Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14
SETTLING FOR THEIR FUN.

the Saturday Night Victims Of the
Police Net-Several Interesting Cases
Big Hearings in All Parts OF Town.
Magistrate Gripp conducted the hearing
at Central police station yesterday morning.
There were 81 cases to dispose Of When
the case of Nicholas Miller, the Frenchmau
arrested for keeping disorderly house on
Old avenue, was in progress, Lida Miller,
one of the women taken in the raid, became
hysterical and fell to the floor in fit. She
was carried back to the women's department
where she was revived in an hour. The in.
cident probably had some effect on the re.
suit, for all the parties except the pro
prietor were discharged The latter was
held over for disposal to-day. S. L. Davis
was arrested on the supposition that he had
assaulted q Mrs. Keller on Old avenue: could
not be Identified and was discharged Joseph
Sprung was arrested on Shlngiss street,
where he was followed from Third avenue
on the charge of shooting at man. 1t was
alleged Ne had been in a fight with four men
who chased him and that he had turned and
shot at the crowd, one of whom dropped to
tho sidewalk. Two witnesses testified to
seeing the shooting, but nobody knew what
became of the man who was shot. The
prisoner was fined S.. Frank Wilson, an
other revolver hourisher, was sent to the
workhouse for 80 days for threatening Henry
entering a house on Roberts street, and re-
fusing to leave when ordered. Nick Casey
was sent to Jail 10 days for throwing cups at
his wife on Strawberry alley.
Magistrate Succop had about dozen
cases to dispose ofat the eTwenty-eighth ward
station. John Fickley, for getting drunk
and turning his wife and children out Of
while drunk, assaulted Oficer Rige,
striking him in the face. for which
he was assessed $40 and costs.
on a charge of carrying concealed weapons.
The testimony showed that on Saturday
night the defendant, while under the infiu-
and, on being refused drink. pulled ont a
revolver and began to flourish it and make
threats. The bartender undertook to
take the revolver away, and during
charged, the bullet passing dangerously
close to the breast of William A. Smith. At
the hearing Oberhelm was in penitent
MOOD stating that M he did not no intend to ta hurt
in the future he was let of with fine Of $s5
and costs.
Magistrate Gripp disposed of six cases in
teenth ward station Jacob Noel was sent 80
days to the workhouse for personating an
officer. John Dwyer and John Schaffer
were both sent 80 days to the
in pool room at Glenwood Saturday night
At the Nineteenth ward, Martin Paterson,
colored, received 80 days to the workhouse
for insulting people ON Frankstown avenue.
Captain Mulvihill and William Adams were
sent five days to Jail for drunkenness.
Magistrate Leslie disposed of seven cases
at the Seventeenth ward. Anthony Welsh
admitted he had been drunk on Butler
street on Saturday night and had not be-
haved himself in on orderly manner. He
was fined S. and costs. John Buckley,
Peter Skilkhorn and James Monan were
arrested on Saturday night on warrants
sworn out before Alderman Leslie by
Maggie Flattery, charging them with dis
orderly conduct. She alleged that they
called her names and abused her. They
were each fined s. and costs.
Magistrate McKenna disposed of 81 cases
at the Twelfth ward. James Speilman and
Joseph Weeser had q fight on Eleventh
street Saturday night. They were each
given 80 days to the workhouse. William
Dallas stables on Smallman street, engaged
in a rough and tumble fight Saturday night.
They paid IS and costs each. B. Kronan
went into Hamilton's restaurant with two
Saturday night. After eating
they refused to pay. An officer was called
captured, but his friends escaped. He was
fined $40 and costs. W. J. Chambers was ar
rested on Smallman street Saturday night
for striking o. Alexander spronl. He
John Hamill. for lighting in the Diamond.
given 90 days to the workhouse on a charge
Of vagrancy. James Rodgers, his wife,
and a neighbor, Mrs. Welsh. en-
gagged in u brawl on Fort street Saturday
night. They were fined IS and costs each.
went down Second avenue early yesterday
ringing doorbells. They each paid
s5 and costs.