Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-09
GROUND IN THE MILL.
Judge Magee Runs a Big List of
Offenders Against the Law
THROUGH THE CRIMINAL COURT.
Rural Speak-Easy Proprietors Sentenced to
the Workhouse.
LEGAL NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST

In the Criminal Court before Judge Ma
gee yesterday a large amount of business
was transacted. District Attorney Bur-
leigh was kept busy, but the entire list was
cleaned up and So cases disposed of, one of
the biggest days work for one court on
record
Anthony Hynge pl eaded guilty to burg
larry, having entered the house of James
Collins at McKeesport. He was sent to the
Huntingdon Reformatory.
Cliff Lawson, of Mckeesport, pleaded
guilty to aggravated assault and battery on
james Patterson. He was sentenced four
months to the workhouse.
William Moore pleaded guilty to assault
on Catherine Moore, of the East End. He
was sent one year to the workhouse.
William jackson was acquitted of the
larceny of $40 from Lawrence Nowok, of
Mansfield.
Pleas of guilty to selling liquor without
license and on Sunday were entered by Jo-
serh Hook, Ernest Kreiger, Joseph Ruben
stein, Jack Resch, Paul Reinhart, Peter
Roth, George Stein and H. Schrader. They
are all from Lower st. Clair township, and
by County Detective Beltzhoover.
For Running Rural Spesk-Easies.
James Mclaughlin, James Mcconnell and
Ed. Fish. of North Fayette township, also
charged by County Detective Beltzhoover
with illegal liquor selling, pleaded guilty.
Fish was sent four months to the workhouse
and Mclaughlin and Mcconnell each three
months to the workhouse The informa
tions we're made by the County Detective
under direction from the District Attorney.
Joseph Danner pleaded guilty to four
charges of larceny. He was driver for
Frauenheim & Vilsack the brewers, and
charged with stealing beer barrels from diff
ferent breweries and selling them to
cooper. He was sentenced 1our months to
the workhouse.
John Davis of Homestead, was tried on a
charge of attempted false pretenses. He
was charged with representing to an under
taker that his wife was dead, and getting
to raise enough by subscription to pay the
bill. He had only succeeded in getting l5
cents when the constable Of Homestead de-
scended on him and arrested him. When
tried Judge Magee said that under the law
there was no such offense as attempted false
pretense. and as it could not be shown that
Davis had defrauded anyone he must be
found not guilty.
Davis Must Pay the Costs.
The only question was as to the disposal of
Iuo cOStS- 1He jury lounu DdNls not SuIliy,
but directed that he pay the costs.
John Lovin pleaded guilty to the larceny
OF some clothes from Scott Cowan, of Snow
den township. He was sent six months to
the workhouse.
Thomas Johnston pleaded guilty to the
larceny of 50 60 and watch from Mrs. Epp-
ner, of SharpsDurg.
Charles Geiger, street car conductor,
pleaded guilty to the larceny of a watch and
other articles from his boarding house on
Jun1ata street, Allegheny. He said he took
the things when drunk. and was on his way |
to return them when arrested.
Nick Melliott pleaded guilty to felonious |
assault and battery on Mike Eatz. He |
threatened to shoot Eatz during a quarrel |
on Washington street over 60 cents. He was |
sent six months to the workhouse.