The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-10
JUSTICE IN THE POLICE COURT.


~'eSy man mouse his CaStle-A Slap
At Fashionable Dress-Alinor Cases.
Judge c. n. Rivers was on hand yesterday in
the municipal court and dispensed justice to a
number OF people who stood In need of it. One
OF the persons on hand was John McCarney, a
carpenter, living at 6l5 University street.
of1icer l. j. Bfrdsell was going by the McCarney
nome at about a. m yesterday, when Mrs. Nc
carney poked her head out Of the door and
called him in to arrest Jack" a. the latter WA
drunk and playing hob generally. The tempta-
ton to make an arrest was too strong to be re.
sisted: Officer Birdsell yielded and conducted
Mccartney 70 the station house on the charge of
being drunk. When the case came before Judge
Rivers the prisoner denied that he was drunk.
though he admitted that he had drank some of
the "nahsty stuff" "Is this all the testimony
you have against this man?' said his honor to
the policeman. Don't you know the wife
isn't competent witness against her husband,
and that her unsupported assertion made out
OF court and reported here by hesrsay is worth
much less than nothingT"
"He was kicking up row In the cellar any.
how" said BirdselL
well. 1t was his own cellar and his own
house," said the judge "You may 60, Nc
Carney"
The Judge had a second opportunity yesterday
to protect innocence accused. Bertha Nicholas
was the name OF this innocent Bortha lives in
the Fulton house at Jackson and South Third
"
Thursday Lieutenant HUFF and Officer Sullivan
were walking through that neigh borhood, and
noticed that Bertha's window on the second
floor was open and that the lady herself was
standing behind it dressing. She had on q sim
gle garment, and the blue coated gem
tiemen were much shocked, so much
30, indeed that they took Bertha up to the police
station and locked her up over night on q
charge OF "indeeent exposure" When the case
came on Judge Rivers heard the testimony, in
Guiding an accurate and interesting description
Of the height, color and thickness OF the
women's garment "You may go, madam"
said his honor with q courtly bow. "when
they begin to arrest fashionable women on this
charge, I shall be really to listen to the charge
room no one would have given your costume q
thought" Judge Rivers also disposed of the
following cases:
Joe Branford and John Murray each ten days
in jail as "disorderly persons" professional
begging aud roaming around without occupa-
ton.
Ed Kelly, or Ed X. searle, S fine for being
drunk. This was the man who was so brutality
beaten by fellow prisoner in his cell at the
police station in the early morning Of Thurs
day. September 8 last
J. ". Moore, two days In Jail In default of IS
fins for loud aud boisterous talking aud de-
meanor on the street
John O'Donnei. charged rs q 'disorderly per-
son." arrested for stealing q pair of trousers
from . dummy in front OF q store on Washing
ton street, below Second. was fined $75 and
sent to the county Jail Tor thirty days.
Mike Broderick, drunk, five days in jail.
Daniel Smith, charged with stealing saw
and square from James Amesbury, carpenter,
$50 fine and thirty days in Jail.
Charles Martin, colored, fighting on the street.
sent to Jail for five days in default of $40 fne.