San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-22
RECORDERS COURT.

This morning court opened at the
usual hour. The first case called was
that Of the three suspicious charac-
tiers, j. Bowen, H. NJ. Arnold aud T..
+. West, who were arrested Friday
night and supposed to have robbed q
mail driver named Charlie Stahl.
From the eviden ce it seems that Stahl
on Thursday afternoon, about 4
O'Clock, was in the Olympic theatre
and was drinking very heavily. He
was treating one of the girls and had
spent about SIS on her These three
men were standing around and one of
them saw him exhibit a large sum
of money. Stahl asked them to
have q drink. This they did
and then the TOUR went into
q restaurant near by and got sCme-
thug to eat. Alter eating, they start.
ed to take In the town. Stahl wanted
to zee the girls and they proceeded to
show them to him. They went into Q
saloon kept by Clara Schneider, and
Bowen asked Clara If she had any
girls around there; that they had an
old guy out there with $3.50 In his
pocket and they wanted to turn"
him. Clara sad no; that they didn't
keep girls for that purpose. They
then went over to Ion Paimer's place,
arriving there just as Ion and Annie
Howard returned home. Ion said to
Stahl, What's the matter, Charlie?
Come in here" Stahl tnen turned to
the men and told them he was now
among friends and to leave him;
that ttey had already robbed him.
Ion told him to give her his
money, which amounted 10 S26 so,
and his watch. He gave her hiswatch.
He stayed there for several hours I'M
til sober, and then about 1880 O'Clock
went back over to the Olympic.
When these men came into Ions
house one of them said, II knew c.
d well she would do US up" They
sand il there WAS to be any turning"
he was going to be in it. Ion told
him lot in her house. The men left
and went TO CastillO's house and Ion
called Officer Daniels and he followed
them, ana told Captain Hughes who
put Detectives Van Ripper and
O'Meara on their trail. The men by
that time had disappeared but on
Friday night they bagged their men.
This morning Bowen was fined 500
and the others $50 each.
P.J. Crawford was drunk and dis
orderly Saturday afternoon. While
asleep on q bench Oh South Flores
street, near the Commercial hotel,
some one in saloon threw some
water in his face. He jumped up and
ran in to the hotel Office, knife in hand,
and tried to cut the mans throat that
did it. A. G. Thomas, who was in
there, caught hold OF the knife and
took it from him. He was arrested
and fined 81
w. B. Taylor was up for being dis
orderly. The affidavit was made by
E. r. Norton, secretary OF the San
Antonio Street Railway company and
charged that he was disorderly In
that he would not pay the
fare asked for. 1t was about
ll:20 O'Clock Saturday night
when Taylor boarded red
car on Houston street, the conductor
on which was named Katzenberger.
AS the Car entered 5oledad street the
conductor came around for the fare
and Taylor gave him cents. The
con. wanted another nickle but
Taylor said that that was the fare
allowed by the ordinance and that
was what he would pay and no more.
The con. then had the car to
back on TO Houston street and there
stopped il and kept 1t stopped for
about half an hour. He told Mr..
Norton about the sffsir and Mr.. Nor
ton told him To follow instructions.
Officer Poesman told Mr.. Nor
ton that the cars were blocking
the streets. Norton told MIN
why and told him to arrest
Taylor and he would make q charge
OF being disorderly against him,
which he did. This morning Judge
DevIne dismissed the case and said
that a person not paying 10 cents
fare before Il O'Clock, would not be
considered disorderly and anyone
paying 5 cents could not De elected
from the car.
Frank Little got drunk Saturday
night and got in row near the Sun
set. He threw some rocks in q saloon
and was arrested. He was fined 81.
Joe Manchaca, or" Mexicsn Joe, Twas
fined 81 this morning for heing so
drunk Sunday night that it
took two policemen, Springer and
Bovee, to take him to Jail.
G. Litterig, yesterday afternoon,
saw James Trsylo and his brother,
Tom TrsylO, engaged in a fight. He
tired to part them and Jane hit him
in the head with q piece of iron.
They were both arrested for fighting.
LitterIg was discharged and Trsylo
fined 81.
JACK Smith and Rill Luis took
sides in "cpssin match" yesterday.
They were arrested for being disor.