of the witnesses bench, where
Signal Officer George Bradley enacted
the roll of comforter 80 effectually
that she soon quieted down
and remained throughout the trial. In the
meantime her sister, Lizzie Kennedy, had
testified that Coyne had not contributed
anything to the support of his wife and
six children since last December. and that
she had supported the entire family dur.
ing that period. In his own behalf Coyne
stated that he had been unable to secure
work and that he was more than willing
to support his family if he could only Sc
cure situation. It was also brought out
in the evidence that Coyne drank pretty
hard at times. Judge Pickett delivered a
lecture to the prisoner on the evils of
drinking, and told him that he was of the
opinion that if he drank less and worked
harder he would have no trouble in caring
for his family. The case was then con-
tinued until this morning in order to give
Coyne an opportunity to secure bonds
to have an opportunity to do better. In
the meantime Coyne went to jail.
Oscar H. Sterner was in court to an
swer to the charge of riding bicycle on
the sidewalk on Norton street, between
Whalley avenue and COTE street, in vio-
lation of city ordinance, and when ar
rested by Officer Doody showed fight and
struck and kicked the officer. The case
was settled without trial yesterday morn
Ing, Steiner paying 81 fine for the bicycle
riding, So for resisting the officer and
$3.42 costs.
E. J. White, who called out the fire de-
partment by false alarm sent in from
box 70 Sunday evening, was in court but
the assistant city attorney was not ready
to proceed and the case was continued un-
til Thursday in order to afford an oppor-
tunity for collecting further evidence.
John Sullivan of "a Mulberry street was
to have been tried for being drunk on Sun
day, but as there is a more serious cha rye
against him pending, namely that of theft
from person, the case went over until to-
day and bonds were fixed at $1OO.
Antonio De Chillo of East street and
Grand avenue was on trial charged with
breach of the peace upon his wife Rosins.
The latter claimed that Antonio struck and
kicked her, but a. IL was shown that Rosi-
na had spit in bis face the court was In
ellped 10 deal very leniently with him and
and In consequence he got of
with fine Of d and costs;
total of o. ~. Antonio was,
however. unable 10 Faiss this amount and
10 consequence went TO jail for thirteen
days.
Tbs following cases wsrs continued
Philip Stayner, smbezzlsment, two
charges, to July b, Mary Amss, drunk, TO
July Y; Louis EngelhArt, Jack 6teanes and
Thomas coreorsp, Iascivious carriage and