The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-23
CITY NEWS this morning. This is what
Judge Lippincott said:-
"On April 2S last the Court took oc-

CITY NEWS TINS morning. IHlS IS Wnat
Judge Lippincott said:-
"On April 28 last the Court took oc-
casion TO say this:-
1.-The Court has the right to ask. to de-
mand that the officers sworn to execute
the laws shall do their duty in this matter,
that the Prosecutor of the Pleas, with all
the power of the State behind him, shall
shall @end at once this un-
lawful and demoralizing traffic on Sun
day. and in this performance OF duty this
Court has the right under the specific
power conferred upon us by statute to de-
inand that the chief executives of our
cities in our county. and the police
authorities of the whole county, and the
Grand Jury Of this county aid to the full
extent of the power conferred upon them
by law
"This states very clearly the position of
the Court. Tne Court went further and
notified every police official of the county
of the demand of the Court. This de-
mand has not been In the slightest re-
ceded from by the Court"
POLICE RETURNS.
The police returns from the lower sec
tion of the city this morning recorded
only six arrests for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct made yesterday. Two of
those were made within an hour or so
after twelve o'clock Saturday night, and
two that Indicated the rum drank was
purchased in New York and the unfortu-
mates were on their way home. The re-
turns from all the police precincts show
that no arrests were made for violations
of the sunday liquor law.
William McMann, of Fanwood, was ar
raigned before Police Justice O'Donnell
this morning for drunkenness. He was
arrested at the Central Railway ferry t
three o'clock yesterday morning flourish
ing two bottles of whiskey over his head.
He was an industrious looking old man
and said he had never been arrested be-
fore in his life. He was ON his way home
from New York. The Justice let him go.
Maggie Traynor, a weazel-faced, squint-
eyed little woman of about thirty, was
found asleep in a hallway at First and
Grove streets yesterday morning. She
was Just out of Snake Hill. She was
drunk. and crowd of men were
lettering about the hallway: She
tices Kimmerly and Davis. ''Pll send
you up there again for thirty days" said
Justice O'Donnell. The prisoner did not
catch the Judges remarks. "Please send
me back to Snake HILL" she said. "Yes,"
replied his honor. "for sixty days"
DANCING A REEL.
The next prisoner arraigned for drunk
enness was little, stout, bald-headed
man, who said he was George O'Donnell
of Elizabethport He was found dancing
gayly in Ninth street by Patrolman King
yesterday.
Honor.
"A reel, yer Honor"
'"ro what tune were you dancingW
"'The Flower Of EdinDoro,' yer
Honor"
"Why, that's sort of hornpipe, isn't
itP"
II believe it is. But, yer Honor, Pm a
widower, with four girls to look after,
and I've never been arrested before"
"Well. the Court musician isn't here
this morning, 80 he will be deprived of
seeing you exhibit your skill at reel dane
ing. You're discharged"
"God bless yer Honor" and the prisoner
tripped out of the CourJ.
''James Fagot," next called His Honor.
There was no response from the prison
"Where is Policeman Kenny"
"Herel'' responded Kenny, tall, atb-
letic policeman, who was stranger in
Justice O'Donnelps Court. Kenny is one
of the recent transfers from the Fourth.
He entered the prison pen and emerged
with man who gave his name as Tom
Wagner.
you were arrested"
Il forgot"
when were you arrestedf"
Il forget"
"What had you been drinkingf
"WhiskY and beer"
Mixing drinks, eh? Better leave both
alone, or at least stick to one."
Wagner gave q good account of his re-
specta biiity and was discharged.
George Cranch, of No. 296 Barrow
street, was fined SO for skylarking.
Clarence Deakyne, of No. 20S15 Halla-
day street, while drunk yesterday. tried
to climb telegraph pole near his home.
Justice Kimmerly sent him to the County
Jail for ten days.