Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-07
THIS WAS LADIES' DAY
That is What Judge
Shpve Called It.
POLICE WERE OUT RAlOING
And Captured a Number Of Men and
Women.

Last night Sergeant Nickerson, Rounds
man Vananda and Officers Dwyer, Ramo
and Henry raided the Union House on
Broadway and the Park Hotel on Mineral
Spring avenue.
In the Union House several men and
four women were found, and the latter
were brought to the station. A lager beer
bottle filled with sweet cider and n half
pint bottle filed with Jamaica ginger
were slezed and brought away.
Al the Park Hotel two men and three
women were captured, brought to the
station and locked up.
Long before 8 O'Clock this morning, the
time for opening the court, large crowd
OF boys and men, who are always found
on hand when anything OF like nature
is on trial, gathered in the entry leading
to the court room and also on the side
walk In front of the station.
Judge Shove presided In the Captains
Office, and each prisoner In turn was
brought out and arraigned before him.
This is ladies' day, believe" he re-
marked, as he glanced over the pile of
warrants.
First camei John McNabb, 10 years OF
age, charged with disturbing the colored
meeting In the building on the corner OF
Main street and Slack's lane last evening.
He pleaded guilty and was fined s. and
costs.
James Coohey, whose place was raided
Saturday night, pleaded not guilty to
keeping liquor for sale and the date OF
trial was set two weeks from today.
George l.. Merrill furnished surety in the
sum Of 500.
Mary Hannaway was third on the list.
She pleaded guilty to being a common
drunkard and was sentenced to spend six
months on the state farm.
johnnie, what have you been up tor"
inquired Judge Shove as John Fields was
marched up before him by Captain
Rhodes.
"Ive been drinking little, Your
Honor" said John. He pleaded guilty To
being common drunked and was also
given six months as the guest of the State.
The Park Hotel people next claimed the
attention OF the court.
Alexander j. Gilmore was charged with
keeping grog shop, house OF Ill fame and
gambling den.
He pleaded not guilty and was held In
tho sum of $500 for trial Monday.
Lena Wilcox was arraigned on the same
complaint. Her plea was the same and
her case was similarly disposed Of.
Mary Martin and Annie Martin, who
were found at the place, were arraigned
as lewd and wanton persons. Both plead
ed not guilty and were held in the sum of
900 each for trial next Monday.
The inmates OF the Union House were
next brought out.
Sadie Howard, charged with keeping n
common nuisance, pleaded not guilty and
was held in the sum Of 800 for trial.
Violet Golden, Florence White ana
Mary Russell were charged with being
lewd and wanton persons and were each
held In the sum of 800 for examination
next Monday.
William Bancroft was found at tho
Mineral Spring avenue place and was
charged with having Illicit knowledge of
the person Of Annie Martin, both being
unmarried persons. He pleaded guilty and
WAS fined s5 and costs.
This ended the business for the day, the
prisoners began looking for bondsmen
and the crowd dispersed, probably salts
fed with the proceedings and having
something to talk about for n few days.